Tucker Carlson honored Charlie Kirk’s legacy in the most fitting way possible.
He Gaza-fied a leftist activist’s talking points with a swift devastating blow of his rhetorical sledgehammer.
And Tucker Carlson had the packed house at his Indiana University TPUSA event erupting when he wrecked the leftist student with one devastating question.
Tucker Carlson steps into Charlie Kirk’s shoes
Tucker Carlson headlined a Turning Point USA event at Indiana University on Tuesday night, filling in for the organization’s late founder Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated last month during a similar campus event in Utah.
Thousands packed the IU Auditorium to hear Carlson speak, with supporters traveling from across Indiana to attend.
The crowd included Ava Allen, who made the trip from northwest Indiana specifically to see Carlson.
"Super excited for Tucker Carlson," Allen said, noting she’d followed his career for years.¹
Small groups of protesters gathered outside, but the overwhelming sentiment inside was celebration of Kirk’s mission.
Indiana Governor Mike Braun opened the event by encouraging students to continue Kirk’s work of engaging young conservatives on college campuses.
When Carlson took the stage, he described the evening as a symbolic passing of the torch from Kirk’s legacy.
"I love the idea of people being able to ask any question they want," Carlson said, emphasizing his commitment to open dialogue with students.²
The moment that stopped the auditorium cold
During the question-and-answer session, a pro-abortion student stepped to the microphone with what she thought was a bulletproof argument.
She confidently declared her support for abortion rights using the tired "my body, my choice" slogan that’s become standard fare at leftist rallies.
Tucker listened patiently, then nodded thoughtfully.
"I kind of believe the ‘My Body My Choice’ thing," Tucker replied. "I really thought that’s what it was about."³
The student probably thought she’d found common ground with the conservative commentator.
She confirmed that bodily autonomy was indeed her reasoning.
That’s when Tucker dropped the hammer.
"So where were you on the COVID vax?" Tucker asked.⁴
The auditorium erupted.
You could watch the student’s expression change as the logical trap snapped shut.
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The same leftists who screamed "my body, my choice" about abortion were the exact same people demanding vaccine mandates, threatening people’s jobs, and celebrating when the unvaccinated were banned from restaurants and public spaces.
The hypocrisy couldn’t have been more obvious if Tucker had displayed it on a billboard.
Leftists can’t handle their own logic being used against them
This is why Tucker’s question landed with such devastating force.
For two years, radical leftists weaponized government power to force experimental vaccines on Americans who didn’t want them.
They partnered with tech giants to censor anyone who questioned vaccine safety or effectiveness.
They convinced employers to fire workers who refused the jab.
They barred people from flying, entering public buildings, and even attending family gatherings.
All while claiming it was for "public health."
But the moment someone brings up abortion, suddenly bodily autonomy becomes sacred again.
Suddenly personal medical decisions are private matters between individuals and their doctors.
Tucker’s simple question exposed what everyone already knew: leftists don’t actually believe in bodily autonomy.
They believe in power.
When abortion advances their political agenda, they invoke personal freedom.
When vaccine mandates advance their political agenda, they invoke collective responsibility.
The principle means nothing to them. Control is all that matters.
Kirk’s mission lives on through moments like these
Attendee Courtney Gady captured the significance of the evening perfectly.
"Charlie was such a great coalitionist," Gady said. "He brought so many people together, so it’s great to see these people come alongside him to help continue the mission."⁵
That mission is exactly what Tucker demonstrated on stage.
Kirk built Turning Point USA to engage young people with conservative ideas and teach them how to defend those ideas on hostile college campuses.
He knew the Left controlled the narrative at universities across America, and he wanted to give students the tools to fight back.
Tucker honored that legacy by doing what Kirk did best – using logic and reason to dismantle leftist talking points in real time.
The pro-abortion student walked up to that microphone expecting Tucker to engage her on her terms, using her preferred framework.
Instead, he exposed the entire foundation of her argument as fraudulent.
That’s the beauty of what Kirk taught conservatives to do.
Don’t accept the Left’s premises. Question their assumptions. Force them to apply their own standards consistently.
When you do that, their arguments collapse like a house of cards.
Turning Point USA plans to continue its campus tour, with podcaster Allie Beth Stuckey headlining the next event at Louisiana State University.
Kirk’s assassination last month was meant to intimidate conservatives and silence campus activism.
Instead, it galvanized the movement he built.
Tucker’s appearance at Indiana University proved that Kirk’s work will continue, and young conservatives aren’t backing down from confronting leftist hypocrisy anywhere they find it.
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¹ Staff, "Tucker Carlson Headlines Turning Point USA Event in Bloomington," WIBC, October 22, 2025.
² Ibid.
³ Resist the Mainstream, X post, October 23, 2025.
⁴ Ibid.
⁵ Staff, "Tucker Carlson Headlines Turning Point USA Event in Bloomington," WIBC, October 22, 2025.
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