1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: But it brought out the greatness of Charlie. Nothing could 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:09,479 Speaker 1: have ever supplanted this. It's incredible the way people are 3 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 1: talking about them. 4 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:11,720 Speaker 2: And. 5 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 3: With great love. 6 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:16,599 Speaker 1: I mean, I read so many stories about some of 7 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:19,439 Speaker 1: the enemies, but I watch the enemies and it's hard 8 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: for them to speak badly about them because they just don't. 9 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 3: And then you do have people. 10 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: In the days since Charlie's killing, we've seen exactly why 11 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 1: our country so dearly needed his example. We've watched legions 12 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 1: of far left radicals resort to desperate acts of violence 13 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: and terror because they know that their ideas and arguments 14 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: are persuading no one. 15 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:43,879 Speaker 3: They know that they're failing. 16 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:48,519 Speaker 1: They have the devil's ideology, and they're failing, and they 17 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: know it, they feel it, and they become violent. 18 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 3: They seem to become very violent on the left. 19 00:00:56,560 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: They've rammed vehicles into federal law enforcement, sniper rifles at 20 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 1: ice agents and me. You know, but I was I 21 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: made a turn at a good time. I made a 22 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 1: turn at a good time. I turned to the right. 23 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: Charlie couldn't believe it, actually, he said, and I, hell, did. 24 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 3: You make that turn? 25 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: I said, I don't know, but fired rifles and threatened 26 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: the lives of our Supreme Court justices are great justices. 27 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: They have to be protected. We just issued it a 28 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: lot of money, sixty million dollars to protect the Supreme 29 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 1: Court justices. Very important. We can't let anything happen in 30 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: places of worship. We're protecting our people. We've seen that 31 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 1: a candidate for attorney general and Virginia boasted that he 32 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 1: would want to see the Republican legislature a legislator in 33 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: Virginia shot in the head and to see his children murder. 34 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: They actually said this, and now he continues to run 35 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 1: for office, and most people continued to back him. But 36 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 1: he said he wants his man shot said shot in 37 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: the head, and to see his children murdered, and they 38 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:14,079 Speaker 1: keep running. Pretty amazing. Right, that's a bad one. Let's 39 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: see how that turns out. But that's a really bad one. 40 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: Nobody's heard that one before, especially in the wake up 41 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: Charlie's assassination. Our country must have absolutely no tolerance for 42 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 1: this radical left violence, extremism and terror. 43 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:31,239 Speaker 3: We're done with the angry mobs and we're. 44 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: Not going to let our cities be unsafe. We're going 45 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: to make sure our cities are safe when you have Chicago, 46 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: where they had four thousand people murdered over a very 47 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 1: short period of time, four thousand people, and then we 48 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 1: have a governor's stand up and say, oh, things. 49 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 3: Are going swimmingly. 50 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 4: No they're not. 51 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: We're going to make Chicago safe, just like we're going 52 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: to make Look what we did in DC. It's so 53 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: nice that we started here because this was one of 54 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: the most violent places in the United States. It to 55 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: be dangerous to be right out here, but you couldn't 56 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: go to a restaurant. The restaurants were all dying. The 57 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 1: whole place was dying. You'd have these gorges. Look at 58 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: the Washington Monument over there. You'd have these gorges, buildings 59 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: and monuments and structures, and people were afraid to leave 60 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:17,800 Speaker 1: their apartment. They were afraid to go to work. They'd 61 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 1: get into an uber and they'd feel safe, and then 62 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: the uber would be attacked. They thought they made it city, 63 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 1: and then the uber was attacked on the trip end. 64 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 1: But we've done a great job and now it's considered 65 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 1: a totally safe city. We haven't had problems. Took us 66 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: twelve days to make it great. We took out PAM 67 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: seventeen hundred hard criminals, career criminals in many cases, but 68 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: these are hardened criminals. Many of them came in through 69 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 1: the Biden open borders. We brought them back to the countries, 70 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: and the couple was so violent that we put them 71 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 1: in jail. We don't want to take a chance that 72 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: they could get back in because no matter how good 73 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: we do, somebody can sneak in. They were so violent 74 00:03:56,360 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 1: and so so bad. One arrested twenty eight times. Every 75 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: time he left prison, he'd get into a violent incident 76 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: twenty eight times, and we put him away for a 77 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 1: long time. But we're done with the angry mobs. We're 78 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: done with it. This is such an unbelievable place right now. 79 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: You take a look where you can walk down the 80 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:19,919 Speaker 1: middle of the street with your wife or your husband. 81 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: Your children can walk, they can walk alone, it doesn't matter. 82 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 1: They can walk anywhere in Washington, and they're safe now. 83 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:28,919 Speaker 1: If this were a year and a half ago, a 84 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 1: year ago, they'd have a serious chance of being badly hurt, 85 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:38,719 Speaker 1: even killed, even killed. They'd come in from Indiana, they'd 86 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 1: come in from Iowa, they come from Florida. They see 87 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 1: their nation's capital, and somebody would have to call the parents, 88 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, but your son or your daughter has been killed. 89 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:49,599 Speaker 3: Not anymore. 