Charlie Kirk and the rise of Maga in US politics: ‘He changed the ground game’
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#700JF)
Slain far-right influencer was was instrumental in driving youth support for Trump's re-election in 2020
What a swell party it was. Guests feasted on half-shell oysters and champagne at Washington's luxury Salamander Hotel. Donald Trump Jr danced to YMCA while JD Vance quipped: They don't tell you when you run for vice-president that you get brought on stage with the Village People."
Guests at the $15,000-a-head Turning Point Inaugural Eve Ball last January included future FBI director Kash Patel, Jeanine Pirro and the Irish mixed martial artist Conor McGregor. But towering above them all, literally and figuratively, was Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA and key enabler of the rise of Donald Trump.
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