The latest TPUSA America Fest recently wrapped up, the first without its beloved founder and standard-bearer, Charlie Kirk. Three months have passed after his life was tragically, unjustly cut short by a deranged transgender-loving assassin’s bullet. The loss still lingers for the conservative cause—as it should. The occasion was momentous enough that even Rolling Stone and Politico reported on the conference.

The TPUSA audience and the general conservative movement are feeling Charlie Kirk’s passing more keenly, since the MAGA Coalition, which he helped forge and flourish, is beginning to fray. Divisions are the norm in politics, especially among party brass and grassroots activists. They all claim the right vision for their party’s standards, but rarely have the conflicts burst to the forefront as they did at TPUSA American First 2025.

Setting aside the open divisions for the moment, TPUSA should be applauded for growing the ranks of the conservative cause, inviting new members and even celebrities! Who would have thought that a Hollywood actor from the United Kingdom, like Russel Brand, would be speaking at a conservative conference? How about once-liberal singer and performance artist Nicki Minaj, who is not only aligning with Trump’s foreign policy protecting Christians around the world, but also sharing her newly-established Christian faith?

Not just with Kirk’s death, but with a growing number of members comes the infighting. How will the movement proceed? Who can join? Should we enforce stricter standards? Briefly, let’s consider who said what at the latest TPUSA Fest.

Ben Shapiro called out the callous commentators who blithely........

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