{"id":321622,"date":"2026-04-20T11:26:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=321622"},"modified":"2026-04-20T11:26:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:56:32","slug":"why-erika-kirk-cancelled-turning-point-usa-appearance-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/why-erika-kirk-cancelled-turning-point-usa-appearance-source\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Erika Kirk Cancelled Turning Point USA Appearance: Source"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Recent details have emerged in regards to the alleged security threats that led <strong>Erika Kirk<\/strong> to cancel an appearance at a Turning Point USA event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe particular threats were targeting her and her ability to get to and from the event,\u201d a source exclusively tells <em>Us Weekly<\/em>. \u201cHer security team felt that they may not protect her life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kirk, 37, was scheduled to headline the University of Georgia event alongside Vice President <strong>JD Vance<\/strong>, but later withdrew \u2014 facing backlash from conservative commentator Candace Owens and more. Vance, meanwhile, made an appearance on the event. (Erika has served as chairwoman and CEO of Turning Point USA following the September 2025 assassination of husband and cofounder <strong>Charlie Kirk<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn order you&#8217;ll be able to imagine, for a mother of two young kids who just lost her husband in the best way that she did, she felt that she needed to take her security team\u2019s advice,\u201d the insider says. \u201cI believe anybody would.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Candace Owens Responds to Erika Kirk Pulling Out of Event With VP JD Vance<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tPolitical commentator Candace Owens\u00a0slammed Erika Kirk for pulling out of a Turning Point USA event alongside Vice President JD Vance on the last minute. Taking to X on Tuesday, April 14, just hours after Kirk, 37, confirmed she was canceling her appearance on the University of Georgia on account of alleged security threats, Owens, 36, claimed [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The source explains that the alleged threats that led to Erika\u2019s cancellation \u201cweren&#8217;t targeted on the venue,\u201d adding that \u201cthat they had full confidence within the Secret Service\u201d to maintain Vance \u201csecure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was absolutely no reason to cancel the event,\u201d the source says. \u201cIt was specifically for her participation, her ability to get to and from the event that they were concerned about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response to the insider, Turning Point USA takes \u201csecurity extremely seriously\u201d within the wake of Charlie\u2019s death and shares that this includes \u201cprotecting the youngsters which are attending these events.\u201d The source explains that this \u201creally speaks to the proven fact that this was not in regards to the event itself, which is why the night itself went forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis shouldn\u2019t surprise people: a girl who has been mainly accused of murdering her own husband \u2014 someone the world loved \u2014 is facing death threats,\u201d the insider says. \u201cThat is what happens. It\u2019s very clear that there\u2019s a coordinated effort here, and I don\u2019t think anybody needs to be surprised that we ended up in a situation where it was not secure for her to go to an event that she was widely publicized and speaking at because there have been threats on her life.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You will have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Candace-Owens-Slams-Erika-Kirks-Cancellation-of-Event-e1776445058883.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=400%2C225&#038;quality=40&#038;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Candace Owens Slams Erika Kirks Cancellation of Event\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Candace-Owens-Slams-Erika-Kirks-Cancellation-of-Event-e1776445058883.jpg?quality=55&#038;strip=all\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Candace Owens Slams Erika Kirk&#8217;s \u2018Psychotic\u2019 Cancellation of Event<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tCandace Owens condemned Erika Kirk\u2019s \u201cutterly indefensible and psychotic\u201d decision to tug out of an event with Vice President JD Vance this week. \u201cThe general public should proceed to be outraged over this recent lie from Turning Point USA,\u201d Owens, 36, wrote via X on Friday, April 17. Owens has repeatedly criticized Kirk, 37, for canceling [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Thursday, April 16, CBS News cited a Secret Service source and reported that the agency was not aware of any \u201ccredible threats\u201d to Erika or the event. The outlet reported that Vance was briefed that the event was secure and selected to hold on along with his appearance. The Secret Service source clarified that Erika and her team can have received \u201chostile or threatening messages\u201d via social media that weren&#8217;t considered to be actionable by security agents on the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Turning Point USA explains to <em>Us<\/em> that the threats related to Erika\u2019s \u201ctravel outside the secured perimeter\u201d led the team \u201cto make the difficult decision to withdraw her participation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur security team repeatedly assesses security considerations and this was the suitable call within the interest of her safety,\u201d the statement reads. \u201cWe&#8217;re grateful to law enforcement and the U.S. Secret Service for ensuring a secure event.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent details have emerged in regards to the alleged security threats that led Erika Kirk to cancel an appearance at a Turning Point USA event. \u201cThe particular threats were targeting her and her ability to get to and from the event,\u201d a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. \u201cHer security team felt that they may not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":321623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[337],"tags":[3149,7692,22117,8099,696,4174,3188,44],"class_list":["post-321622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-appearance","tag-cancelled","tag-erika","tag-kirk","tag-point","tag-source","tag-turning","tag-usa"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321622"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":321625,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321622\/revisions\/321625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/321623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}