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Episode 4851: Charlie Kirk Medal Of Freedom Ceremony
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Donald Trump
But it brought out the greatness of Charlie. Nothing could have ever supplanted this. It's incredible the way people are talking about him and. And with great love. I mean, I read so many stories about some of the enemies, but I watch the enemies, and it's hard for them to speak badly about him because they just don't. And then you do have people. In the days since Charlie's killing, we've seen exactly why our country so dearly needed his example. We've watched legions of far left radicals resort to desperate acts of violence and terror because they know that their ideas and arguments are persuading no one. They know that they're failing. They have the devil's ideology and they're failing. And they know it, they feel it, and they become violent. They seem to become very violent on the left. They've rammed vehicles into federal law enforcement, fired sniper rifles at ICE agents. And me, you know, but I was. I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. I turned to the right. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually. He said, how the hell did you make that turn? I said, I don't know. But fired rifles and threatened the lives of our Supreme Court justices, our great justices. They have to be protected. We just issued a lot of money, $60 million to protect the Supreme Court justices. Very important. We can't let anything happen in places of worship. We're protecting our people. We've seen that. A candidate for attorney general in Virginia boasted that he would want to see the Republican legislature, a legislator, and Virginia shot in the head. And to see his children murdered. He actually said this. And now he continues to run for office and most people continue to back him. But he said he wants his man shot. He said shot in the head. And to see his children murdered and they keep running. Pretty amazing, right? That's a bad one. Let's see how that turns out. But that's a really bad one. Nobody's heard that one before, especially in the wake of Charlie's assassination. Our country must have absolutely no tolerance for this radical left violence, extremism and terror. We're done with the angry mobs, and we're none. We're not going to let our cities be unsafe. We're going to make sure our cities are safe. When you have Chicago, where they had 4,000 people murdered over a very short period of time, 4,000 people, and then we have a governor stand up and say, oh, things are going swimmingly. No, they're not. We're going to make Chicago safe, just like we're going to make. Look what we did in dc. It's so nice that we started here because this was one of the most violent places in the United States. It would be dangerous to be right out here. But you couldn't go to a restaurant. The restaurants were all dying. The whole place was dying. You'd have these gorges. Look at the Washington Monument over there. You'd have these gorgeous buildings and monuments and structures and people were afraid to leave their apartment. They were afraid to go to work. They'd get into an Uber and they'd feel safe. And then the Uber would be attacked. They thought they made it. And then the Uber was attacked on the trip in. But we've done a great job and now it's considered a totally safe city. We haven't had problems. It took us 12 days to make it great. We took out Pam. 1700 hard criminals, career criminals in many cases, but these are hardened criminals. Many of them came in through the Biden open borders. We brought them back to the countries and a couple were so violent that we put them in jail. We don't want to take a chance that they could get back in, because no matter how good we do, somebody can sneak in. We did. They were so violent and so, so bad. One arrested 28 times. Every time he left prison, he'd get into a violent incident 28 times. And we put him away for a long time. But we're done with the angry mobs. We're done with it. This is such an unbelievable place right now. You take a look where you can walk down the middle of the street with your wife or your husband. Your children can walk, they can walk alone, it doesn't matter. They can walk anywhere in Washington and they're safe. Now, if this were a year and a half ago, a year ago, they'd have a serious chance of being badly hurt, even killed. Even killed. They'd come in from Indiana, they'd come in from Iowa, they come from Florida to see their nation's capital. And somebody would have to call the parents. I'm sorry, but your son or your daughter has been killed. Not anymore. You hear those sirens going off. That's good. That's a good sound. That means they either got the bad guy or they're going to stop the bad guy. You didn't hear that siren because nobody wanted to do anything. Nobody. Listen to the beauty of that sound. Seriously. And that's the real deal sirens. They're not politically correct sirens. You hear them, they're about Three miles away. That's great. What a beautiful sound. They're stopping crime. That's what they're doing. So we are done with the voices of fools. They're fools and death threats and we're going to make our cities safe. And I thought it was Charlie's. One of his biggest dreams was that he couldn't believe it. Chicago is going to be a great city again. We've already, you know, we sent people in there six months ago and this governor said, well, crime is down. Yeah, that's because we had the FBI in there for six months just preparing it for the bigger surge. And they've done a great job. The cash and the FBI, they've done a great job. And they love doing it. You know, they love being able to do it. They were restricted from doing it. They couldn't do anything. And now they're totally unrestricted. They all they have to do is stop crime and they're doing it. By the