Eric and Lara Trump teaming up with Erika Kirk for the Turning Point USA event at Auburn University on Wednesday, Nov. 5. (Getty Images)
The Turning Point USA “This Is the Turning Point Tour” college campus tour was in Alabama Wednesday at Auburn University with Erika Kirk, wife of the late Charlie Kirk, being joined by Eric and Lara Trump, Senator Tommy Tuberville and conservative commentator Benny Johnson.
What they’re saying:
Eric and Lara centered their remarks around family and religion during their time at Auburn University on Wednesday evening.
Eric took time during the night to tear into Tyler Robinson, the man accused of shooting and killing Charlie, and said the need for God in society was needed to “cure many of these problems.”
“Who dresses up in black and takes a rifle, and sits on a roof and shoots somebody that I truly loved,” Eric said.
Lara praised her father-in-law, claiming God was the reason Trump was back for a second term.
“We all know why Donald Trump is the 47th president, it’s because God wanted him to be in the White House to save this country and save the world,” she said.
What time does the event start?
Dig deeper:
Doors open at 5 p.m. CT and the event is scheduled to officially begin at 6:30 p.m. CT.
Where is the “This Is the Turning Point” campus tour?
The event will be held in Neville Arena on the Auburn University campus.
Where can I watch the “This Is the Turning Point” campus tour event?
The event will be streamed live on LiveNOW from FOX and on the Turning Point USA Rumble account.
What is Turning Point USA?
Turning Point USA was founded in suburban Chicago in 2012 by Charlie Kirk, then 18, with a mission to identify, educate, train, and organize students to promote the principles of fiscal responsibility, free markets and limited government, according to its website.
Charlie Kirk shooting
The backstory:
Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University in Orem during the first stop of his American Comeback Tour.
Kirk was speaking to a crowd of about 3,000 people when a single gunshot was heard and Kirk’s head thrust back as he fell. Kirk had a security detail and there was a small police presence at the event, but there was no security check for people who attended.
Investigators say Tyler Robinson, 22, fired a single shot from a building about 140 yards away.
Robinson was arrested the following night when he showed up with his parents to turn himself in at his hometown sheriff’s office in southwest Utah, more than a three-hour drive from Orem.
He is charged with aggravated murder, two counts of obstruction of justice for hiding the rifle and discarding his clothing, two counts of witness tampering for instructing a roommate to delete texts and stay silent and one count of committing a violent offense in front of children.
Prosecutors have said they will seek the death penalty. Robinson is being held in jail without bail.
The Source: Information for this article was taken from Turning Point USA, Auburn University, and previous reporting by FOX Local.
