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Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and outspoken supporter of former President and current presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, issued a stark warning on Thursday, urging Republicans to recognize the Democratic campaign's successful political organizing and referring to President Joe Biden as a “formidable” opponent to his predecessor as the true prepare for their 2024 electoral rematch.

During a recent episode of The Charlie Kirk Show, the program's eponymous host highlighted what he perceived as some of the organizational strengths of the Biden campaign, blaming former Republican National Committee leadership for the Trump campaign's perceived weakness in on-the-ground campaign organizing in swing states.

“We are struggling right now as a movement to open up the necessary field offices to compete against Joe Biden… the Trump campaign is working very hard to fix Ronna's [McDaniel, former RNC chair] mistake,” Kirk began.

He went on to detail the swing state offices and operatives of the Biden campaign, describing the impressive field network of the Democratic president's electoral efforts.

“They're doing a great job of trying to fix what Ronna left them, but here are the numbers, and the numbers are worth reporting: In the state of Georgia, Joe Biden has 14 field offices. In the state of Pennsylvania, Joe Biden has 14 field offices. In the state of Michigan, Joe Biden has 20 field offices. In the state of Wisconsin, Joe Biden has 44 field offices. In the state of Arizona, Joe Biden has eight field offices. In Nevada, Joe Biden has two field offices. Between [sic] all of them, Joe Biden has 450 full-time people on staff in nine states, and all nine out of nine swing state directors.”

After listing the Biden campaign offices and operatives, Kirk contrasted the situation with that of Trump, who Kirk noted had nowhere near the level of campaign organization of Biden.

“Now based on all of our data, we do not believe that Donald Trump has a field office in any one of those states yet open. I'm sure they're trying to fix that—and he has five staffers, so Joe Biden has 450 people, and we have five, and two out of nine of the swing state directors have been hired.”

“I said this, and people laughed—I said this six months ago: 'Joe Biden is a formidable candidate,' and people laughed. I said it's because of the infrastructure around him,” Kirk concluded.

Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), initially established himself as a leading voice in conservative youth activism, aiming to mobilize students in college campuses across America for right-wing causes. However, Kirk's ideological journey saw significant shifts particularly highlighted during the “groyper war.” This period was marked by confrontations initiated by followers of paleoconservative activist Nick Fuentes, who accused Kirk and TPUSA of not being conservative enough, particularly on issues like immigration and social conservatism. These confrontations began around 2019 and involved Fuentes’ supporters attending TPUSA events to challenge and dispute Kirk's positions, effectively pushing him to adopt a harder, more right-aligned stance over time. This shift is evident as Kirk’s rhetoric and TPUSA’s programming began to embrace and promote topics like electoral fraud and nativist immigration policies.