Turning Point USA
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Turning Point USA has come up in 9 episodes across 6 podcasts in TMT, including Digital Social Hour, The Megyn Kelly Show, Danny Jones Podcast. 6 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Baron ColemanFormer trial lawyer and talk radio host who runs the Real Baron Podcast, focused on the Charlie Kirk assassination
Coleman argues TPUSA misrepresented a text exchange with UVU police that concerned only the roof directly above Kirk's tent.
“That is fundamentally a dishonest reading of that text message”
Danny Jones Podcast: #433 - Charlie Kirk's Autopsy, Egyptian Planes & Erika Kirk's Darkest Secret | Baron Coleman (Sep 21, 2026) · Listen from 2:05:58
Coleman rejects the official story that Bill Montgomery spontaneously discovered Kirk at a speech.
“I think it's a fairy tale sold because people will buy it. I don't think that's at all what happened”
Danny Jones Podcast: #433 - Charlie Kirk's Autopsy, Egyptian Planes & Erika Kirk's Darkest Secret | Baron Coleman (Sep 21, 2026) · Listen from 1:02:27
Coleman calls Turning Point USA's public relations the worst he has seen.
“they have the worst PR in America. I've never seen as bad a PR in my life as TPSA”
Danny Jones Podcast: #433 - Charlie Kirk's Autopsy, Egyptian Planes & Erika Kirk's Darkest Secret | Baron Coleman (Sep 21, 2026) · Listen from 8:18
Coleman argues that if Erika Kirk had withdrawn from public life, Candace Owens's investigation would have lost momentum.
“Had she done that, Candace would look completely unhinged. The investigation would have had no steam”
Danny Jones Podcast: #433 - Charlie Kirk's Autopsy, Egyptian Planes & Erika Kirk's Darkest Secret | Baron Coleman (Sep 21, 2026) · Listen from 6:07
Megyn KellyConservative broadcaster and podcaster
Kelly theorized that public resentment toward Erika Kirk stems from her not being Charlie.
“Erica's problem with the PR to me is she's not Charlie”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Judge Graf Shows ZERO Confidence Despite MOUNTAINS of Evidence in Tyler Robinson Hearing, Lance Twiggs DOWNPLAYS His "Trans" Identity, w/ Aronberg, Frei, Eiglarsh, Murphy & Spilbor | Ep. 1357 (Jul 10, 2026) · Listen from 45:44
Kelly argues that Kirk's security team should have verified roof coverage rather than relying on the UVU police chief's assurance.
“you make sure when you're the one getting paid to protect a principal, it's your job to make sure everything is covered and you follow up”
The Megyn Kelly Show: The Robinson-Twiggs DNA Evidence, and Assassination Culture, with Jack Posobiec, Sean Davis, and Sohrab Ahmari | Ep. 1355 (Jul 8, 2026) · Listen from 56:05
Candace OwensConservative commentator and podcaster cited as a top-ranked show
Owens said Andrew Kolvet told her Netanyahu offered to elevate Turning Point USA and Kirk declined.
“was that Bebe offered to take Turning Point USA to the next level. And Charlie said no”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #318 Candace Owens - The Most Sued Woman in American Media (Jul 2, 2026) · Listen from 1:06:10
Owens criticizes Turning Point USA for fundraising within 48 hours of Kirk's death and for mailers showing Erika Kirk at the memorial.
“It was so the ick when I had reading this to switch the gears so quickly into how can we fundraise off of this. It's just dishonorable”
Candace: Friends In High Temples: Charlie's Final Call With Bibi... | Candace Ep 320 (Apr 2, 2026) · Listen from 45:06
Stew PetersAmerican far-right online broadcaster and documentary filmmaker, former bounty hunter
Peters claimed Kirk had been removing Tyler Bowyer from his donor-relations role before his death.
“Who Charlie Kirk was firing and removing from his position”
Digital Social Hour: Charlie Kirked Turned Down $1 Billion, Now He's Dead & TPUSA Has the Money | DSH #1966 (May 15, 2026) · Listen from 14:38
Peters alleged that Charlie Kirk rejected $150 million in funding and that a billion-dollar offer had been rumored.
“that Charlie Kirk rejected $150 million in funding. And then we had heard rumors that there was a billion dollars on the table”
Digital Social Hour: Charlie Kirked Turned Down $1 Billion, Now He's Dead & TPUSA Has the Money | DSH #1966 (May 15, 2026) · Listen from 11:31
Will SommerReporter at The Bulwark who wrote about Bill Pulte
Sommer argues that Candace Owens and conspiracy theorists around her have substantially damaged Turning Point USA.
