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BumRushDaShow

(170,545 posts)
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 08:45 AM Wednesday

Erika Kirk is absent from Turning Point USA event featuring JD Vance after receiving 'very serious threats'

Source: The Independent

Tuesday 14 April 2026 22:15 EDT


Erika Kirk skipped a Turning Point USA event on Tuesday in Georgia where she was set to appear alongside Vice President JD Vance after receiving “very serious threats,” according to event organizers. “It’s a terrible reflection on the state of reality and the state of the country,” Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet said onstage at the Akins Ford Arena in Athens, sitting beside Vance.

Kirk’s late husband, the influential conservative activist Charlie Kirk, was fatally shot in September during an appearance at a campus event in Utah.

“I was so looking forward to tonight’s event at the [University of Georgia] with our Vice President [JD Vance], but after all our family has been through, I take my security team’s recommendations extremely seriously,” Kirk wrote on X.

Vance said the threats ahead of Tuesday’s event left Kirk, Turning Point’s CEO, “worried.” He also lashed out at those he said had been unfairly criticizing her in the wake of her husband’s death. Erika Kirk has become the subject of conspiracy theories in some corners of the right.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/erika-kirk-jd-vance-turning-point-usa-threat-b2957721.html



This is what happens with cults.
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Erika Kirk is absent from Turning Point USA event featuring JD Vance after receiving 'very serious threats' (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Wednesday OP
Performative. live love laugh Wednesday #1
That's the only possible explanation for the extremely low turnout. TheRickles Wednesday #2
Well, I'm sure they had tickets TexasBushwhacker Wednesday #5
Or, maybe she never intended to be there? wnylib Wednesday #14
Good seats where still available underpants Wednesday #7
I'd say the Church of Charlie is on its way out. Poor Erika, she might have to get a real job. flashman13 Wednesday #25
Were the threats from Usha? Nt Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #3
Exactly my thoughts chicoescuela Wednesday #4
That was my first thought. niyad Wednesday #18
I was Rebl2 Wednesday #39
This is such bullshit. BlueTsunami2018 Wednesday #6
It's a ploy to up her importance if anything. live love laugh Wednesday #8
Erika's no show brought media attention to Turning Point. Excite the sympathy factor magicarpet Wednesday #28
Trump is looking for a way to dump Vance. Mawspam2 Wednesday #38
The only threats were to her pride, face, and wallet due to the singles and singles of people in attendance. AZLD4Candidate Wednesday #9
The very serious threat of a tiny, tiny crowd. Scrivener7 Wednesday #10
The Secret Service is there to protect Vance. That's not enough? Maybe. twodogsbarking Wednesday #11
I came here to say this. eggplant Wednesday #20
Bullshit. N/t gay texan Wednesday #12
Indoor event with the S.S. and metal detectors Nigrum Cattus Wednesday #26
And left poor JV to suffer the humiliation all by his lonesome NBachers Wednesday #13
BS excuse. Ever heard of video? Live video? Ever heard of bullet-proof screens? Doodley Wednesday #15
False flag. hadEnuf Wednesday #16
Somehow, I am finding this hard to believe. niyad Wednesday #17
maga on maga violence , they always turn against their own Mr. Sparkle Wednesday #19
Who do you think killed Charlie Kirk? underpants Wednesday #27
that's not a bad idea, but there are so many nut's among the right, it could be any of them. Mr. Sparkle Wednesday #30
heard somewhere these "threats" were coming from the right RussBLib Wednesday #36
Especially since Jilly_in_VA Wednesday #41
I'd think the writing on the bullets was part of the presentation underpants Wednesday #43
How were the threats conveyed? Any specifics? Are they being investigated? Vance had a Secret Service detail ChicagoTeamster Wednesday #21
Hmmmm lonely bird Wednesday #22
Fake threats to generate interest in an organization that's slip sliding away? patphil Wednesday #23
Yeah, "very serious threats" of being a little too chummy with JD... again. JHB Wednesday #24
The threat of not being paid? SergeStorms Wednesday #29
I find it hard to have empathy for someone who runs an orginization that foments hate. mdbl Wednesday #31
Could it be that there is some Prairie_Seagull Wednesday #32
Sounds as if TP USA is as dead as Saint Charlie Zorro Wednesday #33
In a sane world, I wouldn't even know who in the fuck this grifting baglady is maxrandb Wednesday #34
Threats to her inflated self esteem IbogaProject Wednesday #35
A very large arena was rented--but not many showed up--but VP Vance did. riversedge Wednesday #37
Yes, I was just making a joke about the "threat" IbogaProject Wednesday #44
Candace Owens wants her subscribers back. pecosbob Wednesday #40
Security was adequate for a mere VP ... FraDon Wednesday #42
TPUSA has been in disarray since Charlie was killed. The Grand Illuminist Wednesday #45

TheRickles

(3,430 posts)
2. That's the only possible explanation for the extremely low turnout.
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 08:53 AM
Wednesday

Except for the possibility that, maybe, just maybe, Turning Point's 15 minutes of fame is about to expire.

TexasBushwhacker

(21,237 posts)
5. Well, I'm sure they had tickets
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 09:00 AM
Wednesday

Whether the tickets were sold or just given out, when she found out the venue was only going to be 1/4 full, she didn't want the humiliation.

wnylib

(26,208 posts)
14. Or, maybe she never intended to be there?
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 09:42 AM
Wednesday

Did she lend her name in order to draw people to a rally that Vance wanted to hold?

