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Very tragic week for of course, our network for America and really the world. We're going to be spending a lot of time today talking about the incredible legacy of Charlie Kirk and his work and how his mission will continue. And that's going to be the focus of our show today. We want to welcome our friends joining us on Pluto TV, channel 240, Dish Network, channel 219, the Roku channel, all the platforms associated with Real America's Voice app, AmericasVoice News, Samsung TV plus, channel 1175, Select TV, channel 106, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and our friends online on getter and true social media. We welcome you. After the tragic events of the week, we realize, you know, what we have here is something fragile. It's called a republic. And what we started on this program after the stolen 2020 election I think is something we're going to continue on because it's important. It's called Project Keep the Republic and it was inspired by the end of the Constitutional Convention. When Benjamin Franklin was asked, what kind of government have you given us? He he replied, madam, a republic if you can keep it. Now, what does it take to keep a republic? It takes real tangible action, adopting the warrior ethos, placing the mission first, never accepting defeat, and folks were never quitting. Organizing groups across the country and they're based on the days of the week, morning prayers Monday, release a Kraken Tuesday, Sheepdog Wednesday, Tech Triumph Thursday, and Fraud Busters Friday. Now you can start small, two or more people and gather your group from friends, family, neighbors, coworkers or classmates. Send me your photos and videos videos to jeffgso.com we'll share them with our friends, include a short description of your group and the action depicted. 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Subscribe to my new podcast on the Air with Jeff Cruier, ranked number two in the great state Louisiana. Sign up for our newsletter, which is free. Love for you to do that. All right. We'd love for you to take our poll and answer it. Share it with your friends. The question is, what is the biggest threat facing the United States? Now, one of the options on there is domestic extremism from the left. And that is the number one choice right now of folks. But if you think there are other threats that are bigger than that, go to Crewair.net c r o u e r e.net and cast your vote. I'd love to hear from you. You can contact me there on the site via feedback form. You can also email me, of course, @jeffgso.com love to hear from you. And follow us on social media. We're at Gab Getter True Social and X at jeffcruer and Facebook @ Ringside Politics. Every day we gather, we do our favorite pro Trump picture of the day shared to us by our great contributors. And this one, of course, is a great one sent to us by Jeff right here in Metairie, Louisiana. Of course it is. Charlie Kirk and President Trump. And what a great image that is. If you have one for our weeks ahead, email me@jeffgso.com Also, we want to give a shout out to our Ringside Politics champion of the week, the radio station that believes in free speech, that believes in hearing your voice. It doesn't believe in censorship. And that is WGSO Radio, the voice of the Gulf south. Check us out wgso.com and we certainly appreciate all of our great viewers who listen to yours truly during the week. Seven to nine in the morning, six to seven in the evening on WGS Show. Folks, with the economy the way it is, you know, we've got issues. So the strategy remains the same. What's the strategy? It's diversify your savings. That's why I recommend Birch Gold. So many things are out of our control, out of our president's control. It's important to have a safe haven for our savings. 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I talk to a lot of young people on campuses at our events on my radio show, podcast and social media. Said differently. I visit college campuses so you don't have to. We're talking to so many voters that know it is time for change. They know that something is wrong. America's future is a series of choices. Our current state of slow motion national decline is a choice. Today is our two year old's birthday and I look at my daughter and that is my why. For those that are parents, you know exactly what I mean. There is no mountain that stands tall as your faithfulness. And there's nothing else I'll ever need. All of my days, your mercy, Follow me. If the people want it, the people get it. And we the people take back America. God bless Arizona and thank you so much. Well, you know, it's been said by many people that he could have been president of the United States. And I truly believe that he was that talented. Now, the killer was radicalized by leftists at college and online, spewed antifa rhetoric that he left on the the weapon, on the bullets. And it's something that you see all over the country. And President Trump has called it out, blaming leftist radicals for the violence that we see today. Leftists have a history of political violence. My good friend who I've known for 30 years is Steve Scalise and we started together in politics. He. He started in 1995. I did too. And