He joined a panel with Charlie Kirk, Jack Posobiec, Drew Hernandez, and Elijah Schaffer to talk about his trial. The crowd appeared to cheer loudly as Kyle Rittenhouse took the stage. Turning Point has organized other events that featured speakers including former President Donald Trump, former Vice President Mike Pence, Jared Kushner, Ambassador Nikki Haley, and more.īut former President Trump is not scheduled to speak at America Fest this year.
Read our Turning Point USA America Fest live blog for the latest news and updates… It started Saturday, December 18, and runs until Tuesday, December 21. Turning Point USA's America Fest is an event for young conservatives. The chant, which went viral this year, has been picked up by conservatives to mean "F**k Joe Biden". Prior to Rittenhouse's appearance, Trump Jr bashed Joe Biden at the event and got the crowd to take part in an anti-President Biden "Let's Go Brandon" chant.
The journalist, Elad Eliahu, shared footage of the incident to Twitter and explained: "Asked Kyle Rittenhouse why he supports BLM before Turning Point USA security wrapped me up and removed me from the conference." Rittenhouse - who was recently found not guilty on all charges for firing his weapon in Wisconsin, killing two men - was followed by a conservative independent journalist at Turning Point USA's America Fest event in Phoenix. KYLE Rittenhouse was ambushed by a journalist on Monday after Donald Trump Jr got the Turning Point USA crowd to chant "Let’s Go Brandon."