Articles for Turning Point

The new right celebrates Trump at a conservative conference and sidesteps inconsistencies
10 hours, 8 minutes ago

The new right celebrates Trump at a conservative conference and sidesteps inconsistencies

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — As Washington heaved over the possibility of a partial government shutdown, leading far-right figures gathered with thousands of Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters and, for the most part, gloried in splintering the president-elect’s party. Jennifer Pacheco, a 20-year-old student from Southern California, said she embraced Turning Point because she likes Kirk’s unapologetic Christianity and believes “we need to …

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Takeaways from Trump’s 1st rally speech as president-elect
14 hours, 32 minutes ago

Takeaways from Trump’s 1st rally speech as president-elect

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — President-elect Donald Trump came to Arizona on Sunday for his first rally speech since winning the November election. We’re going to really give it a shot.” Trump, who likes to say that his clear but close victory was a landslide, argued: “There’s a spirit that we have now that we didn’t have just a short while ago.” Trump …

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Key takeaways from Trump’s first rally speech after November election win
15 hours, 23 minutes ago

Key takeaways from Trump’s first rally speech after November election win

Al Jazeera  

Here are some takeaways from the 75-minute speech by President-elect Donald Trump in Virginia. United States President-elect Donald Trump has been greeted by thousands of supporters at his first rally speech in Arizona since winning the November election. We’re going to really give it a shot.” Trump, who likes to say that his clear but close victory was a landslide, …

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Takeaways from Donald Trump's 1st rally speech as president-elect
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15 hours, 23 minutes ago

Takeaways from Donald Trump's 1st rally speech as president-elect

India Today  

PHOENIX: President-elect Donald Trump came to Arizona on Sunday for his first rally speech since winning the November election. Here are some takeaways from the speech: President-elect tests unity message alongside characteristic bombast Trump spoke for about 75 minutes, much of it a typical Donald Trump speech – plenty of quips about the U.S. being “ripped off” and more false …

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A California MAGA pastor says a ‘flawed’ Trump was chosen to lead a sinful nation
1 month ago

A California MAGA pastor says a ‘flawed’ Trump was chosen to lead a sinful nation

LA Times  

At Godspeak Calvary Chapel in Newbury Park, Senior Pastor Rob McCoy, right, presides over a service during the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is the epicenter of a rebirth of freedom,” McCoy said from the Phoenix headquarters of Kirk’s organization, Turning Point USA. Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative firebrand, rallied his millions of online followers to support Trump, prompting conservative podcast host Megyn …

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'We need more': Activist hired to oversee ground game for Trump sends panicky message
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'We need more': Activist hired to oversee ground game for Trump sends panicky message

Raw Story  

The right-wing influencer in charge of Donald Trump's ground game sent out a frantic call for voters early in the afternoon on Election Day. Turning Point USA president Charlie Kirk had no significant experience with get-out-the-vote operations when he was tapped by the Trump campaign to oversee the former president's ground game, and Republicans have been nervously questioning his efforts …

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Beyond campuses and churches, can Charlie Kirk turn out votes for Trump?
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Beyond campuses and churches, can Charlie Kirk turn out votes for Trump?

NPR  

Beyond campuses and churches, can Charlie Kirk turn out votes for Trump? toggle caption Caitlin O'Hara for NPR Donald Trump and his campaign have put a lot of faith in Charlie Kirk and his Turning Point network of nonprofits. Sponsor Message Asked what Kirk meant by referring to "the seven mountains" in his prime-time speech at the Conservative Political Action …

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"Nightmare scenario”: Trump campaign’s coordination with outside groups tests FEC "loophole"
2 months ago

"Nightmare scenario”: Trump campaign’s coordination with outside groups tests FEC "loophole"

Salon  

The get-out-the-vote campaign backing former President Donald Trump is pushing the limits of new regulations passed by the Federal Elections Commission related to how his campaign is allowed to coordinate with outside groups. The Trump campaign has been leaning heavily on outside groups like Turning Point Action and billionaire Elon Musk’s America PAC to organize its ground game and get-out-the-vote …

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Turning Point wants to revolutionize how Republicans turn out voters. Some are skeptical
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Turning Point wants to revolutionize how Republicans turn out voters. Some are skeptical

The Independent  

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Ground Game: Some Republican skeptical of Turning Point and politics takes a backseat to Hurricane Helene
54 years, 11 months ago

Ground Game: Some Republican skeptical of Turning Point and politics takes a backseat to Hurricane Helene

Associated Press  

Soaring to prominence after Trump’s unexpected 2016 win, Turning Point earned a reputation for hosting glitzy events, cultivating hard-right influencers and raising prodigious sums while enriching the group’s leaders. They’ve had far less success helping Republicans win, especially in their adopted home state of Arizona. Turning Point has sought to lead an effort to remake the GOP’s get-out-the-vote effort based …

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Turning Point wants to revolutionize how Republicans turn out voters. Some are skeptical
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Turning Point wants to revolutionize how Republicans turn out voters. Some are skeptical

The Independent  

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Here's how Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA has sent Trump-Vance off the rails: analysis
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Here's how Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA has sent Trump-Vance off the rails: analysis

Raw Story  

The conservative group Turning Point USA has a knack for producing some of the most damaging moments in a politician's career, an MSNBC columnist argued this week -- and he said it could come back to bite former President Donald Trump. Ja'han Jones, who has written extensively about the group's embrace of some of the most extremist activists on the …

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Opinion: This is a turning point in Trump’s political life. What will he make of it?
5 months ago

Opinion: This is a turning point in Trump’s political life. What will he make of it?

