1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:01,720 Speaker 1: The Michael Berry Show. 2 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Weekend Podcast. Just a quick note before 3 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 2: we get into it. I really enjoy hearing from you, 4 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:11,120 Speaker 2: and a lot of you have taken me to heart 5 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 2: with that sent me an email, and some of you 6 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 2: are very surprised when I have responded on the Weekend 7 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:19,959 Speaker 2: saying you should be off. You know I should, but 8 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 2: I don't view this as a job. And that's what 9 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:25,120 Speaker 2: it's important to understand. You know a lot of people. 10 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 2: My dad had a job as a maintenance worker at 11 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 2: DuPont in Orange, Texas, and he hated his job. And 12 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 2: he'd tell you he hated his job, and it was 13 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:36,239 Speaker 2: a job. It was performing tasks for somebody else on 14 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 2: their schedule, often that he didn't want to do, for 15 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 2: a lot less money than he wanted, under conditions that 16 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 2: he didn't think were fair, proper, or pleasant. So you 17 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 2: can understand, right, and so, but he had to give 18 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:52,480 Speaker 2: the man some time of his most of his time 19 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 2: in order for us to have a house to live 20 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 2: in and air conditioning to cool it, and cars to 21 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 2: get around and food to eat. So he did it, 22 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 2: and that's for many people what they do. And I 23 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 2: understand that I don't look down on that, don't. I 24 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 2: don't think any less of people. In fact, I admire 25 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 2: people who do that. I quote unquote work very long hours. 26 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 2: But realistically, my work is my life. It's what I 27 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 2: enjoy doing. I love it and interacting with you, answering 28 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 2: your questions, reading references that you send, helping you find 29 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 2: one of our show sponsors because you need something they're offering. 30 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 2: That's fun to me. And I can put my phone 31 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 2: down when I'm eating or when I'm watching a movie 32 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:43,960 Speaker 2: with my wife. But a lot of the time my hobby, 33 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:46,199 Speaker 2: my free time. And maybe this makes me a dork. 34 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 2: Is I enjoy picking up the phone and reading through 35 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 2: the emails, and I don't view it as a chore. 36 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 2: I enjoy hearing from you, I really do. And I 37 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 2: enjoy hearing about your life, what you're going through. People 38 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 2: will email me. I'm sitting here in the in the lobby. 39 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 2: You know, we're probably gonna have to pull the plug 40 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 2: on my mom tonight, but I want to be here. 41 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 2: I'm gonna go back in a few minutes. My brother 42 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 2: and I are, you know, trading off sessions till it's time, 43 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 2: and we're gonna hold her hand and she's gonna breathe 44 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 2: their last breath with us right there beside her. Uh yeah, 45 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 2: thank you for sharing that. You know that that's a 46 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:24,959 Speaker 2: reminder of what people are going through. They're having babies, 47 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 2: they're dying, they're doing everything in between. They're getting married, 48 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 2: they're getting divorced. They're opening a business, they're closing a business. 49 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 2: They're they're getting a job, they just lost a job. 50 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 2: They're dating a girl, they're dating, you know, somebody that 51 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 2: they met online for the first time. This is all 52 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 2: very new. Their grandkids are growing up. I enjoy hearing 53 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 2: from you, I really do. In this two part podcast, 54 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 2: By the way, you can hear I can hear from 55 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 2: you by emailing through our website Michael Berryshow dot com, 56 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 2: m my C H A E L B E R 57 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,679 Speaker 2: R Y Show, s h ow dot In this two 58 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 2: part podcast, JD. Vance spoke at a turning Point event 59 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 2: on the campus of Mississippi University last week Old Miss 60 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:13,919 Speaker 2: Lane Kiffin University Right Now. He began with a tribute 61 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 2: to his fallen friend Charlie Kirk, speaking on all the 62 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 2: great things he did for the youth of America. And 63 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 2: he did and it continues to flourish. He planted seeds 64 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 2: whose trees he'll never seek shade under. His legacy continues 65 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 2: to sweep the country and has now spread worldwide. The 66 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 2: influence of Charlie Kirk grows daily. Just this week on 67 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 2: our regular show, we had Lucas Miles, who was a 68 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 2: pastor of tpusafaith dot com, about how your church can 69 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 2: partner with them and they have resources they can provide 70 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 2: for you. And then in the ultimate tribute to Charlie, 71 00:03:55,560 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 2: the Vice President opened the floor to student questions. In 72 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 2: the beautiful tradition of Charlie Kirk interacting, engaging dialogue, conversation, 73 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 