(Valerie Richardson/The Washington Times) — Nearly every year, the Southern Poverty Law Center adds another mainstream conservative organization to its notorious “Hate Map,” and this year, it was Turning Point USA’s turn.
Turning Point USA was listed as an “antigovernment extremist group” in the annual report released Friday by the center, a left-wing mainstay known for its feverish fundraising appeals and lavish headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama.
“Turning Point USA’s effort to sow fear and division to enforce social hierarchies rooted in supremacism is emblematic of the hard right’s broader political project to destroy our foundational democratic principles and institutions,” said the report, “The Year in Hate and Extremism 2024.”
Charlie Kirk, founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, was unfazed by the decision to include his organization, calling it a “badge of honor.”
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Charlie Kirk speaking with attendees at the 2018 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
