The Tpusa tour draws thousands of people in Montana with Ramaswamy, Gianforte Speaking

Turning Point USA (Tpusa) attracted thousands of people to Bozeman, Montana, Tuesday evening as part of his tour “This is the turning” in honor of Charlie Kirk.

The event, organized at the Montana State University, presented the governor of Montana Greg Giantforte and Vivek Ramaswamy, who answered a series of questions from the crowd in a typical Kirk way. Gianforte also led the arena in prayer before embarking on his speech.

Ramaswamy passionately defended freedom of expression during his stay on stage, declaring that the debate without censorship should be available for everyone, “from Nick Fuentes to Alex Jones to Jimmy Kimmel.”

“This means that words are not violence, that violence is violence,” said Ramaswamy. “And violence is never an acceptable response to words. It is not only our constitutional principles. It is America. It is who we are.”

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Vivek Ramaswamy addressed thousands of people at the USA turning point event at Montana State University on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. (AP photo / Alex Brandon)

Gianforte praised Kirk for self-educated, noting that the conservative activist was not graduated from the university.

“He disciplined himself to learn economy, history, philosophy, theology. He read what the great minds had written. He studied the Bible, then he challenged what he learned against the thoughts of others who did not agree with him in a respectful debate,” said Gianforte.

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Tpusa launched its “This is the Turning Point” tour in the days that followed Kirk’s assassination. So far, the tour has visited Utah, Montana and other states.

The Governor of Montana, Greg Gianforte, speaks during a Turning Point USA event in Bozeman, Montana, October 7, 2025. (Greg gianforte / x)

Despite his young age, Kirk had become a giant in the conservative movement and was a key facet of President Donald Trump’s electoral victory in 2024. He founded Turning Point USA in 2012 at the age of 18 with encouragement from TEA Party activist Bill Montgomery.

Tpusa experienced a massive increase in popularity in the weeks following Kirk’s death. The organization said it received 120,000 people who wish to start new chapters on campus in just four days after the September 10 assassination.

Currently, TPUSA operates 900 official college chapters and around 1,200 high school chapters.

A crowd at the Montana State University is seen by holding panels in honor of Charlie Kirk on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. (Greg gianforte / x)

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Trump credited Kirk for galvanizing young Republican voters, helping him secure the presidency in 2024.

Rachel Del Guidice de Fox News contributed to this report.