Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA founder, dead
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Chelsea Wolfe, who competed for Team USA BMX, shared social media posts with celebratory messages after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed.
Kirk started the conservative activist organization Turning Point USA, which has a chapter at Winthrop University.
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Team USA BMX rider Chelsea Wolfe faces backlash after social media posts appeared to celebrate Charlie Kirk’s assassination, sparking debate over political violence, athlete accountability, and online rhetoric.
Kirk launched Turning Point USA at 18, using his parents’ garage in Illinois as its headquarters. A gifted communicator with a passion for Donald Trump-style conservative politics, he grew the group into a massive nationwide network comprising more than 1,000 high school and college chapters.
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