he was almost killed by a leftist trying to kill all of the Republican congressmen at that baseball field, if you remember. He was lucky to survive. President Trump was lucky to survive. Sadly, this killer assassinated Charlie Kirk. But this country needs to do something about what we see with this out of control anger and violence from the left. The left can't keep calling a conservatives fascists and Hitler. I mean, that has got to end. But that's what we've been dealing with ever since Donald Trump came down that escalator. They've become unhinged, deranged, and sadly, it turns to violence. I witnessed it at the Trump rally back in 2015. I mean, it was just starting. And leftists were, you know, beating up Trump supporters in the, in the crowd, creating a disturbance that happened all throughout that campaign. And of course, I was there in Washington D.C. on the first day of his first administration where they had this radical women's march and you had Madonna calling for the White House to be blown up. And since then, countless people have wanted to punch him and assassinate him. And of course, he survived two assassination attempts. So the nation is calling this out now. We're angry and tired of what we're seeing from the left, and it's not working. As far as the left trying to shut us down, conservatives are going to carry on his legacy. What we saw last night was one of the most beautiful speeches I have ever seen, one of the most courageous speeches I have ever seen. Erica Kirk was amazing. And what she did was she vowed to carry on this mission, to carry on the work, the incredible work of Turning Point usa. And she did it in a way that touched the hearts of millions of people around the world. And I think Turning Point USA is going to be in good hands with her. I see incredible leadership in her strength and vision and courage. Now, what's been going on across the country ever since this, leftists have been celebrating incredibly, this horrific assassination. You've seen it on social media here in the New Orleans area. We had a professor at Southern University get terminated for celebrating the, the assassination. We had people in the fire department here, locally, uh, we've had people in the Secret Service and the Department of War and government agencies in FEMA all over this country celebrating this horrific tragedy. This is disgusting. And these people need to be called out for what they're doing. And, you know, this is something that I think we need to recognize is going on in our country. And finally, and another issue. We've been following, of course, the work of ice. They're doing again, the work that this country needs. In Chicago this week, we had an illegal alien drag one of these courageous ice agents on his car. The agent fired, killing the illegal alien. The ice agent will be hopefully okay, but suffered severe injuries. And this is the work that needs to continue because this is what the American people voted for and courageous work being done by ice agents all over the country. All right, we got a lot to get to as we roll on brief time out. We'll take care of some business. 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Your fantasy team deserves Elite sound upgrade with sonos@sonos.com. hey there. I'm Mary Kathryn Ham. And I'm Carol Markowitz. We've been in political media for a long time. Long enough to know that it's gotten, well, a little insane. That's why we started Normalely a podcast for people who are over the hysteria and just want clarity. We talk about the issues that actually matter to the country without panic, without yelling, and with a healthy dose of humor. We don't take ourselves too seriously, but we do take the truth seriously. So if you're into common sense, sanity, and some occasional sass, you're our kind of people. Catch new episodes of Normally every Tuesday and Thursday on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. Our first guest today is an author. He's a speaker, he's a host, he's a senior director of Turning Point USA Faith, the author of Pagan Threat Forward was written by Charlie Kirk. His final published words. He said this. Don't just read this book. Internalize what it has to say, then share its message with your Christian friends before they are seduced by paganism themselves. We have a faith and country to serve, and we know that America is under attack. We saw it on Wednesday in the public assassination of Charlie Kirk. With us to discuss this as his very close friends, Lucas, Miles. And Lucas, my condolences to everyone at Turning Point. Thank you so much for joining us here on Ringside Politics. Sir, thank you. Thank you for having me. And I just appreciate all the prayers that people are praying from across this nation, just for all of our team here and especially the family. You know, I think what this killer has done has ignited a movement that's going to expand even more, grow even more, become even more powerful, unleash something that hasn't been seen in this country ever before. Lucas, your thoughts? Yeah. Look, I think for a long time, people have been looking for another great awakening. This is even bigger than that. I think it is. You know, we see so often that the devil overplays his hand. Tertullian said the