90 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:52,279 Speaker 1: You hear those sirens going off, that's good. That's a 91 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: good sound. That means they either got the bad guy 92 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: or they're going to stop the bad guy. You didn't 93 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: hear that sound because nobody wanted to to do anything. 94 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: Nobody listened to the beauty of that sound. Seriously, and 95 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:07,840 Speaker 1: that's the real deal. 96 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:08,279 Speaker 3: Sirens. 97 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:12,159 Speaker 1: They're not politically correct sirens here. They're about three miles away. 98 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:16,599 Speaker 1: That's great, what a beautiful sound. They're stopping crime, that's 99 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 1: what they're doing. So we're done with the voices of fools. 100 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:24,719 Speaker 1: They're fools and death threats, and we're going to make 101 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 1: our city's safe. And I thought it was Charlie's one 102 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:30,720 Speaker 1: of his biggest dreams was that he couldn't believe it. 103 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:33,799 Speaker 3: Chicago's going to be a great city again. 104 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 1: We've already you know, we send people in there six 105 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: months ago and this governors said, well. 106 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:41,280 Speaker 3: Crime is down. Yeah, that's because we had the FBI 107 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 3: in there for six months just preparing it for the 108 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 3: bigger surge. And they've done a great job. The cash 109 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:49,719 Speaker 3: and the FBI. 110 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:52,280 Speaker 1: They've done a great job and they love doing it. 111 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: You know, they love being able to do it. They 112 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: were restricted from doing it. They couldn't do anything, and 113 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 1: now they're totally unrestricted. All they have to do is 114 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 1: stop crime and they're doing it. By the way, Memphis, 115 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:07,040 Speaker 1: as you know, you heard, they went in about a 116 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:10,599 Speaker 1: week ago, one of the most dangerous places in the country. 117 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 3: It's really in the world. It's not just the country. 118 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 1: They have very few cities that would compare to some 119 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 1: of these cities. You go to Afghanistan, you say, oh, 120 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 1: that's unsafe. Well, the crime numbers are much better than 121 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 1: the crime numbers and places that we have. So Memphis, 122 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 1: I understand, is doing unbelievably. In one week, it's like 123 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 1: a different place. And this took twelve days and then 124 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: after that we just perfected it. But after twelve days 125 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: we had good safety here. After one month, it's like, 126 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 1: it's really amazing. And by the way, restaurants are booming. 127 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: Restaurants are opening up. The big problem we have you 128 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:49,720 Speaker 1: can't get into a restaurant in DC anymore, so they're 129 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: opening up. 130 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 3: It's a beautiful thing to see. 131 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: It's called safety, it's called law enforcement and letting them 132 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: do their job. And that's why I said last month 133 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:03,040 Speaker 1: that I have directed the Attorney General and the Department 134 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 1: of Homeland Security to confront the very real threat of 135 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 1: left wing terrorism in our country. It's a real threat, 136 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: not when you confront it. It's not because they're not 137 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 1: brave people. In fact, they're cowards. When you confront them, 138 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: they immediately fold. You have to see them fold, you 139 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: have to see them crying. They fold. But it includes 140 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 1: dismantling the networks that fund them and finance them. 141 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 3: And we're finding out who those networks are. We already 142 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 3: know quite a few of them. 143 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: When you see these violent incidents and then you see 144 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: people holding this gorgeous sign with beautiful wood, beautiful cardboard, wood, everything, 145 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: everything's perfect paint job, and they're all the same. There 146 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: are thousands of them. You know that they weren't made 147 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: in the basement out of love. They were made by 148 00:07:57,080 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 1: anarchists and in some cases wealthy. I'll probably find some 149 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: of my nice friends that are up there being so 150 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 1: nice to me, especially lately. They're being very nice, But 151 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 1: it surprises you who they may be, and you almost 152 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: wonder why would they do it? But they're hurting our 153 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 1: country and we're really taking it back one by one. 154 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 1: If we didn't go into Los Angeles. Early on in 155 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 1: the administration, the commission of the Chief of Police Los 156 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 1: Angeles said, if they didn't go in, we would have 157 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 1: lost our city. Now they already lost twenty five thousand 158 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: houses to fire because they wouldn't let the water come 159 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: in from the Pacific Northwest, which they should have done. 160 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:39,439 Speaker 3: And I said her, you'd better do it. 161 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:43,199 Speaker 1: They didn't do it, and we had twenty five thousand 162 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 1: homes where they had no water in the sprinklers, they 163 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:48,440 Speaker 1: had no water in the fire hydrants. It would have 164 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 1: been a different kind of thing. If they did what 165 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 1: they were supposed to do. We had to break in. 166 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: We broke in and had the water come down. They 167 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 1: actually they said for the environment, great, they lost twenty 168 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 1: five thousand houses, it's incredible. But the commissioner said, without 169 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 1: the federal government and President Trump's intervention, we would have 170 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 1: lost the entire city. 171 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:10,560 Speaker 3: And we have the Olympics going there soon. I got 172 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 3: the Olympics. 173 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 1: We have the Olympics, we have the World Cup, and 174 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:16,320 Speaker 1: we have most importantly, we have the two hundred and 175 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 1: fiftieth anniversary of our country. That's going to be most important. 176 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:22,520 Speaker 1: And all of these things are happening, and we're gonna 177 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:25,240 Speaker 1: have safe cities. We're gonna have very, very safe cities. 