Prayer Leader (9:49)

Ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the singing of God Bless America.

Andrew Colvett (9:54)

And remain standing for the benediction. From the mountain to the prairies to the ocean. Sam.

Prayer Leader (11:15)

Let us pray. Almighty and merciful God, gratefully we acknowledge your presence with us this morning and implore your presence day by day. Grant peace for those who grieve, wisdom for those who lead, and courage for those standing the watch for our nation. We implore your blessing, not asking you to conform to our will, but that you would align us with yours now. May the Lord bless us and keep us. May the Lord make his face shine upon us and be gracious unto us. May the Lord lift up his countenance upon us and give us peace.

Steve Bannon (12:03)

Amen.

Prayer Leader (12:09)

Ladies and gentlemen, this concludes today's ceremony.

Charlie Kirk (voice clips) (12:12)

Please remain seated until the departure of the official party.

Prayer Leader (12:16)

Thank you for joining us this morning. The Pentagon Memorial and the Pentagon Memorial Chapel are open until 12pm.

Steve Bannon (12:39)

President Trump is exiting the Pentagon for the very solemn commemoration. Pete Hickseth we're going to, in a moment call for the beginning of that where President Trump said very moving remarks about Charlie Kirk. I'm here in Utah with Andrew Colvette, Charlie Kirk's partner in particular on the content side. First off, can you get us up to date? How's everything doing? How's everybody holding together?

Andrew Colvett (13:11)

You know, I think as good as could be expected, as well as could be expected. You know, yesterday was a day that, you know, none of us ever wanted to live through or experience. And it was a horror and a nightmare. You know, at the same time, I didn't, you know, I got, when, when the team told me that you guys wanted me on the show this morning, I candidly didn't Want to do it, but I knew Charlie would want me to be here. And I could hear his voice in my head being like, you know, toughen up, you know, better figure it out. You can handle this. And. And so, yeah, I mean, we're gonna, you know, just. Just like before, we're gonna do things that push us and we're uncomfortable with, but that he would want us to do so. And, you know, we're gonna take his spirit on and keep fighting and keep pushing and. Yeah, but it's still raw.

Steve Bannon (14:16)

You know, it's a organization that's changed the direction of the country in American politics. But it's a very young organization with young people. I mean, Charlie was young. And the thing about Charlie, he was a happy warrior. Right. No matter how intense it was always, how is the organization doing? You have so many young people there. Right. I mean, Charlie started this thing when he was, what, 18, 19. 18, 19 years old. How's the overall team going?

Andrew Colvett (14:47)

You know, I think everybody's still in shock. I think, you know, we held a prayer vigil at the HQ last night. It was beautiful. There was outpourings of support from across the country. Vigils popped up in random places. And that was amazing to see. And I drove all over the world. All over the world. Yeah.

Steve Bannon (15:11)

And huge. Spontaneous, spontaneous self organizing and as Charlie would love.

Andrew Colvett (15:16)

Right.

Steve Bannon (15:16)

I mean, that was his whole thing.

Andrew Colvett (15:18)

Yeah. And, yeah, I mean, listen, a lot of the senior leadership came straight here immediately. There's a few senior leadership that are still in Phoenix. And listen, we're one of Charlie's. I mean, absolute cries of his heart. And something I heard him say repeatedly was that we're building an institution that's going to live beyond me. And he said that over and over and over again. Obviously, he is irreplaceable and one of one, but I know that's what he'd want. And already the outpouring of support from donors and supporters and friends that want to keep the mission going. And they want Charlie's legacy, part of that legacy, to be that it doesn't end with him. And I think that's something that we are very committed to. And there's, you know, it's just a lot to. There's a lot to still just process.

Steve Bannon (16:21)

Guys, for a reason. I mean, you've got you and Tyler and the senior team. You know, he was building an institution that would live, you know, because Charlie. I told Charlie all the time he was a future president, United States, at some point in time, he was going to go into elective politics. Right. Therefore, he would. The institution would survive him as he went on and did other, you know, either ran for governor of Arizona or ran for the U.S. senate or, you know, was picked as a vice presidential candidate. Right. So he was building an institution the entire time, knowing that his future wasn't always going to be Turning Point. He would. Turning Point would stand on its own at some point in time.

Andrew Colvett (17:02)

Yeah, I mean, that's true. Obviously, we anticipated Charlie being with Turning Point a lot longer and sort of always being there, whether it was emeritus, you know, or not. But, you know, I know what you're saying is true. You know, my wife just this morning, before I left to come here, said the same thing. It's like God has put you guys in this position for such a time as this and for a purpose and a reason, and he knew what he was doing, and I believe that. And, you know, I think right now we still have some mourning and grieving, obviously, to do, and. But, yeah, I mean, Charlie, if we wanted to disgrace the legacy of Charlie Kirk, it would be not carrying on his mission, and that is not an option.

Steve Bannon (17:55)

No, he was a fighter. I mean, his life ended right there when he's doing what he loved to do. Right. Debate. Let's play. Can we play. I want to play President Trump's remarks about Charlie at the. The beginning of the pentagon commemoration for 9 11. Can we go and play that? And I want to get. I want to get feedback from Andrew.

President Donald Trump (18:13)

Before we begin, let me express the horror and grief so many Americans at the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk have felt. Charlie was a giant of his generation, a champion of liberty and an inspiration to millions and millions of people. Our prayers are with his wonderful wife, Eric and his beautiful children. Fantastic people they are. We miss him greatly. Yet I have no doubt that Charlie's voice and the courage he put into the hearts of countless people, especially young people, will live on. I am pleased to announce that I will soon be awarding Charlie Kirk, posthumously, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The date of the ceremony will be announced, and I can only guarantee you one thing, that we will have a very big crowd. Very, very big.

Steve Bannon (19:16)

So, Charlie posthumously awarded by the President, the Medal of Freedom. That's a pretty powerful statement by the President, United States.

Andrew Colvett (19:24)

Yeah. You know, I'm reminded of so many conversations where I would ask Charlie, what, you know, what did the President say? You know, what is. And so many times his answer is like, you know, people just understand, like, we're actually friends. Like, we're good friends. And he loved him. And I know Trump loved Charlie and it wasn't transactional. And Steve, you know this. Charlie was loyal to a fault. And, you know, I'd see the people online, you know, criticizing if they, if Trump did something they disagreed with and Charlie wasn't loud enough, you know, against it. And people just didn't understand. Charlie was loyal. He was fundamentally good and decent. And anybody who knew him intimately knew that he was overly loyal, overly generous, overly decent, impatient, and so many people that, you know, maybe didn't treat him the way they should have. Charlie would never return, like, for, like. And he really saw his role as keeping the coalition together that Trump built in 2024. And that turning Point played a huge role. And Charlie played a huge role and you played a huge role, Steve, and keeping that coalition together because he didn't see this as a four year win. He saw it as a generational win, as a 60 year win that he wanted to build upon for the sake of his kids and this country. And, you know, I think I can hear it in the President's voice this morning that he lost a friend, as we all did. And I think it's a great honor. I know Charlie is honored and his wife is honored, Erica. And it's well deserved.

Steve Bannon (21:22)

We're going to juggle coverage between the traditional 911 coverage and of course, the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Charlie the man, particularly people that may have not had a chance to go to the Turning Point events or see China. What always impressed me the most was not simply the hard work or the pressures under, because he was dealing at the highest level and building this organization. I call him the Happy Warrior. He was never down, totally up, no matter what the circumstances was. He'd always say, we'll figure it out. Right. These very complex events. And then of course, the ground game, which you guys delivered Arizona and Pennsylvania.

Dave Brat (22:01)

Right.

Steve Bannon (22:01)

Besides helping in Georgia and Michigan and Wisconsin, two states that put Trump over the top. Talk to us about Charlie the man, particularly as this positive energy that was always out there because obviously the left wing media is, you know, accusing Charlie of hate speech and being divisive. He was anything really, but divisive.

Andrew Colvett (22:19)

No, I mean, for people who really know. I mean, the clips that go viral, it's just the Internet doing the Internet what the Internet does, you know, where it gets, you know, lively. And Charlie understood that dynamic. I mean, he. But as he got older, these campus debates especially turned into Big Brother teaching. Yeah. And 90% of the interactions, if you go back and look, 90% of the interactions. He was so soft and gentle and patient with these people and the people that really understood what he was doing.

Steve Bannon (22:47)

You're trying to teach.