church, Father, that the death of the martyr is the seed of the church. And I believe truly that Charlie Kirk was a martyr and he gave his life for what he believed in and for the gospel. But I know that God is not going to allow his death to happen in vain. That you are going to see a greater uprising of faith in this nation than you ever have before. Yes, And I'm so glad you're focusing on this, because it's so important. I mean, we all know his political beliefs, and he was a man who was an expert on politics, but it was his faith that really motivated him and was the most important thing to him. And he was so influential in bringing people to their faith, encouraging families, encouraging young people to get married and have children. What a positive influence he was. And then to hear from the left that he was somehow hateful. I mean, where in the world did they get that? Lucas? Look, I. I spent a fair amount of time with Charlie personally. There's people who've known him certainly longer than me, but I have. I've never heard him say an ill word about people. He would talk about ideologies, but even in that, he would say, look, we don't hate these people. Of course we would love them. We're sharing these things because we want to see them come to the truth. The message that Charlie shared about faith and freedom and family, he knew that that was the message that would give people a better way of life, that would help lift them up out of their circumstances and the situations that they are in and help them find the hope and the freedom and just the joy in life that he himself had. And I think that, look, anytime you have a leader who is as strong and as charismatic as he is and was, is that you're always going to have people that hate after him. But the Bible says that they hate us because they hated Christ first. And I think that was especially true what we saw in Charlie's life, no doubt about it. And I think the work's going to carry on and become even more impactful than it was during the last years of Charlie Kirk's incredible building of this movement. And just still, it's just so tough for all of us who have seen and admired him all these years to realize that he's gone. But so grateful that people like you and others are going to carry the work forward. All right, let's talk about Pagan Threat. Obviously, Charlie Kirk was involved in this book. Tell us why you wrote it, Lucas. Look, I appreciate that. Obviously, you know, we've, you know, having a book launch, we've pushed this back a couple times already, and it's not the situation, the conditions that we'd even like to talk about these things. But I think that, you know, what we saw in the events this last week really represent and epitomize the types of things that Charlie was warning about and certainly that I've been warning about, and that is that wokeism has shown its true colors, and it's pagan, it's demonic. And, you know, what happened to Charlie this past week, I think, is the. I think it puts it on full display for the world to see really what's behind this just, you know, just vile ideology. And so, you know, when I had asked Charlie to be part of this, you know, never in my wireless dreams did either of us think that this was going to be, you know, the situation or the condition that we find ourselves in. But I would, you know, throw this all away to have, to have Charlie back. And it's just, it's a difficult time. Well, I understand all that. And that's why we have to think about what Charlie Kirk would want. He would want us to continue to carry forward the work. Right. And continue to try to change hearts and minds out there and especially the people that are being influenced by this kind of paganism, by this kind of ideology. It seems to be part and parcel pastor of the Democrat Party. And, you know, I know Charlie goes into these college campuses and fronts these people and gives them a chance to speak and responds and tries to educate. But you got to think, you know, all these professors and administrators and influences on these campuses, much of it is paganism, isn't it? 100%. And look, I think that, you know, what we're seeing, especially in this younger generation, it's very concerning. And look, Charlie loved the next generation more than anybody that I ever saw. He understood the challenges that they were facing. I think that much of this really stems around the trauma that Gen Z and younger millennials have gone through, starting with things like September 11th and all the political divide that's happened, you know, wars and rumors of wars that have taken place over the last decade. You know, not to mention you have things like, you know, you know, abuse scandals in churches and everything else that they have, you know, witnessed and gone through. And this is, this has produced, I think, a deep trauma in this generation. And that trauma is lashing out and it's, it's walking away in some cases from more traditional forms of spirituality, especially Christianity, and moving towards more pagan ideology. I think that there's hope, though, even in writing this book. Long before the events of this last week, I believe that there was an opportunity to turn the tide on that. I truly believe that as a result of Charlie's passing