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Amidst reports of multiple layoffs at Turning Point USA following internal upheaval after the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk, a former staff member has come forward to share her personal account.
On February 5, Aubrey Laitsch — who served as a public relations manager for the organization for four and a half years, as detailed on her LinkedIn profile — released a video lasting nearly 13 minutes on her social media platforms, where she stated, “I can’t ignore what I witnessed.”
Recently, political commentator Candace Owens has criticized the organization, sharing purportedly leaked phone and Zoom conversations featuring Charlie’s widow, Erika Kirk. In these recordings, Erika reportedly described her late husband’s memorial as the “event of the century.”
The new CEO of Turning Point USA, aged 37, has faced ongoing criticism from Owens, 36, particularly concerning her conduct following Charlie’s death and her management decisions, which seemingly included staff reductions.
In her comprehensive statement, Laitsch recounted her experiences at the organization, noting that her tenure was largely positive until a leadership change around 2022 or 2023. She claimed that the situation deteriorated significantly after the political activist was tragically assassinated on September 10, at the age of 31.
“Obviously, it was an extremely traumatizing day for everyone,” Laitsch said. “I worked nonstop. My phone received hundreds of phone calls on September 10, thousands of text messages, and multiple times, I kind of got reprimanded for not being responsive enough for people.”
Laitsch claimed the “20-hour days” were “very real” for the months following Charlie’s unexpected death, and the work only continued as the organization went straight into their AmericaFest convention in the fall.
She claimed that there was “no extra compensation [and] no breaks” and felt that they were not able to “grieve as a family.”
According to Laitsch, when she was allegedly let go, she was told that one of the reasons for her termination was because an Uber driver supposedly told an unnamed Turning Point executive that she had cast the company in a negative light and said no one liked their new CEO, Erika.
Laitsch denied that she made such comments about Turning Point.
“I have a gut feeling that I was terminated from Turning Point because I am questioning the narrative of what happened to my role model and CEO, Charlie Kirk, on the day of his assassination,” she said.
Owens has also implied numerous times that there is something off about Charlie’s murder.
“What is being told to us in the mainstream media just really doesn’t add up to me, and I’m really hopeful that one day it will,” said Laitsch. “I have a lot of concerns and a lot of questions about what took place that day and the events leading up to that day. It is from my own experience that you can’t question the narrative and work at Turning Point. That is how I feel. That is how other people I’ve talked to feel. It goes against everything that Charlie ever stood for.”
Laitsch said the reason for her post is to “bring light” to how people are being allegedly treated at Turning Point USA. In the caption of her post, she wrote in part, “This video is the beginning of me telling the truth, as much as I legally can.”
Following Charlie’s assassination at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, as part of his American Comeback Tour, Laitsch shared a lengthy statement to Instagram, telling followers, “He showed me that living boldly in truth is worth more than living comfortably in silence.”