TEMPE, Ariz.—While some see a growing political divide, Carson Carpenter sees hope and opportunity rising from the legacy of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
Carpenter, 20, who graduated from Arizona State University in 2024, believes something better lies beyond Kirk’s death. The conservative commentator was assassinated at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 10.
Carpenter said that change starts with a new commitment and promise to act and talk respectfully, which means “toning down” the ideological rhetoric.
He thinks Kirk’s assassination has made more people realize the dangers of escalating political conflict.
“I feel like it’s resolved with a lot of peace in people—even on the left,” Carpenter told The Epoch Times….