Fundraising efforts ramp up to open new chapters of influential far-right group as Kirk’s widow takes over as CEO
The powerful fundraising operation that rightwing activist Charlie Kirk led to build the influential college group Turning Point USA (TPUSA) is receiving a wave of support from large donors and Donald Trump allies since his murder, which suggests the group will remain a major force on the American right, campaign finance experts and consultants say.
New backing and appeals for help to sustain TPUSA have come from, among others, Lynn Friess, the widow of mega-donor Foster Friess, who was Kirk’s first major backer when he formed his campus-focused Republican group in 2012 at the age of 18. Friess pledged $1m to TPUSA days after the 31-year-old’s killing.
In an email to friends and allies on the right, Friess wrote on 14 September that her donation was to support a surge in “new TPUSA chapters springing up across the country … helping this incredible movement grow even stronger”.
It is amazing that these cultists still have any money left, since as soon as they announce their MAGA adherence they are basically putting up a “scam me” flag for every scammer on Earth to exploit. Their social media is basically nothing but scams designed to fleece these morons, including the ones by their orange god.
I’ve honestly considered reselling cheap trump merch from China for some extra cash.
Skip the merch, just set up a “think tank” or a “foundation”, you do not need to deliver a product to separate these people from their money
You don’t even have to believe in the cause, you just have to operate with little enough integrity to care. Half of em are just snake oil salesmen anyway.
So perhaps the better way to ask is, will a few $ million be enough for you to turn your back on your morals?