Update: Texas Christian University reached out to Townhall and provided the following statement from their spokesperson:
On September 18, TCU successfully hosted a TPUSA event to honor the life of Charlie Kirk, who had previously spoken on TCU’s campus to students and the community. Separate from this event, an outside party, not affiliated with TCU, invited an external speaker to appear on our campus on Oct. 7. The student chapter of TPUSA then requested that TCU host the Oct. 7 event for 700 to 1,000 people. The requested space was already booked with another student event. We explored options and notified the group on Sept. 25 that a secure space was not available given the short notice, but we offered to find another date or space for the event. TCU never cancelled this event as it was never booked.
Original: An event hosted by a Turning Point USA chapter at Texas Christian University, and featuring detransitioner Chloe Cole, was canceled with no particular reason given as to why.
"The first college to actually thank me for speaking on their campus instead of cancelling me like @TCU just did! Christian colleges (and otherwise) need to step up to keep democracy and free speech alive in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination," Cole said in a post, thanking Hillsdale for her opportunity to speak on their campus.
The first college to actually thank me for speaking on their campus instead of cancelling me like @TCU just did!
— Chloe Cole ⭐️ (@ChoooCole) October 1, 2025
Christian colleges (and otherwise) need to step up to keep democracy and free speech alive in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. https://t.co/KTQbCNW62F
According to Cole, the university “didn’t give a real reason” for denying TPUSA a room to host the event. Still, the event remains scheduled for October 7, though it will now take place off campus.
The show goes on, but not on campus. pic.twitter.com/f6puBgLk22
— Chloe Cole ⭐️ (@ChoooCole) October 1, 2025
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton responded on X to Cole’s post, writing, “This doesn’t look like free speech to me. I’m going to look into this. @TCU.”
This doesn’t look like free speech to me. I’m going to look into this. @TCU https://t.co/7OutbFDEHi
— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) October 1, 2025
The denied event comes amid escalating rhetoric against conservatives in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, raising concerns that universities are silencing right-leaning voices at the very moment they are under threat.
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