way, Memphis, as you know, you heard, they went in about a week ago, one of the most dangerous places in the country, really, in the world. It's not just a country. They have very few cities that would compare to some of these cities. You go to Afghanistan, you say, oh, that's unsafe. Well, the crime numbers are much better than the crime numbers in places that we have. So Memphis, I understand, is doing unbelievably in one week, it's like a different place. And this took 12 days. And then after that, we just perfected it. But after 12 days, we had good safety here. After one month, it's like, it's really amazing. And by the way, restaurants are booming. Restaurants are opening up. The big problem we have, you can't get into a restaurant in D.C. anymore. So they're opening up. It's a beautiful thing to see. It's called safety. It's called law enforcement and letting them do their job. And that's why I said last month that I have directed the Attorney General and the Department of Homeland Security to confront the very real threat of left wing terrorism in our country. It's a real threat. Not when you confront it, it's not. Because they're not brave people. In fact, they're cowards. When you confront them, they immediately fold. You have to see them fold. You have to see them crying. They fold. But it includes dismantling the networks that fund them and finance them. And we're finding out who those networks are. We already know quite a few of them. When you see these violent incidents and then you see people holding this gorgeous sign with beautiful wood, beautiful cardboard wood. Everything, Everything's perfect. Paint job. And they're all the same. There are thousands of them. You know that they weren't made in the basement out of love. They were made by anarchists and in some cases, wealthy. I'll probably find some of my nice friends that are up there being so nice to me, especially lately. They've been very nice. But it surprises you who they may be, and you almost wonder why. Why, why would they do it? But they're hurting our country, and we're really taking it back one by one. If we didn't go into Los Angeles, early on in the administration, the commissioner, the chief of police Los Angeles, said if they didn't go in, we would have lost our city. Now, they already lost 25,000 houses to fire because they wouldn't let the water come in from the Pacific Northwest, which they should have done. I said, you better do it. They didn't do it. And we had 25,000 homes where they had no water in their sprinklers. They had no water in their fire hydrants. It would have been a different kind of a thing if they did what they were supposed to do. We had a break in. We broke in and had the water come down. They actually, they said for the environment, great. They lost 25,000 houses. It's incredible. But the commissioner said, without the federal government and President Trump's intervention, we would have lost the entire city. And we have the Olympics going there soon. I got the Olympics. We have the Olympics, we have the World cup. And we have, most importantly, we have the 250th anniversary of our country. That's going to be most important. And all of these things are happening, and we're going to have safe cities. We're going to have very, very safe cities. So one month after Charlie's death, we still feel the terrible shock and the pain of his loss. Like just about nobody I can think of. Charlie Kirk was one of a kind. He was unstoppable, and he really was. Boy, when he had an idea in his head, oh, he was. He would call me, sir, please, you haven't done it yet. I said, charlie, relax. Just relax. He didn't relax. He called me the next day again. Got it done. But he was, like, indomitable and always will be. He's really irreplaceable. Nobody can replace him, but they're going to do great. But you can't replace that kind of person and that kind of talent, frankly, the word talent is an important word, but that kind of talent. So we hold his memory in our hearts forever. Every single day of this administration. We will continue to carry out the mission for which he lived, and he really did. He lived for this country. He lived for his wife and his family, but he lived for this country, too. In Charlie's honor, we will continue like we have been to fight, fight, fight, and to win, win, win. We're going to win so much. So the Presidential Medal of Freedom is a big deal. You have the Congressional Medal of Honor military and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is civilian, and the Presidential Medal. Freedom is a really big deal. Very few people get it. Very few people, frankly, qualify. It's a decision of the President, but it's a qualification that's a very hard one to get. And I would like to ask, if I might, the military aide to read Charles James Kirk's citation for the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Thank you very much. Thank you.
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Military Aide
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is awarded to Charles James Kirk. Accepting on behalf of Charlie is his wife, Mrs. Erica Kirk. Charlie Kirk was one of the most influential American political figures of his generation. At just 18 years old, he founded Turning Point USA and grew it into the largest conservative youth organization in the nation. For over a decade, he tirelessly traveled the country leading a movement to restore respect for our founding principles, reawaken our national identity, and inspire a renewed spirit of religious devotion. He was one of the great debaters and communicators of his time. Despite receiving repeated threats, he remained undeterred and modeled courage, logic, humor and grace to the next generation. On September 10, 2025, at age 31, Charlie Kirk was assassinated while addressing a group of students. The United States honors him as a martyr for truth and freedom.
