Hundreds of French Charlie Kirk Fans Commemorate the TPUSA Founder's Death by the Seine River

Erik Svane, blogueur, et le chat Jixie en renfort du trumpisme français, 
Paris, 19 septembre 2025 © Wilson T

Will France end up getting a Turning Point Paris? asks Causeur's Lucien Rabouille hopefully as hundreds of right-leaning Frenchmen and Americans (plus one cat hailing from the Swiss Alps) flocked to the Lafayette statue on le Cours de la Reine by the Seine Friday to pay homage to Charlie Kirk (my photos at the bottom of this post; merci à Sarah pour le hyperlien).

In the words of a Frenchman, Causeur's Lucien Rabouille:

On Friday, September 19th, at 6 p.m., the statue of La Fayette, located a stone's throw from the Place de la Concorde and the Grand Palais, was feeling less isolated than usual. At its feet, around 500 participants had come to pay a Trumpian tribute to Charlie Kirk, the young star of American conservatism assassinated on September 10th in the middle of a speech. 

Halfway between a Trumpist liturgy and a Protestant revival, the atmosphere was decidedly American: star-spangled banners, a minute of silence, prayers, speeches punctuated with biblical references, quotes from Burke and Tocqueville… All punctuated by the American anthem, regularly performed by an Italian singer already in demand during the NBA tournament in Paris.

Organized in the urgency of emotion, the rally brought together the entire galaxy of French Trump supporters, familiar with Charlie Kirk's videos long before his assassination made him an icon of global conservatism. Philippe Karsenty, former deputy mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine and spokesman for the Comité Trump France, was among those who took turns at the microphone, followed by Kate Pesey, director of the Tocqueville Fellowship, which "perpetuates the intellectual legacy of Alexis de Tocqueville" by sending promising young people each year to discover the American political model. …/…

American Bible Culture and the Spirit of "I Am Charlie"

In France, politics and religion are readily separated. That evening, the right had tuned into American time and blurred the boundaries. Feminist activist Marguerite Stern, fist and rosary raised, spoke of Charlie Kirk's "martyrdom" and invoked his "mystical" presence, while drawing thunderous applause for Donald Trump's decision to classify Antifa as a terrorist organization. Randy Yaloz, for Republicans Overseas (an association that brings together expatriate members of the Republican Party), recalled Kirk's taste for tough debates—the young man had made confrontation in hostile academic terrain his trademark. One speaker recalled that Moses, who began his career as a stutterer, had to learn to speak well to convince Pharaoh: "One sharpens one's arguments better when ideas are confronted." 

 ... A singular syncretism: a touch of America's Bible culture mixed with France's Voltairian spirit. 

A Turning Point à la française ?

Franco-American Nicolas Conquer, master of ceremonies, actively disseminates the ideas of the American right in France. With his easily identifiable style and language, he has become the face and voice of French Trumpism since the 2024 elections. In his closing remarks, he called for Charlie Kirk's fight for freedom of expression and conservatism to be revived in France. Is there a need to consider a French-style Turning Point USA, named after the political platform founded by Kirk? From the podium, Conquer praised Kirk's ability to raise funds and disrupt traditional media. 

... Across the Channel, the project has already resonated with Turning Point UK. Why not here? "The sooner the better," confided one participant. "We need to organize ourselves," says Nicolas Conquer, who sees the GOP as a model of political organization capable of inspiring French and European right-wing parties, which are often too centralized and incapable of launching vast platforms for disseminating ideas.

"What if the best tribute to the deceased wasn't to extend his fight and his role model in France?" Lucien Rabouille ends by asking in Causeur. Among other media also present were Frontières and Europe 1. 

Just in case you think of this as an entirely positive event, understand that the ceremony was held outdoors precisely because, in spite of dozens of phone calls from Republicans Overseas France (whose members were instrumental in organizing the event), it was impossible to find a single church, protestant or catholic, which would accept to hold a ceremony inside their walls. ROF organizers were looking to approach a synagogue when word came that the Paris préfecture had agreed to allow the ceremony to be held near the Grand Palais.

Speaking of synagogues: Incidentally, Kirk — whose name means Church in Scottish and the Scandinavian languages (not in German, Don Trump Jr, where it is Kirche, although it obviously derives from the same root word origin) — vowed, after discussions with Dennis Prager (of The Rational Bible fame), to honor the Sabbath and its Jewish customs (no phones for 24 hours, etc…) every Saturday.

