David Medina (4:06)

What guarantees Hamas disarms and that Israel doesn't resume bombing once the hostages are rescued?

Grant (4:11)

The first thing we're doing is getting our hostages back.

Derek Harvey (4:14)

Okay?

Grant (4:14)

And that's what people wanted more than anything else. They wanted these hostages back that have lived in hell like nobody has ever even dreamt possible. And after that, we'll see. But they've agreed to things and I think it's going to move along pretty well. Look, everybody in Israel is celebrating this. They're celebrating this. As you just saw in Gaza, Middle east countries are celebrating. President Trump even thanked Iran. Iran played a role in getting this deal done. The President is nothing short of amazing, folks. He deserves this Nobel Peace Prize, not that he needs it. Nobel Peace Prize lost all credibility to me when they gave it to Barack Obama in 2009 for his effort in trying to get peace. He didn't get any peace, but his effort, they gave it to him. President Trump has stopped half a dozen wars and now peace in the Middle East. It doesn't get any better than this. Here's the Secretary of State. You know, I don't know if the one day, perhaps the entire story will be told about the events of yesterday, but suffice it to say it's not an exaggeration that none of it would have been possible without the President of the United States being involved.

David Medina (5:26)

It really began with your trip to.

Grant (5:27)

The Middle east where these relationships were forged with partners in the region. Personal relationships. Close, close relationships that created the foundation where all this was possible. Bottom line is Joe Biden couldn't get it, couldn't get it done. President Trump did. And that's reality. Now. We celebrate today. But don't lose sight of the fact that we're still dealing with Hamas. This is an evil terror organization. I'm not convinced they'll just drop their arms and give up and, and never do harm to any, quote, non believer ever again. I'm not that naive. Here's how the deal is supposed to be laid out. There may be a peacekeeping force in Gaza. We're still getting details about that. What will America's role be in all this? I want to know. Hamas is supposed to disarm. That's part of the deal. They would get amnesty as A result of all of this, including releasing all of the hostages by Monday or Tuesday. Humanitarian aid would resume in a very big way, and they would rebuild Gaza, turning to many of the wealthy countries in the region. And there are a lot of them. This is the Israeli Foreign minister. President Trump was brilliant, taking Hamas.

Y Refi Representative (6:41)

Answer.

Grant (6:42)

When I read it for the first time, I. I thought, well, it's not really an acceptance. But he took it and, like, not only seize an opportunity, but created an opportunity by saying, well, it's positive. Let's build from there. And eventually it works. Mr. President, I salute you. You are the President of peace. Peace through strength, maybe, but peace in and of itself. Joining me now, former special assistant to President Trump and Army Colonel, retired. Our good friend Derek Harvey is back. Colonel, great to have you back on.

Derek Harvey (7:18)

Good to be here.

Grant (7:20)

Colonel. Is this a day to celebrate?

Derek Harvey (7:23)

Well, it very much is, because any opportunity you get to free hostages and bring the dead bodies back and get an agreement, that opens up an opportunity for further progress, especially in dealing with Hamas and Gaza, I think it's a very important day. And it would not have happened, as Secretary Rubio said, without the commitment, and we risk taking by President Trump. And he's built these relationships, not just with the recent trips to the region, but he built them in 2017 and onward. He earned that trust and the credibility and the belief in his commitment to getting things done. And I think those relationships, and then Secretary Rubio and Jared Kushner and Mr. Witkoff did a lot of the mechanical things to move this thing forward. But, you know, I think a lot of credit goes to those three guys working behind President Trump's vision.

Grant (8:22)

You know, Colonel, it's interesting you. You brought up those men, because the left will tell us that President Trump's a dictator, he's a tyrant. Certainly, he played a big role in the vision for all of this, massaging the relationships with the leaders of these different countries. But he gave great leeway to his men and women in the field. You mentioned Witkoff and Rubio and Kushner. He wasn't up in their grill every second of the day trying to tell them what to do. He let them work these deals, didn't he?