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Erica Kirk
Thank you, Mr. President, for honoring my husband in such a profound and meaningful way. And thank you for making this event a priority with amid the peace process in the Middle East. Thank you. Very grateful. Char. Charl. Excuse me. Charlie always admired your commitment to freedom, and that's something that both of you shared. So thank you. Your support of our family and the work that Charlie devoted his life to will be something I cherish forever. So thank you to our gracious first lady in her office for making this event possible. Thank you as well. It's beautiful. To Vice President and the lovely USHA fans, your friendship has been an unbelievable encouragement. Thank you. And to all our friends and family that are here and watching from all around the world, thank you for loving us. Thank you for praying for us and for believing in what Charlie Believed in. And to our Turning Point USA staff and the Charlie Kirk show staff, we love you more than you could ever know. And to the Turning Point USA chapters that are watching all across America right now. You are the heartbeat of this future and of this movement. Everything that Charlie built, you guys are the legacy holders of that. You are living proof that his mission did not die with him. It lives through you. And Charlie always said the next generation will decide whether freedom endures. And because of you, I know that freedom will endure.
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Donald Trump
It will.
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Erica Kirk
And today we're gathered not only to celebrate Charlie's birthday, but to honor a truth that he gave his entire life to defend. And that's freedom. The very existence of the Presidential Medal of Freedom reminds us that the national interests of the United States has always been freedom. Our founders etched it into the preamble of our Constitution. And those words are not relics on parchment. They are a living covenant. The blessings of liberty are not man's invention. They are God's endowment. Charlie lived for those blessings, not as abstract words, but as sacred promises. He used to love to journal about this topic all the time and with such a heart postured of gratitude. And he believed that liberty was both a right and a responsibility. And he used to say, freedom is the ability to do what is right without fear. And that's how he lived. He was free from fear. He was free from compromise, free from anything that could enslave his soul. His name, Charles, literally means free man. And that's exactly who my husband was. He was a free man. And from the time I met him, sitting across from him, being interviewed on politics and philosophy and theology, anything that Charlie loved, any topic he loved. And I just saw the fire in his soul. And there was this divine restlessness within him that came from knowing God placed him on this earth to protect something very, very sacred for all of us. And he never stopped fighting for people to experience freedom. He didn't. Charlie often said that without God, freedom becomes chaos. And he believed liberty could only survive when anchored to truth. And I remember in one of his speeches, he told the audience that the opposite of liberty isn't law, he said, it's captivity. And that the freest people in the world are those whose hearts belong to Christ. But what's so powerful is that Charlie had the ability to communicate so brilliantly across all generations. And he reminded us that in a world that tells us freedom is doing whatever you want to do, the real freedom is the power to live freely and to do what is right. And in one of his Journal entries. He wrote that he wanted everyone to know that you can't have liberty without moral responsibility. Freedom divorced from faith eventually just destroys itself. And what's so fascinating about all of this is looking back these past 12 years of Turning Point USA and his mission, there's almost this veil of sacredness. Because what I realized is that while he was building an organization, he was also building a movement, one that called people back to God, back to truth. And a movement that was filled with courage. And ironically, for a man who impacted millions, Charlie never desired to be the center of attention. He just wasn't. My husband was not a man of extravagance. He loved simple but deeply meaningful things. Truly. He loved his late night walks. He loved buying more books than he could ever read because he felt there was no such thing as a book budget. And he loved being able to read to our kids the same bedtime story on repeat because he knew it was their favorite. But to him, that was special. And he loved to sit in the sun on a Saturday morning with his cup of decaf coffee and his phone was off because he was honoring the Sabbath. And for him, it was that moment to catch his breath and just be in peace, because he was unreachable at the moment and he preferred quiet birthdays. But that never stopped me from telling him. I told him every single year, I said, baby, I love your birthday. I said, because it's the day that God knew the world couldn't go another day without you. And so the rhythm of our usual birthday celebration for him was mint ice cream, mint chocolate chip ice cream. He only had it twice a year on his birthday and Fourth of July. And then after that, it was back to work as usual. But last year, his one birthday wish was to see the Oregon Ducks play the Ohio State. And they won. Oregon won that night. And it was by far one of the