Protesters Re-Enact Charlie Kirk Assassination and Accuse Turning Point USA of Protecting Pedophiles Outside San Antonio Summit
A demonstrator collapsed outside the Turning Point USA Women’s Leadership Summit in San Antonio to mimic the September 2025 killing of Charlie Kirk. Erika Kirk, who succeeded her husband as CEO, addressed hecklers inside the venue.
asiaone.comA protester wearing a papier-mache head resembling Charlie Kirk collapsed on the floor outside the Turning Point USA Women’s Leadership Summit in San Antonio, Texas, on Friday to re-enact the activist’s assassination last September. The stunt occurred in front of attendees at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter. A man on a megaphone shouted at conference-goers, “You are protecting pedophiles.
” while celebrating the killing. The protesters also booed Erika Kirk, 37, who was leading the summit. Inside the venue, a woman heckler screamed, “Erika Kirk protects pedophiles! ” before she was removed.
Erika Kirk, who succeeded her husband as CEO of Turning Point USA, paused her speech to respond. “It’s important to remember that happiness comes and goes — and I pray that you find it,” she said. ” “And that’s a perfect example of that.
A perfect example. You pray for your enemies. You pray for those that persecute you,” Kirk added. The summit proceeded despite online threats against Erika Kirk’s life in the days before the event, including a bomb threat.
Police arrested Jacob Wenske, 26, and charged him with two felony counts of making a terroristic threat causing public fear.