that we are going to see a greater spiritual awakening in this country. And I just hope for a lot of these younger individuals, it's not too late for them. I know that Charlie's desire. Desire would be the same as what we see in Scripture of God's desire, and that is for all people to come to a knowledge of the truth. And so I pray that we can really wake up to the dangers of wokeism and the occult and witchcraft and all these things that we see so prevalent right now, and that people can come back to the Gospel. Amen. Amen. Pastor, thank you for your work. Thanks for being with us today in the Ringside Politics program. Best wishes for the book, best wishes for all the great work at Turning Point, and again, our condolences and prayers for all the Turning Point family. All right, that's Lucas Miles with us. And, you know, talking about the incredible Charlie Kirk. Here he is describing the humble beginnings of Turning Point usa. Let's go to clip number one. As a senior in high school, leading into my first year at Turning Point usa, I saw that young people were going very much in a liberal direction. Nothing new, but so dramatically that there was not a counter opinion or a counterpoint ever presented. And I had this crazy idea that conservatism can be spread and communicated in a much more appealing way than it otherwise has been, especially on college campuses. And I would go to campuses in 2013, 14, 15, with no money, no connections, no idea what I was doing with literally just a card table, just arguing with kids, no film crew, just, like, arguing with kids. And I would get, like, one kid, you know, that I would find a conservative. We'd start a Turning Point group from that. So it's like pure grassroots, right? I mean, it wasn't as if I was selected for this, or there was some committee that thought it'd be a good idea. It was gritty. It was very hard to convince people of this. I'm an entrepreneur, and thanks to the Lord's blessing and his providence and his grace, we started to see it grow, and we started to see it start to gain some traction. And he gives all the credit to the Lord. And what did he create? Something incredible. President Trump and the White House created a tribute video to Charlie Kirk. Let's check that out. Let's go to clip number two. Only in America is it possible to say, you know what? I don't like the way the country is going to. And to do something about it. Take that risk, take that leap of faith, stay involved, trust God and act obediently. Romans 12:2 verse that God will use all things, all things for good, for those who love Him. It's bigger than you. I want you to remember that. It is bigger than you. It's bigger than me. You are here to make somebody else's life better. The pursuit of liberty and freedom. You know what gives me strength? The hundreds of thousands of you that say, Charlie, keep going. First Corinthians 5 and 15. So that's all pretty amazing evidence. Not just intra biblical evidence but extra biblical evidence that Jesus Christ was a real person. He lived a perfect life. He was crucified, died and rose on the third day. And he is Lord and God. La wow. That was very well done. Very appropriate. All right, we're going to delve into an angle of what's going on with America today. Is it being desensitized to the violence and these horrific murders? Dr. Sal Giorgiani will be with us of the Men's Health Network. Lot more to get to as well. Brief time out. We'll take care of some business. Keep it right here on Ringside Politics. Jeff Cruier with you on Real America's Voice. We'll be right back. A new NFL season means a fresh start and fresh styles. @nflshop.com you'll find the latest jerseys, hats and sideline gear to rep your team all season long. From rookies making their debut to legends, NFLShop.com has it all. Score exclusive styles you won't find anywhere else. And show up ready for every kickoff. And big play fan like a pro and shop now@nflshop.com the US electric grid is approaching a breaking point as demand soars from data centers and home energy use. Our aging infrastructure can't keep up and the Department of Energy warns that without action, blackouts could surge 100 fold by 2030. The good news? One solution is already here. Propane. It's American made, stored on site and always ready. Powering homes and businesses with cleaner, reliable energy that doesn't depend on the grid or the weather. Learn more@probane.com Take a deep dive into the stories making the news headlines across the world. The News Agents. We're not just here to tell you what's happening, but why? From me, Emily Maitland and me, John Sopel with Global's award winning podcast, the News Agents. Dropping daily covering everything you need to know about politics and current affairs. And The News Agents USA listening to the News Agents on America's number one podcast network, iHeart. Open your free Iheart app and search the news agents to start listening. Support for today's show comes from Sonos. You know what makes draft day even better? Surround sound. That hits harder than a sleeper pick in the 12th round. I just hooked up the Sonos Arc Ultra. And let me tell you, this thing booms crystal clear highs, deep bass, and it looks sleek enough to sit next to my fantasy draft board. Whether