Jenny Beaman, the Target employee who was harassed by a crazed leftist for wearing a shirt in support of Turning Point USA founder and free speech martyr Charlie Kirk, received a standing ovation from thousands of attendees at Turning Point USA’s 2025 AmericaFest conference on Saturday.
Beman was welcomed on stage by Jack Posobiec and Benny Johnson, causing the crowd of thousands of AmericaFest attendees to cheer.
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Additional footage from the time Beaman took the stage at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest convention shows the huge crowd that welcomed him.
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When asked what Charlie Kirk’s life meant to him, Beeman replied, “It meant I could stand up for freedom. I kind of did. I stand up for my rights, and that’s why I looked up to him.”
“Because I love the way he stood up and stood up for God. And I love the way he talked to the students,” Beaman continued.
“Like everyone else, I was in love with him,” she said.
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Beeman also thanked the AmericaFest crowd for their applause and donations.
“When your GiveSendGo went up, and all this happened, I reached out to Erica Kirk, I told her about it, and Erica said, ‘Jack, I want him at MFest,'” Posobiec said.
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“This was a priceless moment with the lovely Jenny Beaman at Mfest 2025,” Erica Kirk said in the Saturday X Post, sharing video footage of her conversation with Beaman backstage.
She added, “Thank you for being a part of my Charlie legacy. I love your courage. God bless you.”
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A woman named Michaelia Ponce, an employee at Enlo Health in Chico, California, posted a video of Beaman being harassed for wearing a shirt in support of Charlie Kirk while she was working her shift at Target last week, Breitbart News reports.
In the video, Ponce insults Beman and threatens to go to a Target manager about her attire. However, the Target employee remained polite throughout the entire ordeal, telling Ponce to “have a nice day” before walking away.
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The video went viral on social media, where Ponce faced a lot of criticism.
Meanwhile, a GiveSendGo fundraiser was created for Beeman in the hopes that she can “afford a much-needed vacation” and find time to “relax, recharge, and forget about the ugliness.”
As of Saturday evening, the fundraiser has reached $273,575 in donations.
Due to overwhelming support, the GiveSendGo fundraiser goal has been updated to $300,000.
“Maybe we can give him a break and retirement!” An update has been written in the description of the fundraiser.
Turning Point USA is hosting its annual end-of-the-year conference in Phoenix, Arizona — the organization’s first AmericaFest since the horrific murder of its founder Charlie Kirk on September 10.
The conference has attracted more than 30,000 attendees – many of whom are first-time visitors – making this year’s AmericaFest the largest conference in Turning Point USA’s history.
Alana Mastrangelo is a reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow him on Facebook and X @ARmastrangeloAnd on Instagram.