178 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 1: So one month after Charlie's death, we still feel the 179 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 1: terrible shock and the pain of his loss. Like just 180 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:36,680 Speaker 1: about nobody I can think of, Charlie Kirk was one 181 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:37,200 Speaker 1: of a kind. 182 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:40,200 Speaker 3: He was unstoppable and he really was boy. 183 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 1: When he had an idea in his head, Oh, he 184 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:46,079 Speaker 1: would call me, sir, please, you haven't done it yet, 185 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 1: said Charlie. Relax, just relax. He didn't relax. It called 186 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: me the next day again. It got it done. But 187 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:59,440 Speaker 1: he was like indomitable and always will be. He's really irreplaceable. 188 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 1: Nobody replace him, but they're going to do great. But 189 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 1: you can't replace that kind of person and that kind 190 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:09,200 Speaker 1: of talent. Frankly, the word talent is an important word, 191 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 1: but that kind of talent. 192 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 3: So we hold his memory in our hearts forever. 193 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:16,840 Speaker 1: Every single day of this administration, we will continue to 194 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 1: carry out the mission for which he lived, and he 195 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:21,840 Speaker 1: really did. He lived for this country. He lived for 196 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 1: his wife and his family, but he lived for this 197 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: country too. 198 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 3: In Charlie's honor. 199 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 1: We will continue like we have been, to fight, fight, fight, 200 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 1: and to win, win win. 201 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 3: We're going to win so much so. 202 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 1: The Presidential Medal of Freedom is a big deal. You 203 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 1: have the Congressional Medal of Honor military and the Presidential 204 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:53,440 Speaker 1: Medal of Freedom which is civilian. And the Presidential Medal 205 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 1: Freedom is a really big deal. Very few people get it. 206 00:10:57,840 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 1: Very few people frankly qualify decision of the president. But 207 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 1: it's a qualification that's a very hard one to get. 208 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 1: And I would like to ask if I might the 209 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 1: Military aid to read Charles James Kirk's citation for the 210 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:17,319 Speaker 1: Presidential Medal of Freedom. 211 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 5: Thank you very much, thank you. 212 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 6: The Presidential Medal of Freedom is awarded to Charles James Kirk, 213 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 6: accepting on behalf of Charlie is his wife, missus Erica Kirk. 214 00:11:52,520 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 6: Charlie Kirk was one of the most influential American political 215 00:11:56,120 --> 00:12:00,280 Speaker 6: figures of his generation. At just eighteen years old, he 216 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 6: founded Turning Point USA and grew it into the largest 217 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 6: conservative youth organization in the nation. For over a decade, 218 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 6: he tirelessly traveled the country, leading a movement to restore 219 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:17,720 Speaker 6: respect for our founding principles, reawaken our national identity and 220 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:22,560 Speaker 6: inspire a renewed spirit of religious devotion. He was one 221 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 6: of the great debaters and communicators of his time. Despite 222 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:33,680 Speaker 6: receiving repeated threats, he remained undeterred and modeled courage, logic, humor, 223 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 6: and grace to the next generation. On September tenth, twenty 224 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:43,200 Speaker 6: twenty five, at age thirty one, Charlie Kirk was assassinated 225 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 6: while addressing a group of students. The United States honors 226 00:12:47,280 --> 00:14:00,559 Speaker 6: him of a martyr for truth and freedom. 227 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:35,920 Speaker 7: Uh. 228 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 8: Thank you, mister President, for honoring my husband in such 229 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:08,840 Speaker 8: a profound and meaningful way, and thank you for making 230 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 8: this event a priority with amid the peace process in 231 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 8: the Middle East. Thank you very grateful Charlie. Charlotte, excuse me, 232 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:25,200 Speaker 8: Charlie always adm admired your commitment to freedom, and that's 233 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 8: something that both of you shared. So thank you. Your 234 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 8: support of our family and the work that Charlie devoted 235 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 8: his life to will be something I cherish forever. So 236 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 8: thank you to our gracious First Lady in her office 237 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 8: for making this event possible. Thank you as well, it's 238 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:54,760 Speaker 8: beautiful to Vice President and the lovely Usha fans. Your 239 00:14:54,880 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 8: friendship has been an unbelievable encouragement. Thank you, and to 240 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 8: all our friends and family that are here and watching 241 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 8: from all around the world, thank you for loving us, 242 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 8: thank you for praying for us, and for believing in 243 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 8: what Charlie believed in. And to our Turning Point USA 244 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:23,040 Speaker 8: staff and the Charlie Kirk Show staff, we love you 245 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 8: more than you could ever know. And to the Turning 246 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 8: Point USA chapters that are watching all across America right now, 247 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:39,320 Speaker 8: you are the heartbeat of this future and of this movement. 248 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 8: Everything that Charlie built, You guys are the legacy holders 249 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 8: of that, your living proof that his mission did not 250 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 8: die with him. It lives through you. And Charlie always 251 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 8: said the next generation will decide whether freedom indoors, and 252 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:04,360 Speaker 8: because of you, I know that freedom will endure. It will, 253 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 8: And today we're gathered not only to celebrate Charlie's birthday, 254 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 8: but to honor a truth that he gave his entire 255 00:16:14,360 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 8: life to defend, and that's freedom. The very existence of 256 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 8: the Presidential Medal of Freedom reminds us that the national 257 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 8: interests of the United States has always been freedom. Our 258 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 8: founders etched it into the preamble of our constitution, and 259 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 8: those words are not relics on parchment, they are a 260 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 8: living covenant. The blessings of liberty are not man's invention, 261 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 8: they are God's endowment. Charlie lived for those blessings, not 262 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 8: as abstract words, but as sacred promises. He used to 263 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 8: love to journal about this topic all the time, and 264 00:16:57,760 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 8: with such a heart pos ustured of gratitude, and he 265 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:06,480 Speaker 8: believed that liberty was both a right and a responsibility. 