Political commentator Ben Shapiro delivered some of the most vitriolic attacks, blasting the “frauds and grifters” dominating headlines in the MAGA world. He noted in his speech that Kirk “despised” the “evil troll” Fuentes, and said offering him any sort of platform was “an act of moral imbecility.”

Aubree Hudson had been president of Turning Point’s chapter at Brigham Young University for only two weeks when she visited nearby Utah Valley University for an event with Charlie Kirk.