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Conservative personalities clashed at TPUSA's AmericaFest 2025 with Ben Shapiro condemning Tucker Carlson for platforming Nick Fuentes and other controversial figures.
Rifts over the direction of the conservative movement emerged during Turning Point USA's conference, as speakers attacked each other by name.
Rose threw her support behind Trump ahead of last year's presidential election & spoke at the RNC in Milwaukee.
Recently endorsed by Charlie Kirk’s widow for a possible 2028 presidential run, Vice President JD Vance promised to pick up Kirk's mantle.
Some speakers at the annual conservative gathering, AmericaFest, in Phoenix turned on each other as others sought to keep the peace.
The conference represented a crossroads for Turning Point and the broader conservative movement after Charlie Kirk's death.
As AmericaFest convened the likes of Erika Kirk, Tucker Carlson, Kelly, Shapiro, and other conservative stars, MAGA was anything but united.
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DAVID MARCUS: Why AmericaFest and Phoenix are perfect models for a midterm convention
AmericaFest drew 31,000 to Phoenix, proving who can energize conservatives. Could TPUSA's circus-like event model reshape midterm politics nationwide?
AmericaFest didn’t just showcase conservative star power. It exposed a movement wrestling with its own identity.
Congressional candidates Joe Mitchell and Michael Alfonso join 'Fox & Friends' after AmericaFest to discuss launching Gen Z campaigns for Congress, crediting Charlie Kirk’s influence and urging young voters to turn out in 2026.