@Techmeme I'm sure he wanted to secure those coffers for HIS rising tide.
@crockett.house.gov (D-Texas) fired back at Vice President Vance on Sunday for suggesting her “street girl persona” was fake and for taking a jab at her nails during a speech at #TurningPointUSA’s #AmericaFest. thehill.com/homenews/cam...
Last weekend, America Fest—Turning Point USA’s biggest rally—was supposed to showcase GOP youth unity after Charlie Kirk’s tragic death. Instead, it erupted into chaos, with right-wing factions fighting, conspiracy theories running wild, and stars like J.D. Vance, Ben Shapiro, and Tucker Carlson failing to unify an increasingly fractured movement. Designed for viral clips, the event featured fireworks and flashy stunts, but behind the scenes, the real story was the deep divisions and toxicity fueling the far right. Candace Owens, once a TPUSA star, watched from the sidelines as the movement’s internal strife took center stage. Will this infighting weaken the next generation of conservative leaders? More here: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/tpusa-america-fest-right-candace-owens-1235489753/ #AmericaFest #TPUSA #ConservativeDisunity #FarRight #Politics #ViralPolitics #PartyDivided
J.D. Vance spoke Sunday at Turning Point USA’s annual #AmericaFest conference,
where Erika #Kirk, widow of the group’s slain founder, endorsed Vance for president in 2028.
👉Vance demonized “the left,”
👉promoted Christian nationalism and right-wing populist conspiracy theories,
and, unlike other speakers,
👉refused to criticize far-right and antisemitic elements of the conservative movement like fascist personality Nick Fuentes.
Other conference speakers were willing to challenge the movement’s bigots and extremists.
Podcaster Ben #Shapiro took on Tucker #Carlson for having provided Nick #Fuentes with an overly friendly platform from which to spread his poison.
(Carlson, also invited to speak, mocked Shapiro’s concerns.)
Former presidential candidate Vivek #Ramaswamy challenged Fuentes's bigotry along with racially coded ideas like “Heritage Americans” that have taken root in the MAGA movement.
But Vance, who has his eye on 2028, was apparently not willing to risk alienating anyone on the right,
-- demonstrating the concept of #NETTR
—“no enemies to the right”
—that has been at the center of the ongoing turmoil over Heritage Foundation President
Kevin #Roberts defense of Carlson’s promotion of Fuentes.
“President Trump did not build the greatest coalition in politics by running his supporters through endless self-defeating purity tests,” Vance said from the stage
America's supposed wealthiest female rapper #NickiMinaj sits with #CharlieKirk widow at #TurningPoint #AmericaFest and rips Cali Dem Luv Guv #GavinNewScum and praises" our handsome, dashing president" #Drumpf and his creep #Veep as "amazing role model" nicknaming him "the assassin, J.D. Vance"
Nicki Minaj used her AmericaFest moment to call attention to attacks on worshippers and thank Trump for highlighting the issue. Read more below. #NickiMinaj #Nigeria #ReligiousFreedom #AmericaFest #ValidUpdates
Nicki Minaj explains why she spoke out on church attacks in Nigeria
Key Points
Nicki Minaj (Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty) surprised a Turning Point USA crowd on December 21, 2025 and addressed faith issues in public. The star joined Erika Kirk on stage at AmericaFest and spoke about church attacks and religious freedom.
Image credit: @nickiminaj (Instagram)On December 21, 2025, Minaj said she felt moved to speak out about church attacks in Nigeria. Read our earlier report Nicki Minaj thanks Trump for defending persecuted Christians in Nigeria. That post widened public debate about faith and safety in worship.
Why Minaj raised the issue
Minaj said Nigeria has long held a special place in her life and faith. She noted that a close pastor friend is Nigerian and well known to her circle. The star also referenced her many Nigerian Barbz who follow her work and faith.
Minaj shared that reports of church attacks moved her to speak in public. See our related piece Trump says attacks in Nigeria. That story traces how US leaders reacted to claims about violence and forced displacement.
She thanked former President Donald Trump for drawing attention to the reports and risks. Minaj posted a screenshot of his Truth Social message from October 31, 2025 about Nigeria. She wrote that the post made her count the blessings of free worship in the United States.
Official responses and reaction
Nigeria’s federal police reject claims of organised attacks that target one faith group. Officials say most violence stems from terrorism banditry and local communal fights today. The government has asked for calm and promised more investigations and clear updates.
US politicians and diplomats also weighed in as the debate spread across outlets. Some US lawmakers urged formal steps and a fresh look at rights and safety. Others cautioned against broad labels without full on-the-ground data and facts.
Minaj said Christians face pressure inside the United States in other ways. She praised President Trump and Vice President JD Vance when asked about politics. The coverage of her remarks drew both praise and sharp complaints online.
