Benny Johnson

Benny is the Chief Creative Officer of Turning Point USA. He is obsessed with the intersection of politics, culture and the social web. He believes conservatives deserve a better class of internet and sets out day-to-day creating one. Oftentimes, that involves cooking bacon on a machine gun and making some of the internet’s most hated videos. Benny has worked at the tip-of-the-spear in viral publishing. He has previously held the position of Viral Politics Editor at BuzzFeed, Viral Politics editor at TheBlaze, Digital Director of National Review; Creative Director of IJR. Previously, Benny served as a reporter for Tucker Carlson’s Daily Caller. Benny joined the TPUSA family in 2019 and currently oversees the Productions Department. Benny is based in the free state of Florida and hails from Cedar Rapids, Iowa.