it's game day or mock draft night, Sonos makes every moment feel like a stadium experience. Trust me, your fantasy team deserves elite. Sound upgrade with sonos@sonos.com hey there. I'm Mary Kathryn Hamm. And I'm Carol Markowitz. We've been in political media for a long time, long enough to know that it's gotten, well, a little insane. That's why we started Normalely a podcast for people who are over the hysteria and just want clarity. We talk about the issues that actually matter to the country without panic, without yelling and with a healthy dose of humor. We don't take ourselves too seriously, but we do take the truth seriously. So if you're into common sense, sanity, and some occasional sass, you're our kind of people. Catch new episodes of normally every Tuesday and Thursday on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. All right, welcome back. We're very pleased to have our next guest returning to the ringside podcasts program. Dr. Sal Giorgiani is with us. He's a senior science advisor with Men's health network. And Dr. Sal, I wanted to talk to you about what is happening across this country especially we see it coming from the left, violence repeatedly. Are Americans being desensitized to violence and horrific murders? I mean, you know, they play these video games that are so violent. I mean, does it, is it, is it not making the kind of impact that we've seen in the past? That horrible video of, you know, Charlie Kirk being shot and killed was repaid constantly on social media. It just seems like, I don't know, it's just people are desensitized. What do you say? Dr. Well, first off, I want to send my condolences to Kirk family and to the families of all of the individuals we've been seeing play out on our TV screens and Internet focused screens. All these, all these past several months, it's a terrible tragedy. In preparing for talking with you and some other folks about this, I took a little historic look back and when I reflected on it a bit, you know, in ancient civilizations, so for example, the Roman civilization, public violence was a way of life. You think of bread and circus and the coliseum and the things that were going on there, there was violence. When you think about their warlike stance and footing in Roman society, the harshness of the societal systems, the caste systems in Rome and other places, around the globe there was always that violence. I then fast forward because I couldn't find too much written about the numbness to violence, except to say that it was an everyday fact of life. So I look back, the earliest thing I was able to find was some newspaper clippings or reports or summaries of reports. There were newspaper clippings in the US or continental US and in 1600s, looking at the matter of fact of violence in everyday life, some of it publicly sanctioned, some of the governments, the wars, the constant strife among feuding colonists. So there was always that presence. There was some commentary, apparently that's been picked up by historians that say, yeah, that was concerning to them. And I wasn't really able to find anything more up until about the 1940s, 1950s in the US when there was some great concern being expressed about the violence being portrayed in media. And at that point, if you remember, maybe not personally, but if you recall your history, that was when a time that broadcast media became pretty popular and televised media, at that point, people were concerned about the numbing effect, particularly in young individuals. But let me, let me interject if I could, I think that's a great review of history. Doctor. But what's different now is that, you know, there'd be a violent attack that would be on the news and that's it, you wouldn't see it again. But now with the Internet, with social media, people are exposed to this constantly, over and over and over and over again. Where in the past, you know, maybe they saw it one time and that was it. Now it's just the repetition and the, you know, pervasive nature of all this that has me concerned. Exactly. And I, as many others in the healthcare community also, because just as there was this sea change of how awareness of media influence on the perception of violence and the hunger for violence, if you will, occurred in the 50s. Now with social media, we see that same sort of thing, if you will, on steroids, where you're absolutely right, it's not just when it was presented one time, it's over and over and over again on demand. There were some interesting studies done where individuals, medical communities published and available on the NIH websites about a look at constant exposure to violence in 11, 12, 13 year old individuals and then going back when they were 18 and look at their views, how their views have changed with this constant exposure to violence. And it did indeed. The kids then started dehumanizing individuals. They thought of them as cartoon characters or as actors in some sort of play or now we would call an artificial intelligence, you know, avatar sort of character. So, yeah, there's definitely a lot of written information about this. When you go back physiologically, you know, go. Yeah. No, I was just going to say my recommendations would be, you know, for schools not to allow children