The Associated Press reports:
Charlie Kirk’s $4.75 million Spanish-style estate is tucked away in a gated Arizona country club that charges nearly a half-million dollars for a golf membership. It boasts a guest casita, “resort-style” pool and striking views of the Sonoran Desert. The MAGA movement has been lucrative for Kirk, the 29-year-old CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization, Turning Point.
Now, as its leaders age out of the youth movement, they are attempting to leverage Turning Point’s connections and fundraising might to branch out. Ahead of the 2024 election, they are pitching a $108 million get-out-the vote campaign that would expand beyond Arizona to the battlegrounds of Georgia and Wisconsin.
“Any donor who thinks an organization needs $108 million for a three-state grassroots get-out-the-vote campaign is being taken advantage of,” said Erick Erickson, a nationally syndicated conservative talk radio host and frequent Trump critic. “It sounds like a grift.”
Read the full article. The piece goes on to recount Kirk’s multiple homes and the millions his group has poured into companies owned by his friends and political allies. Turning Point, an alleged nonprofit, doesn’t have to account for its expenditures and operates a network of opaquely-related groups. Excellent reporting by the AP.
How Trump’s MAGA movement helped a 29-year-old activist become a millionaire (from @AP) via @BrianSlodysko https://t.co/DY3j1uj2sg
— Eric Tucker (@etuckerAP) October 10, 2023