Gabi Finlayson, co-founder of Democratic political consulting firm, Elevate Strategies, touted Kirk’s tour as a “campus martyr tour,” calling TPUSA a “content farm for white supremacy, cancel culture martyrdom, conspiracy theorists, and all too often, (have) these mega conventions where little baby fascists get to cosplay as freedom fighters.”
“My job every single day is actively trying to stop a revolution,” Kirk said. “This is where you have to try to point them toward ultimate purposes and toward getting back to the church, getting back to faith, getting married, having children. That is the type of conservatism that I represent, and I’m trying to paint a picture of virtue, of lifting people up, not just staying angry.”
Kirk responded that for those who are so angry about his visit to the Beehive State, “go to the front of the line” of the debate. “We’re gonna have a good chat.”