most memorable nights of his birthday experience of his life until today. And so, honestly, President Trump, I have spent seven and a half years trying to find the perfect birthday gift for Charlie. And it's so difficult. And those of you that have spouses or loved ones, you know how difficult it is sometimes to buy a gift for someone that you love because he wasn't a materialistic man. So that also did not help. But now I can say with confidence, Mr. President, that you have given him the best birthday gift he could ever have. It's such an honor and the recognition of a life lived for, defending freedom. And that's what Charlie fought for until his last breath. And it was written across his chest in those final moments on one of his simple T shirts that always carried a message. And this one bearing a single word, freedom. That was the banner over his life. And that shirt was a declaration. The same declaration he made in every speech, every campus visit, every time he shared the gospel at a church, every sleepless night that he would spend praying for the youth of this nation and planning for the future of our country and just oppressing upon them that when we defend liberty, we defend the soul of our nation. My husband never told anyone what to say. He never did. He never told anyone what to say. He would just encourage them to think. He would encourage them to think outside of the traditional political labels. He would want them to think in a way that was anchored in wisdom and truth. But he would never tell anyone what to say. Charlie wasn't content to simply admire freedom. He wanted to multiply it. He wanted to multiply freedom. He wanted young people to taste it and to understand it and defend it. He wanted them to see that liberty isn't self indulgence, it's self governance under God. He wanted them to see that. And every day I'd see him getting ready for work. He'd put on his cross necklace. He'd put his ring on his finger. And the boldness in his demeanor was always fearlessness. He wasn't afraid. He was never afraid. In his daily actions, whether in office or on campus or at a church. It was always without fear. That was his creed. That is. That is how he lived out every single day. He didn't fear being slandered. He did not. He didn't fear losing friends. I can tell you that. He didn't. He didn't care. He stood for truth and stood for freedom, and he did not. Everything else was just a noise to him. And it's because his confidence in Christ was absolute. That's why there was no limit. No limit to what he would have sacrificed to defend freedom for all. And if the moment had come, he probably would have run for president. But not out of ambition. He would only have done it if that was something that he believed that his country needed. From a servant's heart standpoint, Charlie lived only 31 short years. I was 32 but on this side of heaven. But he lived. He lived every single second. He lived. He filled every single day with purpose. And he fought for truth when it was unpopular and he stood for God when it was costly. But that's what we're called to do. Surprisingly enough, he did pray for his enemies. Which is very hard. But he did. He did. He did. No one else. I mean, I saw him do it. No, he never did it in front of anyone else, but I can attest to that. But he also loved people when it was inconvenient. And he ran his race with endurance, and he kept the faith. And now he wears the crown of a righteous martyr. And for me, and for our children, the truth really studies our grief. Because heaven gained what earth could no longer contain. A free man made fully free to all watching. This is. This is not a ceremony. This is a commissioning. And my message is simple. I want you to be the embodiment of this metal. I do. I want you to free yourself from fear. I want you to stand courageously in the truth. Listen for the still, small voice of.
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Donald Trump
God.
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Erica Kirk
And remember that while freedom is inherited in this country, each of us must be intentional stewards every single day. God began a mighty work through my husband, and I intend to see it through. And the torch is in our hands now. It's in mine, it's in yours, it's in all of yours. It's in all the students with Turning Point usa. And before I close, I'll share with you that I asked our daughter what she would like to say to Daddy for his birthday. Excuse me. She said, happy birthday, Daddy. I want to give you a stuffed animal. I want you to eat a cupcake with ice cream. And I want you to go have a birthday surprise. I love you is what she said. And while our son, he's precious, he can't yet speak in classic Kirk family fashion, his actions spoke louder than his words. And his gift to you, Charlie, and myself for that matter, was deciding to become the man of the house and be fully potty trained at 16 months. Charlie, baby, I know that you're celebrating in heaven today, but gosh, I miss you. We miss you and we love you and we promise we'll make you proud. And Charlie's life was proof that freedom is not a theory, it's a testimony. He showed us that liberty begins not in the halls of power, but in the man of a heart surrendered to God. And so today, as we honor Charlie with this incredible Presidential Medal of Freedom on his birthday, I stand here with tears and just humbled heart and spirit. Because his story reminds us all that to live free is the greatest gift, but to die free is the greatest victory. Happy birthday, my Charlie. Happy Freedom Day.
