Turning Point USA leaders announced the organization received 18,000 new chapter requests after founder
Charlie Kirk's wife, Erika, addressed the nation for the first time since her husband's assassination.
Republican Minnesota state
Rep. Elliott Engen shared a screenshot Saturday of a conversation with a TPUSA leader, where they said they had received 18,000 requests to start chapters at colleges and high schools.
Prior to Erika's speech, TPUSA reported having 9,000 college chapters and 1,100 high school chapters.