politics
March 7, 2026
Max Blumenthal accused Turning Point of lying about Charlie Kirk to sell a regime-change war with Iran
Max Blumenthal has accused Turning Point USA of falsely portraying Charlie Kirk as a supporter of a US regime-change war against Iran
TL;DR
- Max Blumenthal accused Turning Point USA (TPUSA) of misrepresenting Charlie Kirk's stance on Iran to support a US war.
- TPUSA shared a video of Kirk praising a Westernized Iran, which was later fact-checked by a community note.
- The note highlighted that the video predated Kirk's statement calling regime change in Iran "pathologically insane."
- Kirk had previously warned against intervention to topple the Iranian government, citing potential "unintended and unforeseen consequences."
- He expressed concerns about civil war and a refugee crisis if the government fell.
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