AMERICA FEST 2025 DAY 4 LIVE COVERAGE PART 3

Summary

Podcast Summary: Real America’s Voice – AMERICA FEST 2025 Day 4 Live Coverage Part 3

Date: December 21, 2025
Host Network: iHeartPodcasts | Real America’s Voice
Location: Phoenix, Arizona, America Fest (Turning Point USA)

Episode Overview

This dynamic episode captures the live culmination of America Fest 2025, focusing on a surprise appearance and in-depth interview with Nicki Minaj and the closing keynote by Vice President J.D. Vance. The program centers on faith, free speech, the legacy of Charlie Kirk, and the ongoing cultural and political shifts within the America First movement. It features spirited commentary on current American politics, the role of faith and identity, and motivation for ongoing activism going into 2026. The original tone is celebratory, candid, and laden with both humor and deep conviction.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Event Context & Emotional Reflections (03:29–04:11)

• Hosts open by noting the growth and renewed energy at Turning Point USA's America Fest.
• 80% of attendees are first-timers, signaling the movement's expansion.
• Address the aftermath of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, highlighting the emotional weight and unity of the event.

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2. Nicki Minaj: Surprise Guest Interview

On Political Outspokenness and Critique of Progressives (06:47–09:16)

• Nicki Minaj delivers viral commentary aimed at Governor Gavin Newsom, reading and riffing on her own satirical tweets:
  • “Oh, Gabby Poo. It only gets worse from here for you, buddy... Get on the nearest jet ski... It’ll make you happier than this race that you will not win. Enjoy life. Peace.” (07:46)
  • “Imagine being the guy running on wanting to see trans kids. Haha. Not even a trans adult would run on that... Gav not in, Gav out. Send in the next guy. I’m bored.” (08:17)
  • “Dear Newscom, We don’t have a problem cleaning up the scum if we have to. Please tread lightly. That’s what I would say to Gabby Poo.” (08:55)

On the Current Administration, Hope, and Leadership (09:16–11:23)

• Expresses admiration for President Trump:
  • “He’s given so many people hope that there’s a chance to beat the bad guys and to win and to do it with your head held high and your integrity intact. He’s from Queens, New York, like me...” (09:55)
• Discusses the humanity behind public figures and the unfairness of media attacks.

On Speaking Out and Cultural Shifts (16:43–19:48)

• Describes her turning point:
  • “I just got tired of being pushed around. Sometimes you just get tired of it... Why do I even care about these people and what they think? ...I’m not going to back down ever again. Amen.” (16:52)
• Encourages young attendees to speak freely, despite social pressure:
  • “We’re not allowed to have a different opinion anymore... I don’t want [young people] growing up in a world where they feel like that... They deserve for their voices to be heard.” (18:18)

On Industry Backlash (19:48–20:36)

• Handles criticism with humor and confidence:
  • “I didn’t notice [the backlash]... We’re the cool kids. The other people, they’re angry with themselves... We’re going to stay joyful and peaceful and iconic and smart.” (20:19–20:39)

On Faith & Religious Liberty (22:03–24:08)

• Resonates with the crowd on religious persecution, especially regarding Christians in Nigeria.
  • “We can’t even imagine not having [religious liberty]... People are being kidnapped, people are being killed, brutalized, all because of their religion. That should spark outrage in the great America... We won’t be silenced ever again.” (22:03)

On Personal Relationship with God (24:23–31:49)

• Heartfelt story of spiritual grounding from childhood in Trinidad to adult life in New York.
  • “I always had this faith that made people think... But I had that faith instinctively once I started hearing about God and... more into the Bible. I got baptized when I was about 13...” (24:23–26:22)
• Emphasizes continual return to God and how faith is personal and immediate.
  • “As soon as you call on him on the first ring, he’s going to answer.” (29:52)

On Raising Young Women & Boys in Today’s Culture (31:49–37:07)

• Advocates self-esteem for girls of all backgrounds:
  • “I want all the little girls in the world to know that you are unique, you are beautiful. And you can compliment another girl and still know that you are epic and amazing.” (33:02)
• On young men:
  • “Boys will be boys. And there’s nothing wrong with that.” (37:07)

On Misunderstandings & Legacy (37:18–40:37)

• Addresses public misconceptions:
  • “I think people think maybe that I’m mean... When you have a strong presence as a woman, it’s easy to just box you into one box... But, you know, it doesn’t. What people misunderstand about me now. I don’t care about it. I really don’t.” (37:24)
• On legacy:
  • “It's okay to change your mind... No matter how many songs I do on that stage, it didn't mean as much as this because this is a direct link for younger people. This is a direct link between young people and God.” (40:37)

On Faith and Public Life (45:42–47:52)

• Challenges the notion that America should be led by those who disdain faith:
  • “We absolutely cannot let people who have a problem with us worshiping God, we cannot have them in power.” (45:42)
• Expresses the assertion that authentic worship and speech are inherently threatening to those in power who fear faith-based community.

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3. J.D. Vance: Vice President’s Address

Coalition, Unity & Policy Accomplishments (57:56–65:16)

• Emphasizes openness in the America First movement:
  • “He [Trump] says make America great again because every American is invited. We don’t care if you’re white or black, rich or poor, young or old... If you love America... you have a home on this team.” (58:48)
• Touts administration’s record on border security, economic improvements, and merit-based policies.
  • “December marks seven months straight of zero releases at the southern border. More than 2.5 million illegal immigrants have left the United States... Real wages are finally growing. Inflation is half of what it was under Democrats.” (61:25)

DEI, Identity Politics, and American Belonging (65:16–76:31)

• Critiques identity politics, “DEI to the dustbin of history,” and anti-white/anti-Asian sentiment:
  • “In the United States of America, you don’t have to apologize for being white anymore. And if you're Asian, you don’t have to talk around your skin color...” (65:16)
• Advocates for a Christian national identity:
  • “The only thing that has truly served as an anchor of the United States of America is that we have been, and by the grace of God, we always will be, a Christian nation. Christianity is America’s creed, the shared moral language.” (78:56)

Personal Reflections: Loss and Renewal After Charlie Kirk (87:59–96:38)

• Candid sharing on grief:
  • “In the days after Charlie’s death, I struggled a great deal... Researching every conspiracy theory going down every rabbit hole. What saved me was realizing that the story of the Christian faith, like the story of these United States of America, is one of a major, immense loss followed by even bigger victory.” (87:59)
• Promotes Christian service and reconstructs the moral core of governance (e.g. caring for the poor, protecting American jobs):
  • “Why do we penalize corporations that ship American jobs overseas? Because we believe in the inheritance, inherent dignity of human work and every person who works a good job in this country.” (93:28)

Rallying Calls & Closing (96:38–109:07)

• Reiterates need for activism and unity in memory of Kirk:
  • “If you miss Charlie Kirk, do you promise to fight what he died for?... Let’s keep fighting.” (95:55)
• Emphasizes vigilance, focusing on 2026 midterms, and urgency in defending the America First agenda.

