Friend,

I have to say it... 

The campus climate this spring?  

It’s been downright ugly.  

To be frank, the Left has never made it easy for our students.

 

That’s always come with the territory when you’re speaking truth deep in the belly of the beast... 

But this semester is different. 

This has been one of the most hostile semesters Turning Point USA students have ever faced. 

From coast to coast, high school and college students who dared to stand for faith, freedom, and this great nation have been stalked, slandered, threatened, and in some cases — physically attacked. 

All for saying what you and I know to be true: 

That America is worth defending. That speech must remain free. And that Charlie Kirk’s life and legacy meant something. 

And despite the opposition — our students didn’t back down. 

They didn’t run. They didn’t hide.  

They showed up — earlier, louder, and stronger than ever before. 

But not without cost. 

Let me tell you more about what our students have been up against so far this year... 

In Maryland, one of our high school leaders — just 17 years old — helped organize a Club America event on campus back in December. 

It was peaceful. Students only. Parental permission required. No outside adults. Everything done by the book. 

And yet, weeks later, during a recent local school board meeting… 

A local woman stood up and publicly accused this student of “grooming children.” 

Then she went even further. 

She told the board: “All members of this Board are mandatory reporters… Based on the circumstances surrounding this event, a report was made to Child Protective Services.” 

Yes, you read that right — she weaponized CPS against one of our students. 

Filed against a minor. 

For organizing a pro-America Turning Point USA event with his friends. 

Now, I want you to imagine being 17 years old… doing everything right… following every rule... showing up with courage and conviction... 

And then hearing a stranger stand up in front of your entire community and imply that you’re a danger to children.  

That you need to be investigated. That you’re the problem. 

Above: “Nancy” — the Leftist Karen who filed a CPS report against a local Club America chapter and spoke out against them at a recent school board meeting. 

How would you respond? 

Because I’ll tell you what he did... 

He walked up to that microphone — calm, steady, unshaken — and said: 

“We have been accused of many things... I'm the president of the group. I'm 17, I'm a minor. I can't groom children because I am a child.” 

Seventeen years old. Standing alone. But standing strong in front of his entire community while facing outrageous, malicious accusations. 

That’s courage. The kind of courage Charlie would’ve been proud of. 

And that courage is catching fire across the country.

 

But so is the hatred. 

Because what happened in Maryland wasn’t an isolated incident...

 

It’s just the beginning:

🚨  At Lawrence University in Wisconsin, Leftists on campus are trying to permanently shut down a brand-new TPUSA chapter before it even starts.  

Never mind that Lawrence has over 160 student clubs… and not one is right-leaning. Or that the university handbook bans discrimination based on political affiliation. 

One of our students there is now receiving death threats. 

And instead of protecting him?  

The Left-wing student government is putting the chapter’s fate up to a campus-wide vote.  

🚨 At Iowa State University, Colby Brandt — the student body president — was threatened with impeachment because he had connections to TPUSA.

 

Fortunately, his "impeachment" was dismissed by the student government's judicial branch... 

 

But this was only after the outrage that followed on social media and the university's administration came to its senses.

🚨 At Worcester Polytechnic, one of our signs that featured a quote with Charlie was vandalized with the phrase: “he should’ve ducked a**hole.”  

🚨 At Lake Zurich High School, one of our students held an “I ❤️ ICE” sign — and was physically threatened by a peer. On school grounds and caught on camera. 

🚨 At the University of Houston, a Leftist mocked Charlie Kirk’s assassination while harassing TPUSA students at a tabling event on campus — wishing cancer and paralysis on their families while making sexual gestures.  

🚨 And at Coastal Carolina Community College, a professor was recorded saying this in front of his class: 
 

"Did he (Charlie Kirk) deserve to die? No... but..."

 

Then he added: “He was a racist piece of s**t. And Turning Point USA is a racist piece of s**t organization.” 

The message was clear. 

I could go on and on with more examples of the Left’s hatred towards our students... 

But while they mock Charlie’s death, encourage hate, harassment, and try to poison students against the very ideas our country was built on... 

In the face of all this — our students aren’t folding. 

Not one bit.  

They’re still tabling at campus events.  

They’re still meeting after school — still recruiting, still growing.  

They’re still passing out pocket Constitutions and American flags.  

They’re still launching chapters in hostile territory — places where they’ve been told, outright, that they’re not welcome. 

And while their peers stage “ICE Walkouts” and chaos in the halls... 

Our students are gathering to pray — for their schools, for law enforcement, and for this nation — quietly around their school’s flagpole.  

That’s because these students made a decision — the same decision Charlie challenged them to every day: “It doesn’t take skill to be courageous. It takes a choice.” 

They chose courage.  

They chose to stand for faith, freedom, and family. They chose to defend everything that makes this country worth fighting for.  

They truly are the courageous generation.  

In fact, since Charlie’s assassination last September: 

🔥 Over 140,000 students raised their hands to get involved 
🔥 4,600+ active chapters are now operating across America 
🔥 More than 1 million students are part of this movement 

And Friend, patriots like you are the reason they’ve been able to do it... 

Because while the Left mocked Charlie’s death— while the hate followed and the attacks intensified — you didn’t disappear.  

Patriots like you stood firm. You stood with these students.  

You made it clear: The mission doesn’t end here. 

And now, because of your faithfulness, we’re watching the seeds Charlie planted come to life in high schools, colleges, and communities across this country. 

Our students may not know your name...  

But they know someone made it possible for them to take a stand on their campus. 

They’re walking into classrooms bolder than ever. Speaking truth in places where lies once ruled. 

Because someone gave them the chance. 

That someone was you. 

Patriots like you reminded these students that they’re not alone — even when it feels like it. 

You helped push back the darkness.   

You made space for courage to grow.   

The kind of courage Charlie lived for. The kind of courage he gave everything for. 

So, thank you, Friend. 

Thank you for giving these young patriots a fighting chance. 

We will not stop. We will not retreat. 

We will keep standing for truth — louder and stronger than ever before. 

Because Charlie’s mission didn’t end with his life. It’s being carried forward — by thousands of students… and by you. 

And that’s the one thing the Left can’t stand. 

Let’s keep pushing. Let’s keep growing. Let’s keep going — together. 

For Charlie, 

 

Justin Streiff

Chief Operating Officer

Turning Point USA

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P.S. Friend, thank you again for taking a stand for our brave students.  

It’s truly incredible watching these students from across the country lining up to start the next wave of new Turning Point chapters.   

They’re watching what’s happening… seeing the attacks… hearing the hate from the Left…   

And still saying: “Sign me up.” 

All they need?  

A little backup. 
 
Every new chapter receives a full activism kit from Turning Point USA, filled with everything they need to lead boldly:  
 
✅ Pocket Constitutions  
✅ American Flags  
✅ Chapter Leadership Tools  
✅ Organizing Guides  
✅ Patriotic TPUSA Gear   

Each one costs just $25 to send to a student chapter.  

You don’t need to start a chapter yourself. But you can help a new one get off the ground. 

And you can be the reason a kid on a hostile campus doesn’t feel like they’re fighting alone. 

Friend, if you’re able to chip in today, we’ll put an activism kit straight into the hands of the next young patriot stepping up.