2: it's a beautiful thing. It's rare and unique. It's precious, 74 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 2: it's endangered. He touched on a lot of policies. He's 75 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 2: able to do this, He's able to engage. He's not 76 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 2: afraid of that policy, religion, family life, and there's some 77 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:28,600 Speaker 2: really good stuff here that we hope you'll enjoy that 78 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 2: we have prepared for you. 79 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 3: Wow, that was impressive. They told me that would be impressive, 80 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 3: and they are exactly right. So let me say, let 81 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 3: me say a few words of thank you first to 82 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 3: my dear friend and the widow of my dear friend, 83 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 3: Charlie Kirk. Erica, you have been such an amazing inspiration 84 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 3: to the entire country. 85 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:58,840 Speaker 1: How much do we love Erica Kirk. She's done a 86 00:04:58,839 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: hell of a job. 87 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 3: I want to thank We have a couple of Mississippi 88 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 3: Senators here. We have both Senator Roger Wicker and Senator 89 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 3: Cindy Hyde Smith. Thank you guys for being here. We 90 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:21,039 Speaker 3: have the Governor of Mississippi with us. We got an 91 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 3: all star crowd here. Governor, thank you for being here. 92 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:33,719 Speaker 3: And most importantly, we have got over ten thousand students 93 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:37,280 Speaker 3: from across Mississippi. We are proud to have you and 94 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:41,040 Speaker 3: we know that you are the future of Charlie Kirk's legacy. 95 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 1: So thank you for being here. 96 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 3: You know, I got I got this whole speech written, 97 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:54,279 Speaker 3: and I'm not gonna deliver any of what I had written. 98 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:56,279 Speaker 3: I'm just gonna speak from the heart, because that's what 99 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:57,720 Speaker 3: Charlie would. 100 00:05:57,560 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: So often do. And I. 101 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 3: You know, when I think about what we lost six 102 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 3: weeks ago, it feels like forever ago. When I was 103 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:12,480 Speaker 3: in a meeting in the West Wing and one of 104 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:15,360 Speaker 3: my staff members came in and said that Charlie had 105 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:17,479 Speaker 3: been shot. And then I looked at my phone and 106 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 3: I saw all the text messages and realized that my 107 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 3: dear friend had been very seriously injured. 108 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 1: Now in the West Wing. 109 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 3: At that time, we actually thought that Charlie had a chance. 110 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: We didn't know that he was eventually going to pass away. 111 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 3: There were initial reports from the medical team that maybe 112 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 3: things were going okay, and of course, eventually Charlie took 113 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 3: his last breath. 114 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:41,359 Speaker 1: And went home to be with his Lord and Savior. 115 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 3: I remember thinking at that moment, first, of course, about 116 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:49,479 Speaker 3: Erica and the children they've got. Their oldest, their daughter 117 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 3: is very similar in age to our youngest child, and 118 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 3: I remember thinking, what a terrible tragedy for that family. 119 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:57,600 Speaker 1: And the second thing that I. 120 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 3: Thought was what a terrible tragedy for the United Slates 121 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 3: States of America. Because Charlie wasn't just a political figure. 122 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 1: He wasn't just a. 123 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 3: Guy who went around campus and said very interesting things. 124 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: And hosted all of these debates. 125 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 3: He was a person who, particularly to the young people 126 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 3: of this country, to all of you, he had the 127 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 3: very best advice. And I think that's the most important 128 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 3: way for me to honor Charlie, which is to repeat 129 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 3: that advice. Something I found true in my own life. 130 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 3: Charlie wanted all of you, whatever life path you chose, 131 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 3: whatever career you chose, whatever you ultimately did for a living, 132 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 3: Charlie wanted you more than anything to invest in the 133 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 3: things that were worth having, to build a life that 134 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 3: was worth building. 135 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: And that started. The most important advice he ever gave 136 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: you was fall in love, get married, and start a family. 137 00:07:52,400 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 3: And I can't honor Charlie without repeating that most important advice. Now, 138 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 3: most of you are probably too young to have found 139 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 3: the person you're going to spend the rest of your 140 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 3: life with. Some of you are lucky enough to have 141 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 3: found that person already, but I will tell you, if 142 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 3: you're as lucky and blessed as I have been, it 143 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 3: hits you like a ton of bricks. 144 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 1: And I have found that person. 