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Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• Nicki Minaj on Newsom:
  “Oh, Gabby Poo. It only gets worse from here for you, buddy... Get on the nearest jet ski... This race that you will not win...” (07:46)

• Nicki Minaj on faith’s immediacy:
  “As soon as you call on him on the first ring, he’s going to answer.” (29:52)

• Minaj on girls and beauty:
  “I want all the little girls in the world to know that you are unique, you are beautiful... You can compliment another girl and still know that you are epic and amazing.” (33:02)

• Minaj on criticism:
  “We’re going to stay joyful and peaceful and iconic and smart... in a world that doesn’t want us to think. We will think by ourselves on our own.” (20:36)

• J.D. Vance on unity:
  “He [Trump] says make America great again because every American is invited... People of every faith come to our banner because they know... the America First movement will make their lives better.” (58:48)

• Vance on American identity:
  “Christianity is America’s creed, the shared moral language... the only thing that has truly served as an anchor...” (78:56)

• Vance on Charlie Kirk:
  “The story of the Christian faith, like the story of these United States of America, is one of a major, immense loss followed by even bigger victory... God’s grace overflows when we least expect it.” (87:59)

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Important Timestamps

• 03:29 – Ben discusses the event’s atmosphere and attendance
• 06:06–24:08 – Nicki Minaj’s energetic interview: social issues, viral moments, faith
• 24:23–37:07 – Faith, family, upbringing, and culture
• 37:18–40:37 – Public image and personal legacy
• 45:42 – Call to protect worship and faith in public life
• 57:56–76:31 – J.D. Vance keynote: unity, policies, American identity
• 87:59–96:38 – Vance’s reflections on Charlie Kirk, suffering, and hope
• 96:38–109:07 – Call to action, urgency over 2026 elections, closing thoughts

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Episode Highlights

• A Pop Culture Crossover: Nicki Minaj’s surprise presence and her open, humorous, and pointed takes brought excitement to the crowd and highlighted greater mainstream engagement in conservative and faith-driven spaces.
• Faith and Freedom as Central Themes: Both Minaj and Vance underscored the centrality of faith to personal and public life, blending personal testimonies with strong calls for political engagement and religious liberty.
• Renewed Unity and Optimism: The event, being the first after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, was a pronounced moment of unity, featuring honest reflection on loss but refocused optimism, especially towards mobilizing youth.
• Strategic Focus on 2026: The hosts and speakers stress the importance of the upcoming midterm elections—not just presidential years—encouraging continued activism and involvement at all levels.

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Closing Thoughts

AMERICA FEST 2025 Day 4 (Part 3) provided inspiring reminders of the movement’s spiritual and political foundations. The intersection of pop culture via Nicki Minaj, heartfelt tributes to Charlie Kirk, and Vice President J.D. Vance’s forward-looking charge produced an episode aimed at mobilization, identity, and pride in American values. The show captured the sentiment of a movement entering a new phase, determined to carry its legacy through challenging times ahead.

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For further engagement:

• “Stand up for what you believe in. The only way we win is if we show up and start mobilizing now.” (Ben, 104:12)
• “Be bold, be vigilant, be faithful, be courageous, be a child of God, love your neighbors, love your family...” (Ryan Reynolds, 109:30)

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For those who didn’t listen:
This episode encapsulates a movement’s crossroads—mourning a leader, welcoming new voices, rededicating to faith and principle, and looking ahead to imminent political battles. The original energy and conviction are front and center throughout.

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[Nicki Minaj]

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[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

All right, we are still on pins and needles waiting for the intro for Erica Kirk and the special guest. And again wrapping it up with VP Vance. It's gonna be an amazing day to wrap it up long. You know, all of these events, they're awesome and exhausting at the same time. If you haven't been a part of them, you gotta come. By the way, the crazy thing about this was I was wondering how this was gonna turn out. I knew it was gonna be big either way. As Turning Point continued to grow. And then after the assassination, I knew it was going to be big. But to have the attendance that we had, 80% of the attendees, first timers, just tells you that outside of people intentionally causing division, Turning Point is doing some really great things.

[Co-host/Commentator]

They are. And I think this is really needed for our movement with the divide that we're seeing, the internal divide. And so I think, yeah, I think a lot's going to a good. A lot of good is going to come out of people leaving this and that, that revival that we're feeling here. But I do see that we. Are we going to. We have an interview.

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[Nicki Minaj]

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Let's see who this guest is. Take a look.

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The rap star who has gained so much notoriety for speaking out to defend Christians in Nigeria, thanking the president for standing up for that issue.

[Nicki Minaj]

Protecting Christians in Nigeria is not about taking sides. Is about standing up in the face of injustice.

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[Nicki Minaj]

Your winner is.

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[Nicki Minaj]

This one is for the boys in the pow. Laos entrepreneur. Think about with the cool. Hi. Hello. How are you?

[Interviewer/Moderator]

So those of you who know, Charlie was very good about having a surprise for. For every am fest. And we. We are so blessed to have you. We are so grateful. I mean, thank you.

[Nicki Minaj]

I'm honored to be here. I am honored to be here. Thank you for having me.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

Love you guys. So we're just going to dive right into this. You had some fun words for Governor Newsom.

[Co-host/Commentator]

I just.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

I have to read these tweets because they're amazing and they are so funny. Okay, first one, we'll do this one. Unless you want to read it in your own voice. I think it'd be really great.

[Nicki Minaj]

Okay. Oh, Gabby Poo. It only gets worse from here for you, buddy. It's the end of the road for you, my love. Get on the nearest jet ski and let that beautiful hair blow in the wind. It'll make you happier than this race that you will not win. Enjoy life. Peace.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

Okay, okay, one more.

[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

One more.

[Nicki Minaj]

Why not? Imagine being the guy running on wanting to see trans kids. Haha. Not even a trans adult would run on that. Normal adults wake up and think they want to see healthy, safe, happy kids. Not Gav. The Gav knots. Gav not in, Gav out. Send in the next guy. I'm bored.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

So I'm just gonna let you riff like. I want you to say whatever you want to say. Mr. Newsom.

[Nicki Minaj]

Dear Newscom, We don't have a problem cleaning up the scum if we have to. Please tread lightly. That's what I would say to Gabby Poo.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

So with regard to the current administration, what has been maybe the biggest surprise for you or something that you just really has been put on your heart that you've learned about our president and our Vice president.

[Nicki Minaj]

President. Well, I have the utmost respect and admiration for our president.

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[Nicki Minaj]

He has I don't know if he even knows this, but he's given so many people hope that there's a chance to beat the bad guys and to win and to do it with your head held high and your integrity intact. He's from Queens, New York, like me, so. But what it's shown me personally is sometimes, you know, even at even in the worst feeling times in your life, you think that you're never gonna come back from it. But you do. And our president shows that he's been through every single thing a person could be through publicly having to constantly be lied on. It's not really that funny. Until you are in that person's shoes that's being lied on, you'll never understand what it feels like. That person is a human being. They have a family who has to read those lies. And that's not and it's just not fair. But this administration is full of people with heart.

