Utah State University will host Charlie Kirk\u2019s \u201cAmerican Comeback Tour\u201d later this month, just weeks after the Turning Point USA founder was shot dead at a college campus in the state.<\/b>
\nCharlie Kirk\u2019s \u201cAmerican Comeback Tour\u201d will continue on to Utah State University later this month, just weeks after the Turning Point USA founder was shot dead at a college campus in the state.
\u201cI think that that\u2019s exactly what Charlie would have wanted,\u201d said Turning Point USA\u2019s Utah State University Chapter President Kaitlin Griffiths. \u201cHe wouldn\u2019t want things to go on hold. He would only want this to empower our organization and our entire nation.\u201d
Kirk, 31, was assassinated on Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University, which was the first stop on his latest tour, as he engaged in a dialogue with students across the political spectrum \u2013 a hallmark of the slain conservative activist\u2019s events.
Utah State University \u2014 located in Logan, about 130 miles north of the site of Kirk\u2019s assassination \u2014 will host the tour on Sept. 30.
Tyler Robinson, who has been charged with murdering Kirk, had been a student at Utah State University but only attended for one semester in the fall of 2021.
\u201cHe wouldn\u2019t want his movement to go on pause because of this,\u201d Griffiths told local outlet Fox 13. \u201cHe would only want it to grow stronger and to continue.\u201d
Griffiths noted that Turning Point USA has not yet told her chapter who the speaker will be for the event, but Turning Point USA announced earlier this week that Kirk\u2019s widow, Erika Kirk, would be taking the helm of the organization.
The university said in a statement that it had already been \u201cworking with local, state and federal partners to ensure appropriate security measures\u201d for the event, prior Kirk\u2019s assassination.
\u201cGiven the heightened concerns, USU\u2019s department of public safety is continuing to collaborate with these partners to ensure appropriate safety measures and protocols are in place,\u201d the school said.
Kirk\u2019s event at Utah Valley University was held outdoors and drew a massive crowd.
Griffiths indicated that the Utah State event is drawing \u201cincreasing, growing interest\u201d and may be held inside the school\u2019s basketball arena.
\u201cI\u2019ve gotten a lot of people offering to help, asking if there\u2019s any way to volunteer for helping with that event. A lot of people in the local community, at the school as well, just asking for more details,\u201d Griffiths said.
Charlie Kirk\u2019s funeral will be held Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona.<\/p>\n