Andrew Colvett (22:48)

Yes, yes, exactly. He became such much more of a big brother figure or role model model figure. And, you know, Charlie, some of my. My favorite moments with Charlie was just flying on planes late at night, you know, across the country, darting all over the place during the campaign or whatever. And, you know, the weight of the world really was on his shoulders. And here we are joking at, you know, 35,000ft and having just a blast. And the. The. Charlie was funny. He was really funny. And he never, you know, that's not part of what people think about Charlie. He was hilarious. And he was. He had this uncanny ability, Steve, to think about others, like, more. And I told my wife this last night. I said he thought about me and, like, my travel or my family or how he could make my life better or if he could help me out in some way or get me a hotel more than I thought about me. And he'd be like, hey, is your wife, you know, is she set up? Do you need us to do something for her? Like, let me know. And he would just constantly do that. And I would be thinking, this guy has his schedule so tightly back, like a Tetris, you know, board. And yet somehow he made space in his brain to worry about me. And I knew that he was doing that for literally hundreds of people almost every day. And I don't know how he did it, but it's truly remarkable.

Steve Bannon (24:16)

Let's talk about that schedule, the content and building organization, and particularly something he focused on, ballot chasing at ground game. Given the experiences we had, the last weekend of his life, he spent with Mina Kim and the folks in Korea, that tremendous conference. You guys have done tremendous work there with Grace Chung and Tyler, too, and Tyler by Zoom. Okay, let's bring in Tyler Boyer. We'll give this a second. Tyler Bourier joins us now. Charlie's head of kind of the political operation. Tyler, your memories of Charlie, particularly the upbeat nature and the positive energy he put in everything.

Prayer Leader (24:56)

Yes, Steve, thank you for having us. And, you know, I just echo everything that Andrew said is we have been and just a constant state of mourning here. But as we're going through all this, what you said is that him being a happy warrior was the front face for what Charlie Kirk is and what continues on. And, you know, we're out fighting a battle every single day, and this is part of that battle that I know everybody's waking up to this morning. And, you know, they've, you know, like a lot like me, probably didn't get a whole lot of sleep. But you're going through and you're looking at the legacy of Charlie Kirk and who he is and the man that, that he led the organization with. And, you know, you start to, just to break down what the next steps are here. And there's a lot of emotions that I think a lot of people are feeling right now. And, you know, there's a sense of patriotism, I think that comes in moments like these. And that's, That's a good thing. That's. That's a, that's a great thing. I'm telling people right now, the anger, those feelings that you're feeling must turn to activism, turn into activism. That's what Charlie would want. And, you know, being a person like me or Andrew, who has had like a front row seat to the Charlie Kirk show in a bigger sense, not the little S, big S from the capitalization of the show, but being around Charlie and seeing how he operates and building things every single day, I don't think people realize every single day the plan of waking up is, what are we building next? What are we doing next? What is the next step? What does the country need to essentially survive? And that's why it's just, you know, it's been such a pleasure, such an honor of a lifetime to be able to be part of that, because without many of those things, we wouldn't be where we are today in the movement. And I know, you know, you feel that way and. But it wasn't a mistake by any means that we are. We are where we are with young people, with the party, with everything.

Jack Posobec (27:17)

So.

Steve Bannon (27:19)

Why don't you. We're going to cut in about 60 seconds to the second tower falling, as we traditionally do. But. And I want to come back and talk about. He was building an institution. He had. You were putting up an amazing amount of content every day. Tyler is one of the key architects of Trump's victory in 24 with the ground game and ballot chasing, which, as a learning organization, you learned yourself the importance of that in the Kerry Lake race. And, you know, I remember Charlie saying, and Tyler, that'll never happen again. Right. And it manifested itself in the victory in 20. Okay, let's go to New York. We're gonna go to New York right now for the second tower.

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Steve Bannon (29:33)

Amy Nicole Parlour that anyone of age can remember 24 years ago, of course, the attack of the United States by radical Islam that was brought to the United States on that day. Another horrible day yesterday and today the emotions are very raw. And look, Charlie Kirk was assassinated in cold blood. Charlie Kirk was executed. We're going to get to the bottom of that, right? And you know, that'll be dealt with when it's got to be dealt with. But the work of Charlie Kirk, particularly the three building the institution, which was so powerful, really telling everybody I can change with this institution, the arc of where young people's perception of politics and engagement in politics and volunteering in politics and therefore the arc of the nation, which he did. This is what 2024 was. You two guys are the two key guys, you and the content side, more or less. And Tyler on the political side. And what always impressed me about you guys and Charlie, he created a learning institution. I remember coming on the show the all night in the wee hours of the morning, Kerry Lake, this, this county's coming in, this district's coming in. And I remember Tyler and telling you guys afterwards, okay, we've learned a lesson here and it's never going to happen again. And we will build an organization to the fact that Tyler and look, if it was not been for turning Point, your guys focus on getting the kids out for particularly ballot chasing, low propensity, low information voters, President Trump would not be in the White House right now.

Andrew Colvett (31:10)

There's. I totally agree. We were laughing yesterday that Charlie would have been upset that we weren't streaming last night. Yeah, Charlie would have wanted us to do it. That's partly why I'm here this morning. You know, I couldn't help but think, and I hope this isn't, you know, too bold of me to say, but watching the second tower commemoration, I feel like, you know, America just lost a third tower of a man yesterday and going to miss him. But we built an institution. He built an institution designed to stand the test of time and to be able to ride out these waves and the different iterations of our political environment and the different generations to come behind. And so, and I do, I can just tell you there is the outpouring of love and support blowing me away, some of these texts I'm getting. And so yeah, those three prongs, I mean he did build a learning institution. We were taking education into the universities that the universities weren't doing. And there was such a hunger and A thirst on these campuses from these kids to see that combat of ideas and the back and forth and to hear people say something unapologetic about what they believed and they stood by it and they could defend it. And that piece, Steve, I mean, there's a pollster, Mitchell Brown is one of the Trump pollsters. Signal he did a poll after the election and basically, if you extrapolate it out, it was 16 or 17 million young people were more likely to vote for Trump across the country because of the content that Charlie Kirk made on these college campuses.

Steve Bannon (33:04)

President Trump awarded posthumously, Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the highest civilian honor that one could get. He's also announced he was going to give one to Rudy Giuliani. The mayor, as we see in the New York shots, is in the front row there as America's mayor. Tyler, I remember when I say learning institutions, you, Charlie led an institution. You guys didn't kid yourselves. I remember coming on the show, you guys were in the studio, I would come on and literally in the Kerry Lake thing, we're going, remember, is this precinct, you know, and you guys, after that really changed everything by coming up with this ballot chasing initiative. And this ballot chasing initiative is hard work and it's not the type of work you think young people are going to be that excited about. But you guys, Tyler, tell us about that. Because the reason we're here today with a House and a Senate and the presidency is because the work of Charlie, vision of Charlie Kirk and the work of the team around him. Sir.

Prayer Leader (34:08)

Yeah, and you're exactly right, Steve. And you know this. As we buckled in and got again, an introspection into the world of politics, the rnc, what the Republican establishment wasn't doing on behalf of the American people and made a decision, Charlie made a decision to do that work. And it's not easy work. It's big work. And we knew we had the people to do the work. And so we felt Charlie had always felt this way. It felt like there was a mantle that needed to be carried by him with his influence, especially with young men in this last election to get that work done. And that's all of the conversations we had moving forward. And so you look at the most recent conversation I had with Charlie was this last week of being dramatically concerned about the direction of where the Republican Party is going to, about, you know, conservatives lifting up, conservatives making sure that we have enough young people that feel like they have the backing to run, to run for. He's constantly focused on who from who who in the bench were we building? Just like we were focused on every single day, you know, getting things done by 9:00am, you know, having a full agenda of things that we're going to move the needle. The big question was, is who's going to be the next man up to fill the need and fill the void? And then how are we going to help those people make sure that they get elected? And those are the two very simple things when we talk about ballot chasing, that Charlie and his legacy will carry on. We will carry it on as so many people within our sphere, within our ecosystem, are hopefully yesterday waking up and realizing they have to get more involved, they have to do more, they have to help chase ballots, they have to help get out the vote, they have to run for office, they have to step up because life is fragile, is short, and this country is hanging by a thread at times. And we are very lucky. This last election, we were able to bring all of that together and work with the team from the content side to the turning point, USA side, building the funnel for the bench and then working on the political side to actually put bodies on the ground that we need. And again, we're looking ahead to 2026 and 2028. You know, and I said this to some of our team yesterday, is there's. There's nothing that we can do more to honor Charlie than to see this thing through. It cannot lose steam, it cannot lose any kind of gas whatsoever. We have a war to fight.