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[Nicki Minaj]

Soul. And they make me proud of them. Our vice president, he makes me. Well, I love both of them, but they're both powerful men. Smart, strong, all of that. But both of them have a very uncanny ability to be someone that you relate to. I can relate to them. When I hear them speak, I know that they're one of us. Like, I know that they're not. Don't you guys agree? They haven't. They haven't lost. They haven't lost touch of the world. You know, they're still connected to the world and what's happening in the world with the younger people and older people, with the richer people and not so rich people, they have the ability to still connect and be real and make us feel proud to be American.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

So why now? Have you. Have you been involved with speaking about politics? What was kind of the. The turning point for you?

[Nicki Minaj]

Yeah, what was the turning point? Well, I just got tired of being pushed around. Sometimes you just get tired of it, and then you realize, wait a minute. I have something inside of me that's stronger than what's out there. That's right. So when you've had enough, you realize, wait a minute. This. Why do I even care about these people and what they think? Who are they? They don't even know who they are. So I'm not going to. I'm not going to back down anymore. I'm not going to back down ever again. Amen.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

Can the students in the room raise your hand?

[Co-host/Commentator]

Wow.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

This question is for you guys. So you guys are very courageous and bold on your campus. Nikki, I know our students feel this way, but why do you think speaking your mind has become so controversial?

[Nicki Minaj]

Because people no longer are using their minds, their brains. So right now, just imagine we're not allowed to have a different opinion anymore. We're not allowed to think out loud anymore. We're not like. It just. This is not what the world used to feel like. And especially for the young people. I don't want them growing up in a world where they feel like that. I mean, they deserve for their voices to be heard. They have valid feelings, and. And they're thinking about things, and it. And it deserves attention. You know, we should listen to what they're saying. And if you're growing up in a world that tells you it's taboo to say something that the masses don't agree with, that.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

That.

[Nicki Minaj]

That's not okay, and we're not gonna have it. And I. And I love this. You know, it's. It's giving the younger people confidence that they will need later on in life. You guys will need it, and you will have it. So I'm rooting. I'm rooting for you.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

Again. Charlie would always say it really does not take skill to be courageous. It takes a choice. It takes a decision. And I just. I want to say again, thank you for coming and being courageous and being able to share your heart with us. And the reason why that also holds true sentiment wise, is because I know that you are getting a lot of backlash from your own industry. What is your reaction to that?

[Nicki Minaj]

I didn't notice.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

Amen. I feel the same way.

[Nicki Minaj]

When people.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

Are like, what do you think about them? I'm like, I don't think about them.

[Nicki Minaj]

Bingo. We don't even think about that.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

We don't have time to. We're too busy building.

[Nicki Minaj]

Right? Yeah, we're the. We're the cool kids.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

Okay? The other.

[Nicki Minaj]

The other. The other people, they're the ones who are still just disgruntled, but really, they're just disgruntled with themselves. They. They are angry with themselves, you guys. So you can't wake up and think about somebody who is determined to just stay mad. I literally tell them, stay mad. Stay mad, because we're going to stay joyful and peaceful and iconic and smart, and we're gonna stay thinkers in a world that doesn't want us to think. We will think by ourselves on our own. We will continue to.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

This is something I know that's really important to you and on your heart. And I just. I personally want to know what inside inspired you to speak out for the Christians that are being slaughtered in Nigeria.

[Nicki Minaj]

Well, and that brings me back to our great president and this administration and our great country that we take for granted that there right now, in this world, are people who cannot worship God as they please, where they please. We take it for granted because we have it. We can't even imagine not having that. Right. But every time we pray and fellowship, we have to remember the people that are right now in this world hiding to pray and fellowship, and we have to pray for them. And first of all, Nigeria is a place I've always loved someone very dear to me. My pastor is Nigerian. I have lots of Nigerian barbs. And so hearing that people are being kidnapped and while they're in church, people are being kidnapped, people are being killed, brutalized, all because of their religion. And that should spark outrage in the great America. And that's what it did. And again, we're not backing down anymore. We are not going to be silenced by the bullies anymore. Okay? Know that, hear that, receive that, bullies. We won't be silenced ever again. We will speak up for Christians wherever they are in this world. Amen.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

Amen. I don't know if you can see this at home, but she is getting a ton of standing ovations.

[Nicki Minaj]

I love you guys so much. Thank you. Thank you, guys. Gosh.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

So going along that thread, can you tell us about your relationship with God? Because I think a lot of us want to hear.

[Nicki Minaj]

Sure. Well, my relationship in God with God started well when I was a toddler in Trinidad. My grandmother, if things got spicy in the house, like, if people. If the kids and grandkids were arguing or fighting, she would make all the little kids go in her room and. And make us say our like and. And say a prayer. So later on in my life, well, not late, not much later, when I was like 10, 11, 12, I started going to church in New York. And it changed everything. It changed my life for the better because I was going every week. I was hearing the word of God be preached and then I was going home and I was applying it to my life. Even as a little girl, I learned how to pray very early. I always had this faith that made people think, you know, the kind of faith that you think a person is crazy. Like, oh, please. Like, you know, But I had that faith instinctively once I started hearing about God and, you know, just getting more into the Bible. I got baptized when I was about. Yep, Amen. I got baptized when I was about 13. I got baptized. And I have just always applied those teachings to my life. I. I try to.

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[Nicki Minaj]

And that's the thing. We're not perfect. We try. Sometimes I would wake up and feel so far removed from not God, but from fellowship, you know, I was like, oh, my God. I used to go to church on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday every week, like, literally three days out of the week.

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[Nicki Minaj]

And then later on in your life you become busy and you start thinking, oh well you know, God is in my heart and you know. But then sometimes you can be in an industry as well that pulls you away even more. So lately I've been feeling like.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

You.

[Nicki Minaj]

Know, like if you haven't seen a long lost best friend for, you know, for a long time and then you bump into them again, that's how I've been feeling for me, like, just going back to God and praying and talking to him. And, you know, and he said to me, where were you? Where have you been? I've been waiting on you. And since that moment that God had that conversation with me, I've been in such a better space because now it's just I'm thinking about, is God pleased with this? Not if the bullies and uglies are pleased, but. But if God is pleased. And when you have that personal relationship with God, guess what? Even in school, he's there wherever you are. And whenever you need it, you have something that you can tap into immediately. It's immediate. You don't have to leave a message. He's not going to call you back. He's there immediately. As soon as you call on him on the first ring, he's going to answer. And I want you guys to remember that you're young. And first of all, first of all, I want to say I'm proud of you guys. This is a major to be so young, for you guys that are in college, to be so young and to care this much this early in your life, it tells us how smart you are, and it tells us that there's hope for our future. So God bless you. Congratulations, you guys. You're amazing. Congratulations. You guys are amazing. Okay. Know it. Feel it. Yes, yes. Proudly be it. Proudly be who you are. Proudly.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

Amen. So what have you. I mean, you're an amazing mother. What have you seen that has been a struggle for young women today? And then also since both of us have little boys, I would love for you to also talk about the male side of that question as well.

