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Turning Level USA (TPUSA) drew 1000’s in Bozeman, Montana, on Tuesday evening as a part of its “That is the Turning Level” tour honoring Charlie Kirk.
The occasion, hosted at Montana State College, featured Montana Gov. Greg Giantforte and Vivek Ramaswamy, who answered a sequence of questions from the gang in typical Kirk style. Gianforte additionally led the sector in prayer earlier than launching into his speech.
Ramaswamy passionately defended freedom of speech throughout his time on stage as properly, declaring that debate with out censorship must be accessible to everybody, “from Nick Fuentes to Alex Jones to Jimmy Kimmel.”
“It implies that phrases usually are not violence, that violence is violence,” Ramaswamy stated. “And violence isn’t an appropriate response to phrases. It is not nearly our constitutional rules. That is America. That is who we’re.”
CHARLIE KIRK HONORED BY 90K IN ONE OF THE LARGEST MEMORIALS FOR A PRIVATE CITIZEN
Vivek Ramaswamy addressed 1000’s at Turning Level USA’s occasion at Montana State College on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photograph/Alex Brandon)
Gianforte hailed Kirk for being self-educated, noting that the conservative activist was not a university graduate.
“He disciplined himself to be taught economics, historical past, philosophy, theology. He learn what the nice minds had written. He studied the Bible, after which he challenged what he realized towards the ideas of others who disagreed with him in respectful debate,” Gianforte stated.
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TPUSA launched its “That is the Turning Level” tour within the days after Kirk’s assassination. Up to now, the tour has visited Utah, Montana and different states.
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte speaks at a Turning Level USA occasion in Bozeman, Montana, on Oct. 7, 2025. (Greg Gianforte/X)
Regardless of his younger age, Kirk had change into a large within the conservative motion and was a key side of President Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory. He based Turning Level USA in 2012 as an 18-year-old with encouragement from Tea Occasion activist Invoice Montgomery.
TPUSA has seen a large surge in reputation within the weeks following Kirk’s loss of life. The group stated it obtained 120,000 inquiries from folks wanting to start out new campus chapters in simply 4 days after the Sept. 10 assassination.
Presently, TPUSA operates 900 official school chapters and roughly 1,200 highschool chapters.
A crowd at Montana State College is seen holding indicators honoring Charlie Kirk on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (Greg Gianforte/X)
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Kirk’s memorial service at State Farm Stadium in Arizona was headlined by political heavyweights, non secular leaders and conservative media figures.
Trump credited Kirk for galvanizing younger Republican voters, serving to him safe the presidency in 2024.
Fox Information’ Rachel Del Guidice contributed to this report.