Steve Bannon (36:57)

We have a power to fight. Charlie Kirk. Charlie Kirk would want to finish what we started, right? That was about. I'll start with Andrew, then I want to bring in Tyler. When I looked at Charlie, I said, this guy's tapped into something. And what it was was a deep spirituality and a focus on young men. He realized that young men were lost. Tell me about this.

Andrew Colvett (37:20)

You know, we saw it in the social media metrics. We saw it in the crowds. We saw it and just, you know, he couldn't walk down a street. And I kept telling this because, you know, after the fall of 2025 and into the spring, we had to kind of recalibrate because he was so, so, so famous. Like he. 24 fall. 24, spring of 20. Yeah, 25. And it was like, you know, he was always pretty well known, you know, even when I first started working with him, like, you know, eight years ago, you know, he'd get fist bumps in the airport and stuff like that from random people. But then, like, I mean, it went so nuclear and it would always be These young, young guys. Charlie, can I get a selfie? Can I get a. I mean. And they would mob him. They would mob him. It didn't matter if he was walking on the street of Manhattan or in Seoul, South Korea or London, England or, you know, Montana or anybody anywhere in between. It was, was, it was incredible. I have a story for you that you'll probably enjoy. Steve, he was hanging out with some Fox personalities on air. Fox personalities. And they were at this bar and they were kind of, you know, talking. They wanted to talk about some things. And I won't say the names because that would be. Charlie wouldn't want.

Steve Bannon (38:38)

These are people that you would, would know.

Andrew Colvett (38:40)

These are people that the public would know, right? Of course, like very well known people. People within conservative movement.

Steve Bannon (38:46)

Right.

Andrew Colvett (38:46)

And they're at this bar because that's the only place nearby. Just imagine.

Steve Bannon (38:49)

I think I'm gonna love this story.

Andrew Colvett (38:51)

Yeah. And you gotta understand, you know, Charlie, Charlie, you know, had a good relationship with Fox, especially at the end, but there was times where it wasn't, you know, where he wasn't hanging like for.

Steve Bannon (39:03)

Three years when he was banned because of your guys work on stolen election and all that.

Andrew Colvett (39:08)

But what does it matter now? I mean, it was, you know, it was after, after Tucker. But anyways, they ended up embracing and it was, it was, it was good. It was good. Anyways, I want to be, I want to be gracious in this time. It was good. Anyway, so part of that getting good time, they're. They're talking, they're talking at this bar and this is a small town. I mean, you can imagine Fox is on every television in this town. And, and there was a series, about 50 to 75 people, I'm told over the course of about an hour. And they all came up for selfies with Charlie and on about 20 of those occasions, they asked these very famous Fox hosts if they could take the selfie with Charlie.

Steve Bannon (39:48)

They could take the picture. Hey, can you work the camera for me? I want to get.

Andrew Colvett (39:52)

So. Yeah, I mean like that was, that was what Charlie's life had become. And he told me, he's like, I've just, I've come to grips with it. I've accepted this is my new reality. And. But the amount of love just that he organically got.

Steve Bannon (40:06)

Look at. We'll play later today in the afternoon show, the great Mina Kim. Grace and Mo go over to Korea and Charlie, I mean, there's thousands of people at this thing and Charlie's like such a known personality, right. It's just, it's incredible. It's global. It's not just the United States.

Andrew Colvett (40:20)

It's so global.

Steve Bannon (40:23)

Tyler, talk to me about the focus on men. Why did you choose? Why did Charlie Kirk particularly focused on young men and made the point continually that they're adrift, that some things happen different now in our country. That's never happened before, that young men are kind of adrift, and we turning point in the senior leadership need to focus on that.

Prayer Leader (40:45)

Well, Steve, remember I met Charlie when he was basically a teenager, Andrew, not too long after that. And Andrew and I are the exact same age, and we have very similar family situation, married and kids and everything else. And I think one of the pleasures of getting that front row seat with Charlie is being able to see Charlie grow into a husband and a father. And for us, being a little bit older than him, I'm sorry, it was always extremely gratifying to watch him become the man he wanted to be, that he saw for himself, that he advocated for from day one, even as a young guy, that he wanted to be.

President Donald Trump (41:41)

That honorable.

Prayer Leader (41:43)

Vision of a father and a husband for Erica that he is. And, you know, many people know this story, but, you know, Erica, I met Erica hosting the very first Trump rally ever. We'd organized it 2015, in July of 2015, and it was in Phoenix. And it was what started the whole Trump rally phenomenon. It was the first big one in Phoenix. But many people don't realize behind Trump speaking was my family. And Erica was right behind the president and she, I wanted to hire her. Charlie had different plans for that. He met Erica and was like, oh, my gosh, I have to marry this girl. And he did.

Andrew Colvett (42:34)

And.

Prayer Leader (42:37)

Her world is collapsing, you know, because of this, this, this circumstance. But he wanted to be a father and a husband and a father first. And so when you talk about young men and that influence over young men, every single decision that has been made for many years, you know, I would say pretty close to the beginning of, of Turning Point, has been centered around this being a good husband and a good father figure and how we can influence young men. And, and when you have that as your, as your mission first, as your voice first, you attract young men. And it wasn't popular to be that, you know, 10 years ago when, when, you know, 11 years ago when I met Charlie. And now it is popular. We see it everywhere and everything that we do, young men admire Charlie Kirk for the husband and dad that he is. And I think that that's the most important thing I want people to know that he was such a great example, that all of us knew him the best and that we. We got to watch him operate because there was never a decision that was made that didn't go through that lens. And that's so important for people to know. And it's such an example. And that's why young men are coming around, because they're figuring out that that's the way. There's nothing better than having kids.

Andrew Colvett (44:08)

There's nothing better than being a husband.

Prayer Leader (44:09)

There's nothing better than putting your family first. So I'm so sorry.

Andrew Colvett (44:13)

Like.

Steve Bannon (44:17)

That'S great. How did Charlie. How did Charlie Kirk do that? How did he make himself into the man that he wanted to be?

Andrew Colvett (44:26)

Well, I gotta say, Erica gets a lot of credit for that. When Erica came around, I mean, Charlie knew what his North Star was. But then when Erica came around, it was like, just focused him like a laser. And if anybody who knows Erica knows she's like, legitimately one of the most amazing people you're ever gonna meet, then this is.

Steve Bannon (44:48)

This is why Charlie continued to focus on marriage and particularly getting married young and starting a family and family formation.

Andrew Colvett (44:54)

Well, but he was in very Charlie fashion to tell a story. You know, Tyler, you know, he's like. He basically told Erica, you know, I have some bad news and some good news. The bad news is, you know, I'm not going to hire you at Turning Point. The good news is, like, I want to date you. And they went on. They went on dates and obviously ended up getting married. And that was very Charlie, because he was. You know, one thing I can tell you is from 18 to 31, Charlie packed more life into his those short days than most humans will pack into 100. And he lived his life so full. And he, you know, I was just reflecting on what Tyler was just saying about young men. And your question, you know, I got off topic. I apologize. But your question about young men, and you had this, this NBC poll that came out just a couple days ago, and Charlie was so excited about it because he said, he said, listen, we got a lot of work to do with the women. He's like, but we've done some great work with young men. Like, they know it. They want to have. Get married. Talk about that.

Steve Bannon (45:59)

Because the number one thing of young men is they want to. They want to have children.