“I think Candace and sort of the conspiracy theorists around her have actually done a lot of damage to Turning Point”
Pod Save America: The Splintering MAGA Media Rage Machine (Jun 7, 2026) · Listen from 7:09
Sean KellyHost of the Digital Social Hour podcast
Kelly argues Turning Point USA may do well financially but will be lost long-term without Charlie Kirk as its face.
“Financially, yes. But I think long-term without Charlie, they're going to be lost”
Digital Social Hour: Only Jayus: How I Became The Most Hated TikTok Creator | DSH #1967 (May 16, 2026) · Listen from 43:39
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- Digital Social Hour · 3 episodes
- The Megyn Kelly Show · 2 episodes
- Danny Jones Podcast · 1 episode
- The Shawn Ryan Show · 1 episode
- Pod Save America · 1 episode
- Candace · 1 episode
Episodes
#433 - Charlie Kirk's Autopsy, Egyptian Planes & Erika Kirk's Darkest Secret | Baron ColemanDanny Jones Podcast · Sep 21, 2026 · 2 h 54 min
Danny Jones and lawyer-turned-podcaster Baron Coleman dissect doubts about the Charlie Kirk assassination, TPUSA, Erika Kirk, HIV criminal defense, and media narratives.
Why Political Grifters Are Winning... | Brian Shapiro | DSH #2076Digital Social Hour · Jul 21, 2026 · 48 min
Sean Kelly talks with Pushing the Limits host Brian Shapiro about ICE in Minneapolis, Trump, 2028 Democratic contenders, debate culture, free speech on platforms, and political grifters.
Judge Graf Shows ZERO Confidence Despite MOUNTAINS of Evidence in Tyler Robinson Hearing, Lance Twiggs DOWNPLAYS His "Trans" Identity, w/ Aronberg, Frei, Eiglarsh, Murphy & Spilbor | Ep. 1357The Megyn Kelly Show · Jul 10, 2026 · 1 h 44 min
Megyn Kelly and legal analysts Dave Aronberg, Viva Frei, Matt Murphy, Mark Eiglarsh and Jonna Spilbor dissect day five of Tyler Robinson's preliminary hearing.
- The Robinson-Twiggs DNA Evidence, and Assassination Culture, with Jack Posobiec, Sean Davis, and Sohrab Ahmari | Ep. 1355
The Megyn Kelly Show · Jul 8, 2026 · 1 h 43 min
Megyn Kelly reviews evidence from Tyler Robinson's preliminary hearing with Jack Posobiec, then discusses political violence, Graham Platner's collapse, and Iran with Sean Davis and Sohrab Ahmari.
#318 Candace Owens - The Most Sued Woman in American MediaThe Shawn Ryan Show · Jul 2, 2026 · 4 h 47 min
Shawn Ryan interviews Candace Owens about her life story, her theories on Charlie Kirk's assassination, her lawsuits, the Daily Wire, Israel, Trump, and her Catholic faith.
The Splintering MAGA Media Rage MachinePod Save America · Jun 7, 2026 · 1 h 3 min
Tommy Vietor and The Bulwark's Will Sommer survey the fracturing MAGA media world, from Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson to the Daily Wire, manosphere streamers and far-right candidates.
- Only Jayus: How I Became The Most Hated TikTok Creator | DSH #1967
Digital Social Hour · May 16, 2026 · 57 min
Sean Kelly talks with TikTok creator OnlyJayus about going viral, cancel culture, foster care, debate shows, feminism, Trump, socialism, and healthcare.
- Charlie Kirked Turned Down $1 Billion, Now He's Dead & TPUSA Has the Money | DSH #1966
Digital Social Hour · May 15, 2026 · 1 h 7 min
Sean Kelly interviews broadcaster Stew Peters, who advanced unsubstantiated conspiracy claims about Charlie Kirk's assassination, Turning Point USA, Israel, the Iran war, COVID and media censorship.
Friends In High Temples: Charlie's Final Call With Bibi... | Candace Ep 320Candace · Apr 2, 2026 · 56 min
Candace Owens alleges a Netanyahu–Romney friendship links Utah, BYU, the CIA and defense contractors to Charlie Kirk's assassination.