Derek Harvey (8:53)

Yes, he does. And he. He's the key decision maker. He's an excellent chief executive officer, and he provides the direction the vision provides. The guardrails go left, go right, and, you know, ultimately, the buck stops with him. And so that frees up people like Secretary Rubio and Witkoff and Jared to engage more freely, and the interlocutors over there know that all three of these gentlemen have the president's ear and the confidence of President Trump. And that makes a difference at the negotiating table.

Grant (9:29)

All right, Colonel, I guess my last question for you here, and I don't want to be naive, I celebrate today, but I realize we're still dealing with Hamas. I really don't trust them asking them to disarm. I don't believe they actually will disarm everything. I fear it's only a matter of time before another suicide bomb goes off in Tel Aviv. Where do you think Hamas comes out? They don't just give up here, do they?

Derek Harvey (9:55)

Absolutely not. And what I'm reading from Hamas today is that they are saying they have not surrendered, that they are not going to disarm, and that they're going to remain in power, but one way or another. And they've already gone after opponents, clans and tribesmen that they think are a threat to them. And they are glad that the United nations is going to be funneling more aid in so that they can try and get wealthy again and repair their financial situation. That said, the president has had a major accomplishment in getting the Arab countries onside. Turkey, not an Arab country, is on side and Iran apparently is not standing in the way. So that's a major accomplishment. It opens up the door. Doesn't mean we're going to get there, because execution matters.

Grant (10:44)

Yeah, it sure does. Derek Harvey, your insight on these issues is so fabulous to have on this program. I always appreciate you coming on. Thank you, sir, as always.

Derek Harvey (10:52)

Thank you, Grant.

Grant (10:54)

Absolutely. We shall see how this plays out. It is a very good day. Hostages coming home, first and foremost. But I'll tell you this. Israel has to give up literally hundreds of convicted terrorists. This is not going to be good going back into Gaza. Lord knows what they're going to do down the road. Antifa needs to be dismantled. Let's turn our attention to what I believe is a terror group here at home. President Trump has dubbed them a terror group at home. How do you dismantle them? Well, the administration has made it clear, first and foremost, not only do you start arresting the goons off the street that are breaking the law.

Oscar Ramirez (11:29)

Law.

Grant (11:30)

But you have to go and follow the money. You have to go to the source of who's funding this well organized, well financed machine. This is cash, Patel. We in this FBI will go after with the criminals with a vengeance. We will not rest until we find every single seed money donor organization and funding mechanism that we have. Think about this. Antifa doesn't have a corporate office. Okay. There's no an tifa.com or Antifa LLC. It's not going to be that easy. But there's no, you know, Ms. 13 inc. Either. So the government does have ways to track the money. They're going to need the help of the Treasury Department in all of this. And apparently Cash Patel has already recruited the Treasury Secretary's help. And I want to echo the Secretary's.

Joe Bob (12:20)

Comments on Scott Bessant, who's allowing us.

Grant (12:23)

To map out these networks through their.

Joe Bob (12:26)

Financial criminal activities, which has been going on for decades.

Grant (12:29)

And I would like to remind the American public they built this disease temple of corruption over decades. And in eight short months, Mr. President, you have crippled their foundation because of your leadership here. Well, that is a very good thing, though they still are operating in full force. And you know, the amazing thing is Antifa stretches beyond American borders into Mexico and beyond. Their ultimate goal, of course, is to cause chaos in America. Which brings me to our real America's Voice correspondent, Oscar Ramirez, who is in Mexico tonight. He's come face to face with Antifa in his home country there. Oscar, welcome to the program.

Oscar Ramirez (13:09)

Grant, it's always an honor to be with you. Thank you for the invitation.

Grant (13:13)

Well, it's great to have you on. Oscar, you've come face to face with Antifa. You say that during the Biden years, we saw the Biden caravans. There were times when Antifa was right there. Tell me about that. And what do you think their goal was? Was coming south of the border?