Andrew Colvett (46:03)

Yeah. And Charlie, I mean, we've preached it. I mean, and by the way, this is existing in a world full of other voices, even some on the right. That say, oh, you know, don't get Married, it's not worth it. The marriage laws are xyz. And Charlie's POV was like, let's make them sacred again. Let's restore this institution because it's God's design. And he said that over and over again. God's design is beautiful. God's design is amazing. Let's pour into, let's lean into God's design. And I can just tell you with the outpouring of all the letters and the notes and I've been showing you here that my team is sending me from all the vigils these pictures of these notes and there's handwritten notes with tears stains on them. And you know, they keep saying like, you led me back to faith in God. You led me back. You restored my faith. And Charlie wanted to be remembered for his faith. And so I'm just so proud of that. And Steve, with your permission, I wanted to, I wanted to read something that's going to be going up on our Turning Point socials very soon. And our team put their heads together and wrote this and says, and you're going to see this on the website soon. But I figured I'd give it to you here first. Steve. Every one of us at Turning Point is crushed and devastated by the hateful murder of our founder and guiding light, Charlie Kirk. All of us have lost a leader, a mentor and a friend. Above all, our hearts are with Erica and their two children. Charlie was the ideal husband and the perfect father above all else. We ask you to pray for the Kirks after the incomprehensible loss that they have suffered. More than anyone, Charlie believed in the power of argument and good faith debate to find the truth and guide people towards, if not agreement, at least mutual understanding. Charlie was no stranger to threats. He received hundreds throughout his life. Really it was almost daily, but he will always. He always prioritized, reaching as many young Americans as possible over his own personal safety. Now Charlie has become America's greatest martyr to the freedom of speech he so adored. In his 31 years, Charlie lived more than any of us will live in 100. He had an overwhelming passion for life and a deep belief in his power as an individual to make a difference. With the spirit of a pioneer, Charlie launched Turning Point out of his parents garage. As an 18 year old with no money, no name recognition and only a dream, his energy and drive were onslaught without equal and deeply infectious. Charlie refused to squander a single day of his life. That's so true. He was a natural builder and problem solver who Loved to challenge and saw every setback as a chance to learn, grow, pray and try again. He was fundamentally decent, always eager to make new friends and allies and to support and defend the ones he already had made. His values were timeless and American ones. Honesty, forthrightness, duty, loyalty and fair play. And I'm almost done. Charlie loved America, its people, its constitution, its freedom, and the limitless good of all of all of them have done for the entire world. But above all, Charlie lived every day with an overflowing love of the Christ he knew he would one day get to see. When asked, Charlie said that above all, he wished to be remembered for his faith. Far more than any political victory, Charlie wanted to see a spiritual revival among America's youth. He wanted a nation of happy, thriving families who loved God and each other. And at his final public speech just days before his murder, Charlie witnessed to Jesus Christ to an audience of non believers. Even in his very last moments, Charlie was professing the gospel. He ran his race well all the way to the end. Now he goes to his heavenly reward. Although Charlie is gone, his legacy will endure. He shall not grow old. Age shall not weary him for all time. He will remain the brave young man who inspired tens of millions of Americans to better themselves and take action to better America. All of us will miss Charlie. None of us will ever forget him.

Steve Bannon (50:44)

Fantastic. Tyler, comments, observations. Beautiful.

Prayer Leader (50:53)

Yeah, it's one of the most beautiful things that the team has put together is that, and it's important for people to know that that work his focus on again we were talking about young men rebuilding the home is the fundamental to having a faith centered life. And you know, his belief that culture downstream from cultures is how you get your politics. And so we talk about that, we train all of our staff to that every single day. And, and that is what the culmination of what the, the full Charlie Kirk perspective was. And it was. And the beautiful part about this last election in 2024 was people saw it was undeniable that everyone on the left could see it, forget the right, that you know, we sometimes think we see these things, but the left saw it and they were so, they were so scared of that because the left could never embrace any of these values. They're not interested in any of these values. And that's why these conservative principles that, you know, we have worked with so many young people at all different ages, everything from high school, college, colleges are bread and butter, which is the heartbeat of Turning Point usa, where we started. And Charlie Kirk pulling out a folding table on campus, a card table on campus, and handing out flyers that he printed himself out of a small office in Illinois in the shadows of the Obama reelect campaign. People don't understand. This was all born from the shadows of the Obama reelect campaign heading into 2012, where you had a Chicago boy in the shadows of the Obama re elect campaign that was out of the Chicago metro area working as a true small versus large battle. I mean, one kid, all of this, millions of voices, tens of millions of voices now have come out of it over the last decade plus, and it's really been such an honor to see how that work has culminated and, and the fruit that it's bore and it will continue to bear. And, and that's the, that's the mission that we have to be on at this point, which is we have to carry the baton of what Charlie's vision was because it's not replicable, but millions of people can stand in the pocket, can be that version of American that Charlie hoped to influence because that was not the path that we were on in 2011, 2012. And Charlie stepped in as a teenager to give America a voice again, to give conservatives a voice again. And just like Andrew had said, he's always, you know, there was always that question of, I can't really envision an old man, Charlie Kirk. And for many of us, it was envisioning him as President of the United States for that reason. And he is now going to live on forever in all of, forever in eternity as that young man who did that work, who engaged in that work, who changed so many lives, who dramatically changed the trajectory of where America was heading. And I don't think anyone could ever, you know, fully comprehend what that, what that will do, that will, what that will bear over the course of the next decades. But we'll see and we know and again, we'll be able to have those conversations and remember him for that.

Steve Bannon (55:09)

You've never had someone of that age remember, Charlie did not have a college degree. Charlie did this as a teenager. And you have to go back to the revolutionary generation. Hamilton, Jefferson, people like that in that youth, to see somebody at that age do it. I know you guys got so much to do and I appreciate taking the hour, but I want to finish with one just observations from both of you and I'll start with you, Andrew. People don't realize that bravery and courage is the most important of all virtues, as we know. Cause upon courage all other virtues rest. People do not understand the pressure, the tension and the threats against Charlie Kirk, that he just goes, I'm not going to stop this work. I mean, he was assassinated in the very moment of what he did. What really changed the arc of this country. Personal engagement in an upbeat mode, but digging in on debate and free speech and the sharing of ideas and changing minds. But talk to me about constantly, you guys. He was under threats and he would not back off. He did not. And that's what we have to understand here. We cannot back off. We can't flinch. Your thoughts?

Andrew Colvett (56:27)

I mean, I hate to be the guy, but I begged him to do less. I was worried about his energy level, I was worried about his health, and I begged him to, you know, maybe we don't need to do a fall tour this way. Maybe we could put glass up. I mean, we've talked about all this stuff and he just, you know how Charlie was. He was just like, no, I'm not going to do that. You know, like, you know, I want to be close to everybody, you know, and, you know, and our security team is legitimately top notch for anybody wondering. They. They worked so long and extensively with local PD and advancing all of these stops. I mean, we have like an army of these guys. Yeah. And he didn't want to do that, but, you know, and in some ways, you know, he died with his boots on and with the microphone in his hand doing what he loved most to do. And I want people to understand. Charlie loved this, like, format, this moment with these students. He learned so much. He would always say, say that I learned so much. He loved it. He. And. And he died doing what he loved. And I know that because I saw it firsthand. I was. I was the voice in his ear going, like, maybe we shouldn't try. No, he's like, I love this. You don't understand.

Steve Bannon (57:40)

He's out throwing the ball caps and engaging.

Andrew Colvett (57:43)

He loved it.

Steve Bannon (57:44)

Tyler, your closing thoughts and observations, sir.

Prayer Leader (57:51)

Well, Andrew did say. Said is exactly right. This was the work the man loved. There is nothing that was going to stop Charlie Kirk from doing the work that he loved to do, doing the work that was very directly what was needed to be done to put this country on the right track. That debt of gratitude that we all have, that have been around Charlie, that have worked with Charlie in the trenches, that have been in the battles we've seen. I've been with Charlie. We've seen it. We've told these stories before where we've been attacked by antifa in places we've been spit on and hit and stuff has been thrown at us. We've seen it all from early days to where we are today. And he's just become more loved. And as we know as he's become more loved, that there's the. The. The crazy people and the. The radicals that. That are very uncomfortable with how that popularity has ascended. And again, the best thing that we can do is teach others to fearlessly do the work, the brave work that has to be done in order for this country to survive, for the constitutional republic to be defended. There was no. There was no pathway for a Trump revival without Charlie Kirk. There was no pathway for a Trump revival without all of the energy that you see in these images of particularly young men, but young people in general coming around, turning around that pride that Charlie had that we had shifted in many of these states, well, more than double digits to the right young people. I mean, in some of these places, we're talking 30, 40 points, and we shifted. This is generational change that will never stop or be forgotten. And so that's the best way we can honor Charlie is to honor. Respect his work, how he went about his work, and then do our best to do bits and pieces of it, to replicate it. And I know that that's what all of our people are thinking about today as we wake up and we think about Charlie and his legacy. And I know, Steve, I just want to say this. I know how much he loved and adored you as a guy that was in the foxhole with him constantly, and we talked about that loyalty that was felt both ways with you. And I know. I just want to say, on behalf of the entire Turning Point family and for myself is, I can't thank you enough for being that great friend to Charlie through the thick and thin, because that's what enabled Charlie to become Charlie and to do the work that he did.