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Real America's Voice Host
Today.
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Brian Glenn
The President of the United States, the widow Erica Kirk and the family, close friends now heading into the Oval Office. The good and great of Washington in the Rose Garden for Afghanistan. Simple yet powerful ceremony around the awarding of the Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk. President Trump in great form after his amazing trip to the Middle east in Erica Kirk, I mean, what can you say? Three major appearances. One, the night after Charlie was I guess two nights after Charlie was assassinated on that Friday night where she talked to the nation for 15 minutes. Then at Charlie's memorial service in Phoenix, Arizona and now here in the Rose Garden, Washington D.C. we're gonna hold this shot in the music. Charlie's closest friends, you have Don Jr. Many of the people around the White House and the staff and the Cabinet, the Charlie, well, Jack Posobic and Bryant Glenn, Jack, very close friend of his and colleague at Turning Point are in the audience. We're going to try to go to Jack and the and the team as soon as we can say play How Great Thou Art, an amazing grace. Right before that there's Don Jr. Very, very, very simple, powerful ceremony. Charlie would have love a turnout on a on a Tuesday afternoon in Washington D.C. late afternoon with the great and powerful all there, of course, many Turning Point people, et cetera for official Washington to turn out very extraordinary. This shows you the esteem that Charlie Kirk has held him only to a few Christian hymns, an address by the President of the United States, the widow speaks and then the awarding of the ceremony. The awarding of the Presidential Medal, highest civilian award we have in the country. Like I said, very simple and very powerful. Although these things are very planned and scripted at the White House, including the number of people that come and security arrangements. You could tell the number of chairs they had there. They probably had as many of those. Many of those people in back. So this was a massive turnout.
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Erica Kirk
Done.
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Brian Glenn
In the Rose Garden. I think given the weather. Absolutely perfect pick. These are always a little dicey, particularly in October, but in particular yesterday when the President got back. It was a blustery, blustery and rainy day yesterday, but a great pick forever in the White House made the decision. I think this was going to be in the East Room, which would have been fantastic, obviously. But to do out in the Rose Garden I thought was added to the simplicity and the power of it. Of course, the President right there is the side door. That door is into the Oval Office with the. The Resolute desk will be right to the left where the President will work. And he's very proud of the changes he has made, including the portraits which are the gold and what he's put up there is incredibly impressive. There's the President right there outside with Don Jr. The poor portraits that the President has hand selected from the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery are really stunning. A great display of Americana and American history in the great presidents we've had. There's the President almost like the father figure here. Extraordinary. You're going to give me a heads up. We're going to try to get Posobic we and we're going to try to get Brian Glenn. There's Don Jr. A lot of people don't realize, you know, Charlie, I think the first job that he had or job outside of doing things, you know, what you naturally do as a young person to make an income was at Breitbart as a columnist or wrote from the college perspective and almost hate talking of this music so beautiful the in that quite frankly some of his writings are what attracted people actually said you you got to start Turning Point USA. In the 16 campaign, we pulled Charlie from Turning Point on an interim on a short term basis. And he was the body man for Don Jr. And for Eric. I think both as Eric and Don Jr became particularly after I took over the campaign, became an integral part of. Of the campaign operation as Eric talked about today and some of the things we had to do like calling delegates and things like that.
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Donald Trump
But.
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Brian Glenn
Charlie was incredible and I think that's the first time he had been seen by people around President Trump, or at that time, candidate Trump and his energy, his savvy, right? His savviness, moxie, impressed people. Also his humility and his decency. Just an incredible, incredible guy. Right there, you see in the shot we got Don Jr. The president is right there. For those who know the president, this is very frequently what happens, whether it's on the plane or on the campaign trail or going to conferences or going to things. President Trump will hold court with his own people to talk through what's going on, to talk through events of the day and getting information he had. He really admired Charlie Kirk for Charlie's knowledge and savvy, but particularly because Charlie had built something at a young age. President Trump's a builder, built an amazing organization. The initial steps that led him to be president of the United States, ultimately. You heard Eric talk a little bit about it. Today. We have Brian Glenn.
