President Donald Trump appointed Charlie Kirk, a conservative commentator and the founder of Turning Point USA, as a member of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Board of Visitors on Monday.
In a Monday post on Truth Social, Trump announced his new appointments to the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Board of Visitors, writing, “Our Great United States Air Force Academy will soon have an incredible Board of Visitors, composed of Doug Nikolai, Dan Clark, Senator Tommy Tuberville, Charlie Kirk, and Dina Powell. Congratulations to all.”
Sharing a screenshot of the 47th president’s Truth Social post on X, formerly Twitter, Kirk wrote, “Thank you, Mr. President. The American people deserve service academies with exactly one focus: Recruiting and developing the best cadets possible to protect this country and her liberties. I am honored to have the chance to assist President Trump in executing this mission.”
According to the U.S. Air Force Academy’s website, the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors falls under Title 10 U.S. Code 9455, which outlines the various appointments for the Board of Visitors.
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Six members of the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors are appointed by the president, two are appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one is appointed by the House Minority Leader, one is appointed by both the chair and the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, two are appointed by the Senate majority leader, two are appointed by the Senate minority leader, and one is appointed by both the chair and the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
The U.S. Air Force Academy’s website notes that the Board of Visitors “inquires into the morale, discipline, curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, academic methods and other matters relating to the Academy which the Board decides to consider.”
Following Trump’s announcement on Monday, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) also shared a screenshot of the president’s Truth Social post. The Republican senator tweeted, “Our Military Service Academies should be building LEADERS for the greatest fighting force on earth…not ‘social justice warriors’. I’m honored to be part of helping to restore that mission. Thank you, Mr. President!”