Fort Lewis TPUSA Chapter Enrollment Stalls Nearly 1 Year After 70-Person Campus Clash
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 8
Fort Lewis TPUSA Chapter Enrollment Stalls Nearly 1 Year After 70-Person Campus Clash
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 8
Summary
Nearly a year after Fort Lewis College recognized the chapter, local leaders say TPUSA membership has stayed flat as students fear retaliation for joining.
Chapter officers and supporters said those fears stem from harassment, anonymous death threats and broader safety concerns that followed the approval fight.
Video from the 2025 dispute showed campus police detaining a student after 66-year-old supporter David Peters was struck with a Taco Bell cup outside student senate chambers; he declined to press charges.
The standoff came after student government reversed an initial rejection and approved the chapter in an emergency session, triggering immediate protests at the Durango, Colorado, campus.
The Fort Lewis impasse contrasts with TPUSA's national surge after co-founder Charlie Kirk's 2025 assassination, which the group said drew more than 120,000 chapter inquiries.