Louder with Crowder – Episode Summary

Title: Jimmy Kimmel & The Left Desperately Want to Gaslight America – Don't Let Them
Date: September 17, 2025
Host: Steven Crowder
Guests: Nick DePaolo, Gerald
Main Theme:
Crowder responds to claims that political violence is more prevalent on the right, addresses the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and accuses mainstream media and leftist commentators (including Jimmy Kimmel) of gaslighting America regarding the perpetrator's motives and affiliations.

Episode Overview

Steven Crowder dedicates this episode to dismantling the claim circulating in mainstream media that right-wing violence is more prevalent than left-wing violence. He focuses particularly on the assassination of Charlie Kirk, arguing the media and popular left-wing voices are intentionally mischaracterizing the killer and the event for political gain. Throughout, the episode mixes dark humor, personal anecdotes about political violence, and sharp-edged political commentary.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

Crowd Control, Security, and the Rise in Political Violence

• Personal Security Incidents:
  • Crowder and comedian Nick DePaolo share their experiences being physically threatened or attacked due to their right-wing views.
  • [06:06] Nick recounts joking to security he was there "to kill Steven," provoking a tense misunderstanding, which they play for laughs but use as an entry to the theme of right-wingers facing consequences for their speech or jokes.
• Longstanding Threats:
  • Crowder describes the extensive physical and legal security measures his team endures (metal detectors at shows, constant threats, attacks with concrete "milkshakes," etc.)
  • Notably, Crowder expresses regret for not warning the public sooner about the extent and severity of real threats to conservative figures ([48:00-50:30]).

    “I wish that I would have let people know that the left wants you dead, maybe... Maybe Charlie would have had a fighting chance.”
    — Steven Crowder [48:30]

The Media Spin and 'Gaslighting'

• The Matt Gutman Segment:
  • Crowder plays and critiques ABC's Matt Gutman, who described the text exchange between the killer (Tyler Robinson) and his boyfriend as "very touching" ([15:42-17:12]).

    “It was very touching in a way many of us didn’t expect... a very intimate portrait into this relationship between the suspect's roommate and the suspect himself.”
    — Matt Gutman, ABC [15:42-16:28]

  • Crowder lampoons Gutman and the media’s focus on the shooter’s identity to obscure the ideological and political motivation:

    "David, now do Hitler's dog. He was loving, right?... What does that mean Osama bin Laden was nice to children."
    — Steven Crowder [16:28]

• Language Manipulation:
  • The hosts critique media euphemisms like “jeopardized the life” instead of “murdered,” and term usage like “aggravating circumstance,” stressing that such language downplays atrocity ([19:27-20:00]).

Dismantling the 'Right-Wing Violence is Worse' Narrative

• Data Manipulation:
  • Crowder argues left-leaning institutions and media fudge the numbers, refusing to count or properly classify left-wing violence ([27:45-31:07]):
    • Key Example: Post-2017 inauguration violence (hundreds arrested, charges dropped, thus omitted from datasets).
    • Antifa’s murder of Aaron Danielson is excluded from official statistics as “not political violence.”

    "What you just saw was not political violence from the left. Let me give you another one... this is not included."
    — Steven Crowder [28:25]

  • Crowder exposes methodology flaws where only certain hate crimes count, or where left-wing attacks are counted as right-wing if anti-government.

    "Any act of violence committed against government is considered right-wing because it must be anti-government... include Antifa violence as right-wing violence."
    — Steven Crowder [31:09]

  • Crowder challenges listeners to present a left-wing civilian who has been assassinated purely for expressing opinions ([50:00-51:30]).

Call for Ruthless Defensive Measures

• Hair Trigger Defense:
  • Crowder repeatedly insists that the right must respond with “ruthless, unapologetic, hair trigger defensive violence” to violent disruption ([24:00, 44:56, 50:00]).

    “You want your boots so far up their ass that if they even think about violently disrupting your event, it has to sidestep your shoelaces.”
    — Steven Crowder [24:00]

  • The message: passive self-restraint is no longer sufficient; meeting violence with violence is justified as both deterrent and protection.
• Gerald reaffirms:

  "Not only defending the speaker’s right to free speech, but everybody else’s... We cannot continue down that path.”
  — Gerald [58:44]

Critiques of the Left’s Reaction & Rhetoric

• Dehumanization & Mob Mentality:
  • Both Crowder and DePaolo assert the left has long engaged in dehumanizing conservatives, now culminating in open violence ([21:00-22:00]).

