Cenk admits people at TPUSA event treated him with respect

“The Young Turks” host Cenk Uygur admitted Tuesday to Daily Caller News Foundation founder Tucker Carlson that Turning Point USA attendees treated him with respect after he spoke at one of the organization’s events.

In December 2024, Uygur joined TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk on stage at “AmericaFest,” calling for a “populist revolt” against Democratic Party leaders. Reflecting on Kirk’s assassination and Democrats’ reactions on “The Tucker Carlson Show,” Carlson asked Uygur how attendees treated him at the event before praising Uygur’s outlet for their commitment to nonviolence.

Ugyur began by thanking Carlson for the sentiment.

“So now, how was I treated at AmFest? I’ve got to be honest with you. And, so the reason why I preface it by saying, I got to be honest with you is because sometimes when we go and talk to the right-wing and, and as you said, we haven’t moved on a thing, right? So folks come to us, and I have a simple principle. Take the win,” Uygur said.

“Now you agree with me that, uh, anti-war is the right position. Is my correct answer that I still hate you? No, that is not the correct answer,” Uygur added. “The correct answer is, ‘Oh, thank God. All right. Great!’ And now we’ll work on the next thing and the next thing and the next thing. But for now, at least we had no agreements before. Now we have to have a number of really important agreements. So, but nevertheless, I had my share of critics on the left.”

Since Kirk’s assassination on Wednesday, hundreds of leftists, including educators, have been fired after publicly posting celebratory responses to his murder. Other Democrats, including lawmakers, have not only blamed President Donald Trump and Republicans for Kirk’s death, but have also ridiculed Kirk’s supporters.

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Uygur went on to criticize the disapproval of “platforming” certain people, noting that Kirk had allowed him to speak.

“So with that giant preface, I’ll say the people there, honestly, were universally wonderful,” Uygur continued as Carlson was heard laughing.”They were! And so you can say, ‘Oh, well, you know, ha ha. That means Cenk’s in with the right wing. No, I’m just telling you what happened. If they were jerks, I would tell you that they were jerks, but they weren’t.”

Tensions between Republicans and Democrats increased during the 2024 presidential election cycle. Corporate media and the campaign of former Vice President Kamala Harris escalated their rhetoric against Trump. Trump was called a fascist by Harris, with former President Joe Biden saying Trump should be locked up.

According to a recent Napolitan News Service poll, data shows 26% of those aged 18 to 34 believe America is “better off now that Charlie Kirk has been killed,” despite saying “it is always difficult to wish ill of another human being.” Among Democrats, 24% agreed with the sentiment.

Despite vitriol from some Democrats, TPUSA has seen rapid growth online and on campuses. According to Kirk’s executive producer, Andrew Kolvet, the group received more than 32,000 inquiries in just 48 hours to start new chapters. By comparison, TPUSA currently has “900 official college chapters and around 1,200 high school chapters, with a presence on 3,500 total,” Kolvet wrote on X.

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