Andrew Colvett (60:51)

Yeah, I echo that. And I know because I saw what he said about you behind closed doors, Steve, how much he loved you. And. No, I mean that he did. He really did. Cared about you a lot and respected you a lot and never said sideways word, you know, And I. I just wanted to say one thing, and I. I don't think it's worth giving them the time of day, frankly. But, you see, I. I want. I just wanted to echo something. I saw Matt Walsh actually write online because there's. There's people celebrating this, and I think it's really disgusting, and they don't really deserve the time of day. But Matt had a great take and that. He's like, you know, when I die, I hope my Enemies are happy because that meant that, like, I was effective and they knew it. And so Charlie was fighting against ideological enemies, against this country, against God, against goodness, against righteousness. And I will say this. What is sown in righteousness will bear righteous fruit. And Charlie, and you're hearing it from two guys and three guys really that knew him intimately and well and saw him day in and day out, saw him in the tough moments where the chips were down. He was fundamentally good and he was decent and he was kind and he loved God and he was anchored and he honored his friends. And what he did behind closed doors is the same thing he did with his friends. Whether it be, you know, Tucker Carlson or Megyn Kelly or Steve Bannon or some, you know, kid that he randomly met at some chapter. It was who he was and he was the exact same person. He lived his values out. And that's why I say what is sown in righteousness will bear righteous fruit. Fruit you cannot, you cannot snuff out what is sown in righteousness. And I truly believe that. And anybody in the, that can hear the sound of my voice, like, take faith because like, God is our refuge. God is, was Charlie's strength. Charlie is with God right now. He is with Jesus. And I believe that with all my heart. I've gotten like some. These pastors and prophetic voices calling me saying that the craziest things happened right, right when Charlie's life was taken from us. And I believe it, that God is going to bring about his vision and his goodness and his plan from this terrible tragedy. And I believe with all my heart and I last. Thanks, Steve. Charlie was not a revolutionary. It's funny because I helped him with his book the Right Wing Revolution. And that was actually a counter revolutionary book. It was like, hey, we love peace and we love our country. We love America. We don't want to see, we don't want to see blood in the streets. We don't want to see violence. And I just want to say that for all, I love the righteous anger that I'm seeing from our friends. Don't get me wrong, I love it and I share it. And I want whoever did this to be brought to justice swiftly and firmly. But Charlie wants a country for his kids to thrive in and grow in. And I would just say it's okay to be radicalized. It's not okay for that to go in the wrong direction. Remember what Charlie would want. He loved our founders. He loved this country. Please direct what you're feeling towards saving America. Not Ripping it apart.

Steve Bannon (64:30)

Well, let's do that. Because Charlie, it's on your shoulders and the team at Turning Point to finish what he started. So what's the. What's your social media?

Andrew Colvett (64:42)

Twitter is X. It's Andrew Case. I'm mostly there as an attack dog for Charlie, but I did leave a note as best I could yesterday, moments after what happened. And we're gonna. We're gonna probably be doing the show after you today with. With Jack Kasova. He's gonna be guest hosting. I'll probably chime in a bit. And we're gonna. I know Jack's got a whole plan and. And Turning Point usa, we're gonna talk.

Steve Bannon (65:11)

To you guys like we always toss Tyler closing thoughts. And where do people track you guys? Because now it's upon the team at Turning Point Point, like I said, to finish. To finish what Charlie started.

Prayer Leader (65:25)

Yeah, Steve, the best way, just like Andrew said, the best way to get involved is. Is the spirit of Charlie Kirk, which is not the. The, you know, misdirected animosity and anger way. It's the way that Charlie Bell. I mean, the. The beautiful part about what Charlie did, that's the different from everyone else. And I just had this conversation with others is we've had legends pass who have done so much good for this. This world. Guys like Rush Limbaugh and so many others that we've seen in the past. The difference is that Charlie built something and led the way of. This is what you do in order to help save the country in the way that Charlie would save it. All the programs that we do through Turning Point usa, high school, college, and our faith, tpusa faith. Getting involved with that or, you know, beyond that, into politics and the elections is winning elections, winning the argument, winning the debate within the public space. That's what Charlie did. That's his entire legacy, that's his entire life is get involved, become part of something in your community. Don't stand by and become so cynical that you don't think this thing, these things can change. The cynics all sat along the sidelines and said that Trump could never win again. And we knew better than that. We knew that if we could get everybody involved, Charlie knew that if we could get everybody involved doing these things, that he could win. So getting involved at Turning Point action, we would welcome everybody with open arms. We have swing states to win. We have places to establish that Charlie's kids and our kids can all live in the America that the constitutional republic that we once knew, we know can Be that we know that the left is. The radical left is working against. And so getting involved@tpaction.com, just click the links to get involved. We would love nothing more than for millions of Americans to march to the beat of Charlie's drum for the rest of their lives. That's. That's the way. So thank you, Steve.

Steve Bannon (67:38)

Amen. We will toss to you guys at noon. Tyler Boyer, TP Turning point action. And of course, Andrew Colvett, the kind of the tack dog, a little bit the.

Andrew Colvett (67:50)

The executive.

Steve Bannon (67:52)

Executive producer of the show and spokesman for Turning Blade.

Andrew Colvett (67:56)

That's. That was my fun job.

Steve Bannon (67:59)

Two of the toughest hombres I've ever met. And Charlie left this in good hands. Let's take a short commercial break, take a floating break and let you guys regroup and we'll see you back here. We'll see you at noon with Jack Posobec. Okay, fine. That's good. No, I tell you what I want to do. Let's play. I want to play that. Some of the great clips we got of Charlie Kirk. I got that great spiritual clip. Just tell me that's ready. And you're in the war room. And today, you know, today's our traditional. Thanks, guys. Appreciate it. Thanks, man. Great job. We have that. Or tell you what, if you got booted up, if you have and if you have Andrew's commemoration, we're gonna get Jack Posobic up in a minute. We got Jack Posobic up in a minute. We've got. We're going to have Dave Bratt. Okay, let's ready to go. Ready to roll. Let's go ahead. We got Charlie Kirk last weekend of his life. What did Charlie Kirk do? Charlie Kirk went to Korea to spread the gospel of conservatism and also our lord and savior, Jesus Christ, the great Mina Kim. Let's go ahead and see it.

Memorial Reader (69:17)

We're gonna do a Korean way of prayer for you. It's called a praying out lo loud praying. We would want to do that to you and bless you today.

Andrew Colvett (69:45)

How great. How.

Steve Bannon (69:48)

How great is our God. Sing with me.

Andrew Colvett (69:56)

How great is our God.

Memorial Reader (70:02)

Heavenly father, thank you for sending your warrior to Korea. I lift up Charlie, the leader you have raised up in America to wake up next generation. May he remember Korea in every step he takes. And may you protect him, lord, and be with him so that he may fully carry out the mission you have entrusted to him. And lord, I thank you for making this gathering possible. And I give all the glory to you, Lord. I pray all this Name, in the name of Jesus.

Dave Brat (70:31)

Amen.

Andrew Colvett (70:45)

And I can just tell you with the outpouring of all the letters and the notes and I've been showing you here that my team is sending me from all the vigils that these pictures of these notes and there's handwritten notes with tears stains on them. And you know, they keep saying like, you led me back to faith in God. You led me back. You restored my faith. And Charlie wanted to be remembered for his faith. And so I'm just so proud of that. And Steve, with your permission, I wanted to read something that's going to be going up on our Turning Point socials very soon. Our team put their heads together and wrote this and says, and you're going to see this on the website soon. But I figured I'd give it to you here first. Steve, every one of us at Turning Point is crushed and devastated by the hateful murder of our founder and guiding light, Charlie Kirk. All of us have lost a leader, a mentor and a friend. Above all, our hearts are with Erica and their two children. Charlie was the ideal husband and the perfect father. Above all else. We ask you to pray for the Kirks after the incomprehensible loss that they have suffered. More than anyone, Charlie believed in the power of argument and good faith debate to find the truth and guide people towards, if not agreement, at least mutual understanding. Charlie was no stranger to threats. He received hundreds throughout his life. Really it was almost daily, but he will always. He always prioritized, reaching as many young Americans as possible over his own personal safety. Now Charlie has become America's greatest martyr to the freedom of speech he so adored. In his 31 years, Charlie lived more than any of us will live in 100. He had an overwhelming passion for life and a deep belief in his power as an individual to make a difference. With the spirit of a pioneer, Charlie launched Turning Point out of his parents garage. As an 18 year old with no money, no name recognition and only a dream, his energy and drive were awe inspiring, without equal and deeply infectious. Charlie refused to squander a single day of his life. That's so true. He was a natural builder and problem solver who loved to challenge and saw every setback as a chance to learn, grow, pray and try again. He was fundamentally decent, always eager to make new friends and allies and to support and defend the ones he already had made. His values were timeless American ones. Honesty, forthrightness, duty, loyalty and fair play. And I'm almost done. Charlie loved America, its people, its constitution, its freedom and the limitless good of all of all of them have done for the entire world. But above all, Charlie lived every day with an overflowing love of the Christ he knew he would one day get to see. When asked, Charlie said that above all, he wished to be remembered for his faith. Far more than any political victory, Charlie wanted to see a spiritual revival among America's youth. He wanted a nation of happy, thriving families who loved God and each other. And at his final public speech just days before his murder, Charlie witnessed to Jesus Christ to an audience of non believers. Even in his very last moments, Charlie was professing the Gospel. He ran his race well all the way to the end. Now he goes to his heavenly reward. Although Charlie is gone, his legacy will endure. He shall not grow old. Age shall not weary him for all time. He will remain the brave young man who inspired tens of millions of Americans to better themselves and take action to better America. All of us will miss Charlie. None of us will ever forget him.

