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Charlie Kirk told the Tribune that his political awakening began in middle school after a teacher badmouthed then-President George W. Bush.
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Chicago Tribune

Friends recall Charlie Kirk, who started Turning Point USA in Chicago suburbs, as man who ‘inspired millions’

Charlie Kirk told the Tribune in 2018 that his political awakening began in middle school after a teacher badmouthed then-President George W. Bush. He recounted times he sparred with teachers at Wheeling High School. He also led a boycott after Wheeling’s cafeteria raised the cost of a cookie from a quarter to 50 cents.

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