[Nicki Minaj]

Okay. Well, something that I've noticed recently is that for little girls, I think that no matter how you look, we should be trying to instill into them to be proud of how they look. Recently in the media, it's almost been like a push to. It's not just making young black children feel proud of themselves, but it's almost like doing that and at the same time telling other children not to be proud of themselves. And I don't want any child feeling that way. If we.

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[Nicki Minaj]

If. If as black women, we felt that we were not being represented and not being admired for our beauty, if we felt like that as black women, why would we want to do that to other women? Why would we now need to make other people downplay their beauty? Beauty so that we can feel. No, that's not how it works. I don't need someone with blonde hair and Blue eyes to downplay their beauty. Because I know my beauty. Do you understand? It doesn't bother me that a woman feels and says that she's beautiful. Why shouldn't she feel that? Why have we gotten to a point where certain colors or something, certain kinds of people have to be afraid of loving themselves and loving the way they look like it's. Isn't that wild? And so for little girls, I don't want what was done to little black girls done to little white girls. I don't want it done to any girls. I want all the little girls in the world to know that you are unique, you are beautiful. You are you. And you can compliment another girl. You can compliment another woman and still know that you are epic and amazing. So that's what I would say about. For the girls. And I know the older I know my adults understand clearly where I'm. Where I'm going with that, where I'm getting. You know, I just. I don't like. I don't like that. I don't like people making other people feel badly about themselves in any way. We need to nurture young girls. Yes. Whether they are black, white, Asian, Hispanic, they still need to be nurtured. They cannot continue to pay for other people's sins. They haven't done anything wrong.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

Amen. And what do you think about for young men?

[Nicki Minaj]

For young men and for young men, don't be new scum. Yes. See, dear young men, you have amazing role models, like our handsome, dashing president. And you have amazing role models, like the assassin JD Vance, our vice president. And when I say that.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

Trust me, there's nothing new under the sun that I have not heard. So you're fine. Yes, we did. I love you. You have to laugh about it, Truly. I have been called every single thing. And you know what? God is so good, you let it roll right off your back. And this is what's so beautiful about this moment. Because if the Internet wants to clip it, who cares? I love this woman. She's an amazing woman. She has a soul and a heart for the Lord, and words are words, but I know her heart, and it doesn't even matter. And you say what you want to say because I know your heart. I do not judge that.

[Nicki Minaj]

Thank you for. For boys. Boys. Be boys.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

Amen.

[Nicki Minaj]

Be boys. It's okay. Be boys. There's nothing wrong with being a boy.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

Amen.

[Nicki Minaj]

How about that?

[Interviewer/Moderator]

Amen.

[Nicki Minaj]

How powerful is that? How profound is that?

[Interviewer/Moderator]

Amen.

[Nicki Minaj]

Boys will be boys. And there's nothing wrong with that. Yeah, that's what I want to say.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

What's something the media and the world in general misunderstands about you?

[Nicki Minaj]

Oh, I think people think maybe that I'm mean or, you know, maybe I. When you have a strong presence as a woman, it's easy to just box you into one box, like one category of mean or, you know, other words.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

They want to, like, put you in a box to be able to label you what they want you to be. But you're so much more than that because you.

[Nicki Minaj]

Because you intimidate them, you know, and they want to find something, and if they can't find something, they'll make something up, and so they'll put a label on you. But, you know, it doesn't. What people misunderstand about me now. I don't care about it. I really don't. They. I, in fact, I love that they misunderstand me now.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

I do, too, because it shows that you're. You're not a part of this world. Someone once told me, do not be surprised when the world acts like the world. And I held on to that so much because even being in this. This role now, people don't. They're trying to figure me out. Okay, enjoy. I am who I am. There's nothing to hide. And I know you feel the same way when people misunderstand you and you're like, okay, well, I have an audience of one. Well, now I have an audience of two. But I have an audience of in heaven. And I know the Lord knows me. Lord knows you. And he put everything in you to be able to make a difference in this world. Likewise to all of you students and everyone else here. And to go into that further, I know that this. And I'll end on this. I know that a lot of you guys have been hearing about, you know, we are doing this for Charlie, and we're doing this for his legacy, but we're also doing it because each and every one of you guys have a legacy. And I want you guys, when you leave this conference, to take something with you. And when it gets tough out there, I want you to hold with you a word. It could be anything. For me, it's Charlie. But for you guys, it could be, I don't know, refocus. Family, children, future, something. Hold that word in your heart so that when you go back out into the world and you have someone screaming in your face, someone spitting in your face, someone flipping your table on campus, someone making fun of you because you're a conservative, someone making fun of you because you love the Lord, Say that word to yourself out loud or internally to refocus your brain and your heart and your soul, to know that you're about something so much bigger and greater. The legacy with Turning Point usa. Yes. But also for yourself. And so, Nikki, I want to ask you in closing, what is something that you want to leave as a legacy in this world for your family, for your baby, for just everything?

[Nicki Minaj]

Well, That it's. That it's okay to change your mind. It's okay to change your mind. You don't have to, you know, sometimes there's a lot of things projected onto you when you change your own mind. You know, they project fear, shame onto people who don't think and do as they think and do. But I've traveled the world. I've performed for huge crowds all around the world. And no matter how many songs I do on that stage, it didn't mean as much as this because this is a direct link for younger people. This is a direct link between young people and God. And, and there's been, there's been, there's been a lack of that. There's been a lack of that in our media, in our everyday conversations. People have been, you know, interestingly enough, people have been, even Christians have been being persecuted right here in our country in different ways. So when we talk about Nigeria and other countries, know that prior administrations saw nothing wrong with that and that's what was wrong with them. I truly feel that there are people out there who felt good about chastising Christians right here in our country.

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[Nicki Minaj]

And it's kind of really, really sick. We can't let people like that be in power, you guys. That's the truth. I can sugarcoat it and laugh and Kiki but the truth is I am here today to tell you guys that we absolutely cannot let people who have a problem with us worshiping God, we cannot have them in power. We cannot have them in power. All you have to do is look at what is happening in other places in the world, look at what is being done to Christians all around the world and ask yourself why people in this country that were in positions of power felt so comfortable to. Try to take our voices from us. They were that afraid, they are that intimidated, they are that insecure, they are that small inside, that hearing us and seeing us worship God irritated them. Our spirit irritates them because when we speak, they get shown up. When the truth walks in the room, the lies hide they don't come out willingly. You gotta pry it out of them. They hide because they don't want you or anyone to know who they really are behind close closed doors because even they know how evil it is to try to deprive people of worshiping God.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

Amen. We love you, Nicki Minaj.

[Nicki Minaj]

Thank you, guys. My darling. Thank you for having me, Sam.