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Charlie Kirk (voice clips) (78:58)

The battle is coming to the west and the enemies are Wokeism or Marxism combining with Islamism to go after what we call the American way of life. And the American way of life is very simple. I want to be able to get married, buy a home, have kids, allow them to ride their bike till the sun goes down, send them to a good school, have a low Crime neighborhood, not to have my kid be taught the lesbian, gay, transgender garbage in their school, while also. While also not having them have to hear the Muslim call to prayer five times times a day. That's important. We want the American way of life, which is, by the way, Christendom Christians. Our sacrifice, our toil, our vision, the outgrowth of the scriptures gave us Western civilization. And this is where I think is a great rallying cry. Doesn't matter if you're Hispanic, doesn't matter if you're Asian, doesn't matter if you're black or white. Everybody if you are Christian and Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. These two threats are combining forces to come after us. And it's time that the church stands and rises up against it.

Steve Bannon (80:13)

Stands and rises up. Dave Bratt, you're my resident philosopher theologian, Charlie Kirk, his place in American history and the warning that he left us with. Sir.

Dave Brat (80:27)

Yeah, without exaggeration, I think yesterday's going to be up there with JFK and Martin Luther King Jr. Etc. Charlie, what you just heard him say, right, he said, and I just want this all to be about Charlie Kirk. I'll just say our liberty students got together and praise God for the work of Charlie Kirk and turning point in every university on his campus. You know, you kids keep moving, keep moving. You're doing great. Just keep it moving. But Charlie, you know, everything we heard today, he said for me, what's your number one? Everyone's asking him, what's your number one, Charlie? He says, my number one is courage for my faith. Courage for my faith. That's his enduring message to all of us. And then secondly, people ask, what's your calling, Charlie? What's your calling? Right? In the Christian faith, you believe God, you know, calls you to certain purposes. He said, my calling. Other people have different callings, but my call is to fight evil and to proclaim the truth. And, boy, you just heard it, man. When he picks his people, Andrew and Tyler, I get to see these guys once in a while with you, Steve. And when you see the people he picks, right, the humility and the strong faith and the encouragement they give to the family. I just want to read that again. My call, this is Charlie Kirk, and I hope you will all join Charlie in his call. In his calling is to fight evil and to proclaim the truth. And then where does he do that? He goes onto the American university campus. And so the next key for Charlie is education. And we have not been doing a good job across.

Steve Bannon (82:08)

He goes to the very place that used to be the foundation for truth that has in modern America, right. Throughout the Judeo Christian west, but particularly in modern America have become a nest of propaganda, of anti. Of anti. The tenets of the Judeo Christian west, of the most virulent hatred of Christendom. Right? That's what Charlie Kirk, he walked towards the fire and this is why the guy said with all the threats against him, he wasn't going to back off because that's what he did, right? That's who he was. His proclamation of the truth was to young people. His genius was understanding that young men particularly yearn for that, sir.

Dave Brat (82:54)

Yeah, no, that's right. And what's his chief message you just heard? It's there is a truth. The truth is to be found in God, in Jesus Christ, in Christendom. He just said that 30 seconds ago. That's his truth. And so the truth of the last 50 years in higher education has been called openness. Right? We're open to anything. A moral relativism. And on the, on nine, 11, right. It all ties in together. No, we are not open to everything. And you don't want to say you're close minded, but we are closed off and we need to close off to the list. He just said to this idea of men as women, our kids and shared bathrooms, the faith and then the key to this, all right, if you really want to get at it, this openness. The Christians have been weak and the Christian church has been weak. These young men, including Charlie, are better than most of the pastors out there in the churches. And so the churches, I hope they take up Charlie's mission here as well. But what he's teaching us is to follow the truth of a certain tradition and that not everything is open. And the key to this is what is going on in our K12 education system. We're not allowed to mention God. He had another clip on morality. I want you, the teachers make it very clear. There's morality, right? They're giving you all sorts of lectures on their morality. The only morality that's not allowed is the majority morality of the Christian West. That's the only one you cannot teach, right? And just so folks know, when Charlie's educating, boy, is he good. And Aristotle and the, and the Christian founders, etc. And human rights, language, rights to life, which was just cut short for Charlie. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness all come out of only the Judeo Christian west in about the 1200s out of the Catholic Church. Rights, language, uniquely and solely come out of that now the minority is pushing their rights. Our kids have to go into bathrooms and men are women. A minority handful of 0.1% of people are dominating the majority because the majority has become so weak. The founders never intended that. We want to protect minority rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But they don't get to dictate the will of the country. And so I think Charlie and the churches and the schools, everyone, we need to demand that the Christian message be taught in k to 12 and in higher education, in the curriculum. And it's an embarrassment for it not to happen. Right? Other traditions have not produced human rights. Language, Islam, God is so totally sovereign and your obedience so dictated. They have not developed a human rights tradition. I can go across the others with billions of folks. Right? And most of the people in the world are religious. There's huge wisdom we can glean and we can debate. But the greatness of the United States of America comes solely out of that Judeo Christian tradition. The kids are not taught this. The left wants to deny that. And they took Charlie's life yesterday. It was a gut punch. I've never felt like that. I've seen tough stuff. I hang around with Stephen K. Bannon. President Trump's been shot twice, but my gut was sick yesterday. And my wife is so upset. And all of our friends at Liberty University and the kids are out celebrating and praising God for that gift. But now the next step is to fight the fight, right? This, his killer needs to be found. This leftist assault on the universities. We're paying for this, right? You know, I didn't get to that little point. We are being made to pay for K12 education that won't teach about God. That's what. Where'd my liberty go? Right? Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. You're encroaching upon my liberty. I'm having to fight. Fund your atheism at universities, etc.

Steve Bannon (86:53)

Yeah, yeah, Hang. Hang on one second. I want to play the clip from Liberty. We're producing as we go along and I want to follow that if we can, if we have time. About Charlie talking about doing this at the universities. If not, I'll do off the break. Let's play the Liberty clip first.

Andrew Colvett (87:09)

Amazing grace, how sweet that sa. I once was lost but now was mine. But now I see.

Steve Bannon (87:53)

Incredible. Very powerful. That's yesterday. Spontaneous. And you saw this throughout the country and the world. Spontaneous. And how many people, how many young men would. Would. Had done something, accomplished something that. Spontaneous throughout the world, these demonstrations of sorrow, but also reinforcing the fact that Charlie Kirk's work would go on. I tell you, Dave, hang on. We have another clip of Charlie talking about the college campuses and doing what he does, which, as Andrew Colvitt said it best, he died with his boots on yesterday. Let's go ahead and play this.

Charlie Kirk (voice clips) (88:33)

I go around universities and have challenging conversations because that's what is so important to our country, is to find our disagreements respectfully. Because when people stop talking, that's when violence happens.

Memorial Reader (88:47)

I've never seen someone do this.

Charlie Kirk (voice clips) (88:48)

Well, it's a growing trend because people like me are facing violence, Assault. The left. Yes, the campus antifa. I've been stormed out of restaurants. I've been assaulted publicly. Multiple death threats.

Memorial Reader (89:01)

Okay, so what's your goal in all of this?

Charlie Kirk (voice clips) (89:03)

There's more people that agree with me than some people would actually believe. And they come out of the woodwork when I do stuff like this. We record all of it so that we put it on the Internet so people can see these ideas collide. When people stop talking, that's when you get violence. That's when civil war happens because you start to think the other side is so evil and they lose their humanity.

Steve Bannon (89:23)

Okay, Charlie Kirk telling us what he. What he did. Dave Bratt, tell me about Charlie Kirk. Got about a minute here before we go to break. Particularly the fact that Charlie Kirk focused on young men. He knew that young men had a very deep spiritual yearning in this country. Your thoughts, sir?

