Nonprofit organization Turning Point USA held a campus event at the University of Minnesota on Sept. 22, its first since the assassination of founder Charlie Kirk.
The event at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities had been scheduled before Kirk’s death on Sept. 10. It proceeded as planned just a day after his memorial service was held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
Conservative commentator Michael Knowles, who hosted the event, left an empty chair on stage for Kirk, draped with a white T-shirt featuring the word “freedom” and a white cap with “47” written on it.
“This event was originally supposed to be a conversation between me and Charlie,” he told the crowd. “Now, it will be a conversation about Charlie. It will be a conversation about his life, and what his assassination means for our country.”…