to bring in cell phones so that they can focus on their studies. If you're a parent and you have a child, don't allow them to have a cell phone until a later age. Don't allow them on social media. I think this is all contributing to this major problem that we're having here in this country where people are, you know, looking at their phone constantly. They're not interacting with other people. They don't have that humanity that we used to have when we had people on the porch, welcoming neighbors, going down the street, playing in the yard, being involved in bowling leagues and Little League. And it's just something that's got to be turned around. We got to go with that, unfortunately. But, Dr. Sal, thank you, sir. Keep up the great work at the Men's Health Network, and we appreciate it. Part of the issue is also what's going on in our college campuses. Thank you, doctor. And we wanted to bring on a real expert. He's with the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. He's the Paula Karen Levy Fellow in campus freedom. Steve McGuire is with us. And Steve, welcome. How are you? Great. Thanks for having me on. Steve, thank you for your work on college campuses and promoting freedom. Are college campuses now places where kids get indoctrinated, not educated? I think that's been a concern for a long time, that there's a lot of intellectual bias on campuses, both among. Among the professors and among the student body. And so I think that a lot of students that come onto campus and they do tend to only hear one side of things. And that, like I said, that's something that might happen in the classroom, but I think it's also something that is a big problem just in the dining halls, in the dorm rooms, that sort of thing as well. And the research that we've done at ACTA and that others have done has shown that the number one thing that students tend to worry about when they censor themselves on campus is they worry about what their peers think. Yes. There are stats that show that a certain percentage of students are worried about what a professor might think, or of course, they're worried that something might get caught on camera and put on social media or something like that. And even people my age, we can remember maybe thinking we should write our paper in a certain way, because we know what the professor thinks, that sort of thing. But, you know, the data shows consistently that the main thing that students are worried about are what their peers think. And, you know, that makes sense. These are young people, they go off to college, their social lives are very important to them. So, I mean, we have these, you know, video games, we have these social media networks, we have these places where you have these vicious online chats. You seem to be now being just bombarded with images. People are, you know, looking at their phones, not looking at other people. There doesn't seem to be the kind of community spirit and communication that we had before with organizations and involvement. And I just think it's a toxic mix here. And, you know, I know some parents that are, that are now, you know, recommending that their kids not go to college so they maybe get out in the workplace and get some real life experience because the college atmosphere just seems to be going in the wrong direction. Steve? Yeah, no, that's a, that's a real concern that a lot of people are expressing. And certainly I've noticed that that kind of concern has increased, especially since, you know, the COVID pandemic since the summer of 2020, that really sort of woke a lot of people up in terms of wanting to pay more attention to what was going on in high schools as well. But of course, also on college and university campuses. And I think you're right that a lot of people are pointing to social media and cell phones as a big part of the problem. I mean, there's no doubt that those give us access to things that we never would have even heard about 10, 15 years ago. And so we are being bombarded, I mean, even right now with the number people that are unfortunately saying terrible things in the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk. You know, they're going out and they're posting these things on social media, and it's terrible that they're saying these things and it's terrible that they think these things. And we really need to think about that as a society and examine what's going on here. But I also just for the life of me can't think like, why are these people all going out onto social media media and posting these things? Well, I mean, there, I mean, don't you think part of it is ego driven? People want to be, you know, stars. They want to, you know, have their voices heard by others on that, you know, platform. And, you know, in the past we didn't have that kind of situation. And I agree with You. I think it's just horrible that people have been making those kind of comments in our final minute or so. Steve, what kind of impact do you think Charlie Kirk had? You know, you focus on campus freedom. What kind of impact did he have on the cause of campus freedom? I don't think you can underestimate the impact that Charlie Kirk has had on higher ed since he first came on the scene when he was 18 or 19 years old. In a way, he pioneered