From “The Seven Mountains Mandate: Exposing the Dangerous Plan to Christianize America and Destroy Democracy” by Matthew Boedy
Turning Point has always had tremendous support from conservative power players. GOP donors Bill Montgomery and Foster Friess were among Kirk’s earliest supporters. Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas, was an early Turning Point advisory board member. But Kirk knew also that the GOP had radically changed when Trump won the nomination in 2016. That summer Kirk befriended Donald Trump Jr. and spent months campaigning with him. That paid off in a massive way. When the elder Trump became president, Turning Point’s fundraising skyrocketed. In 2018, according to InfluenceWatch, Turning Point raised over $28 million, compared to $10 million the previous year. According to NBC News, by 2021 Turning Point was reporting $55 million in revenue. Since 2018, Turning Point has hosted Trump fourteen times.