[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

Well, there you have it. The surprise guest, Nicki Minaj. Welcome back, guys. Turning point AmFest 2025. We've got one more. We've got Vice President Vance coming out. Any time now. We'll be jumping to that. But, you know, I. I would love to hear what you guys have to think about that or have to say about that. One of the things that I'm always cautious about is when you have people that have been one way for a long time and then they. They come over to your side. We. We experienced that with Kanye and there was a little bit of a buyer's remorse. I pray for Nikki and I'm thankful that she's joined us, but, you know, it's. Yeah, you know, you kind of. I don't know, it's. It's very interesting. So I'd love to hear what you guys have to say. Join us in the comments on Getter and on all the social media, Real America's Voice news with all of that and with all the speakers, but great message. I mean that. I love that. Turning your life around. I went the wrong way for a while. I was an addict, crack addict for a few years. And God turned my life around and set me back on the path that I'm on now. So thank God for redemption. And, you know, this is. This is. That's what it's all about. And her message to young men and young women is just. It's, you know, it's what they need to hear. Look, don't be afraid. Stand up for what you believe in. Like my brother, Terry Newsom out of Chicago, always standing for what he believes in. All of this. It's. It's up to this next generation to do it, actually. Terry, come up here real quick. Join me real quick up here on the fly. Guys, Terry Newsom of Behind Enemy Lines. As soon as. As Vice President Vance comes on stage, we'll be going straight to them. But, Terry, talk to us. So the work you do in Chicago against ice, you're out here now. You know, you've been a part of Turning Point. When we met, you were fighting the. All the pornography in schools. This was even before they were Doing.

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Yeah. You know, to Ben's point, I came here to say goodbye to you, so thanks for inviting me up here about redemption, changing your life. I, too, myself, I'm an ex offender from 35 years ago, and I feel, you know, this is a battle of good versus evil. Right. We're fighting for the future of America. We're fighting for our kids futures, using the things I learned from the past to give me a little bit more strength to confront the evil that we're facing now. And I think one of the biggest things that our shows need to do is get people off the couch. Right. It's great to come here, watch and stuff, but you have to do something. You don't have to go confront the cartels. You don't have to have a podcast. You have to get off the couch, go to a school board meeting, or if you're scared to do that, help somebody stuff envelopes you can't sit by because we're in a war for America, and we're in a war for the future of our country, for our children. And if you don't help, we're going to lose this war. People don't even know we're in a war that. That we're losing badly, and we need some help. And don't, you know, don't use the excuse, oh, I don't want to use lose my job. I lost my job.

[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

I love that point. I love that point. So you're going to have to hold it there because it looks like we've got Erica back on stage, and I believe J.D. vance is coming out shortly.

[Interviewer/Moderator]

Thank you, Vice President J.D.

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Live the American, American dream. I grew up in Middletown, Ohio, a small town where people spoke their minds, built with their hands, and loved their God, their family, their community, and their country with their whole hearts. But it was also a place that had been cast aside and forgotten by America's ruling class. In Washington, despite the closing factories and the growing addiction in towns like mine, in my life, I had a guardian angel by my side. She was an old woman who could barely walk, but she was was tough as nails. I called her Mamal, the name we hillbillies gave to our grandmothers. Thanks to that Mamal, things worked out for me. After 9 11, I did what thousands of other young men my age did. I enlisted in the United States Marines. From Iraq to Afghanistan, from the financial crisis to the Great Recession, from open borders to stagnating wages to people who govern this country have failed and failed again. That is of course, until a guy named Donald J. Trump came along. President Trump represents America's last, best hope to restore what, if lost, may never be found again. A country where a working class boy born far from the halls of power can stand on this stage as the next Vice President of the United States of America. For Charlie, we will speak the truth every single day. For Charlie we will rebuild this United States of America to greatness. We will never cower even when staring down the barrel of a gun. For Charlie we will remember that it is better to stand on our feet defending the United States of America and defending the truth than it is to die on our knees. May our Heavenly Father give us the courage to live as Charlie lived. That is what we must do for Charlie. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Vice President J.D.

[Nicki Minaj]

Vance.

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[Nicki Minaj]

I.

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Wow. How's it going Phoenix? It's so good to be here with you all on this amazing day to close out an America an amazing AM Fest 2025. What an amazing proud all of you are. And I have to admit today solves one of the great insecurities that I had. Because as I've watched Nicki Minaj come out and declare her support for the truth, for courage and for wisdom, I've had this little nagging voice in the back of my head wondering whether she looks thinks I look like the J.D. vance meme. And it turns out, and I confirmed when she walked down the steps, Nicki Minaj actually knows what I really look like. And that is the best tribute that I could possibly imagine. I have to start off with a note of gratitude. Erica, I cannot thank you enough for your strength, your grace and your kind words of support for this administration and for me personally. You lead an incredible movement at Turning Point and I will fight alongside you and President Trump and every patriot in this room to defend the country that we so dearly love. And when I say that I'm going to fight alongside of you, I mean all of you. Each and every one. President Trump did not build the greatest coalition in politics by running his supporters through endless self defeating purity tests. He says make America great again because every American is invited. We don't care if you're white or black, rich or poor, young or old, rural or urban, controversial or a little bit boring or somewhere in between. People of every faith come to our banner because they know that they the America first movement will make their lives better. And they also know that the Democrats don't care about anything other than maybe transing their kids. So if you love America, if you want all of us to be richer, stronger, safer and prouder, you have a home on this team. I didn't bring a list of conservatives to denounce or to deplatform. And I don't really care if some people out there. I'm sure we'll have the fake news media denounce me after this speech. But let me just say, the best way to honor Charlie is that none of us here should be doing something after Charlie's death that he himself refused to do in life. He invited all of us here, Charlie invited all of us here for a reason. Because he believed that each of us, all of us, had something worth saying. And he trusted all of you to make your own judgment. And we have far more important work to do than canceling each other. We have got to build. And President Donald Trump is a builder. We're building a better country right now. And you have a rightful place in the success of your nation and the success of this movement. And we build by adding, by growing, not by tearing down. Charlie Kirk was a great builder, too. He understood that any family can have its disagreements, its tough conversations. We can learn and improve and treat one another better. We can love each other despite the disagreement. But winning demands teamwork. And I am honored to be on Turning Point's team. I'm honored to be on your team and I will stay that way. There's still so much important work to do, my friends. We're barely a year into this administration, not even a year into the administration, but I'm so proud of the accomplishments of the president, president and the entire administration. In just a year, we ended. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris border crisis. December marks seven months straight of zero releases at the southern border. More than 2.5 million illegal immigrants have left the United States. The first time in over 50 years that we have had negative net migration. And it's just the start. When you restore sanity at the border, it shows up everywhere else. Rent prices are dropping four months in a row and more native born Americans. Americans are working than ever before. Kamala Harris opened the border and destroyed the economy. The Trump administration gave you net negative migration and much more job creation. Real wages are finally growing. Inflation is half of what it was under Democrats. Gas prices are their lowest in yield years. And we have finally made it clear that in the United States we believe in hard work and merit. Unlike the left, we stand against treating anybody. And I love what Nikki said about this, we don't treat anybody different because of their race or their sex. So we have relegated DEI to the dustbin of history, which is exactly where it belongs. In the United States of America. You don't have to apologize for being white anymore. And if you're an Asian, you don't have to talk around your skin color when you're applying for Season two of.

