{"id":59481,"date":"2025-09-18T20:04:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T00:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=59481"},"modified":"2025-09-18T20:04:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T00:04:05","slug":"erika-kirk-named-ceo-of-turning-point-usa-after-charlie-kirk-assassination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/erika-kirk-named-ceo-of-turning-point-usa-after-charlie-kirk-assassination\/","title":{"rendered":"Erika Kirk named CEO of Turning Point USA after Charlie Kirk assassination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Turning Point USA has appointed Erika Kirk as its new CEO and chair of the board, following the assassination of her husband, Charlie Kirk, the organization\u2019s founder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement on Thursday, board members said Charlie Kirk had prepared the group \u201cto survive even the greatest tests\u201d and that Erika Kirk would now lead the organization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is our great pride to announce Erika Kirk as the new CEO and Chair of the Board for Turning Point USA,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TPUSA\/status\/1968709126202016062\">statement<\/a> read. 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