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Turning Point USA has honored the Target employee who went viral after a customer accused her of wearing a Charlie Kirk shirt to work this weekend.
Jenny Beeman, 72, received an outpouring of support from conservatives on social media after a woman filmed herself confronting Beeman about the shirt. The woman in the video hurled insults at Beaman, condemning her as a “racist,” but Beaman reacted calmly and de-escalated the situation.
“I’m sorry, but I’m not going to stand here and argue with you,” Beeman tells the woman in the video before wishing her a good day.
Conservative activists Bennie Johnson and Jack Posobiec welcomed Beeman to the stage at AmericaFest on Saturday.
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Penny Johnson, left, Jenny Beeman and Jack Posobiec stand on stage during AmericaFest 2025 at Turning Point USA, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
“Jenny, the woman who was harassed at Target for wearing a Charlie Kirk t-shirt, just joined me on stage at AmericaFest,” Johnson wrote on Channel X after the event. “Patriots have donated over $260,000 to her since the incident in which she stood up for Charlie’s name. From being harassed at work to standing on stage at TPUSA’s biggest event of the year. This is how we fight darkness with light.”
The four-day AmericaFest event being held at the Phoenix Convention Center features big names from the world of conservative politics, including Vice President J.D. Vance, who is expected to be the event’s keynote speaker on Sunday, and Erica Kirk, who will chair the event.
The conference comes at a time when the organization is struggling Kirk’s assassination in Septemberwho was shot and killed at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
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A group of attendees at a breakout session on expanding Turning Point USA to college and high school campuses during AmericaFest in Phoenix on December 19, 2025. (Peter Dabrowski/Fox News Digital)
“At AmericaFest 2025, we come together to honor Charlie’s legacy — to continue the mission he started and celebrate the country he loved,” TPUSA wrote.
AmericaFest is expected to attract more than 30,000 participants over the course of the weekend, with organizers saying this year is set to see the largest turnout yet. As it comes before 2026 midterm electionsas organizers look to energize a new demographic of young voters in hopes of bolstering the conservative base before a new flock of students head to the polls next year.
Ben Shapiro speaks at AmericaFest 2025. (Screenshot/TPUSA)
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Attendees can also expect to hear from several other conservative heavyweights at the conference, including Donald Trump Jr., Speaker of the House Mike JohnsonR-La., and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, as TPUSA looks to rebuild after the tragic death of its founder while maintaining its roots of facilitating conversations across the political spectrum.
Fox News’ Julia Bonavita contributed to this report.