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Kamala Harris used the government to censor you. We're using in the Trump administration, the government to protect your free speech, whether it's on college campuses or in the digital marketplace of ideas. Today, our military is welcoming patriots instead of firing them for refusing to accept an unlawful vaccine mandate. And to honor Charlie, but also to honor all of you, we're working to end the scourge of left wing violence in the United States of America. America. We're going after the far left crime networks, but we're also going after the monsters that fund them. We don't just want to go after the antifa member who threw a brick at an ICE agent. We want to know who bought the brick. And we're going to prosecute them too. We're making America healthy again with our great HHS secretary, Bobby Kennedy. We're bringing drug prices down and purging our food supply of the poison that had built up over a generation. But my friends, there is so much more to be done. And the people saying we need to be doing more, we need to be doing it faster. Trust me, I hear you. Greatness awaits every single one of you in the America first movement. We are building together, but we need your help to get there. Do you want more prosecutions?

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So do we. Donald Trump and I have a list of better judges and prosecutors to enact swifter justice. So join us in the fight against the stupid Senate rules to stand in their way. Do you want faster deportations? So go to ice.govjoin because we're building an army of patriots. And we need good people who care about the country to help us secure the border and do it even faster. Do you want rents to keep dropping and wages to keep rising as they have over the last few months? Then mobilize with us. Don't hand power back to the people who tanked the economy in the first place. Join the Affair America first movement. And you will always have a place on our great team. Next month will be the official one year anniversary of the Trump administration. And I am damn proud of our record so far. Now, the Democrats are always already talking about 2028, and it looks like they're going to nominate a California liberal who's presided. A California liberal who's presided over rolling block blackouts, open borders, and unchecked violent gangs. They're just trying to settle on whether it's going to be Gavin Newsom or Kamala Harris. And in the meantime, what are the Democrats offering you in the meantime? I gotta say, ladies and gentlemen, they are not sending their best. Omar Fateh was Ilian. Omar's candidate for mayor of. Of Mogan.

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What I mean, Minneapolis, little Freudian slip there. The candidate for Senate in Maine for the Democrats calls me a Nazi, which is rich coming from a guy who literally has a Nazi tattoo on his chest. And jasmine crockett. Oh, jasmine crockett. The record speaks for itself. She wants to be a senator, though her street girl Persona is about as real as her nails. But ask yourself, what do all of these people have in common? And the unfortunate answers answer is they are puppets. They don't actually matter. They are cogs in a machine that wants to make you poor, that wants to make you less powerful and wants to make you less safe in the country your ancestors built. And while President Trump and I are doing everything we can to break that machine, the left is still there, my friends, and they are still very powerful. Don't delude yourselves. It's the activist groups who want to poison your kids with hormone replacement therapy and toxins in your water supply. It's the corporate boardrooms pushing diversity quotas while whining about the fact that Donald Trump won't let them ship American jobs overseas anymore. And boo hoo to that. It's the rogue district judges who issued nationwide injunctions every time the president lifts to finger. It's the Soros das who cheered on as their cities burned what unites them. They win when our country loses. They get rich when you get poorer. They hire the illegals that they bring in to take your jobs. They drink fine wine in the countries they ship your jobs to. They censor you because they'd rather destroy the Constitution than risk losing an argument. They bring in millions of voters because they know they can't win the argument with the people who are already here. And you know what else unites them? We are going to kick their ass next November and every year after that. Part part of the American dream is the idea that we're all, every single one of us, on the same team. We're all part of the same American family. If you want to destroy that, do what Democrats have done, not just for the last five years, but for the last 30 or 40. Make one race the enemy of another. Make one gender the enemy of the other. Make Americans suspect and despise each other instead of loving their shared country. When I think about some of the most impassioned debates happening in our country, the nature of citizenship, of what it means to be an American, it all speaks to an obvious truth. Americans are hungry for identity. We're hungry for belonging. We're hungry for a sense of our place.

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World. And it's no surprise why for many years, our fellow Americans have been dealing with a globalized economy that homogenized cultures and hollowed out our towns. Academics and activists pushing race and gender politics down everyone's throat. 24. Seven big tech overlords using their Internet platforms to censor stories that challenged the dominant, dominant far left narrative in our country. More than any time I can recount, people are talking about American identity and figuring out what it is that unites us. But I want to say something here. The only thing that has truly served as an anchor of the United States of America is that we have been, and by the grace of God, we always will be, a Christian nation. Now, I want to be explicit because of course the fake news media will twist everything that I say. I'm not saying you feel about them the same way I do. I'm not saying you have to be a Christian to be an American. I'm saying something simpler and truer. Christianity is America's creed. Creed, the shared moral language. From the Revolution to the Civil War and beyond, across that history, our country's major debates have always centered on how we could best as a people, please God. That creed. Think about it. That creed motivated our understanding of natural law and rights, our sense of duty to one's neighbor, the conviction that the strong must protect the weak, and the belief in individual conscience. Even our famously American idea of religious liberty is a Christian concept. Because we're all creatures of God. We must respect each individual's pathway to that God. But over the last 50 years, there has been a singular focus, a war that has been waged on Christians and Christianity in the United States of America. And let me say, of all the wars that Donald Trump has ended, that is the one we're proudest of. For decades, the left has labored to push Christianity out of Nazareth national life. They've kicked it out of the schools, out of the workplace, out of the fundamental parts of the public square. Freedom of religion transformed into freedom from religion. And in a public square devoid of God, we got a vacuum. And the ideas that filled that void preyed on the very worst of human nature rather than uplifting it. They told us not that we were children of God, but children of this or that identity group. They replaced God's beautiful design for the family that men and women could rely on and turn to one another with the idea that men could turn into women so long as they brought the right bunch of pills from Big Pharma. They had all the religious fervor of a zealous convert without any of the grace or forgiveness of a true Christian. Christian scripture tells us, by your fruits ye shall know them. And we might ask, what are the fruits of these people and their principles? And the answer is a man named Tyler Robinson who killed my friend. Think about it. He is everything that the far left wants want from our young men. He rejected the conservatism and the spirituality, the values of a small town family. He moved into a small apartment. He became addicted to porn. He became addicted to hate. And he ended up sleeping with somebody who doesn't know whether they're a man or a woman. That is the nightmare scenario. But that is the scenario that the left has actively advertised. They won't for American families and the young men in the audience in particular. That is exactly why we have to fight them. Because the fruits of true Christianity are men like Charlie Kirk. The fruits of true Christianity are good husbands, patient fathers, builders of great things and slayers of dragons. And yes, men who are willing to die for a principle if that's what God asked them to do.