a whole new method of drawing attention to problems on college campuses and trying to. To show the bias. And I mean, just, I think, you know, he himself was shouted down or nearly shouted down on a college or university campus over a dozen times over the years. And, you know, at the same time, what is he doing? He's going to these campuses and he's engaging in debate with students. And, you know, there's a certain segment, a large segment in some cases on these campuses, they don't want to hear from him. They don't think he should be allowed to speak on their campuses. Even at Utah Valley University, there was a petition circulating, trying to stop the event from happening. And the university rightly, but now tragically stood behind the event. But 6,6000 people signed that petition saying that he should not be allowed to speak. And that is just so worrisome to me that you have people that want to shut down free speech. Don't they realize we have a First Amendment in this country and the campuses should not be immune. Immune to that? Well, keep up the great work. Thank you. We got to go, but thank you, Steve. And that's what we need. We need people to continue to carry on this important mission. And we certainly appreciate what Steve's group does. Let's listen to the amazing Erica Kirk. Here she is introducing Charlie Kirk at a Turning Point USA event. Let's check out clip number three. He. He is my husband. Charlie Kirk is a force. He is a force. He is bold when the world demands silence. He is fearless where others flinch. And he has taken on the battle of the next generation, changing these hearts and minds. I know you guys have seen it at the college campuses, changing the hearts and minds of these kids. So behind the podium, he's a fighter, but behind closed doors, he is Daddy. He is the love of my life. And I find it so incredible that my children, our children, get to watch him be the man that God has called him to be so fearlessly and so boldly and get to see that conviction come to life. I think that is. There is no greater thing as a wife to be able to watch that. And so it is my honor to be able to introduce you guys to one of the greatest fighters that I know who is so intentional. Intentional, who is so amazing. And he never backs down from the fight because he knows who and what he fights for. And that is God. It's his family and his country. Last night, Erica Kirk addressed the nation just two days after the assassination of her husband. Just an incredible speech. I think we'll be talking about it for years to come. And a star is born here. The leader now is going to be Erica Kirk. She is going to carry forward this incredible mission of turning Point. Here's part of what she had to say last night. Let's go to clip number four. The evil doers responsible for my husband's assassination have no idea what they have done. They killed Charlie because he preached a message of patriotism, faith, and of God's merciful love. But they should all know this. If you thought that my husband's mission was powerful before, you have no idea. You have no idea what you just have unleashed across this entire country and this world. You have no idea. You have no idea the fire that you have ignited within this wife. The cries of this widow will echo around the world like a battle cry. To everyone listening tonight, across America, the movement my husband built will not die. It won't. I refuse to let that happen. It will not die. You know. Amen. Amen. And just a tremendous amount of courage and eloquence last night from Erica Kirk. Just amazing. All right. A lot more to get to in our final segment. Hang on with us. It's ringside politics right here in real America's Voice. We'll be right back. Back. 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You know, President Trump, one of the things he pushes the most is for folks to buy American. That's why I think he is so insistent that these tariffs need to be in place. We want to have reciprocal tariffs. Fair trade. Don't want to be, you know, buying all these goods from foreign countries and having those countries not allow our goods access to their markets. So it's all about bringing back American jobs, bringing back American businesses, and encouraging people to buy American. Well, this one company that I have been touting for a while and I'm very pleased to have on the executive director. It's called switch to USA.com. they've been all about buying American for years and they want you to switch your buying to American made finally owned consumer goods. Let's welcome Kayla Laborde, who's with us from switch to USA.com. hey, Kayla, how are you? Hey, I'm good, how about you? Yeah, doing great, doing great. So we want to break that habit that Americans have buying products from mega corporations, big box retailers. Got a lot of Chinese made goods in Walmart, Kayla, Target, even Amazon. So we want people to get away from that habit and buy American, right? Absolutely. It is so important now more than ever. There's just, there's so many ways that we can make a difference and this is absolutely one of them. So these products that we're talking about here, American made, they're also products that are good for you, right? I mean, we're talking about healthy