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Steve Bannon
Let's go.
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Brian Glenn
We have our own Brian Glenn, I believe, still in the Rose Garden. Let's go to Brian Glenn, real America's Voice. Brian, put us in the room. You're in the Rose Garden. You were there for the ceremony. Very solemn occasion. Tell us what's going on.
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Real America's Voice Host
Yeah, I think President Trump really kind of set it up of what Charlie meant to him and the MAGA movement and the support that Charlie had for President Trump and told him, you know, from the very beginning, I think you're going to win. Almost had more confidence in him winning the election than President Trump had. But really, what Another heartfelt message from Erica Kurt laying out the true patriot and the genuine love that Charlie had for this country. And you heard it today. And of course, some of the guests were walking by. We just had Tucker Carlson come by and said a few words to us as well. And of course, Andrew Klovik came by. Really, everyone, that's a part of the Turning Point usa. But, you know, this is a moment and I, like Steve, what Erica Kirk said at the very end, take this medal and go forward and use it in everything you do. Go in on your faith, your freedom, your love of country and really elevate yourself in terms of the mission of what Charlie Kirk started out to do. And it was to fundamentally change this country and elevate Christianity and love of country and love of God. Steve.
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Brian Glenn
It seemed like all of official Washington turned out today. Brian, pretty impressive on a. It shows you the esteem that people held Charlie Kirk into. With everything going on on a Tuesday afternoon, just a really a magnificent turn.
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Real America's Voice Host
Yeah, I agree. And that's what President Trump did in the very beginning was kind of lay out an attendance of who was here, mainly being like Senator Cruz, speaker of the House. Now they're bringing some media. I think they're just exiting down right now, going back out to the. To Pebble Beach. But it was a who's who in politics. And I think the fact that they took time out of all the things that are going on right now to make their way here to the Rose Gold and show respect for Charlie Kirk, not only as a man, as a father, but as a patriot who loved this country and really set out to embrace freedom, secure freedom for all of us. And it's. It kind of this ceremony, Steve, it kind of takes us back to hearing all of his podcasts, all of the times he's been on with you. He's been on Rural America's Voice here. It really does make us understand how important he was in this movement and how important I think he will always be remembered in this movement.
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Brian Glenn
You know, what I loved about the simplicity and the power of this was actually choosing to have it in the Rose Garden today. President Trump, as you know, Brian, is so proud of this redevelopment of the Rose Garden and wanted it for occasions like this that would be remembered, historical occasions. And Charlie Kirk's, the awarding of the Presidential Medal of Freedom is certainly an historical occasion. I was really glad that you got that the president chose the Rose Garden today.
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Real America's Voice Host
Yeah, he did. And we were showing some of the changes here that really mean about Mason. Real quick, let us show Steve if you might have missed it earlier. You know, they did obviously pave this area. Look at how detailed the drains are here in the Rose Garden. It is symbolic. It's got the American flag pretty much etched in there. And that does, I feel like tie in the Rose Garden because there was some criticism obviously from the left that he did the remodel, but it's a beautiful space for tonight. We had showers originally forecasted to happen during this time, but as the rain chances diminished, this event, Steve moved from the East Room to the Rose Garden. And I think it's very fitting. And as President Trump said, God cleared the forecast today so we could have that event out here and what a beautiful day it was.
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Brian Glenn
Now, that's a personal touch of President Trump. He was very close to Charlie, admired Charlie, but for him to say, hey, look, I know the inside is a more traditional place where you give this, but I want to do it. And something that I have really done to the White House to make sure that it's a space that we can have things like this and to do it today and to choose that, it's great.
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Real America's Voice Host
Yeah. Hey, Steve, we've got it. We've got to move out of here. Yeah, we've got to move out of here.
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Brian Glenn
Steve, we can continue this on the.
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Real America's Voice Host
Other side, but we've been told to exit.
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Steve Bannon
Okay.
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Donald Trump
Okay, cool.
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Real America's Voice Host
Thank you.