    "They've been dehumanizing from then on. This isn't a thing that just showed up when Trump showed up ten years ago."
    — Nick DePaolo [21:12]

• Mocking of Democrat Leaders and Media Figures:
  • The show lampoons Jimmy Kimmel for "lying" about the killer’s ideology ([24:06-25:18]), and Senator Hirono for hypocrisy regarding “biological differences” and FBI requirements ([34:42-36:57], parody segment).
• Dark Humor:
  • Several sketches riff on “Queer Fight Club” and “Senator Hirono,” using humor to both lighten the mood and criticize progressive talking points ([08:19-12:17], [34:42-37:17]).

Personal Stories of Attack & Law Enforcement Inaction

• Nick DePaolo punched by an audience member’s daughter:
  • DePaolo describes being sucker punched at a show, noting the father encouraged it and authorities downplayed its significance ([39:05-41:45]).

    "He weaponized her... He brought her to the Nick DePaolo Show. She's in college, she's nuts. And said, let's do this... The law wanted nothing to do with it."
    — Nick DePaolo [41:22]

• Crowder & DePaolo reflect on passivity:
  • Both recount past restraint, now expressing regret, arguing the right’s civility is weaponized against them.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "I will prove to you irrefutably, beyond any shadow of a doubt, that it is false, that it is propaganda... that the right is responsible for more violence. It’s untrue. I'll prove it."
  — Steven Crowder [00:34]

• "The right accepts consequences for their action." — Steven Crowder [07:14]

• "Surprisingly, this kind of reporting is actually really common. This kind of reaction actually goes back decades."
  — Steven Crowder [17:44]

• ABC’s Matt Gutman:

"It was very touching in a way... a very intimate portrait into this relationship between the suspect's roommate and the suspect himself."
[15:42-16:28]

• "If it’s not behavior you would tolerate at a grade school... you don’t tolerate it. Ruthless, unapologetic, hair trigger, defensive violence."
  — Steven Crowder [22:35]

• On data manipulation:

"Any act of violence committed against government at all is considered right wing because it must be anti government. You have some of these that actually...include antifa violence as right wing violence."
— Steven Crowder [31:09]

• "Show me 1... civilian on the left who was assassinated in cold blood in daylight for simply expressing their opinion. Let's go with one from this century. 1."
  — Steven Crowder [51:00]

• "You show up to our events... you will be met with unapologetic, indifferent, ruthless violence... Send whoever you want. Don’t send anyone you want back in one piece."
  — Steven Crowder [57:15]

Important Segment Timestamps

• Opening, Setting the Stakes: [00:01-03:53]
• Personal Security Anecdotes: [05:40-08:19]
• Queer Fight Club (satirical segment): [08:19-12:17]
• ABC News Critique & Media Language Commentary: [13:28-20:22]
• Patterns of Dehumanization & Real Threats: [20:23-24:06]
• Jimmy Kimmel Accusations and White House Reaction: [24:06-25:18]
• Dissection of Political Violence Statistics and Left-Wing Violence Discussion: [27:45-34:24]
• Senator Hirono Sketch on FBI Physical Standards: [34:42-37:17]
• Nick DePaolo’s Story of On-Stage Assault: [39:05-44:32]
• Crowder’s Regret for Not Warning Sooner: [48:00-50:30]
• Crowder’s Call for 'Hair Trigger Defensive Violence': [50:00-51:30, 44:56, 24:04]
• Closing Discussion on Free Speech and Defensive Violence: [58:44-61:00]

Tone & Language

The tone is combative, darkly comedic, and unapologetically provocative throughout, employing satire and personal stories to reinforce political points. Crowder is emphatic and direct, repeatedly urging his audience to not be "caught flat footed" and to push back against perceived propaganda and double standards in media reporting and political violence statistics.

Summary for New Listeners

This episode is a no-holds-barred critique of leftist media narratives, focusing heavily on the claim that America’s right is more violent than the left, especially after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Using personal experiences, data disputes, and direct clips from media and government hearings, Crowder and his co-hosts argue that the left manipulates statistics, downplays its extremists' violence, and creates a permission structure that makes open attacks on conservatives possible—and even celebrated. The episode is a rallying cry to the audience to reject this narrative, challenge propagandistic reporting, and protect conservative gatherings with unapologetic defensive measures.