PHOENIX — Camdyn Glover used to be a quiet conservative. She worried about what her teachers would think or if she would lose friends over her convictions. But she said something changed when Charlie Kirk was assassinated in September, and she started crying in her classroom at Indiana University while other students cheered and clapped.
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Erika Kirk speaks during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest 2025 on Dec. 18 in Phoenix.
Jon Cherry, Associated Press
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Attendees stand during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest 2025 on Dec. 18 in Phoenix.
Jon Cherry, Associated Press
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An attendee prays during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest 2025 on Dec. 18 in Phoenix.
Jon Cherry, Associated Press
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Attendees listen during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest 2025 on Dec. 18 in Phoenix.
Jon Cherry, Associated Press
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Associated Press writer Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux contributed to this report from Washington.
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