🚨WOW. University of Arkansas chapter of Turning Point USA announces disaffiliation from the TPUSA national group one week after Erika Kirk Visits — Citing concerns about direction, and “losing sight of Conservative Values”

President Dino Fantegrossi:

"I joined TPUSA the first semester of my freshman year. That was ten semesters ago," Fantegrossi said. "This chapter has meant the world to me, and I am incredibly proud of everything we have accomplished."

Fantegrossi said the organization gave him "countless opportunities," but leadership at the campus chapter recently became concerned about the direction of the national group.

"It has seemed that this organization has lost sight of what is truly important. We are no longer focused on our guiding north star — that is, fighting for conservative policy, principles, and values," the statement said. "Instead, it feels that we have become consumed with metrics, creating the next viral cultural moment... we have become reactionary when we need to be proactive."

Fantegrossi said the chapter's executive board reached a unanimous decision to disaffiliate with TPUSA and rebrand to Young American Revival.

"We have many grievances with Turning Point USA, which we will shortly make known to them in private, but I will share only one. We are generally put off by how Charlie Kirk has been used by TPUSA since his assassination," Fantegrossi said. "Statements like 'Charlie would have said' and 'Charlie would have wanted' have felt in many instances disingenuous and manipulative."

The statement said that Young American Revival at the U of A will focus on advocating for Christian conservative values and policy and will be able to support "grassroots conservative candidates."