266 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:10,159 Speaker 8: And he used to say, freedom is the ability to 267 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 8: do what is right without fear. And that's how he lived. 268 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 8: He was free from fear. He's free from compromise, free 269 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:30,080 Speaker 8: from anything that could enslave his soul. His name, Charles 270 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:35,479 Speaker 8: literally means freeman, and that's exactly who my husband was. 271 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:39,480 Speaker 8: He was a free man. And from the time I 272 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:47,000 Speaker 8: met him, sitting across from him being interviewed on politics 273 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:51,000 Speaker 8: and philosophy and theology, anything that Charlie loved, any topic 274 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:57,679 Speaker 8: he loved, and I just saw the fire in his 275 00:17:57,840 --> 00:18:03,240 Speaker 8: soul and there was this divine restlessness within him that 276 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 8: came from knowing God placed him on this earth to 277 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 8: protect something very very sacred for all of us. And 278 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:15,640 Speaker 8: he never stopped fighting for people to experience freedom he didn't. 279 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:23,119 Speaker 8: Charlie often said that without God, freedom becomes chaos, and 280 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 8: he believed liberty could only survive when anchored to truth. 281 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:33,400 Speaker 8: And I remember in one of his speeches he told 282 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 8: the audience that the opposite of liberty isn't law. He said, 283 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:43,680 Speaker 8: it's captivity, and that the freest people in the world 284 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:48,359 Speaker 8: are those whose hearts belonged to Christ. But what's so 285 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 8: powerful is that Charlie had the ability to communicate so 286 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 8: brilliantly across all generations. And he reminded us that in 287 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:03,440 Speaker 8: a world that tells this freedom is doing whatever you 288 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:07,760 Speaker 8: want to do, the real freedom is the power to 289 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:11,520 Speaker 8: live freely and to do what is right. And in 290 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:13,720 Speaker 8: one of his journal Interests, he wrote that he wanted 291 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:18,200 Speaker 8: everyone to know that you can't have liberty without moral responsibility. 292 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:27,040 Speaker 8: Freedom divorced from faith eventually just destroys itself. And what's 293 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:31,400 Speaker 8: so fascinating about all of this is looking back these 294 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:34,399 Speaker 8: past twelve years of Turning Point USA and his mission, 295 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:42,360 Speaker 8: there's almost this veil of sacredness because what I realize 296 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 8: is that while he was building an organization, he was 297 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:51,399 Speaker 8: also building a movement, one that called people back to God, 298 00:19:53,000 --> 00:20:00,440 Speaker 8: back to truth, and a movement that was filled with courage. Ironically, 299 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 8: for a man who impacted millions, Charlie never desired to 300 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:08,640 Speaker 8: be the center of attention. He just wasn't. My husband 301 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 8: was not a man of extravagance. He loved simple but 302 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:19,880 Speaker 8: deeply meaningful things. Truly. He loved his late night walks. 303 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:24,400 Speaker 8: He loved buying more books than he could ever read 304 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:26,959 Speaker 8: because he felt there was no such thing as a 305 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 8: book budget. And he loved being able to read to 306 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 8: our kids the same bedtime story on repeat because he 307 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 8: knew it was their favorite, but to him, that was special. 308 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 8: And he loved to sit in the sun on a 309 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:46,359 Speaker 8: Saturday morning with his cup of decaf coffee and his 310 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:49,199 Speaker 8: phone was off because he was honoring the Sabbath. And 311 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 8: for him, it was that moment to catch his breath 312 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:57,320 Speaker 8: and just be in peace because he was unreachable at 313 00:20:57,320 --> 00:21:03,120 Speaker 8: the moment, and he preferred quiet birthdays. But that never 314 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 8: stopped me from telling him. I told him every single year. 315 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 8: I said, Baby, I love your birthday. I said, because 316 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 8: it's the day that God knew the world couldn't go 317 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:20,880 Speaker 8: another day without you. And so the rhythm of Our 318 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 8: usual birthday celebration for him was mint ice cream mint 319 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:28,680 Speaker 8: chocolate chip ice cream. He only had it twice a year, 320 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:36,359 Speaker 8: on his birthday and fourth of July, and then after 321 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:40,680 Speaker 8: that it was back to work as usual. But last year, 322 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:43,320 Speaker 8: his one birthday wish was to see the Oregon Ducks 323 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:47,640 Speaker 8: play the Ohio State and day won. Oregon won that night, 324 00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:49,880 Speaker 8: and it was by far one of the most memorable 325 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:54,760 Speaker 8: nights of his birthday experience of his life until today. 326 00:21:56,040 --> 00:22:00,639 Speaker 8: And so, honestly, President Trump, I have spent seven and 327 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 8: a half years trying to find the perfect birthday gift 328 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 8: for Charlie, and it's so difficult. And those of you 329 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 8: that have spouses are loved ones, you know how difficult 330 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 8: it is sometimes to buy a gift for someone that 331 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 8: you love. Because he wasn't a materialistic man, so that 332 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:19,160 Speaker 8: also did not help. But now I can say with confidence, 333 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:22,600 Speaker 8: mister President, that you have given him the best birthday 334 00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:36,240 Speaker 8: gift he could ever have. It's such an honor and 335 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:41,640 Speaker 8: the recognition of a life lived for defending freedom, and 336 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:46,639 Speaker 8: that's what Charlie fought for until his last breath, and 337 00:22:46,720 --> 00:22:49,280 Speaker 8: it was written across his chest in those final moments 338 00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:52,280 Speaker 8: on one of his simple t shirts that always carried 339 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:58,440 Speaker 8: a message, and this one bearing a single word freedom, 340 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 8: that was the banner over his life. And that shirt 341 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:08,000 Speaker 8: was a declaration, the same declaration he made in every speech, 342 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 8: every campus visit, every time he shared the gospel at 343 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:15,840 Speaker 8: a church, every sleepless night, that he would spend praying 344 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 8: for the youth of this nation and planning for the 345 00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:22,280 Speaker 8: future of our country, and just oppressing upon them that 346 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:26,280 Speaker 8: when we defend liberty, we defend the soul of our nation. 