What could come next
Faith groups and human rights voices are likely to press for more answers and aid. Many churches and civil organisations will call for evidence and for calm public talks. International agencies may seek clearer figures before formal labels or measures are applied.
Event organisers said the appearance was a closed session highlight and moved many attendees. Turning Point USA framed the talk as a call to prayer and public awareness. The debate now mixes faith concerns with politics, media coverage and diplomatic steps.
Share to friends #AmericaFest #InternationalAffairs #NickiMinaj #Nigeria #PersecutedChristians #religiousFreedom #Trump #ValidUpdates
Nicki Minaj Surprises at AmericaFest with Conservative Q&A http://dlvr.it/TPy036 #BreakingNews #AmericaFest #CharlieKirk #ErikaKirk
Went to a spiritual revival
hoping to save my soul
Much to my surprise
I was surrounded
by angry Caucasians
looking for a #fight
A frickin Klan meet and sheet
with the foam at the mouth veep
who wasn't gonna apologize
for being white
Really?
Do you know how fucking terrible a human has to be to make me root for that sack of shit Ben Shapiro? Pretty terrible.
"#Conservative commentator #CandaceOwens sharply criticized #BenShapiro in a recent #podcast episode, responding to his remarks at #TurningPointUSA’s #AmericaFest conference where he condemned her for spreading #conspiracytheories.
#Owens, in profane language, dismissed #Shapiro and referenced historical #antisemitic #tropes, including claims about the #Talmud and #Jewish involvement in the Atlantic #slavetrade. She held up a copy of “Der Talmudjude” (“The Talmud #Jew”), an 1871 book by #AugustRohling, a 19th-century #Catholic #priest whose work has been widely discredited as relying on mistranslations, selective quotations and fabrications to portray #Judaism as hostile toward non-#Jews."
At AmericaFest, Erika Kirk publicly backs JD Vance for the 2028 US presidency, vowing to get her late husband’s friend elected as the 48th president. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/erika-kirk-endorses-jd-vance-2028-presidency-mbv572hq?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #JDVance #ErikaKirk #2028USPresidency #MAGA #AmericaFest
@adammockler.com analyzes the CHAOS at #TurningPointUSA's #AmericaFest, where ideological divisions turned into physical confrontations on the convention floor. The report covers #BenShapiro 's blistering speech, in which he attacked #SteveBannon as an "Epstein PR flack"
youtu.be/y8TBbB33an0?...
Fight BREAKS OUT On Stage at C...
Wer noch ne Dosis #USAPol Gift braucht, und zusehen möchte wie die #MAGA Blase Bröckelt... 🤢
#BenShapiro Nukes #CandaceOwens, Tucker Carlson and #MegynKelly—Live on ...
Ben Shapiro slammed Candace Owens at #TPUSA's #AmericaFest and exposed a growing civil war inside conservative media. Sam Stein and Will Sommer give their takes on the backlash, #TuckerCarlson’s response, #MegynKelly’s role, and why no one seems capable of stopping the chaos.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=SHJ0KOWcS9M&si=DdY0PQCcnVtNYt7f
#usa #Trump #Vance #Kirk #Fuentes
Dominionist leaders attending the youth-focused
Turning Point USA #AmericaFest conference in Phoenix over the weekend
portrayed Donald Trump’s election as a "spiritual warfare victory",
and urged Christian-right activists to “occupy” more territory by building a bigger Republican majority in Congress.
The AmericaFest speaker lineup included Trump,
other MAGA politicians,
right-wing commentators like #Tucker #Carlson,
and dominionists like #Lance #Wallnau.
House Speaker Mike Johnson cancelled a planned appearance after becoming the target of MAGA rage over a bipartisan budget deal that was attacked by Elon Musk.
In recent years, #TPUSA founder #Charlie #Kirk has made a public shift from promoting a kind a snarky, irreverent libertarianism
to embracing an aggressive Christian nationalism that characterizes much of the MAGA movement today.
Broadcasting from AmericaFest’s media row on Thursday night was “FlashPoint,”
a show launched by televangelist #Kenneth #Copeland’s "Victory Channel" in the fall of 2020
that has been a platform for pro-Trump propaganda and prophesying.
One panelist was Pastor #Rob #McCoy, a spiritual mentor to Kirk, who told viewers that he had been at TPUSA’s headquarters on election night,
and that when Pennsylvania was called for Trump, Kirk started weeping and said, “All glory to God.”
A recurring theme from the show’s host #Gene #Bailey and his panelists was that Trump’s victory is no reason for the church to relax.
Wallnau said that conservative evangelical Christians are the key to keeping the political pendulum swinging to the right in the midterm elections two years from now
