Which major media companies publicly severed ties with Charlie Kirk or Turning Point USA after 2025?
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Executive summary
After reviewing the supplied reporting, there is no clear, sourced documentation in those materials that a major media company publicly and formally severed ties with Charlie Kirk or Turning Point USA after 2025; mainstream outlets instead describe continued visibility for Kirk/TPUSA-branded projects, internal conservative disputes, and reputational scrutiny in the wake of Kirk’s death (AP, CNN, Axios, Forbes, The Guardian, CBS) [1][2][3][4][5][6].
1. No smoking gun in the reporting: mainstream outlets show continuation, not cutoffs
Explicit, sourced statements that a big media company “severed ties” with Charlie Kirk or Turning Point USA after 2025 do not appear in the provided reporting; instead, accounts show Kirk’s podcast and TPUSA-adjacent media projects remaining prominent on platforms and being featured on cable shows — for example, The Charlie Kirk Show remained at or near the top of podcast charts and TPUSA-affiliated Frontlines material was aired on Fox News and Newsmax in October 2025 [5][3]. Major press pieces about the post‑September 2025 period focus on memorials, political fallout, donor scrutiny and internal conservative feuding rather than cataloguing corporate blacklists by major broadcasters or streaming platforms [2][1][7].
2. Where the reporting documents change: fractures inside conservative media and TPUSA, not corporate disaffiliations
The supplied sources document departures and feuds within the conservative ecosystem — Candace Owens’ public split from TPUSA, contested claims about TPUSA finances, and rifts among prominent conservative personalities — but those are described as ideological and personnel fractures rather than as large media companies terminating relationships [8][6][9]. Coverage of “reprisals” and firings linked to commentary about Kirk’s assassination records many individual employment consequences, but it does not present major media corporations announcing they had severed ties with Kirk or TPUSA as an institutional policy move [10].
3. Specific examples that might be mistaken for “severed ties” — context matters
Some readers could conflate guest cancellations, internal departures, or platform moderation with corporate severing of ties; the sources show TPUSA’s media reach was being maintained through guest hosts, allied outlets and a still‑popular podcast platforming TPUSA content [3][5]. Investigations into TPUSA’s fundraising and governance (Forbes, SPLC, ProPublica references) created pressure and public scrutiny that prompted donor questions and social‑media calls for refunds, but those are funder and public pressures, not documented severances by major media conglomerates in the supplied reporting [4][11].
4. What the reporting does document about media relationships after 2025
Reporting indicates TPUSA projects and the Charlie Kirk brand continued to be featured in conservative media circles — the podcast remained top-ranked and TPUSA’s Frontlines saw cable placement on outlets like Fox News and Newsmax — and conservative conferences continued with high-profile guests [3][1][5]. At the same time, investigative and critical coverage from outlets such as The Independent, AP and CNN examined TPUSA’s finances, ties to donors, and controversial rhetoric, which are forms of accountability rather than proof of formal corporate divestment of content or contracts [12][1][2].
5. Bottom line and limits of the record
Based on the documents provided, there is no sourced claim that a major media company publicly announced it had severed ties with Charlie Kirk or Turning Point USA after 2025; the available reporting instead shows continued platforming in conservative media, internal conservative disputes, donor scrutiny, and investigative attention [3][5][4][11]. If precise corporate statements or formal contract terminations exist, they are not included among the supplied sources; additional reporting or primary statements from specific media companies would be required to confirm any formal severances.