products. That's one of the things that, that, you know, I've been touting on this program for years. It's the Maha movement, Make America healthy again. This falls in line with that 100%, doesn't it? Of course, of course. And you know, I worked in Pharmacy for 17 years and I'm passionate about what, what we're doing here because I get to help people break up with big Pharma. You know, I get to help people expose what we, we've been buying for so long that we think we have to go in the grocery store and buy these things like cleaning supplies and, you know, laundry detergent and deodorant and toothpaste. And what I say all the time is, you know, we gotta do better. So when you know better, you do better. And this store is amazing because it's all American made. It's so much safer for our family. You know, if you love your kids, I promise you this is the best decision that I made over four years ago. And coming from, you know, pharmaceuticals and things like that, it just, there's so many things that we have control over when we step out the door. We can't, we don't have control of what's being put in our air, but we can control what we have in our house and what we breathe and what we put on our skin and all the things. So I always say if you brush your teeth, you wear deodorant, you wash clothes, you like some good beef meat, or you wash your Butt. But you can shop here because it's daily essentials. It's just safer, better products that are made right here in the good old usa. So, yeah, we got a lot of good things going on. We got American made. We got safe, healthy products. And also, let's talk about another big factor, and that is price. So these are competitive prices. I mean, people are not going to be paying more for this. In fact, they could be paying less. And then the other convenience is instead of fighting the traffic at the big box stores, you have these products sent to you at your home. Right, Kayla? Absolutely. Comes right to my door. Click, click, click. Whatever we need. And it's, it's to my door, and I don't have to go with my cart and buy things that I really didn't need or drag my kids in the store with me or whatever. I haven't stepped foot in Walmart in over four years. You know, it's just. How does that feel? I mean, you know what? Going to Walmart's, boy, you got to be geared up for that because it's crazy. So you've, you've had four years where you've been free from that. Good for you. Absolutely. Yep. Yeah. That's a mom win to me. That's a huge mom win. Yes, exactly. You can spend more time with your, with your family. All right, so we got about a minute. For our viewers that want to get involved in this, they just go to switch the number two USA.com right, Kayla? Absolutely. And y' all just put your info. All we need is your name, phone number, email address, and we're gonna contact you. It'll be me or another friend. And it's just, that's the difference with, with what we have here. It's. We, we want to show you the best bang for your buck, how this works, like, just, we want to show you the store. It's got all kind of of things there. I'm telling y', all, there's over 500 products. And it's, it's just has made my life so much easier because you don't have to watch the ingredients. You don't have to, you know, go to the store and look at all the ingredients and, oh, my God. You know, you can feel assured and confident that it's healthy and good for you. All right, Kayla, keep up the great work. Thank you so much for joining us. Thank you for having us. Switch. Take care. Switch to USA.com all right. Every time we gather, we share some of our favorite memes of the week. And let's check out some of the ones that we have this week. First one is shared to us from Jerry in River Ridge, Louisiana. And boy, this is powerful. You don't get assassinated for lying Malcolm X, Martin Luther King and RFK and jfk and and now sadly, Charlie Kirk in that number. Our next one is from Robert in Virginia. And boy, how accurate is this as that's Uncle Sam crying to what happened with Charlie Kirk. And the last one also from Robert in Virginia. And this is very true. When George Floyd died, they burned down cities. When Charlie Kirk died, we host vigils. We are not the same. And that is something to reflect upon as we conclude today's program. The tragedy has led to, you know, inspiring motivation where people are saying, yes, we're going to keep the movement going, but incredible prayer, people turning back to their faith. Yes, this will be a turning point in a positive direction for our country. We're going to see more people getting involved. We're going to see more people interacting on college campuses. Hopefully we'll see more people communicating in real important ways and have more people go back to church, which Charlie Kirk always preached. And let's even go further and say, yeah, encourage more people to have families and have kids. So thanks to everyone for joining us today in this special program. Thanks to our great team in Denver for all of their awesome work. York. We'll see you during the week on Ringside Politics on WGSO Radio and next week right here on Real America's Voice for another edition of Ringside. Have a great day, everyone. 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