145 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 3: And my lovely wife, Usha, our second lady, who is 146 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 3: here with us today. She's sitting in the audience somewhere, 147 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 3: I don't know where, but I love you, honey, and 148 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 3: have children. That's something Charlie also always told I grew up. 149 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:38,680 Speaker 1: In a generation. I'm forty one years old. I'm a millennial. 150 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 3: And if you're being uncharitable, you would call me a 151 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 3: geriatric millennial, which I really hate. I really hate being 152 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 3: called a geriatric millennial. But here I am, at forty 153 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 3: one talking to all of you like I've. 154 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 1: Got great wisdom. 155 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:54,560 Speaker 3: Here's the thing, the one regret, the only regret that 156 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:57,080 Speaker 3: I really have in my entire life, and I've made 157 00:08:57,160 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 3: plenty of mistakes, but the one regret that I have 158 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 3: is that, frankly, I wish we had start having kids sooner, 159 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:06,199 Speaker 3: because when you're a young father, you realize what an 160 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 3: incredible blessing they are, but they're also very exhausting. 161 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 1: And I know here it all miss. We like to 162 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 1: party a lot, and I know. 163 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:18,680 Speaker 3: It'll miss occasionally some of you will have a few 164 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 3: drinks on a Friday or Saturday, or hopefully not a 165 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 3: Tuesday night, but I'm sure that happens from time to 166 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 3: time here in sec country. 167 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 1: But here's the thing. 168 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 3: When you go out until three in the morning and 169 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 3: wake up at six am per class, the. 170 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 1: Thing that I've learned in my old age. 171 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 3: Is that incredible energy God actually meant it for another purpose, 172 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 3: and that purpose was to help take care of a family. 173 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:47,680 Speaker 3: So while you're young, have those babies, if you're able to. 174 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 3: That's something Charlie said all the time. 175 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 1: But I think of that advice. 176 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 3: If you think of that advice, Charlie, I wanted you 177 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:02,800 Speaker 3: to get married. He wanted you to fall in love, 178 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 3: he wanted you to build a family, he wanted you 179 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:06,680 Speaker 3: to find a vocation. That was the advice that he 180 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:10,680 Speaker 3: gave on campuses. But that's not just about you. That's 181 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 3: also about our country and about our government. Because while 182 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 3: you have the freedom to live life as you so choose, 183 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 3: I have got a responsibility as your vice president to 184 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 3: make the American dream as accessible as possible. And this 185 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 3: is why, my friends, this is why we care about 186 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 3: all the things that we care about. Why do I 187 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 3: care so much about having a secure border in the 188 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 3: United States of America. It's because I believe that when 189 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:40,880 Speaker 3: you let in a flood of illegal immigration, what it 190 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:43,720 Speaker 3: does is it drives down the wages of young people 191 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:48,439 Speaker 3: and makes housing unaffordable for the entire American population. That's 192 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 3: why we close down the border. The last will say 193 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:02,959 Speaker 3: our immigration po is about hating immigration, hating immigrants. 194 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:04,679 Speaker 1: We don't hate anybody. 195 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:07,960 Speaker 3: We love our fellow citizens, and because we want them 196 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:11,320 Speaker 3: to have the American dream, we shut that border down. 197 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:13,840 Speaker 3: The very first day that Donald J. Trump was the 198 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 3: President of the United States. I care about you being 199 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 3: able to afford a home, which is why we fought 200 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 3: so hard to fix the broken policies of the Biden administration. 201 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: I want a lot of you. 202 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 3: I'm sure there are military veterans in this room right now. 203 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:36,719 Speaker 3: I'm sure there are a lot of people who will 204 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 3: join the military in the future. 205 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 1: And we're proud of you. 206 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 3: The most important thing about Charlie is that he was 207 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:44,720 Speaker 3: a great husband and a great father. Erica told me 208 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:48,560 Speaker 3: probably twelve hours after Charlie had been pronounced dead. 209 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:52,480 Speaker 1: She was just absolutely devastated. She was unable. 210 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 3: You know, if you've ever known anybody who's grieving, sometimes 211 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 3: is unable. They're unable to even hold a single thought 212 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 3: for more than a few cents sec. And what Erica 213 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 3: told me, and I'm gonna get a little emotional, is 214 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 3: that she said that Charlie never yelled at her, he 215 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:10,679 Speaker 3: never custed her. And that to me is a great 216 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 3: legacy to leave as a husband and a father, for 217 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:16,320 Speaker 3: your wife to be able to say that my husband 218 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 3: was always good to me, and Charlie was a good man, 219 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 3: but he also but he also had the legacy of 220 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 3: believing in political debate, and he was the most effective. 