347 00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 8: My husband never told anyone what to say. He never did. 348 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 8: He never told anyone what to say. He would just 349 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:38,440 Speaker 8: encourage them to think. He would encourage them to think 350 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:43,880 Speaker 8: outside of the traditional political labels. He would want them 351 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:47,440 Speaker 8: to think in a way that was anchored in wisdom 352 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:51,360 Speaker 8: and truth. But he would never tell anyone what to say. 353 00:23:54,080 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 8: Charlie wasn't content to simply admire freedom. He wanted to 354 00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:02,200 Speaker 8: multiply it. He wanted to multiple life freedom. He wanted 355 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:05,919 Speaker 8: young people to taste it and to understand it and 356 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 8: defend it. He wanted them to see that liberty isn't 357 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:15,520 Speaker 8: self indulgence, it's self governance under God. He wanted them 358 00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 8: to see that and every day I'd see him getting 359 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:21,959 Speaker 8: ready for work. He'd put on his crossed necklace, he'd 360 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 8: put his ring on his finger, and the boldness in 361 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 8: his demeanor was oh, his fearlessness. He wasn't afraid. He 362 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:35,639 Speaker 8: was never afraid. And his daily actions, whether an office 363 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 8: or on campus or at a church, it was always 364 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:42,720 Speaker 8: without fear. That was his creed, that is, that is 365 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:45,200 Speaker 8: how he lived out every single day. He didn't fear 366 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:48,520 Speaker 8: being slandered. He did not. He didn't fear losing friends. 367 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:51,760 Speaker 8: I can tell you that he didn't. He didn't care. 368 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:55,199 Speaker 8: He stood for truth and stood for freedom, and he 369 00:24:55,240 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 8: did not. Everything else was just a noise to him. 370 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:02,640 Speaker 8: And it's because his confidence in Christ was absolute. 371 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:04,360 Speaker 3: That's why. 372 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:10,199 Speaker 8: There was no no limit to what he would have 373 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:13,840 Speaker 8: sacrificed to defend freedom for all. And if the moment 374 00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:16,560 Speaker 8: had come, he probably would have run for president, but 375 00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:19,560 Speaker 8: not out of ambition. He would only have done it 376 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:23,040 Speaker 8: if that was something that he believed that his country needed. 377 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:28,040 Speaker 8: From a servant's heart standpoint, and Charlie lived only thirty 378 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 8: one short years. He was thirty two, but on this 379 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:32,320 Speaker 8: side of heaven. 380 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:36,760 Speaker 4: But he lived. 381 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:42,040 Speaker 8: He lived every single second he lived he filled every 382 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:44,160 Speaker 8: single day with purpose, and he fought for truth when 383 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:47,639 Speaker 8: it was unpopular, and he stood for God when it 384 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:52,800 Speaker 8: was costly. But that's what we're called to do. Surprisingly enough, 385 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:55,920 Speaker 8: he did pray for his enemies, which is very hard, 386 00:25:55,960 --> 00:26:00,000 Speaker 8: but he did. He did. 387 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:00,520 Speaker 3: He did. 388 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:07,119 Speaker 8: No one else. I mean I saw him do it. No, 389 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:08,800 Speaker 8: he never did it in front of anyone else, but 390 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:13,080 Speaker 8: I can attest to that. But he also loved people 391 00:26:13,080 --> 00:26:16,639 Speaker 8: when it was inconvenient, and he ran his race with endurance, 392 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:19,480 Speaker 8: and he kept the faith. And now he wears the 393 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:23,480 Speaker 8: crown of a righteous martyr. And for me and for 394 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:31,760 Speaker 8: our children, the truth really studies our grief, because Heaven 395 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:36,480 Speaker 8: gained what earth could no longer contain. A free man 396 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:43,280 Speaker 8: made fully free. To all watching this, this is not 397 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 8: a ceremony. This is a commissioning. And my message is simple. 398 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:54,679 Speaker 8: I want you to be the embodiment of this metal 399 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:59,399 Speaker 8: I do. I want you to free yourself from fear. 400 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:05,080 Speaker 8: I want you to stand courageously in the truth, listen 401 00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:10,240 Speaker 8: for the still small voice of God, and remember that 402 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:14,959 Speaker 8: while freedom is inherited in this country, each of us 403 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:21,159 Speaker 8: must be intentional stewards every single day. God began a 404 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:23,280 Speaker 8: mighty work through. My husband and I intend to see 405 00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:26,800 Speaker 8: it through. And the torches in our hands. Now it's 406 00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 8: in mine, it's in yours, it's in all of yours, 407 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:34,159 Speaker 8: It's in all the students with turning point USA. And 408 00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:37,320 Speaker 8: before I close, I'll share with you that I asked 409 00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:41,040 Speaker 8: our daughter what she would like to say to Daddy 410 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:43,360 Speaker 8: for his birthday. 411 00:27:44,119 --> 00:27:52,960 Speaker 9: Excuse me, she. 412 00:27:53,040 --> 00:28:00,200 Speaker 8: Said, Happy birthday, Daddy. I want to give you a 413 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:12,520 Speaker 8: stuffed animal. I want you to eat a cupcake with 414 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:15,919 Speaker 8: ice cream, and I want you to go have a 415 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:21,960 Speaker 8: birthday surprise. I love you, That's what she said. And 416 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:27,359 Speaker 8: while our son, he's precious, he can't yet speak in 417 00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:31,760 Speaker 8: classic Kirk family fashion, his actions spoke louder than his words. 