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Brian Glenn
Okay, thank you, Brian. I love Real America's Voice. You're going to get every, you're going to get the squeeze out of the lemon right there. The last drop. Brian Glenn, like I said, a very moving, simple and powerful. I think Charlie Kirk would have really been impressed by that. The president said a few appropriate, you know, appropriate remarks about the life of Charlie. The work of Charlie tied it in, as President Trump's always going to do, into the events of the day, particularly as it related to Charlie's life, in his life's work. Right. Of culture and politics also. Then, Erica, I mean, what can you say? Like I said, she's had three essential turns since she became the widow of the assassinated Charlie Kirk. And that was that amazing 15 minutes that she did on that Friday night from Turning Point. And remember, Jack Posobic told us, Jack Bosobic told us that it was, that it was the, it was, it was, it was done by. They had an option of doing it taped. And she said, no, we're not going to do it taped. We're going to actually do it live. She did that live. You remember? It was incredibly moving, 15 minutes of it. And then at the Charlie's commemoration, his commemoration, where she stood up and I think right before the president and gave an incredible, incredible eulogy to her slain husband. And then today, with the awarding of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, stands up and I think gives a very memorable, not a eulogy, but really a talking about his life and related to the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a title that together is pretty extraordinary. And the composure and dare I say, just basic class that she has comes through. And you can tell that Turning Point is in very, very good hands with Erica. We've got a few minutes. I've asked Taj Gill to join us. Taj, Charlie Kirk, you've come off hunting today to do this for us, the Charlie Kirk. We were in the Rose Garden with this beautiful and powerful, a couple of three Christian hymns done with a small ensemble. President Trump, a few remarks, very powerful, to the point. And of course, Erica Kirk, your thoughts about all of it, sir?
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Taj Gill
Yeah, you know, I think Charlie Kirk was a world changer. What he was doing was incredible. He was changing the viewpoint of our youth, of our young men and women going to college, and President Trump, you know, going over and doing this peace deal in the Middle east, going to Egypt and then flying straight back to the Rose Garden to do this Charlie Kirk Memorial. It's incredible. The whole thing is incredible. Charlie Kirk, Trump, and then Erica Trump carrying the torch, running Turning Point USA and Warpath Coffee. We're going to be a sponsor of Amfest in December for Turning Point usa. So I'll see you there, Steve. And I support all of it. And I hope that Turning Point USA and all the good Americans carry the torch for Charlie Kirk. What he was doing was incredible. And like I've said before, a lot of this woke ideology comes out of the colleges from some of these professors. So we need people like Charlie Kirk to go to the colleges and bring. Bring reality to college students. And I'm all in.
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Brian Glenn
You know, I just, you know, like I said, it's like Andrew Breitbart, like Trump, you can't replace. There's certain men and women that come along. I think Erica Kirk may be like that. There's certain men and women come along in certain times that are just not replaceable. You know, you've seen a lot of combat and you've seen a lot of death. Charlie Kirk got today the highest award we can give a civilian, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and it's been given to some of the greatest Americans in the arts and sports. In culture, is activist right of both, you know, both liberals and progressives and conservatives and right wingers by, you know, a variety of presidents since Jack Kennedy. I would actually argue Charlie deserved this almost as a combat decoration. He died in the line of fire. I mean, he was flat out assassinated, right? Flat out assassinated. So we award the highest civilian, but he's in the modern political war. Charlie Kirk's a casualty and gave his life for his country. We got about a minute, Taj, you want to give me some comments on that?
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Taj Gill
Yeah, you're absolutely right. I mean, that's like equivalent to like a, you know, like a silver star, something like that. Charlie Kirk deserved it. He was killed in combat. You know, we're, we're at war, Steve. We're trying to save America. You know, people like you, you do your show twice a day, Monday through Friday, then on Saturdays. You know, it's incredible the consistency that you bring to it. You know, Trump gave up so much for it, Pete. He's been shot. They tried to bankrupt him. They tried to put him in jail for hundreds of years. Like we are at war trying to save America right now. And Charlie Kirk was on the front lines and he was killed for having an opinion and bringing the truth to colleges and teaching these college students that it's okay to be pro America and it's okay to be a patriot and it's okay to be a proud American. So we need to keep pushing this overwhelming sense of patriotism to America. And yes, Charlie Kirk was killed on the front lines of this war to take back America and Trump was almost killed on the front lines to trying to take America. That it's, it's well deserved. Charlie Kirk deserved more than what he got today.
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Brian Glenn
Taj, thank you so much. We'll see you tomorrow. Taj Gill Warrior.
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Steve Bannon
Short commercial break we're going to return to the war room.
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Brian Glenn
Just a moment.
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