221 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 1: Person in politics that I have ever seen. 222 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:39,960 Speaker 3: And by the way, that's not because Charlie always agreed 223 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 3: with me and the president's policies. I remember one time 224 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 3: in particular where Charlie Kirk called me and guys, he 225 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:50,559 Speaker 3: was mad. It was one, you know, I wouldn't say 226 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:52,800 Speaker 3: the last conversation that I had with him, but it 227 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:54,720 Speaker 3: was in the last few months of his life, and 228 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 3: he called me and he said. 229 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 1: JD, I'm really worried. 230 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 3: I'm really worried that what's going on in the Middle 231 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 3: East right now is going to lead the United States 232 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 3: into a protracted military conflict. 233 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:07,599 Speaker 1: I've never told anybody. 234 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 3: That that Charlie was really worried about that in the 235 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:12,199 Speaker 3: final months of his life. 236 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:13,680 Speaker 1: Now here's the thing. 237 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 4: Charlie was so effective and he was so so trusted 238 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 4: by both me and the President of the United States 239 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:24,920 Speaker 4: that when Charlie made that phone call, I didn't say, 240 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 4: screw you, you don't know what you talk about you're 241 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:27,560 Speaker 4: talking about. 242 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 1: I listened to him. 243 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:31,840 Speaker 3: And I really believe that one of the reasons why 244 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 3: the President of the United States knocked out the Iranian 245 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:38,560 Speaker 3: nuclear facilities, but never got the United States into a 246 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 3: protracted military conflict and never lost a single American in 247 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 3: a Middle Eastern conflict. Is because we had the wisdom 248 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 3: and the good sense to recognize that the American people 249 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:57,079 Speaker 3: are done with American troops dying and unnecessary foreign conflicts. 250 00:13:57,200 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 3: But Charlie Kirk reminded me of that, Charlie Kirk, So 251 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 3: that was a great moment for our country. It was 252 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 3: a great moment for my friendship with Charlie Kirk, because 253 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:14,839 Speaker 3: friendship is not just about telling everybody what they want 254 00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 3: to hear. 255 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 1: It's not just about agreeing with everybody all the time. 256 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 3: It's about having the trust in another human being that 257 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 3: you can tell them they're wrong and actually encourage them 258 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 3: to change their mind, or in that case, not necessarily 259 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 3: even tell us that we were wrong, but make sure 260 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 3: that we were thinking about all the options. And of course, 261 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 3: under the President's leadership, we were doing exactly that. 262 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 1: But Charlie was so good at that, and. 263 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 3: I think that's one of the ways in which I 264 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 3: want all of you to honor your legacy. I'll see 265 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 3: you care about our great nation, or you wouldn't be 266 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 3: here A lot of you will go on to become 267 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 3: future leaders in business. 268 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:52,000 Speaker 1: Or in politics. 269 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:54,280 Speaker 3: A lot of you will run campaigns, a lot of 270 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 3: you will work on campaigns. 271 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 1: A lot of you will be future leaders. 272 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 3: There might even be a law holy future vice president 273 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 3: of the United States in this very room. 274 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 1: But here's but here's. 275 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 3: Here's the thing that I want all of you to remember. 276 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:16,280 Speaker 3: Charlie wasn't effective just because he had opinions. A lot 277 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 3: of people have opinions. Charlie was effective because he was courageous, 278 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 3: because he worked very hard, and because he made his 279 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:26,840 Speaker 3: vision a reality. 280 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 1: And so if you care about this country, as. 281 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 3: I know all of you do, don't just complain about 282 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 3: social media, get up and get involved in a campaign. 283 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 3: If you want a better policy outcome, even from an 284 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 3: administration that you voted for, then get out and get 285 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 3: involved and making your voice heard. If you care about 286 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:49,120 Speaker 3: this country, love it enough to get involved in the 287 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 3: process and how we govern it, that is the only 288 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 3: way we are going to save the United States of America. 289 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 1: And that is perhaps the greatest contribution that you can. 290 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 3: Make to Charlie Kirk's legacy, is getting involved in saving 291 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 3: this country. I'm in the fight, and I know every 292 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 3: single one of you are with me. 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