418 00:28:31,760 --> 00:28:34,560 Speaker 8: And his gift to you, Charlie and myself for that matter, 419 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:37,159 Speaker 8: was deciding to become the man of the house and 420 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:42,320 Speaker 8: be fully potty trained at sixteen months. But Charlie, baby, 421 00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:45,240 Speaker 8: I know that you're celebrating in heaven today. But gosh, 422 00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:49,360 Speaker 8: I miss you. We miss you, and we love you, 423 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:55,520 Speaker 8: and we promise we'll we'll make you proud. And Charlie's 424 00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:58,080 Speaker 8: life was proof that freedom is not a theory, it's 425 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:02,600 Speaker 8: a testimony. He showed us that liberty begins not in 426 00:29:02,600 --> 00:29:04,360 Speaker 8: the halls of power, but in the man of a 427 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 8: heart surrendered to God. And so today, as we honor 428 00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 8: Charlie with this incredible Presidential Medal of Freedom on his birthday, 429 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:21,240 Speaker 8: I stayed here with tears and just humbled heart and 430 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:28,280 Speaker 8: spirit because his story reminds us all that to live 431 00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:33,280 Speaker 8: free is the greatest gift, but to die free is 432 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:41,080 Speaker 8: the greatest victory. Happy birthday, my Charlie, Happy Freedom Day. 433 00:29:41,560 --> 00:29:42,200 Speaker 8: God bless he. 434 00:30:03,760 --> 00:34:16,400 Speaker 9: Another in a name would come all. 435 00:37:24,120 --> 00:37:25,760 Speaker 7: I still cold. 436 00:39:02,360 --> 00:39:06,480 Speaker 2: The President of the United States, the widow Erica Kirk, 437 00:39:07,239 --> 00:39:12,400 Speaker 2: in the family, close friends, now heading into the Oval Office, 438 00:39:18,440 --> 00:39:21,960 Speaker 2: the good and Great of Washington in the Rose Garden 439 00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:29,279 Speaker 2: for a simple yet powerful ceremony around the awarding of 440 00:39:29,440 --> 00:39:35,239 Speaker 2: the metal Freedom to Charlie Kirk. President Trump in great 441 00:39:35,320 --> 00:39:38,520 Speaker 2: form after his amazing trip to the Middle East. 442 00:39:38,320 --> 00:39:42,160 Speaker 4: In Erica Kirk. I mean, what can you say? 443 00:39:44,400 --> 00:39:50,319 Speaker 2: Three major appearances, One the night after Charlie was I guess, 444 00:39:50,360 --> 00:39:52,360 Speaker 2: two nights after Charlie was assassinate on that Friday night 445 00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:56,399 Speaker 2: where she talked to the nation for fifteen minutes. Then 446 00:39:56,480 --> 00:40:00,920 Speaker 2: at Charlie's memorial service in Phoenix, Arizona and now here 447 00:40:01,040 --> 00:40:05,120 Speaker 2: in the Rose Garden, Washington, d C. We're gonna hold 448 00:40:05,160 --> 00:40:09,800 Speaker 2: this shot in the music. Charlie's closest friends you have, 449 00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:13,360 Speaker 2: Don Jr. Maybe the people around the White House and 450 00:40:13,440 --> 00:40:23,879 Speaker 2: the staff and the cabinet that knew Charlie well, Jack 451 00:40:23,920 --> 00:40:24,640 Speaker 2: Pasobic and. 452 00:40:26,120 --> 00:40:26,760 Speaker 4: Bran Glenn. 453 00:40:26,880 --> 00:40:30,719 Speaker 2: Jack was a very close friend of his colleague at 454 00:40:30,800 --> 00:40:33,160 Speaker 2: turning points or in the audience. So we're gonna try 455 00:40:33,200 --> 00:40:37,000 Speaker 2: to go to Jack and and the team as soon 456 00:40:37,040 --> 00:40:39,359 Speaker 2: as we can say, play how. 457 00:40:39,320 --> 00:40:42,000 Speaker 4: Great they art? An amazing grace. 458 00:40:42,080 --> 00:40:51,400 Speaker 2: Right before that, there's done tree very very very simple, 459 00:40:52,640 --> 00:41:09,480 Speaker 2: powerful ceremony. Charlie would have loved this. You turn out 460 00:41:09,520 --> 00:41:13,400 Speaker 2: on a on a Tuesday afternoon in Washington, d C. 461 00:41:14,400 --> 00:41:18,440 Speaker 2: Late afternoon with the great and powerful all there are, 462 00:41:18,440 --> 00:41:21,280 Speaker 2: of course many turning point people, etcetera. For official Washington 463 00:41:21,320 --> 00:41:27,360 Speaker 2: to turn out very extraordinary. This shows you the esteemed 464 00:41:27,400 --> 00:41:28,560 Speaker 2: that Charlie Kirk is held in. 465 00:41:43,160 --> 00:41:43,800 Speaker 4: Only two. 466 00:41:52,440 --> 00:41:58,960 Speaker 2: A few Christian hymns, an address by the President United States, 467 00:42:00,239 --> 00:42:03,680 Speaker 2: the widow speaks, and then the awarding of the ceremony. 468 00:42:03,719 --> 00:42:04,480 Speaker 4: They were warning the. 469 00:42:04,640 --> 00:42:07,640 Speaker 2: Presidential metal highest civilian award we have in the country, 470 00:42:10,719 --> 00:42:15,560 Speaker 2: Like I said, very simple and very powerful. Although these 471 00:42:15,600 --> 00:42:17,839 Speaker 2: things are very planned and scripted at the White House, 472 00:42:17,880 --> 00:42:20,640 Speaker 2: including the number of people that come and the security arrangements. 473 00:42:20,680 --> 00:42:23,839 Speaker 2: You could tell the number of chairs they had there. 474 00:42:23,840 --> 00:42:25,879 Speaker 2: They probably had as many of those many of those 475 00:42:25,920 --> 00:42:33,359 Speaker 2: people in back. So this was a massive turnout done 476 00:42:33,400 --> 00:42:37,520 Speaker 2: in the Rose Guarden. I think given the weather, absolutely 477 00:42:37,560 --> 00:42:41,760 Speaker 2: perfect pick. These are always a little dicey, particularly in October, 478 00:42:41,840 --> 00:42:45,600 Speaker 2: but in particularly yesterday when the President got back. Was 479 00:42:45,640 --> 00:42:50,759 Speaker 2: a blustery, blustery and rainy day yesterday, but a great 480 00:42:50,880 --> 00:42:52,120 Speaker 2: pick for hover in the White House. 481 00:42:52,160 --> 00:42:52,800 Speaker 4: Made the decision. 482 00:42:52,800 --> 00:42:54,160 Speaker 2: I think it was going to be in the easterom 483 00:42:54,160 --> 00:42:57,480 Speaker 2: which had been fantastic obviously, but to do out in 484 00:42:57,520 --> 00:43:00,680 Speaker 2: the Rose Garden I thought was added to the the 485 00:43:00,760 --> 00:43:10,000 Speaker 2: simplicity and the power of it. Of course, the president 486 00:43:10,080 --> 00:43:12,359 Speaker 2: right there is the side door. That door is into 487 00:43:12,400 --> 00:43:16,000 Speaker 2: the Oval office with the resolute desk will be right 488 00:43:16,040 --> 00:43:23,359 Speaker 2: to the left where the President will work, and he's 489 00:43:23,480 --> 00:43:27,040 Speaker 2: very proud of the changes he has made, including the 490 00:43:27,120 --> 00:43:30,560 Speaker 2: portraits which are the gold and what he's put up 491 00:43:30,560 --> 00:43:32,000 Speaker 2: there is incredibly impressive. 492 00:43:32,920 --> 00:43:36,040 Speaker 4: There's the President right there outside with Don Junior. 493 00:43:37,920 --> 00:43:42,920 Speaker 2: The portraits that the President has hands selected from the 494 00:43:43,040 --> 00:43:46,320 Speaker 2: National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery are really stunning. 495 00:43:46,400 --> 00:43:50,560 Speaker 2: A great display of Americana and American history and the 496 00:43:50,640 --> 00:43:59,239 Speaker 2: great presidents we've had. There's the president almost like. 497 00:43:59,239 --> 00:43:59,880 Speaker 4: The father for you. 498 00:44:02,840 --> 00:44:04,680 Speaker 2: Extraordinary. We're gonna you're gonna give me a heads up. 499 00:44:04,680 --> 00:44:06,560 Speaker 2: We're gonna try to get Pasobic, and we're gonna try 500 00:44:06,640 --> 00:44:11,960 Speaker 2: to get Brian Glenn. There's Don Junior. People A lot 501 00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:13,640 Speaker 2: of people don't realize, you know, Charlie. I think the 502 00:44:13,719 --> 00:44:17,080 Speaker 2: first job that he had, or job outside of doing things, 503 00:44:17,360 --> 00:44:19,480 Speaker 2: you know, what you'd naturally do as a young person 504 00:44:19,560 --> 00:44:23,680 Speaker 2: to make an income, was that Breitbart as a columnist 505 00:44:23,680 --> 00:44:31,439 Speaker 2: star wrote from the college perspective and almost he talking 506 00:44:31,480 --> 00:44:35,480 Speaker 2: of this music is so beautiful, the in that quite frankly, 507 00:44:35,560 --> 00:44:37,799 Speaker 2: some of his writings of what attracted people that actually said, 508 00:44:37,840 --> 00:44:40,200 Speaker 2: you've got to start a turning point USA. In the 509 00:44:40,280 --> 00:44:44,839 Speaker 2: sixteen campaign, we pulled Charlie from turning point on an 510 00:44:44,840 --> 00:44:48,640 Speaker 2: interim on a short term basis, and he was the 511 00:44:48,719 --> 00:44:51,040 Speaker 2: body man for Don Junior and for Eric. I think 512 00:44:51,080 --> 00:44:55,520 Speaker 2: both as Eric and Don Junior became, particularly after I 513 00:44:55,640 --> 00:44:59,840 Speaker 2: took over the campaign, became an integral part of the campaign. 514 00:44:59,840 --> 00:45:01,759 Speaker 2: I operation, as Eric talked about today and some of 515 00:45:01,760 --> 00:45:03,799 Speaker 2: the things we had to do like calling delegates and. 516 00:45:03,800 --> 00:45:04,239 Speaker 4: Things like that. 517 00:45:04,440 --> 00:45:09,279 Speaker 2: But Charlie was incredible, and I think that's the first 518 00:45:09,320 --> 00:45:12,560 Speaker 2: time he had been seen by people around President Trump 519 00:45:12,600 --> 00:45:19,359 Speaker 2: at that time. Candidate Trump and his energy, his savvy, right, 520 00:45:20,239 --> 00:45:25,320 Speaker 2: his savvy and his moxie impressed people. Also his humility 521 00:45:25,360 --> 00:45:29,000 Speaker 2: and his decency. Just an incredible, incredible guy. 522 00:45:29,120 --> 00:45:31,799 Speaker 4: Right there. You see in the shot we got Don Junior, the. 523 00:45:31,840 --> 00:45:37,080 Speaker 2: President is right there. For those who know the president, 524 00:45:37,200 --> 00:45:39,440 Speaker 2: this is very frequently what happens, whether it's on the 525 00:45:39,520 --> 00:45:46,680 Speaker 2: plane or on the campaign trail, or going to conferences 526 00:45:46,800 --> 00:45:48,560 Speaker 2: or going to things to President Trump will whole court 527 00:45:48,600 --> 00:45:51,360 Speaker 2: with his own people to talk through what's going on, 528 00:45:51,560 --> 00:45:54,160 Speaker 2: to talk through events of the day and. 529 00:45:55,960 --> 00:45:57,280 Speaker 4: Getting information. 