In a recent series of videos, a woman who formerly worked as a donor relations officer at Turning Point USA (TPUSA) in Phoenix, Arizona, has criticized the organization, calling some of its leaders “horrible.”
The reveal was shared by TikTok user fueledbyfaith94, whose real name is Amanda. In her first clip, she detailed that she worked for TPUSA for four years, one of them as a donor relations officer in Arizona. It was during her stint working with donors that the relationship between her and the organization grew sour.
So, when Amanda saw political commentator Candace Owens blast TPUSA online, she decided to speak her truth. It’s not clear which post Amanda was referring to, but Owens, who has addressed TPUSA since Charlie Kirk’s assassination in an unfavorable light, talked about the organization on December 2.
“I now can say with full confidence that I believe Charlie Kirk was betrayed by the leadership of Turning Point USA and some of the very people who eulogized him on stage,” Owens wrote on X, in part.
‘Horrible’ People At TPUSA
Amanda, seeing Owens sharing her revelation, felt inspired to speak out. Referring to some of the leadership working in the Arizona donors department in TPUSA, she called them “horrible” people, a second after she hesitated calling them “disgusting.”
“It was just some of the worst times ever. I was working for such an amazing, brilliant, idea of organization, and to see it for what it really was behind the scenes,” Amanda said, before clarifying that, at its core, what defines TPUSA is money.
“It took me so much towards the end not to tell donors to take their money elsewhere,” Amanda continued. “That’s the first time I’ve said that out loud. I’m so proud of myself for being able to come out of that organization and be who I am today.”
She then wished for her friends in TPUSA to “find their moment to move on,” before saying that some people still there are “the worst of the worst.” She concluded, “Stop watching the news, stop paying attention to people who just don’t matter in your life. Focus on your family, your friends, your loved ones. Get out of the political world. It’s not real, none of it is real.”
Many users reacted to Amanda’s story by saying it confirmed their beliefs about TPUSA, fueled by the allegations raised by Owens, among others. One user commented, “This is why Charlie wanted an audit.” Another one said, “Sweetie, be safe. This is scary info to share.” A third one added, “TPUSA sounds like Scientology.”
Other people asked for receipts, but Amanda explained she can’t go into specifics because of NDA’s and TPUSA’s potential “suing someone even for a tiny video,” she said.