Dave Brat (89:41)

You know he didn't. You just heard it right there, you know, and his education to the young men is to give them a sense of strength. We share in the Judeo Christian west, the Christian religion. And he shared that. He shared Jesus Christ more than most pastors do. It's just stunning. And he asks and gives all the right answers. The left does not have a morality. In case folks don't know. There's no such thing as ethics. Right. There's all sorts of systems about Christian ethics. Kantian ethics, Aristotle. Charlie knew them all. But there's only one that's huge that produces human rights and we're not allowed to teach it in the United States of America. When all the founders, all the original 13 colonies, you had to be a Christian to serve in government. And Charlie taught all that. All the founders of all the universities from Harvard, Yale, Princeton were all Christian. All the presidents, all the board of trustees. Harvard's motto was Truth for Christ and Church. Now they're not even for truth. They're not even Veritas. And Charlie knew it all. And we need to turn it upside down. Right? Whoever's paying for this stuff, quit paying and start subsidizing Turning Point.

Steve Bannon (90:48)

Dave, Dave, hang on, hang on for a second. We're going to take a short commercial break or return. Dave, Brett's with us and hopefully Jack Posobec.

J (90:58)

My name is Robert Bowles and I am the special agent in charge of the Salt Lake field office. Following yesterday's tragic shooting of Charlie Kirk, FBI agents have been working around the clock in coordination with our law enforcement partners. We are and will continue to work non stop until we find the person that has committed this heinous crime and find out why they did it. This morning I can tell you that we have recovered what we believe is the weapon that was used in yesterday's shooting. It is a high powered bolt action rifle. That rifle was required covered in a wooded area where the shooter had fled. The FBI laboratory will be analyzing this weapon. Investigators have also collected footwear impression, a palm print and forearm imprints for analysis. Now I understand there are a lot of questions about motive. I assure you that all leads, tips and tips are being fully investigated. As of this morning we have received more than 130 tips. We thank the community for that.

Steve Bannon (92:09)

Okay. Stunning Wall Street Journal has just come out. Jack Posobic. And Jack Posobic joins us now. Jack Posobic will be anchoring the noon show as we toss to the Charlie Kirk show. Also Tyler and Andrew, our guests for the first hour will be there. Also headline of the Wall Street Journal Ammunition and Kirk shooting engraved with transgender anti fascist ideology. Investigators found ammunition engraved with expressions of transgender and anti fascist ideology inside the rifle that authorities believe was used in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk. According to internal law enforcement bulletin. In a person familiar with the investigation, Jack Posovic, your thoughts about where we are in this investigation to find the assassin of Charlie Kirk.

Jack Posobec (93:01)

Well, Steve, I think like you and so many others in America today, last night we didn't get a lot of sleep. And so I've been up all night on the phone with, with people who are close to Charlie, people who are out there in Salt Lake. I'm trying to hold it down here at least in front of the, and for the media side for, for the time being until I can get there. And I plan to be there soon, at least out west. Look, one of the very first things that I said in the aftermath of this, after the multiple false starts with capturing this suspect, I said, you know, it wouldn't surprise me if this was somebody who could blend in with A college population and possibly was someone who was younger college age. This would be in line with the Luigi Maggione which we've been talking about. This would be in line with Thomas Matthew Crooks. This would be in line with a string of trans shooters, the shooter Westman up at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis. So it, it fits a trend and a profile that we have seen and tracked for quite some time now over just the past year, year plus of these Gen Z types with a pro trans, anti Christian, anti conservative, anti conservative mindset and ideology and also fits with the age profile. In fact, that area, Provo, Utah and Salt Lake City area is known to have a socialist rifle club that I've done reporting on in the past. And so obviously there's a lot of connections there that we'd want to look into and a lot of questions about how exactly someone and what we're told is that this was an old style. Some of the reports that are coming out an old style carbine and old style hunting rifle that is not collapsible. So the question is how was somebody able to get out of the crowd while carrying something like that? At first I thought perhaps they had a collapsible rifle, would be able to put it fit into a backpack or something like that. So a lot of questions as to how this person was able to exfiltrate from the situation. And of course clearly, clearly well planned.

Steve Bannon (95:08)

In advance access to the roofs. I mean these universities, they have to have key cards to get in buildings. You have to have key cards, then additional key cards to get on top of. People just don't have access to so many questions. I know that the investigators are working on it, but you know, we have to face reality here. Charlie Kirk was executed yesterday in front of the world doing what he does best. And this was a good and decent man, besides being one of the greatest leaders this country's ever produced. Like I said, you have to go back to the revolutionary generation to see a young man that changed the arc of the country. And I'm not talking about people in the Civil War and World War II that fought and died in combat and are among the greatest heroes we've ever had. But somebody actually on a political basis at his age did something so profound. And so who assassinated him, why they did it and how they did it are of incredible import in this moment in the nation's political history. Jack Posobec and I just want people to know we're going to wrap the show up here in a while and this is why I asked Tyler and Andrew, who, by the way, were magnificent. It was exactly the way I wanted the show to go, to have real insights from people that were near him. And I'm so honored to be tossing to Jack Bosovic when our show's over this morning. The threats that you have, the threats that Charlie has, you know, I have threats too, but it's not at the level you guys. Very different. You have threats because antifa. You guys are out there at the tip of the tip of the spear in the moment, in these crowds, particularly college age crowds and younger crowds. And people do not understand the courage it takes for a Charlie Kirk to do that every day. The courage it takes for Jack Posobec to do it, the courage it takes for these other people that engage what are evil people. They're just evil people. They're not good people. And they put threats on our people and they try to disrupt. And yet you guys go out time and time and time again really in harm's way, sir.

Jack Posobec (97:19)

Well, Steve, I mean, that's true, but at the same time it's, you know, when people to the world, Charlie Kirk, he's a hero, he's the conservative firebrand. But you know, to many of us he's our brother, he's our friend, and he's somebody whose leadership we have all looked to so many times in the foxhole, fight after fight. And you know, they talk about groups of men getting things done. And I just wanted to, you know, Steve, you and I mentioned this yesterday on the show and I pulled up the numbers here for this. In 1776, the age of the Founding Fathers. Because people are saying, Charlie Kirk, he's 31, he's so young. He's so young. And of course he was, and he was taken from us way too soon. But listen to this. The age of the founding fathers in 1776, Thomas Jefferson, 33, James Madison, 25, Alexander Hamilton, 21, James Monroe, 18. And then Edward Rutledge, 26, Thomas Lynch, 26. And then you've got Adams was 40, Washington 44. And of course, Benjamin Franklin, the old, the old man was, was 70. Steve, I don't know if you know anyone who would fit the bill for that.

Steve Bannon (98:39)

With the young charges. No, the revolutionary generation was extraordinarily young. And Charlie Kirk has done something that has not been done really since the revolutionary generation of a young person coming in and building an institution, but having an impact and a plan. And you're absolutely correct. And people, you know, a lot of people are going to be coming on. Oh, Charlie Kirk this, Charlie Kirk this. Particularly some other networks in those years in the wilderness in 21 and 22, when President Trump, we were regrouping, if you hadn't had Turning Point, you hadn't had Charlie Kirk and you hadn't had the team that he had, we wouldn't be where we were today. And as importantly, and what so impressed me was the lessons learned of the stealing of Kerry Lake's election for governor. They took those lessons, Jack, as you know, and they rethought their model and they said, we got to do this in a different way. And my God, that they do it in a different way. And that is one of the central reasons Trump won in 2024, sir. But just people have to remember these are people that are constantly under threats, constantly under abuse, and they did not. Well, the easiest thing in the world to do is for Charlie Kirk to go to Silicon Valley and become a billionaire. Charlie Kirk had pay to the personality, the brains, the ability to network, that kind of energy that draws people in, you can build teams on which is so important out there. He didn't do that. He didn't do that any risk. He could have had a safe life, been billionaire, had all the material things because he had a yearning and a need to save his country. And Jack, you working with him every day, he knew the way to do that was through young men. That's the thing I keep telling people. He knew it was going to be the path to turn this country around was through the young men. And it's just what you guys have accomplished is nothing short of miraculous.