530 00:45:58,800 --> 00:45:59,480 Speaker 3: He had. 531 00:46:01,520 --> 00:46:05,920 Speaker 2: He really admired Charlie Kirk for Charlie's knowledge and savvy, 532 00:46:07,280 --> 00:46:09,879 Speaker 2: but particularly because Charlie had built something at a young age. 533 00:46:10,000 --> 00:46:16,320 Speaker 2: President Trump built an amazing organization those initial steps that 534 00:46:16,440 --> 00:46:18,839 Speaker 2: led him to be president United States. Ultimately, you heard 535 00:46:19,239 --> 00:46:22,040 Speaker 2: Eric talk a little bit about it. Today we have 536 00:46:22,120 --> 00:46:24,600 Speaker 2: Brian Glenn. Let's go, we have our own Brian Glenn. 537 00:46:26,000 --> 00:46:27,520 Speaker 4: I believe it's still in the Rose Garden. 538 00:46:27,680 --> 00:46:31,359 Speaker 2: Let's go to Brian Glenn, real Americ's voice. Brian, put 539 00:46:31,440 --> 00:46:32,800 Speaker 2: us in the room. You're in the Rose Guard. You 540 00:46:32,880 --> 00:46:37,480 Speaker 2: were there for the ceremony, very solemn occasion. Tell us 541 00:46:37,520 --> 00:46:37,960 Speaker 2: what's going on. 542 00:46:39,800 --> 00:46:40,000 Speaker 7: Yeah. 543 00:46:40,000 --> 00:46:42,920 Speaker 10: I think President Trump really kind of set it up 544 00:46:42,960 --> 00:46:46,640 Speaker 10: of what Charlie meant to him and the mag of 545 00:46:46,760 --> 00:46:49,640 Speaker 10: movement and the support that Charlie had for President Trump 546 00:46:49,719 --> 00:46:51,880 Speaker 10: and told him, you know, from the very beginning, I 547 00:46:51,960 --> 00:46:54,400 Speaker 10: think you're going to win, and almost had more confidence 548 00:46:55,000 --> 00:46:58,960 Speaker 10: in him winning the election than President Trump had. But really, 549 00:46:59,480 --> 00:47:04,200 Speaker 10: what an another heartfelt message from Erica Kirk laying out 550 00:47:04,320 --> 00:47:10,200 Speaker 10: the true patriot and the genuine love that Charlie had 551 00:47:10,400 --> 00:47:14,719 Speaker 10: for this country. And you heard it today, and of 552 00:47:14,760 --> 00:47:16,560 Speaker 10: course some of the guests were walking by. We just 553 00:47:16,640 --> 00:47:20,120 Speaker 10: had Tucker Carlson combay and said a few words to 554 00:47:20,280 --> 00:47:23,160 Speaker 10: us as well, and of course Andrew Klovic came by. 555 00:47:23,600 --> 00:47:26,000 Speaker 10: Really everyone that's a part of the turning point. 556 00:47:27,840 --> 00:47:28,320 Speaker 3: Usay. 557 00:47:28,480 --> 00:47:31,480 Speaker 10: But you know, this is a moment, and I like 558 00:47:32,280 --> 00:47:35,359 Speaker 10: Steve that what Erica Kirk said at the very end, 559 00:47:35,520 --> 00:47:39,640 Speaker 10: take this metal and go forward and use. 560 00:47:39,480 --> 00:47:40,680 Speaker 4: It in everything you do. 561 00:47:41,440 --> 00:47:45,360 Speaker 10: Go in on your faith, your freedom, your love of country, 562 00:47:45,680 --> 00:47:49,800 Speaker 10: and really elevate yourself in terms of the mission of 563 00:47:49,880 --> 00:47:53,279 Speaker 10: what Charlie Kirk started out to do, and it was 564 00:47:53,320 --> 00:47:58,120 Speaker 10: to fundamentally change this country and elevate Christianity and love 565 00:47:58,200 --> 00:47:59,160 Speaker 10: of country and love of God. 566 00:47:59,239 --> 00:48:10,840 Speaker 2: Steve, it seemed like all of official Washington turned out today, Brian, 567 00:48:11,960 --> 00:48:14,919 Speaker 2: pretty impressive on It shows you the esteem that people 568 00:48:15,280 --> 00:48:18,000 Speaker 2: held Charlie Kirk into with everything going on on a 569 00:48:18,080 --> 00:48:22,240 Speaker 2: Tuesday afternoon, just a really a magnificent turnout. 570 00:48:24,480 --> 00:48:27,799 Speaker 10: Yeah, I agree, And that's what President Trump did at 571 00:48:27,800 --> 00:48:30,200 Speaker 10: the very beginning was kind of layout in attendance of 572 00:48:30,280 --> 00:48:35,400 Speaker 10: who was here, mainly being like Senator Cruz Speaker of 573 00:48:35,440 --> 00:48:37,440 Speaker 10: the House. Now we're bringing some media. 574 00:48:37,760 --> 00:48:38,360 Speaker 3: I think they're just. 575 00:48:39,000 --> 00:48:41,080 Speaker 10: Exiting down right now, going back out to the UH 576 00:48:41,360 --> 00:48:44,480 Speaker 10: to Pebble Beach. But it was a who's who in politics, 577 00:48:44,520 --> 00:48:46,440 Speaker 10: and I think the fact that they took time out 578 00:48:46,480 --> 00:48:48,080 Speaker 10: of all the things that are going on right now 579 00:48:48,239 --> 00:48:50,239 Speaker 10: to make their way here to the Rose Garden and 580 00:48:50,320 --> 00:48:53,200 Speaker 10: show respect for Charlie Kirk not only as a man, 581 00:48:53,320 --> 00:48:56,360 Speaker 10: as a father, but as a patriot who loved this 582 00:48:56,520 --> 00:49:01,320 Speaker 10: country and really set out to embrace freedom, secure freedom 583 00:49:01,560 --> 00:49:06,480 Speaker 10: for all of us, and it's kind of this ceremony, Steve, 584 00:49:06,560 --> 00:49:10,239 Speaker 10: it kind of takes us back to hearing all of 585 00:49:10,320 --> 00:49:12,800 Speaker 10: his podcasts, all of the times he's been on with you, 586 00:49:13,200 --> 00:49:15,920 Speaker 10: he's been on Rural America's Voice here. It really does 587 00:49:16,040 --> 00:49:19,240 Speaker 10: make us understand how important he was in this movement 588 00:49:19,320 --> 00:49:23,240 Speaker 10: and how important I think he will always be remembered 589 00:49:23,280 --> 00:49:23,920 Speaker 10: in this movement. 590 00:49:26,320 --> 00:49:28,880 Speaker 2: You know what I loved about the simplicity and the 591 00:49:28,960 --> 00:49:31,200 Speaker 2: power of this was actually choosing to have it into 592 00:49:31,480 --> 00:49:34,840 Speaker 2: in the Rose Guard today. President Trump, as you know, Brian, 593 00:49:35,320 --> 00:49:38,560 Speaker 2: is so proud of this redevelopment of the Rose Guard, 594 00:49:38,680 --> 00:49:41,480 Speaker 2: and it wanted it for occasions like this that would 595 00:49:41,520 --> 00:49:45,320 Speaker 2: be remembered historical occasions, and Charlie Kirk's the awarding of 596 00:49:45,400 --> 00:49:49,920 Speaker 2: the Presidential Metal Freedom is certainly an historical occasion. I 597 00:49:50,080 --> 00:49:52,120 Speaker 2: was really glad that you got that the President chose 598 00:49:52,160 --> 00:49:53,000 Speaker 2: the Rose Guard today. 599 00:49:54,760 --> 00:49:56,960 Speaker 10: Yeah, he did, and we were showing some of the 600 00:49:57,080 --> 00:50:01,480 Speaker 10: changes here that that really mean about makes it real quickly, Steve, 601 00:50:01,880 --> 00:50:03,680 Speaker 10: if you might have missed it earlier. You know, they 602 00:50:03,719 --> 00:50:08,719 Speaker 10: did obviously pave this area. Look at how detailed the 603 00:50:08,880 --> 00:50:12,560 Speaker 10: drains are here in the Rose Garden. It is symbolic. 604 00:50:12,760 --> 00:50:15,960 Speaker 10: It's got the American flag pretty much etched in there, 605 00:50:16,560 --> 00:50:20,239 Speaker 10: and that does I feel like tie in the Rose 606 00:50:20,280 --> 00:50:23,439 Speaker 10: Garden because there was some criticism, obviously from the left 607 00:50:23,480 --> 00:50:26,800 Speaker 10: that he did the remodel, but it's a beautiful space 608 00:50:26,920 --> 00:50:33,000 Speaker 10: for tonight. We had showers originally forecasted to happen during 609 00:50:33,080 --> 00:50:36,799 Speaker 10: this time, but as the rain chances diminished this event, 610 00:50:37,040 --> 00:50:39,680 Speaker 10: Steve moved from the East Room to the roast Garden. 611 00:50:39,719 --> 00:50:42,399 Speaker 10: And I think it's very fitting. And as President Trump said, 612 00:50:42,480 --> 00:50:45,040 Speaker 10: God cleared the forecast today so we could have that 613 00:50:45,120 --> 00:50:47,840 Speaker 10: event out here and what a beautiful day it was. 614 00:50:49,960 --> 00:50:53,200 Speaker 2: Now that's a personal touch of President Trump. He was 615 00:50:53,320 --> 00:50:57,799 Speaker 2: very close to Charlie, admired Charlie. But for him to say, hey, look, 616 00:50:57,880 --> 00:51:00,440 Speaker 2: I know the inside is the more traditional place where 617 00:51:00,480 --> 00:51:02,800 Speaker 2: you give this, but I want to do it and 618 00:51:03,160 --> 00:51:05,120 Speaker 2: something that I have really done to the White House 619 00:51:05,200 --> 00:51:07,759 Speaker 2: to make sure that it's a space that we can 620 00:51:07,840 --> 00:51:09,320 Speaker 2: have things like this, and to do it today and 621 00:51:09,360 --> 00:51:10,279 Speaker 2: to choose that it's great. 