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Because so many of us recognize that it is better to die a patriot, it then live a coward. I'm going to tell you something I haven't talked about publicly before. But in the days after Charlie's death, I struggled a great deal. I'm sure many of you did too. I remember watching every video of the assassination, looking for clues, trying to understand what happened. I try to hide my friend and that terrible bullet hitting him, but I would try to look around. I stayed up all night for many nights in a row, researching every conspiracy theory going down every rabbit hole. When my lovely wife Usha told me to come to bed, I told her I owed it to Charlie to try to uncover every stone. And so that's what I tried to do. I remember I was consumed by this fear that Charlie's death wouldn't just deprive a family of their husband or of a good father, but that it would deny our movement of a great unifier of people and a great doer of great deeds. It's the only time I can remember my wife ever telling me that she was really worried about me. She told me it many times. But what saved me was not lying to myself, but accepting the reality of the fight that we're in. Charlie's death was an immense loss, an irreplaceable loss. We got kicked in the teeth, my friends, and there's no sugar coating it or pretending that it didn't happen. We need to accept that. And what saved me was realizing that the story of the Christian faith, like the story of these United States of America, is one of a major, immense loss followed by even bigger victory. It's a story. It's a story of very dark nights followed by very bright dawns. What saved me was remembering the inherent goodness of God and that his grace overflows when we least expect it. Not long ago, I spent time at a Christian men's ministry just a couple of weeks ago, and here's what they do. They take men who struggle with addiction or homelessness, and they help them get back on their feet. They feed them, they clothe them, they give them shelter and financial advice. They live out the very best part of Christ's commission. Now, afterwards, I had lunch with four of these men. It was a couple of white guys, a Hispanic guy and a black man. They had all struggled in their unique ways. Some had lost contact with their family, some of them for a very long time. Others were desperate to rebuild relationships with their kids so that they could see them on Christmas, but all of them were back on their feet. And what saved them? It wasn't racial commonality or grievance. It wasn't some philosophical jargon. It wasn't a DEI prep course, and it wasn't a welfare check check. It was the fact that a carpenter died 2,000 years ago and changed the world in the process. If you go to almost any food pantry in this country, you are will find Christians feeding the poor. If you go to addicts whose families won't even speak to them, like my mom was at a certain point of her life, it's often the Christian ministries that stay with them. At their very lowest moments, you'll find Christians sitting patiently beside hospice beds and in recovery rooms and in all the places of the world where people have given up on other people. And this is the moral truth we strive to center in our work in the Trump administration and in this great movement of ours. A true Christian politics. It cannot just be about the protection of the unborn or the promotion of the family. As important as those things absolutely are, it must be at the heart of our full understanding of government. Why do we penalize corporations that ship American jobs overseas? Because we believe in the inheritance, inherent dignity of human work and every person who works a good job in this country. Why? Why have we worked without the help of Congress to restrict H1B visas, for example? Because we believe it is wrong for companies to bypass American labor just to go for cheaper options in the third world. We help older Americans in retirement, including by ending taxes on Social Security, because we believe in honoring your father and mother rather than chipping all of their money off to Ukraine. We believe in taking care of the poor, which is why we have Medicaid so that the least among us can afford their prescriptions or to take their kids to see a doctor. And it's why we are outraged at the injustice of Tim Waltz allowing Somalian immigrants to defraud that program to the tune of billions of dollars. It ought to go to Americans because that's who it's there for. Now, I want to close my friends, but I know, I have heard you. I know that some of you are impatient at the pace of progress. And my response to that is good. Be impatient. Use that desire for justice for your country as fuel to get involved in this movement in a bigger and better and more powerful way. I know some of you are discouraged by the infighting over any number of issues. Don't be discouraged. Wouldn't you rather lead a movement of free thinkers who sometimes disagree than a bunch of drones who take their orders from George Soros. And I know many of you miss our dear friend Charlie Kirk. So do I. I miss his optimism. I miss his energy. I miss the phone calls where we'd strategize about how to get this or that GOP congressman to get off their ass and do something. But most of all, I miss Charlie's wisdom. I miss his reminder that politics is not a dress rehearsal or a game where we are making decisions that will save our country and give the American people a shot at their dreams. Again, if you miss Charlie Kirk, do you promise to fight what he died for? Do you promise to take the country back from the people who took his life? Do you promise promise to help defeat the radicals who cheered his death? Do you promise to honor his memory by having faith in the God he loved? My friends, commit to these things and I promise you victory. I promise you closed borders and safe communities. I promise promise you good jobs and a dignified life. Only God can promise you salvation in heaven. But together we can fulfill the promise of the greatest nation in the history of the Earth. Merry Christmas my friends. Let's keep fighting.

[Unrivaled Basketball Announcer]

Season two of unrivaled basketball is here and the talent is unreal. The best women's players on the planet are running it back with even bigger moments and bigger stakes. Don't miss as Paige Becker, Snafeeza Collier, Kelsey Plumb, Brianna Stewart and more. Take the court and redefine the game. This isn't your regular season. This is unrivaled where the pace is faster, the energy is higher and every athlete shines. Unrivaled basketball season two, sponsored by Samsung Galaxy, tips off January 5 on TNT, TruTV and HBO.

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What an ending. We'll be talking about that tomorrow. I mean, no, we're gonna be talking.

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I'm watching it now. Okay, this is.

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I mean, come on, Libs are gonna go crazy.

[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

2026, maybe.

[Co-host/Commentator]

No, but overall, I think it was just a truly remarkable, I mean, remarkable week. Remarkable day.

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And I think to close out Ben with JD Vance, the vice president is just a testament to Charlie's legacy. My understanding is that it was Charlie that introduced JD To Donald Trump and really pushed for him. Of course, Don Jr also pushed him as well. I think Donald Trump chose the right vice president. I think if we really look to this next generation. I have already looked up to him. I think a lot of people are looking up to him. It's his, his, it's his candid, frank speech. I believe it's his deep connection to his faith. I think the second lady is elegant and also will probably make an excellent first lady as well. I just see the passing of the torch.

[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

Yeah. You know, I look at, the tricky thing is we've never had somebody like President Trump who can compete with the media and compete with all of the arrows that are launched at him and, and take them and continue fighting. And I, I got, I, I look at from now on, that's the, the, the, the way Democrats are going to fight this. And so to think who can step into that position and, and also do it with charisma. And I look at J.D. i, there's a lot that I love about him, but from a style standpoint, they're different. And, but I think it, you know, it's, it's, it's yet to be seen. I think some of that, you know, he's not, he doesn't, he doesn't have the same tenor that President Trump has, but maybe that's what we need too. And so you're right. I mean, there's, there's, he's definitely the guy if he wants it, if he can step into that. And he is, he's, he's very articulate. He's the man of the people. He's down to earth. He's been through so much. He gets it. He's a, you know, a veteran and all these great things. He's a great guy. I mean, there's, there's no, no doubt about it. But we also, I mean, you at our bench, compared to the left, they're just lunatics. They're lunatics. I mean, aoc, she wants, think about it. That's your front runner.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Yeah. She wants to debate JD So bad.

