JD Vance and Erika Kirk to visit UGA on Turning Point Tour | Campus News
Vice President JD Vance and CEO and Chair of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) Erika Kirk will visit the University of Georgia Tuesday, April 14 as a part of the “This is The Turning Point” Tour, in accordance to the Turning Point chapter at UGA.
Vance confirmed the visit on X, writing that he was “excited to visit the University of Georgia next month for another Turning Point event in the SEC.”
TPUSA is a nonprofit group that advocates for conservative values to college students by internet hosting numerous occasions at highschool and college campuses.
UGA is the second college TPUSA will visit on their tour throughout the nation, with George Washington University, Ohio State University, Baylor University and the University of Idaho being the opposite 4 at present listed as stops for the tour.
“Each stop is a chance to honor Charlie [Kirk]’s mission and keep the fight alive,” TPUSA’s website reads. “We know he wouldn’t want us to surrender or be coerced into silence. “Free speech is only free if we use our voices.”
Conservative activist and commentator Charlie Kirk, the founding father of TPUSA and an in depth ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed at Utah Valley University whereas talking at an out of doors debate in September of 2025. Charlie Kirk is the late husband of Erika Kirk, who grew to become CEO and Chair of TPUSA following his dying.
A wave of controversy adopted Charlie Kirk’s assassination, with folks throughout the nation going through severe consequences for posts some deemed as being celebratory of Kirk’s dying.
The announcement of Vance and Erika Kirk’s visit led to combined reactions from college students on social media — notably on Instagram and YikYak — with some folks expressing pleasure, whereas others expressed disappointment and anger on the occasion.
Charlie Kirk visited UGA on the “You’re Being Brainwashed” Tour right before the 2024 election, also drawing mixed reactions from students.
The occasion will start at 6:30 pm