622 00:51:11,160 --> 00:51:12,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, we've got to Steve, We've got it. 623 00:51:12,680 --> 00:51:13,719 Speaker 10: We've got to move out of here. 624 00:51:13,840 --> 00:51:15,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, we've got to move out of here, Steve, we 625 00:51:15,440 --> 00:51:20,560 Speaker 2: can take this on the other side. But okay, cool you, okay, 626 00:51:21,000 --> 00:51:25,160 Speaker 2: thank you, Brian. I love real America's voice. You're going 627 00:51:25,200 --> 00:51:27,160 Speaker 2: to get every You're going to get the squeeze out 628 00:51:27,160 --> 00:51:30,520 Speaker 2: of the lemon right there, the last drop, Brian Glenn, 629 00:51:32,080 --> 00:51:35,800 Speaker 2: like I said, a very moving, simple and powerful. I 630 00:51:35,920 --> 00:51:39,560 Speaker 2: think Charlie Kirk would have really been impressed by that. 631 00:51:40,400 --> 00:51:44,719 Speaker 2: The President said a few appropriate, uh you know, appropriate 632 00:51:44,800 --> 00:51:48,240 Speaker 2: remarks about the life of Charlie the work of Charlie, 633 00:51:48,440 --> 00:51:50,279 Speaker 2: tied it in as President Trump's always going to do 634 00:51:50,360 --> 00:51:52,799 Speaker 2: into the events of the of the day, particularly as 635 00:51:52,840 --> 00:51:57,000 Speaker 2: it related to Charlie's life in his life's work right 636 00:51:57,080 --> 00:52:01,160 Speaker 2: of culture and politics. Also then Erica, I mean, what 637 00:52:01,239 --> 00:52:06,240 Speaker 2: can you say, Like I said, she's had three essential 638 00:52:06,520 --> 00:52:10,839 Speaker 2: turns since she became the widow of the assassinateor Charlie Kirk. 639 00:52:10,880 --> 00:52:15,239 Speaker 2: And that was that amazing fifteen minutes that she did 640 00:52:15,440 --> 00:52:19,239 Speaker 2: on that Friday night from Turning Point. And remember Jack 641 00:52:19,280 --> 00:52:22,440 Speaker 2: Pasobic told us Jack Pisobic told us that. 642 00:52:22,520 --> 00:52:24,520 Speaker 4: It was that it was. 643 00:52:26,080 --> 00:52:31,640 Speaker 2: The it it was done by. They had an option 644 00:52:31,760 --> 00:52:33,719 Speaker 2: of doing it taped, and she said, no, we're not 645 00:52:33,800 --> 00:52:35,840 Speaker 2: going to do it taped. We're going to actually do 646 00:52:35,920 --> 00:52:38,480 Speaker 2: it live. She did that life you remember, it was 647 00:52:38,560 --> 00:52:43,120 Speaker 2: incredibly moving, fifteen minutes of it. And then at the 648 00:52:43,280 --> 00:52:49,360 Speaker 2: Charlie's commemoration, his commemoration where she stood up and I 649 00:52:49,440 --> 00:52:53,160 Speaker 2: think right before the president and gave an incredible, incredible 650 00:52:53,200 --> 00:52:57,560 Speaker 2: eulogy to her slain husband. And then today with the 651 00:52:57,600 --> 00:53:01,120 Speaker 2: awarding of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, stands up and 652 00:53:01,160 --> 00:53:03,880 Speaker 2: I think gives a very memorable. 653 00:53:07,080 --> 00:53:08,960 Speaker 4: Not a eulogy but really. 654 00:53:08,800 --> 00:53:11,600 Speaker 2: A talking about his life and related to the Presidential 655 00:53:11,640 --> 00:53:12,600 Speaker 2: Metal Freedom of title. 656 00:53:12,680 --> 00:53:14,080 Speaker 4: That together is pretty extraordinary. 657 00:53:14,800 --> 00:53:14,920 Speaker 11: UH. 658 00:53:15,000 --> 00:53:18,240 Speaker 2: And the composure and h dare I say, just basic 659 00:53:19,600 --> 00:53:22,520 Speaker 2: class that she has comes through and it's you can 660 00:53:22,600 --> 00:53:26,920 Speaker 2: tell that turning point is in very very good hands 661 00:53:27,200 --> 00:53:28,080 Speaker 2: with with. 662 00:53:29,560 --> 00:53:30,200 Speaker 4: With Erica. 663 00:53:31,600 --> 00:53:33,320 Speaker 2: We've got a few minutes I have I have I 664 00:53:33,480 --> 00:53:39,200 Speaker 2: asked Tage Guild to join us. Tage, Charlie Kirk. Uh, 665 00:53:39,400 --> 00:53:41,600 Speaker 2: you've come off hunting a day to do this for us. 666 00:53:41,920 --> 00:53:42,040 Speaker 4: Uh. 667 00:53:42,320 --> 00:53:45,600 Speaker 2: The Charlie Kirk. We're in the uh Rose garden with 668 00:53:46,280 --> 00:53:51,680 Speaker 2: this beautiful and powerful a couple of three Christian hymns done. 669 00:53:51,520 --> 00:53:55,480 Speaker 4: With a with a a small UH ensemble. 670 00:53:55,920 --> 00:53:59,200 Speaker 2: President Trump a few remarks, very powerful to the point, 671 00:53:59,239 --> 00:54:01,239 Speaker 2: and of course Erica Kirk. 672 00:54:01,360 --> 00:54:02,360 Speaker 4: Your thoughts about all of. 673 00:54:02,360 --> 00:54:07,080 Speaker 11: It, sir, Yeah, you know, I think Charlie Kirk was 674 00:54:07,120 --> 00:54:09,600 Speaker 11: a world changer. What he was doing was incredible. He 675 00:54:09,960 --> 00:54:13,160 Speaker 11: was changing the viewpoint of our youth, of our young 676 00:54:13,200 --> 00:54:16,800 Speaker 11: men and women going to college. And President Trump, you know, 677 00:54:16,920 --> 00:54:20,160 Speaker 11: going over and doing this peace deal in the Middle East, 678 00:54:20,280 --> 00:54:22,360 Speaker 11: going to Egypt and then flying straight back to the 679 00:54:22,440 --> 00:54:24,720 Speaker 11: Rose Garden to do this Charlie Kirk memorial. 680 00:54:24,760 --> 00:54:26,680 Speaker 4: It's incredible. The whole thing is incredible. 681 00:54:26,800 --> 00:54:30,200 Speaker 11: Charlie Kirk Trump and then Erica Trump carrying the torch 682 00:54:30,360 --> 00:54:33,640 Speaker 11: running Turning Point USA and war Path Coffee. We're going 683 00:54:33,680 --> 00:54:36,880 Speaker 11: to be a sponsor of Amfest in December for Turning 684 00:54:36,880 --> 00:54:38,880 Speaker 11: Point USA, So I'll. 685 00:54:38,680 --> 00:54:39,719 Speaker 4: See you there, Steve, and. 686 00:54:41,200 --> 00:54:45,280 Speaker 11: I support all of it, and I hope the Turning 687 00:54:45,320 --> 00:54:48,840 Speaker 11: Point USA and all the good Americans carry the torch 688 00:54:49,000 --> 00:54:52,320 Speaker 11: for Charlie Kirk. What he was doing was incredible. And 689 00:54:53,360 --> 00:54:55,400 Speaker 11: you know, like I've said before, a lot of his 690 00:54:56,080 --> 00:54:58,400 Speaker 11: woke ideology comes out of the colleges from some of 691 00:54:58,480 --> 00:55:01,520 Speaker 11: these professors. So we need people like Charlie Kirk to 692 00:55:01,560 --> 00:55:06,080 Speaker 11: go to the colleges and bring bring reality to college students. 693 00:55:06,840 --> 00:55:08,000 Speaker 3: And I'm all in. 694 00:55:10,640 --> 00:55:13,279 Speaker 2: You know, I just you know, like I said, like 695 00:55:13,360 --> 00:55:17,400 Speaker 2: Andrew Breitbard, like Trump, you can't replace. There's certain men 696 00:55:17,480 --> 00:55:20,359 Speaker 2: and women that come along. I think Erica Kirk maybe 697 00:55:20,480 --> 00:55:22,239 Speaker 2: like that. There's certain men and women to come along 698 00:55:22,360 --> 00:55:26,040 Speaker 2: in certain times that are just not replaceable. You know, 699 00:55:26,680 --> 00:55:28,520 Speaker 2: you've seen a lot of combat and you've seen a 700 00:55:28,560 --> 00:55:33,240 Speaker 2: lot of death. Charlie Kirk got today the highest award 701 00:55:33,320 --> 00:55:36,720 Speaker 2: we can give a civilian, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 702 00:55:37,000 --> 00:55:39,640 Speaker 2: and it's been given to some of the greatest Americans in. 703 00:55:39,680 --> 00:55:42,040 Speaker 4: The arts and sports and culture. 704 00:55:43,200 --> 00:55:46,480 Speaker 2: Is activists right of both, you know, both liberals and 705 00:55:46,560 --> 00:55:50,560 Speaker 2: progressives and conservatives and right wingers by a variety of 706 00:55:50,600 --> 00:55:55,880 Speaker 2: presidents since Jack Jack Kennedy. I would actually argue Charlie 707 00:55:55,920 --> 00:55:59,480 Speaker 2: deserved this almost as a combat decoration. He died in 708 00:55:59,560 --> 00:56:02,719 Speaker 2: the line of fire. I mean he was flat out assassinated, right, 709 00:56:03,320 --> 00:56:07,279 Speaker 2: flat out assassin. So we award the highest civilian. But 710 00:56:07,680 --> 00:56:11,960 Speaker 2: he's in the modern political war. Charlie Kirk's a casual 711 00:56:12,040 --> 00:56:14,080 Speaker 2: and gave his life for his country. We got about 712 00:56:14,080 --> 00:56:16,240 Speaker 2: a minute, Tay, you want to give me some comments 713 00:56:16,239 --> 00:56:16,400 Speaker 2: on that. 714 00:56:18,640 --> 00:56:21,759 Speaker 11: Yeah, you're absolutely right. I mean, that's like equivalent to 715 00:56:21,920 --> 00:56:24,640 Speaker 11: like a you know, like a silver Star something like that. 716 00:56:25,719 --> 00:56:31,160 Speaker 11: Charlie Kirk deserved it. He was killed in combat. You know, 717 00:56:31,480 --> 00:56:33,920 Speaker 11: we're at war, Steve, We're trying to save America. 718 00:56:34,280 --> 00:56:35,080 Speaker 3: You know, people like you. 719 00:56:35,239 --> 00:56:37,760 Speaker 11: You do your show twice a day, Monday through Friday, 720 00:56:37,760 --> 00:56:42,000 Speaker 11: then on Saturdays. You know, it's an incredible the consistency 721 00:56:42,080 --> 00:56:43,960 Speaker 11: that you bring to it. You know, Trump gave up 722 00:56:44,040 --> 00:56:47,160 Speaker 11: so much for it. He's been shot, they tried to 723 00:56:47,200 --> 00:56:48,840 Speaker 11: bankrupt him, they tried to put him in jail for 724 00:56:48,960 --> 00:56:52,560 Speaker 11: hundreds of years. Like we are at war trying to 725 00:56:52,600 --> 00:56:55,480 Speaker 11: save America right now. And Charlie Kirk was on the 726 00:56:55,520 --> 00:56:59,000 Speaker 11: front lines and he was killed for having an opinion 727 00:56:59,320 --> 00:57:03,080 Speaker 11: and bringing the truth to colleges and teaching these college 728 00:57:03,160 --> 00:57:06,520 Speaker 11: students that it's okay to be pro America and it's 729 00:57:06,520 --> 00:57:08,880 Speaker 11: okay to be a patriot, and it's okay to be 730 00:57:09,000 --> 00:57:12,520 Speaker 11: a proud American. So we need to keep pushing this 731 00:57:12,719 --> 00:57:17,560 Speaker 11: overwhelming sense of patriotism to America. And yes, Charlie Kirk 732 00:57:17,960 --> 00:57:20,320 Speaker 11: was killed on the front lines of this war to 733 00:57:20,400 --> 00:57:23,640 Speaker 11: take back America, and Trump was almost killed on the 734 00:57:23,680 --> 00:57:30,280 Speaker 11: front lines to try to take America. That it's well deserved. 735 00:57:30,560 --> 00:57:32,720 Speaker 11: Charlie Kirk deserved more than what he got today. 736 00:57:35,120 --> 00:57:40,200 Speaker 2: Tage, thank you so much. We'll see tomorrow. Taje Gil Warrior. 737 00:57:41,960 --> 00:57:44,840 Speaker 2: Short commercial break. We're going to return to the war 738 00:57:44,960 --> 00:57:46,680 Speaker 2: room just a moment.