LA Times  

Not since President George W. Bush ascended the rubble of 9/11 and grabbed his famous bullhorn has any president or national political figure had a chance to unify the country the way Donald Trump does this week. “I’m not supposed to be here, I’m supposed to be dead,” Trump told the New York Post’s Michael Goodwin. “I’m supposed to be …

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Inside the secret organization of wealthy Christians trying to change the country
5 months, 1 week ago

Inside the secret organization of wealthy Christians trying to change the country

Raw Story  

A network of ultrawealthy Christian donors is spending nearly $12 million to mobilize Republican-leaning voters and purge more than a million people from the rolls in key swing states, aiming to tilt the 2024 election in favor of former President Donald Trump. In a member briefing video, one of Ziklag’s spiritual advisers outlined a plan to “deliver swing states” by …

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Trump courts disaster by using 'toxic' influencer to turn out votes: GOP insiders
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump courts disaster by using 'toxic' influencer to turn out votes: GOP insiders

Raw Story  

A number of Republican insiders are warning that former President Donald Trump is making a potentially fatal mistake by employing right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA group to turn out votes for him. And people like are the reason we are not winning.” Tyler Montague, an Arizona-based Republican strategist, argued to The Guardian that Kirk's entire shtick revolved around …

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Conservative grassroots activists want JD Vance as Trump's VP pick: Straw poll shows Ohio senator as the runaway leader ahead of Rubio, Burgum and Scott among Turning Point Action attendees
6 months ago

Conservative grassroots activists want JD Vance as Trump's VP pick: Straw poll shows Ohio senator as the runaway leader ahead of Rubio, Burgum and Scott among Turning Point Action attendees

Daily Mail  

Almost half of attendees said he would make the best VP, according to poll J.D. Vance cemented his status as frontrunner to become Donald Trump's running mate on Sunday, coming top in a poll of attendees at Turning Point Action's People's Convention in Detroit. Vance of Ohio cemented his status as frontrunner to be Donald Trump's VP pick with a …

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Trump blasts immigrants for taking jobs as he courts voters at a Black church, MAGA event in Detroit
6 months, 1 week ago

Trump blasts immigrants for taking jobs as he courts voters at a Black church, MAGA event in Detroit

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Donald Trump blamed immigrants for stealing jobs and government resources as he courted separate groups of Black voters and hardcore conservatives in battleground Michigan on Saturday. Trump offered a similar message later in the day while addressing the “People’s Convention” of Turning Point Action, a group that the Anti-Defamation League says has been linked to a variety of …

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Donald Trump’s ground game strategy: Rely on help from outside organizations like Turning Point
6 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump’s ground game strategy: Rely on help from outside organizations like Turning Point

CNN  

CNN — Donald Trump’s campaign is taking a vastly different approach to 2024 compared with 2020, with plans for fewer staff and expenses, including what the campaign views as superfluous brick-and-mortar offices. Turning Point was one of several groups that sat down with campaign advisers Chris LaCivita and James Blair during a donor retreat earlier in the year that focused …

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Trump blasts immigrants for taking jobs as he courts voters in Michigan
6 months, 1 week ago

Trump blasts immigrants for taking jobs as he courts voters in Michigan

LA Times  

Donald Trump blamed immigrants for stealing jobs and government resources as he courted Black voters and hardcore conservatives at separate events Saturday in battleground Michigan. Trump offered a similar message later in the day while addressing the “People’s Convention” of Turning Point Action, a group the Anti-Defamation League says has been linked to a variety of extremists. Turning Point has …

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After two years, Trump returns to Arizona with a new partner in campaigning
6 months, 2 weeks ago

After two years, Trump returns to Arizona with a new partner in campaigning

NPR  

After two years, Trump returns to Arizona with a new partner in campaigning toggle caption Caitlin O'Hara for NPR Former President Donald Trump has largely been absent in Arizona — limited staffing and no On Thursday, Trump held a town hall event This is a nod at his false claim that the 2020 election was stolen. Trump’s presence in the …

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Trump, in his first post-trial rally, demands that appeals courts reverse his felony conviction
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump, in his first post-trial rally, demands that appeals courts reverse his felony conviction

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Thursday with a trip to Arizona, his first appearance in a battleground state since he was convicted in a hush money scandal, repeating his critiques of the case against him as politically motivated and calling for his conviction to be overturned on appeal. “Those appellate courts have to step up and …

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Trump, in his first post-trial rally, demands that appeals courts reverse his felony conviction
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump, in his first post-trial rally, demands that appeals courts reverse his felony conviction

LA Times  

Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail this week with a trip to Arizona, his first appearance in a battleground state since he was convicted in a hush money scandal, repeating his critiques of the case against him as politically motivated and calling for his conviction to be overturned on appeal. Trump is expected to appeal last month’s conviction on …

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'A fantasy of manhood': Are frat boys the new Proud Boys?
7 months ago

'A fantasy of manhood': Are frat boys the new Proud Boys?

Raw Story  

Two weeks into the surge of pro-Palestine protests that swept college campuses across the United States, a new, heroic archetype captured the imagination of right-wing media influencers: throngs of casually attired “frat bros” who jeered and laughed at activists, and in one case, a solitary Black woman. They’re inspiring a disgust reflex in normal people.” Republican megadonor and PayPal co-founder …

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United Methodists scrap their anti-gay bans. A woman who defied them seeks reinstatement as pastor
7 months, 1 week ago

United Methodists scrap their anti-gay bans. A woman who defied them seeks reinstatement as pastor

Associated Press  

Twenty years ago, Beth Stroud was defrocked from her beloved job as a United Methodist pastor in Philadelphia. Earlier this month, delegates at a United Methodist Church conference struck down the UMC’s longstanding anti-LGBTQ policies and created a path for clergy ousted because of them to seek reinstatement. “I want to continue to be a part of the church and …

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