Jack Posobec (100:40)

Look, when, when you look at what Charlie's done and the fights that I've had, the honor of being with him, and it's been the honor of my life to stand next to him and fight these fights and to see Charlie in all of them and, and every morning. You know, Steve, we don't usually talk about this, but me, you and Charlie have a, a text thread, a group text thread that's been going on for years, you know, at this point, a long time. And one of the very first things that Charlie will do every single morning when he wakes up, because we're east coast time, he's west coast time, he'll send us a Bible verse and it's, you know, it might be a Proverbs, might be one of the Psalms, whatever he's reading, might be something from Corinthians. He loves Corinthians, and he just does that. He just, he finds it and Then he sends it. And the thing with Charlie too is that, you know that when he would go to the Bible, which he would start every morning with, is he's not just going to some list and sending a verse off. No, he's studying it. He's understanding the verse, what it means, what the context is, what the context of the time was, the history, how it connects to Old Testament, how it connects to the greater history. And that's something that, you know, Charlie wasn't doing that for. It wasn't a gimmick, it wasn't a, it wasn't just showmanship. This was something that Charlie actually lived every single day. And that's why Charlie's not just an American martyr, he is a Christian martyr. Charlie is a Christian martyr who stood up for his faith and never backed down from an opportunity to tell, to give his testimony, to give his testimony for the gospel, to give his testimony to Christ. And that is how we know that Charlie Kirk is in fact a Christian martyr as well, because he wove that into every single thing that he did in public and in private.

Steve Bannon (102:44)

Jack, I'm going to let you go get ready for the show. We're going to toss to you at noon. Tyler and Andrew will be with you. You've got a show plan. The Charlie Kirk show today.

Jack Posobec (102:56)

I'll just say there's some big names that have been reaching out to come on today. Some big names.

Steve Bannon (103:02)

Fantastic. So we look forward to that. And Jack Basovic got very little sleep last night. So Jack, thank you and we will continue our morning, I call it the morning vespers. It was our, it was our editorial call done by text message or every now and again. I'd have to call Pasobic but no, I'll miss that. Charlie's verses and Charlie's taking the news every day early kind of pre dawn out in the west coast and very early in the east coast. Jack Bosobik. Jack, give your social media. I want to make sure everybody, particularly the large audience we have watching the show today, make sure how they track you.

Jack Posobec (103:43)

Yeah, we're not posting a lot today, just sort of. We're not posting a lot today but if you can find. So go follow the post Millennial. Go follow human events dot com. I'll post things as it's seems appropriate. I'm told that Charlie Kirk social media is going to be going dark for a period here as things all get sorted out. But anything that goes up is absolutely going to be in memorial and in tribute to our fallen friends.

Steve Bannon (104:14)

Jack Posobic honored to have you on here and I'll toss you in a few minutes. Thank you, sir.

Prayer Leader (104:19)

God bless.

Steve Bannon (104:22)

America Voice and I want to thank Robin Parker Sig for making we got out here in the middle of the night, the wee hours of the morning were able to set up and do remote and we're going to try to actually move around today and maybe do it from another location if we can. Don't know if that's possible logistically but we'll try and want to thank the real America's Voice team. That was the channel in the network of War Room and the Charlie Kirk show. We're going to take a short commercial break. We'll return just a moment.

Charlie Kirk (voice clips) (104:59)

I talk to a lot of young people on campuses at our events on my radio show podcast and social media said differently. I visit college campuses so you don't have to. We're talking to so many voters that know it is time for change. They know that something is wrong. America's future is a series of choices. Our current state of slow motion national decline is a choice. Today is our two year old's birthday and I look at my daughter and that is my why. For those that are parents, you know exactly what I mean.

Andrew Colvett (105:44)

There is no mountain that stands tall as your faithfulness and there's nothing else I'll ever need. All of my days. Your mercy.

Charlie Kirk (voice clips) (106:06)

Mercy.

Memorial Reader (106:07)

Follow me.

Charlie Kirk (voice clips) (106:08)

If the people want it, the people get it. And we the people take back America. God bless Arizona and thank you so much.

Steve Bannon (106:26)

The great Charlie Kirk right there. Riddle merger's voice. Fantastic tribute. There'll be many more of them. But the most important thing I think for Charlie right now is to finish what he started. This guy was a warrior and was assassinated. Remember that? Assassinated. Executed. The Wall Street Journal story and I couldn't really get to it during the show and we'll get to it this afternoon, I promise. It's explosive. If Grayson Moe can push that story out now, everybody's got to read it because this clearly came from people on the investigation. Very, very, very explosive. Dave Brat, your summary thoughts. We're going to pitch in a second to the Charlie Kirk show here on Brutal America's Voice. Jack Posobic sitting in with Tyler Boyer and Andrew Colvett today. Your thoughts, sir?

Dave Brat (107:20)

Yeah. In summary, I think the guys that work with him said it best. He's just a good man. He's a good man. Three things came out of the show today from Charlie. God, freedom and the United States of America. Boy, he wants a revival of all three. God Freedom and the United States of America. Our rights have been trounced. President Trump in his tribute the other day said in his prayer breakfast said the United States is strong when religion is strong and religion's getting weak and the United States is becoming weak. And that's been the show all day today. And so the CIA, the FBI, they've been doing color revolutions on everyone in the world on the United States of America. I want consequences now for this death and I don't want it to just be some patsy or whatever. I want to go deep. So I wish the CIA and our intelligence agencies and the FBI would do a deep dive on everything, all this. There's too many common denominators coming up and none of it is helping the American middle class. Right. So all we got, great people, Tulsi's awesome. But the rest of them, I got some questions. So we want some consequences fast on all of it.

Steve Bannon (108:34)

Yeah, yeah. There'll be many, much more throughout the day that we'll push. And we'll be back here at 5:00'. Clock. Dave, Brad, social media before we let you go. And we'll see you back here. We'll see you back here this afternoon.

Dave Brat (108:47)

Yep. Great. Yeah, just Brad, economics, getter and X.

Steve Bannon (108:52)

Thank you, brother. Appreciate you. Hey, Brad, Raheem Kassam is going to join us this afternoon. We're going to have others that knew Charlie well and also people that can give us insights into this investigation. In fact, what I want to do the TRT of the I want to play that real America's voice clip at the end of this. So if it's about a minute and a half, we'll cut to that. About minute half. Just tell me the TRT. Minute 26. See, this is how we do the war room. You put it together and coordinate and my crack producer. So at a minute 26, I'm going to toss to that amazing reel put together by the real America's voice team and I want to thank them for that. Jack Bosobic will be, will take the show over at. We're not doing a live handoff. Right. We're just going to toss to. We're just going to toss to the show. Jack's not up. Right. Jack's gone. I just, I'm just, I mean, I'm just asking questions though. We'll play the thing and then they'll take it to six. So this afternoon, right at noon, as we do every day, we're going to toss to the Charlie Kirk show. Remember we set it up to Have a block of two hours of the war room, two hours of Charlie. But he did another hour on radio, but then go right to Jack Poso. So we used to call it the power Five, right? Five hours of populist nationalism. And Jack's right. Every morning we'd had a text stream of which we'd go over some of the things we were going to cover and kind of give insights of what we thought the day was going to be. And Charlie would consistently put up a in that start with a Bible verse, something he was reading or something he was studying. He's a man that understood the Holy Spirit, word of God, both the Old Testament and the New Testament very thoroughly and lived it. And I think it's so appropriate that the last weekend of his life in Korea, spreading the word, Mina Kim's tremendous conference, think about that. With everything else he's got going on to fly to Korea and to do that, to spread the word, because he knew that our Korean brethren, our brothers and sisters in Korea are under tremendous pressure from the Chinese Communist Party. And Charlie Kirk had a great success, sense of the moment and a green sense of geopolitics. So we're going to leave you today. We're going to toss, we're going to play this memorial and we're going to toss to Jack Posobec, to Tyler Bowyer, to Andrew Kovett. They're going to take the Charlie Kirk show from here. So let's go ahead and play the tribute to Charlie Kirk. We'll be back at 5pm Eastern Daylight Time from Utah. Live from Utah.

Charlie Kirk (voice clips) (111:21)

I talk to a lot of young people on campuses at our events, on my radio show, podcast and social media said differently. I visit college campuses so you don't have to. We're talking to so many voters that know it is time for change. They know that something is wrong. America's future is a series of choices. Our current state of slow motion national decline is a choice. Today is our two year old's birthday and I look at my daughter and that is my why. For those that are parents, you know exactly what I mean.

Andrew Colvett (112:06)

There is no mountain that stands tall as your faithful and there's nothing else I'll ever need. All of my days your mercy follow me.

Charlie Kirk (voice clips) (112:31)

If the people want it, the people get it. And we the people take back America. God bless Arizona and thank you so much.

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