Benny Johnson didn’t mince words at AmericaFest when he called out the influencer circus that’s tearing at the fabric of our movement, and conservatives should take notice. What played out wasn’t theater for clicks — it was a warning shot: petty feuds among self-styled kings of commentary will hand the left an easy victory if we don’t rein it in.
This is no time for ego-driven infighting; America First is a once-in-a-generation opening to reset the country and win institutional power. Turning Point’s AmFest was supposed to be the big tent moment where activists, donors, and citizens build a unified majority, not another reality?TV brawl that the media will weaponize against us.
Johnson was especially blunt about Charlie Kirk’s role in building coalitions, arguing that Kirk’s ability to bring disparate conservatives together produced wins we can’t afford to lose through factionalism. Conservatives who understand political power know that victories come from organizing and coalition-building, not from shredded alliances and hot takes designed for attention.
The left and their media allies are licking their chops as influencers squabble on camera while the real threat — a cultural and institutional left that aims to destroy what’s left of our liberties — advances unchecked. When even cable pundits attempt to “both-sides” our grief or rewrite the record, strong voices like Johnson’s have to stand up and defend the history of what actually built victories for conservatives.
AmFest’s crowd reaction and the imagery Johnson used — the map showing where conservative majorities still exist — was a sober reminder that the base is larger and hungrier than the noisy minorities tearing each other apart. Those who show up to events, donate, volunteer, and vote want leadership and results, not personality warfare that leaves them exhausted and demoralized. If influencers want to serve the movement, they’ll trade clout-chasing for coalition service.
Make no mistake: calling out bad behavior inside the camp is not censorship or betrayal — it is patriotism. If America First is going to shape the next century, we must close ranks around a disciplined, strategic plan that wins elections and reforms institutions, not fratricidal purity tests that hand the narrative to our enemies.
The choice is simple for conservatives who love this country: keep fighting each other in public and watch the left consolidate power, or soberly unite behind leaders and policies that deliver results for working Americans. Benny Johnson’s message at AmFest was blunt because the stakes are blunt — the right must act like the majority it is, or it will be reduced to punditry while the left remakes America in its image.