Bad as the turnout was, it would have been worse if people expected to see only Vance.



flashman13

(2,449 posts)
25. I'd say the Church of Charlie is on its way out. Poor Erika, she might have to get a real job.
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 11:34 AM
Wednesday

BlueTsunami2018

(5,013 posts)
6. This is such bullshit.
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 09:04 AM
Wednesday

The threats were so bad that she couldn’t show up and yet the VP can be there with no problem.

They think everyone is as dumb as their cult.

magicarpet

(18,800 posts)
28. Erika's no show brought media attention to Turning Point. Excite the sympathy factor
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 11:50 AM
Wednesday

... could help boost attendance at TP events. Media attention contrived or otherwise keeps the milk from the cash cow to a respectable flow. There is a costly lifestyle here to maintain.

AZLD4Candidate

(6,809 posts)
9. The only threats were to her pride, face, and wallet due to the singles and singles of people in attendance.
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 09:22 AM
Wednesday

Scrivener7

(59,757 posts)
10. The very serious threat of a tiny, tiny crowd.
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 09:24 AM
Wednesday

A little pocket-sized crowd.

An ultra mini crowd.

So teeny.

Almost cute.

Mr. Sparkle

(3,720 posts)
19. maga on maga violence , they always turn against their own
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 11:02 AM
Wednesday

only the very skilled grifters can stay ahead of the pack.

underpants

(196,805 posts)
27. Who do you think killed Charlie Kirk?
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 11:49 AM
Wednesday

There are articles dismissing it or stating there’s no hard evidence but, to me, the links between Robinson and Fuentes/Groyper world are too much to ignore.

Mr. Sparkle

(3,720 posts)
30. that's not a bad idea, but there are so many nut's among the right, it could be any of them.
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 12:16 PM
Wednesday

RussBLib

(10,672 posts)
36. heard somewhere these "threats" were coming from the right
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 03:20 PM
Wednesday

Don't recall where now.

The left would really have no reason to harass Erica Kirk. Likely the same people that took out Charlie could be pissed at her too. People be crazy over there.

underpants

(196,805 posts)
43. I'd think the writing on the bullets was part of the presentation
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 06:51 PM
Wednesday

They weee created to leave a message. Some think to deflect but at the time a lot of people who follow these groups saw it as familiar terminology amongst them.

ChicagoTeamster

(1,056 posts)
21. How were the threats conveyed? Any specifics? Are they being investigated? Vance had a Secret Service detail
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 11:07 AM
Wednesday

Her team couldn't coordinate with the Secret Service? Sounds vague like a last minute excuse.
Kind of like "I had to go see a guy about some stuff"
Carry on Turning Point, your CEO leads from afar, keep Charlie's memory alive everyone.

patphil

(9,126 posts)
23. Fake threats to generate interest in an organization that's slip sliding away?
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 11:18 AM
Wednesday

Or maybe she just didn't want to be in the same building with JD.

JHB

(38,256 posts)
24. Yeah, "very serious threats" of being a little too chummy with JD... again.
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 11:24 AM
Wednesday

People pointed out how, shall we say, "very physically comfortable with each other" you two were at Charlie-palooza (the event that was supposed to be a memorial to your husband but was conducted more like a pro wrestling tournament or music festival), and you realized it would be bad optics to repeat that.

mdbl

(8,719 posts)
31. I find it hard to have empathy for someone who runs an orginization that foments hate.
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 01:29 PM
Wednesday

But, whatever.

maxrandb

(17,457 posts)
34. In a sane world, I wouldn't even know who in the fuck this grifting baglady is
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 03:05 PM
Wednesday

Every fiber of my being, from the deepest depths of my soul, to the tips of my male nipples in the frozen-food section at Harris Teater, knows with a crystalline, pure spar certainty, that I should NOT BE REQUIRED to give ONE-FUCK what this soulless, hell spawn "Netherworld Barbie" has to say about fucking anything, let alone, perish the thought that some madman thinks her important enough to off her dumbass.

My intellect, my psyche, my conscience, my decency and grace...all tell me that I shouldn't even be required to know who in the fuck this person is.

I know this lifeless, grifting, vapid, empty vessel deserve NOT ONE SECOND of my serious thoughts.

This spray-on-tan, Loreal of Bakersfield, plastic, Axe-Body Spray for women wearing moron SHOULD BE THE MOST FUCKING INSIGNIFICANT PERSON WE EVER ARE UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO ENCOUNTER.

Her impact on real people's lives should amount to having the same effect of a flea farting in a hurricane. .

I will NEVER forgive fucking brain dead MAGAt shit for Brains voting morons for requiring me to take seriously A FUCKING IGNORANT FUCKSTICK that should NEVER be taken seriously!

Ms Kirk and her fucking supporters, are like dog-shit stuck in the grooves of our tennis shoes.

IbogaProject

(5,971 posts)
35. Threats to her inflated self esteem
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 03:18 PM
Wednesday

But who would want to show up after the start of their fall college tour ended in carnage?

The Grand Illuminist

(2,047 posts)
45. TPUSA has been in disarray since Charlie was killed.
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 07:20 PM
Wednesday

The head of the snake was cut off, and it is only a matter of time before TPUSA becomes a distant memory. It is what it is.

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