Staff Reports
The packed Neville Arena at Auburn University felt like a revival of American pride when Eric and Lara Trump joined Benny Johnson and Senator Tommy Tuberville for Turning Point USA’s “This Is the Turning Point Tour” stop on November 5, 2025. The crowd was energetic and unapologetically patriotic, a reminder that young Americans are hungry for truth and leadership. Conservative voices are alive on campus, and TPUSA is bringing them together like never before.
In a moment that sent the crowd into a frenzy, Eric Trump picked up the phone and called his father — President Donald Trump — putting him on speaker so thousands could hear his message of gratitude and resolve. Donald Trump’s brief call thanked Alabama for its support and paid respects to the late Charlie Kirk, offering comfort and a steady voice to a movement under attack. That kind of personal connection between the White House and grassroots patriots is exactly what the left fears.
Onstage the Trumps didn’t sugarcoat the threat facing America, naming the radical, socialist forces gaining ground in cities and warning that their policies are toxic to freedom and prosperity. Eric called out New York City’s newly elected mayor as emblematic of a dangerous, woke agenda that would hollow out our cities and punish hard-working taxpayers. Conservatives have to call out these trends loudly and clearly, because preserving freedom requires naming the enemy.
This TPUSA tour stop wasn’t a one-off — it’s part of a nationwide effort to carry forward the legacy of Charlie Kirk after his tragic assassination at a campus event in September. Turning Point’s determination to continue the fight on campuses is a tribute to Kirk’s unapologetic conservatism and a sign that the movement he built will not be intimidated. Young people showing up in droves proves the left’s narrative about the youth is dead wrong, and it’s time Republicans matched that energy with organization and courage.
Watching Eric pick up that phone felt like watching a champion answer the bell: calm, fearless, and impossible to ignore. The left would rather cower behind media spin than face real Americans who want secure borders, strong families, and an economy that rewards work. It’s not mere rhetoric to defend our traditions; it’s the only way to stop a slide into a soft tyranny dressed up as progress.
If conservatives want to keep winning, we must meet the moment with energy, organization, and unapologetic conviction. TPUSA’s campus tour is a blueprint: recruit, educate, and mobilize young patriots who understand that America’s greatness is worth fighting for. The call from President Trump was short, but the message was unmistakable — America comes first, and patriots will not surrender our country to the radicals on the other side.
Hardworking Americans should feel inspired, not intimidated, by what happened in Auburn. This movement is built on faith, family, and freedom, and it will only grow stronger as we refuse to be silenced. Stand up, get involved, and let the left know that their chaotic experiments won’t take root in a nation that still believes in God, country, and the rule of law.
