AmFest Speaker Index by Year
The lineup is the falsifiable core of the AmFest thesis, so it is worth keeping as a plain list. Everyone named here is named for having appeared at or been invited to a public conference — nothing on this page alleges that any speaker did anything wrong, and no speaker is accused of any crime.
AmericaFest 2024 — December 19–24, 2024
Documented via TPUSA's own published YouTube playlists.
| Speaker | Note |
|---|---|
| Tucker Carlson | Closing speaker, first night; reportedly discussed Epstein and foreign-intelligence blackmail |
| Donald Trump | Headline political appearance |
| Ben Shapiro | Recurring AmFest keynote talent across multiple years |
| Glenn Beck | Media figure |
| Patrick Bet-David | Gave him direct familiarity with the TPUSA network months before Kirk's death |
| Donald Trump Jr. | Also appears low on the August 2025 flyer for the following year |
| Dr. Ben Carson | |
| Steve Bannon | Closed with "Victory or Death!" |
| Rob Schneider |
TPUSA Student Action Summit — July 11–13, 2025, Tampa
| Speaker | Note |
|---|---|
| Megyn Kelly | Appeared with Kirk |
| Dave Smith | Debated Hammer on July 13 — U.S., Israel, Epstein, Mossad |
| Josh Hammer | The other side of that debate |
| Tucker Carlson | Spoke July 14; reportedly told to "go all the way" |
This is the event most often mislabeled "AmFest in Florida." See July 2025 Summit.
AmericaFest December 2025 — Phoenix
The lineup was announced by flyer on August 25, 2025 — sixteen days before Kirk was killed — and the event itself was held after his death. That split is the whole story of this year: Kirk programmed it, and someone else ran it.
Announced on the August 25 flyer, per master-file commentary on the graphic:
| Figure | Placement on the flyer as described |
|---|---|
| Tucker Carlson | Prominent, beside Kirk, turned toward him |
| Steve Bannon | Below Carlson |
| Donald Trump Jr. | Near the bottom |
| Jack Posobiec | Bottom right, described as the last face on the graphic |
Reported as speaking or featured at the event itself:
| Speaker | What is reported |
|---|---|
| Tucker Carlson | Told the audience that taking AIPAC money is an America-last policy and that criticizing AIPAC should not be labeled antisemitism — detail |
| Ben Shapiro | Criticized Carlson and Kelly by name for not denouncing Owens's theories, calling the silence "cowardice" — detail |
| Steve Bannon | December 19, 2025: "We are at war," and called Kirk potentially "the greatest American produced since the Revolution" — detail |
Reported as invited or floated but not confirmed on any published 2025 lineup:
- Candace Owens — per the September 9, 2025 text claim (detail). Whether an invitation was ever formally issued after Kirk's death is not documented anywhere in this file.
- Governor Spencer Cox — one circulated post objects to Cox being made "a guest speaker to any TPUSA events" after Kirk's death, arguing Kirk would have opposed it. That is the poster's opinion. Cox is a living person and this site makes no claim that he was involved in any crime.
What is missing from this index
No authenticated contract trail is public for any year. No booking-department record of vetoes, donor requests, or rescinded invitations has been released. The lineups above come from published playlists, promotional graphics, and event coverage — which is enough to compare years, and not enough to prove why any single name moved. The document requests that would close that gap are on Open Questions and Checklist.
Interesting In This Area
- No contract trail is public, which is the section's central gap.
- Bannon closed 2024 with "Victory or Death!" and returned in 2025.
- Owens appears only as a September 9 text claim, never on a published lineup.
- The August 25 flyer is the lineup document Kirk himself released.
Other Pages In This Section
Tucker's AIPAC Remarks on Stage
On the first AmFest stage without Kirk, Carlson reportedly told the audience that taking AIPAC money is America-last and that criticizing AIPAC is not antisemitism. Continuity, or a single allowed safety valve — both readings circulate. The video is the datum.
Read thisAmFest 2024: Tucker on Epstein
AmericaFest 2024 ran December 19–24, and Tucker Carlson closed the first night reportedly discussing Epstein as a possible foreign-intelligence blackmail operation. Nine months before Kirk was killed. It dates the moment the AmFest main stage was already open to that subject.
Read thisThe method behind the whole section: a conference program is a published document, so who is allowed on stage can be checked year over year. It is the one motive-adjacent claim in this case that is falsifiable. Bookings prove messaging direction, never authorship of a shooting.
Read this"Go Max": Kirk's Instruction to Tucker
Megyn Kelly says she captured Kirk backstage telling Tucker Carlson to "go max" before the July 2025 TPUSA stage. Citizen investigators read it as permission to hit Israel and Epstein material without self-censoring for donors. A pep talk is not a proof chain.
Read thisThis website's author is @HolonCitizen on X and YouTube/@HolonCitizen. Follow me there.
Interesting
- No formal 2025 invitation ever reached Owens, and that silence is itself a data point.
- Owens says FBI, DOJ and White House never replied; only the DNI's office did.
- A broadcast camera 46 meters out captured three distinct low-frequency booms, not one shot.
Related Areas
- The full people index for this investigation
- Influencers and podcasters covering the case
- Josh Hammer's role in the coalition fight
- Video evidence archive
- Ben Shapiro's post-event positioning
- The Israel motive overview