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

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' [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 15 OP

Performative. live love laugh Apr 15 #1

That's the only possible explanation for the extremely low turnout. TheRickles Apr 15 #2

Well, I'm sure they had tickets TexasBushwhacker Apr 15 #5

Or, maybe she never intended to be there? wnylib Apr 15 #14

Good seats where still available underpants Apr 15 #7

I'd say the Church of Charlie is on its way out. Poor Erika, she might have to get a real job. flashman13 Apr 15 #25

Were the threats from Usha? Nt Fiendish Thingy Apr 15 #3

Exactly my thoughts chicoescuela Apr 15 #4

That was my first thought. niyad Apr 15 #18

I was Rebl2 Apr 15 #39

This is such bullshit. BlueTsunami2018 Apr 15 #6

It's a ploy to up her importance if anything. live love laugh Apr 15 #8

Erika's no show brought media attention to Turning Point. Excite the sympathy factor magicarpet Apr 15 #28

Trump is looking for a way to dump Vance. Mawspam2 Apr 15 #38

The only threats were to her pride, face, and wallet due to the singles and singles of people in attendance. AZLD4Candidate Apr 15 #9

The very serious threat of a tiny, tiny crowd. Scrivener7 Apr 15 #10

The Secret Service is there to protect Vance. That's not enough? Maybe. twodogsbarking Apr 15 #11

I came here to say this. eggplant Apr 15 #20

Bullshit. N/t gay texan Apr 15 #12

Indoor event with the S.S. and metal detectors Nigrum Cattus Apr 15 #26

And left poor JV to suffer the humiliation all by his lonesome NBachers Apr 15 #13

BS excuse. Ever heard of video? Live video? Ever heard of bullet-proof screens? Doodley Apr 15 #15

False flag. hadEnuf Apr 15 #16

Somehow, I am finding this hard to believe. niyad Apr 15 #17

maga on maga violence , they always turn against their own Mr. Sparkle Apr 15 #19

Who do you think killed Charlie Kirk? underpants Apr 15 #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 Apr 15 #30

heard somewhere these "threats" were coming from the right RussBLib Apr 15 #36

Especially since Jilly_in_VA Apr 15 #41

I'd think the writing on the bullets was part of the presentation underpants Apr 15 #43

How were the threats conveyed? Any specifics? Are they being investigated? Vance had a Secret Service detail ChicagoTeamster Apr 15 #21

Hmmmm lonely bird Apr 15 #22

Fake threats to generate interest in an organization that's slip sliding away? patphil Apr 15 #23

Yeah, "very serious threats" of being a little too chummy with JD... again. JHB Apr 15 #24

The threat of not being paid? SergeStorms Apr 15 #29

I find it hard to have empathy for someone who runs an orginization that foments hate. mdbl Apr 15 #31

Could it be that there is some Prairie_Seagull Apr 15 #32

Sounds as if TP USA is as dead as Saint Charlie Zorro Apr 15 #33

In a sane world, I wouldn't even know who in the fuck this grifting baglady is maxrandb Apr 15 #34

Threats to her inflated self esteem IbogaProject Apr 15 #35

A very large arena was rented--but not many showed up--but VP Vance did. riversedge Apr 15 #37

Yes, I was just making a joke about the "threat" IbogaProject Apr 15 #44

Candace Owens wants her subscribers back. pecosbob Apr 15 #40

Security was adequate for a mere VP ... FraDon Apr 15 #42

TPUSA has been in disarray since Charlie was killed. The Grand Illuminist Apr 15 #45