[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

I can't wait for that. So either way, look, we, the nice thing about American democracy, Representative Republic is we get to decide. It's we the people. And we're going to go through that. We're all, or, I mean, we're heading into primary season right now, March kicks off the primary elections going into 2026. I mean, shoot, we're back in it, you know, and that's to me, even before we start looking at 2028, we've got to stay hyper focused on 2026, because if we don't, you heard Sheriff Lamb earlier say, you know, we've got to codify these things into law. We've got the executive orders, but if we don't codify what President Trump is doing into law, 2026 could undo it all. And we're going to have two years of impeachment and all the same garbage we have saw with Nancy Pelosi the first term of President Trump. So that I'd say before we get, you know, the cart before the horse or, you know, whatever analogy you want to use, everybody, before we get to 2028, we got to focus on 2026.

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You're 100% right, Ben. And I think. I think what's a little worrisome is you have Zoran Mamdani being elected in New York. You had some of the special elections not go the Republicans way. If you don't laser focus on those midterms, then you're missing the point. You know, I think we've got to focus on those because you. You could lose the House, you could lose control, and that would be a really, really bad thing. So how do you feel about the midterms right now? I mean, I feel a bit unsteady, honestly. I think we've got some good candidates, but it's. It could go either way.

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Yeah. Look, to be frank, I'm very concerned. I mean, based on what you said, Mondani, all these races, and the mayor of Miami.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Miami, 30 years now as a Democrat.

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[Co-host/Commentator]

Not looking good.

[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

Yeah. And historically, you know, you typically, if you win the presidency, the midterms typically go to the other party. And so that there's. There's a lot lined up to make it difficult. But that's why it. It's all up to us. It's up to we, the people, up to you. And so the only way we win is if we show up and we start mobilizing now. So if you're out there watching, if you're an audience member, you're part of the Rav family, you're out there watching. All I can say is get started now. Do something. If you're not involved, if you're not volunteering, if you're not with your Republican Party or your Republican assembly group, or you're. You're. You're making phone calls or phone banking, find somebody you can get behind, find one of these pivotal races and pivotal states for the House or the Senate and get behind it, because that's how we win these things. And Turning Point, they're actually. Action Team is the blueprint of how to do that door to door, community by community.

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I think How JD Is in the midterms and, and in this next year, I think it's going to be really important for that race in 2028. I think the biggest thing we saw these past couple of days was Erica KERR basically endorsing J.D. vance for president in 2028. And so to see how he. How he takes going out, you know, in the midterms and advocating and trying to help Donald Trump get these. Get these candidates elected, I think that's really going to set the tone for the race.

[Ryan Reynolds / Event Host]

It has been hard to think about the fact that here we are, and Donald Trump's second term has just started, but it is the end of his term. This is the last term he will serve.

[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

That's a whole other Steve Bannon.

[Ryan Reynolds / Event Host]

That's right.

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[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

So, yeah, the interest. Okay, okay. I know it may be dumb to do it, but the question. So you can't. You can't be elected for a third term, Right?

[Nicki Minaj]

Correct.

[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

But if he's vice president, this is the argument. So if JD Runs and then doesn't announce who his vice president is, they don't have to announce till after they're elected and. And then chooses Trump. Trump could be the vice president. I don't think that'll ever happen.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Possible.

[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

I. Theoretically, it's constitutionally possible, but I just like to say it to make the left. Their head, you know, their heads explode. So, you know, it may happen. So to all the left out there, I still wear my Trump 2028 hat just for fun.

[Ryan Reynolds / Event Host]

Well, I think the bottom line is it's going to make their heads explode no matter what. Because you have such an able candidate in J.D.

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Vance.

[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

Yeah.

[Ryan Reynolds / Event Host]

And it doesn't matter if it's Gavin Newsom running against him. It doesn't matter if it's aoc. I don't care if it's Gretchen Whitmer. I don't care who it is. And I do think Greasy Gavin will probably try his best. I really don't think they stand a chance. And if you look at some of the comments from a person like Nicki Minaj, let's just use her as an example. Saying, I'm Team JD, not Team Gavin. You're going to base your entire career off of trans kids? Are you kidding me? And she's right to say that.

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[Ryan Reynolds / Event Host]

So when you have someone from pop culture saying that about the vice president, saying, I'm on his side, we may be seeing a cultural paradigm shift in a lot of ways.

[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

And. And what? You know, there's a lot that we don't know. We don't know yet. And you look at where we're heading into, you know, with the tariffs and a lot of this, the big beautiful bill, the funding coming into that over these next few months, we're in a tough spot right now with all the attacks you see against ICE and Border Patrol doing their job to remove the illegals that Joe Biden let in. But I think we're going to finally start seeing some of the, the good that the policies that President Trump has already put into place start to come in. If we see inflation continue to drop, if we see unemployment continue to drop, if we see wages continue to rise and we see the economy increase, there's a lot we don't know. We don't know that we're going to be heading into. And again, some of the, that pop culture, some of these people that are coming around that are realizing how bad the left has become, I, I just pray for all that. I pray for, you know, the things that, that are, that are coming that we, we can't see. God knows that they continue and we, you know, save this nation.

[Ryan Reynolds / Event Host]

As we close out our time here at Turning Point, I want to mention, of course, our contest. And make sure you text J6PC to 75802. That is, we're going to give one lucky winner this other unbelievable signed poster by Steve Bannon, Rebels, Rogues and outlaws that you see right here. It's beautiful. There's over, I think over 800 entries so far. There's probably about a thousand now. But all you got to do is text what I just said, J6PC to 75802 or there's also a QR code that we have as well. That's how you can enter the contest. This will be given away on January 5th, right before the anniversary of January 6th. And that is because of you guys, because you took anthem of the three up to number one on iTunes. And I think that's an amazing, I think it just shows how much support we have in the Rav family and Ben and Benny, just as we close out our time here, I think it's important for us, or I'd like to at least put a bookmark on this in terms of Charlie's legacy, what it's meant having this first America Fest without him, but what maybe it's personally meant to you.

[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

I think one of the pastors last night said it best. All of our days are limited, and we just need to remember that we, we have to maximize each one of them Charlie did that. Now it's our turn to continue that.

[Co-host/Commentator]

I think same and, and just getting to hear these past few days from the beginning of, of his time to the end and how his legacy is surely cemented into history there, there's no removing that. I think this is just the beginning and we have to continue to go forward. But like, like we've talked about over these past days, it'll never be the same. Yeah, but we, we're going to do it and we're going to fight for what he fought the for door and we're gonna keep going.

[Ryan Reynolds / Event Host]

Well, I would say, you know, just from my perspective, be bold, be vigilant, be faithful, be courageous, be a child of God, love your neighbors, love your family, spend some time at home these next few days over Christmas thinking about the reason for the season that our savior Jesus Christ.

[Co-host/Commentator]

So much for watching these past few days and hanging out with us and, and just watching these amazing speakers.

[Ryan Reynolds / Event Host]

That's all for us here in Phoenix live. Turning Point. Yeah, Mary Christmas and Happy New Year. See you soon.

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