At TPUSA’s AmericaFest, Erika Kirk tried to hand out a “courage” award and accidentally handed the internet a confession-shaped tongue slip instead. She meant “grit,” but said “grift,” and then joked, hoping the crowd would clap loud enough to drown out the truth.
Turning Point USA went to Phoenix this weekend, on Dec. 20, to again wrap ideology in stage lights and sell it as an American “mission.” Things weren’t already going well, and then Erika Kirk got up on the stage. She was invited to honor a student leader, and for one brief second, the script broke. What came out accidentally instead was the truth.
