Turning Point USA on Monday relaunched its college campuses tour following the assassination of its founder, Charlie Kirk, at the tour’s first speaking event in Utah last week.
Since Kirk’s death, the organization dedicated to promoting conservative ideals on college campuses has received more than 54,000 requests for new chapters, according to the organization.
Erika Kirk, his widow, was named president and CEO of the organization shortly after her husband’s death. Speaking at his funeral this weekend, she said she doesn’t plan to slow down the organization’s momentum.
“Chapters will grow, thousands of new ones will be created,” Erika Kirk said at the funeral. “Yes, campus events will continue, and we will continue to hold debates and dialogue.”
The new tour kicks off Monday night at the University of Minnesota with conservative commentator Michael Knowles hosting.
On Wednesday, the right-wing pundit Megyn Kelly and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin will bring the tour to Virginia Tech, followed by a Sept. 30 lineup slated to include Sen. Mike Lee, Rep. Andy Biggs, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and former Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz, who witnessed the assassination.
Other Republican governors set to appear at events in October include Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry alongside conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey at Louisiana State University and Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte alongside former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy at Montana State University.
Additional stops on the tour include ones at the University of North Dakota with conservative commentator Glenn Beck, the University of Oklahoma, Indiana University Bloomington with Tucker Carlson, the University of Mississippi, Auburn University and an event at the University of California, Berkeley, co-hosted by comedian Rob Schneider and the Christian author Frank Turek.