Turning Point’s Gathering of Conservatives Marked by Both Conflict and Optimism

At AmericaFest 2025 in Phoenix, participants reflect on Charlie Kirk, divisions over Israel, and winning elections in 2026 and beyond.
Turning Point’s Gathering of Conservatives Marked by Both Conflict and Optimism
Erika Kirk speaks at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest in Phoenix on Dec. 20, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Nathan Worcester
Nathan Worcester
Senior Reporter
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PHOENIX—A wild and bright spectacle. A marketplace of ideas, not to mention right-branded products. An arena of pundit-on-pundit conflict over Israel and other issues, waged for the era of X threads and Instagram reels. A gathering of young Republicans and America First conservatives suffused with Christian themes.

Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest 2025 was many things—and its meaning differed for different people, from the conservative celebrities on stage to the attendees in the stands.

Nathan Worcester
Nathan Worcester
Senior Reporter
Nathan Worcester is an award-winning journalist for The Epoch Times based in Washington, D.C. He frequently covers Capitol Hill, elections, and the ideas that shape our times. He has also written about energy and the environment. Nathan can be reached at [email protected]
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