Florian et Laurent, Canadiens, familiers de l’Amérique du Nord ont sorti 
l’outfit trumpiste pour l’hommage à Kirk. Photo: Lucien Rabouille 
In the background, far left, sporting a MAGA cap: ROF's Paul Reen

Lucien Rabouille dans Causeur :

Vendredi 19 septembre, à 18 h, la statue de La Fayette, située à deux pas de la place de la Concorde et du Grand Palais, s’ennuyait moins que d’habitude. À ses pieds, environ cinq cents participants étaient venus rendre un hommage trumpiste à Charlie Kirk, la jeune star du conservatisme américain assassinée le 10 septembre en plein discours.

À mi-chemin entre liturgie trumpiste et revival protestant, l’ambiance était résolument américaine : banderoles étoilées, minute de silence, prières, discours ponctués de références bibliques, citations de Burke et de Tocqueville… Le tout rythmé par l’hymne américain, régulièrement interprété par une cantatrice italienne déjà sollicitée lors du tournoi de NBA à Paris.

Organisé dans l’urgence de l’émotion, le rassemblement a réuni toute la galaxie des trumpistes français, familiers des vidéos de Charlie Kirk bien avant que son assassinat n’en fasse une icône du conservatisme mondial. Au micro se sont succédé Philippe Karsenty, ancien adjoint à la mairie de Neuilly-sur-Seine et animateur du comité Trump France, puis Kate Pesey, directrice de la bourse Tocqueville, qui « perpétue l’héritage intellectuel d’Alexis de Tocqueville » en envoyant chaque année de jeunes gens prometteurs découvrir le modèle politique américain. …/… 

Biblisme américain et « Je suis Charlie »

En France, on sépare volontiers politique et religion. Ce soir-là, la droite s’était mise à l’heure américaine et brouillait les frontières. La militante féministe Marguerite Stern, poing et chapelet levés, évoqua le « martyre » de Charlie Kirk et invoqua sa présence « mystique », tout en faisant applaudir à tout rompre la décision de Donald Trump de classer les Antifa comme organisation terroriste. Randy Yaloz, pour Republicans Overseas (association qui regroupe les membres du Parti républicain expatriés), rappela le goût de Kirk pour les débats difficiles – le jeune homme avait fait de la confrontation en terrain universitaire hostile sa marque de fabrique. Un orateur rappela que Moïse, bègue à ses débuts, dut apprendre à bien parler pour convaincre Pharaon : « On affûte mieux ses arguments dans la confrontation d’idées. » 

… Singulier syncrétisme : un brin de biblisme américain mêlé à l’esprit voltairien français.

Nicolas Conquer, maître de cérémonie a eu l’occasion de 
rendre hommage à Kirk sur les médias ces derniers jours. 
Et si le meilleur hommage rendu au défunt n’était pas 
de prolonger son combat et son modèle en France ? 

Un Turning Point à la française ?

Le Franco-Américain Nicolas Conquer, maître de cérémonie, diffuse activement les idées de la droite américaine en France. Par son style et son verbe facilement identifiables, il est devenu depuis les élections de 2024 le visage et la voix du trumpisme hexagonal. Dans sa conclusion, il a appelé de ses vœux à reprendre en France le combat de Charlie Kirk pour la liberté d’expression et le conservatisme. De là à envisager un Turning Point USA à la française, du nom de la plate-forme politique fondée par Kirk ? À la tribune, Conquer a loué la capacité qu’avait Kirk à lever des fonds et à bousculer les médias traditionnels.

 … Outre-Manche, le projet a déjà trouvé un écho avec Turning Point UK. Pourquoi pas ici ? « Le plus tôt sera le mieux », confie une participante. « Il faut nous organiser », assure Nicolas Conquer, qui voit dans le GOP un modèle d’organisation politique capable d’inspirer les partis de droite français et européens, souvent trop centralisés et incapables de lancer de vastes plateformes de diffusion d’idées. 

In front of Paris's Lafayette statue

Along le Cours de la Reine on the right bank of la Seine in Paris

The Eiffel Tower on the horizon

 

As they walk by, two Eastern Europeans ignore 
the Fuck Kirk letters that some locofoco has 
printed beforehand on le Cours de la Reine

"Being right-wing kills" or, alternatively,
"Being right-wing is a deadly endeavour"

Two American ex-pats join the commemoration

A French woman has taken the Left's 2015
"I am Charlie" sign and added "Kirk" on the bottom

Echoing TPUSA itself, many attendees and speakers
hailed from youth organizations of French students
unhappy with the left's dominance of culture and institutions