LOADING ERROR LOADINGTop conservative influencers repeatedly turned on each other at Turning Point USA’s annual confab this past week while grappling with how to take on rising antisemitism and bigotry in the Republican Party. “If you have that person on your show and you proceed to glaze him, you ought to own it.”Tucker Carlson, left, and Ben Shapiro, right, clashed at the Turning Point USA event. Advertisement“Calls to deplatform at a Charlie Kirk event? A Politico story exposing racist and antisemitic texts sent in a group chat of young Republicans has also roiled the party. Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk, who has taken over leadership following her husband’s death, attempted to spin the schisms as a healthy debate.

Source: Huffington Post December 22, 2025 15:20 UTC