Oscar Ramirez (13:30)

A lot of these individuals are mercenary activists, Grant, and they were crossing the border to be a part of this illegal crossing in this multimillion business through NGOs, a lot of them that were identified just yesterday, you know, one of the independent journalists who was hurt by one of these individuals pointing out that their mechanism and how they were working, you know, inside of the United States, but also they were working in Mexico infiltrating and migrant camps, trying to take over these migrant camps with trafficking, ultimately the radicalness and against law enforcement, but also infiltrating in South America and also in Central America. We documented this. These mercenary activists, they were violent, they were aggressive. And we started exposing them and they started targeting us and trying to go against us and putting our lives at risk continuously throughout all the four years of Joe Biden.

Grant (14:22)

Oscar, it seems to me that Antifa has to be well organized and well financed to move these people down into Mexico and beyond. The ultimate goal, I would assume, would be the goal of the caravans that was to upend America by flooding with criminality, flooding this country. And if Antifa can help that, that leads to more of their anarchy here in the country. Do you think that was the goal? To encourage what was going on there to ultimately harm America?

Oscar Ramirez (14:53)

Absolutely, Grant. In the year 2021, through Real America's Voice News, we exposed what they were doing, being a part of NGOs and lawyers, American lawyers, that they were working in Mexico, in the borders in Tijuana and Juarez, and also in Piedra Negras and matamoros and these NGOs that were fabricating fake marriages, fake matrimonies through ceremonies. And Antifa was, you know, these activists were part of pulling in the migrants while they were being returned back or while they were arriving to the voters and telling them to which NGO they would need to be directed so they can cheat on this immigration loophole so they can cross illegally to the United States of America. It was a multimillion dollar machine. They needed these radicals and migrant camps so they can take over them, so they can designate which journalists they can go in, find out the information. They have controlled everything. The distribution of narcotics, the distribution of drugs, the abuse towards women, the abuse towards children. Antifa was a terrorist organization internationally, working in Mexico. This is why they needed to be designated as a terrorist organization, Grant. And they're actually, you know, they're copy pasting a lot of the attitudes and the. And the model operandis of the cartel in Mexico. So this is why it's so important to be designated as such.

Derek Harvey (16:06)

Yeah.

Grant (16:07)

Look, I know you've seen these goons that roam the streets as Antifa. Look at them on pictures in Portland, Seattle. These people don't have millions of dollars to spend on this. So those millions of dollars are coming from someplace. Whether it's Soros backed or other billionaires, I'm sure Cash Patel will get to the bottom of it. Your work is always fascinating, Oscar Ramirez. We appreciate you coming on tonight. As always.

Oscar Ramirez (16:29)

Thank you so much, Grant. It's always an honor to be with you. Thank you.

Grant (16:33)

The honor's mine. Absolutely. All right, which brings us to Portland. Now Antifa is there, too. We've seen Seattle, Portland, all of these places are really overrun with Antifa goons. They want to stop ICE from doing their work. Ice's work is to get dangerous criminals off the street. Okay. Kristi Noem was in Portland when once ICE agents could get by these Antifa lunatics. They were out there arresting people like this person.

David Medina (17:04)

Just to confirm, you said that man was a sex offender in there, illegal.

Portland Police Chief (17:07)

And I asked him what crime he had committed and it was against a minor, so against a child. And from now on, he will no longer be able to do that. He said he's come into this country illegally five different times over the last several years and now he will be brought to justice and he'll never be allowed to become a citizen of the United States because he waited until we had to arrest him, punish him for his crimes and deport him out.

University of North Dakota TPUSA President (17:31)

Thank you, ma'.

Derek Harvey (17:31)

Am.

Grant (17:33)

Remember, you have an opportunity to self deport yourself to all the illegals out there. You ought to do that now before the ICE agents come get you. Now, who would want that guy in America a sex predator? We've got murderers and rapists and drug traffickers, yet it seems like Democrats want them here. I would think everybody would want them out, except, of course, the governor of Oregon, the police chief in Portland, and I guess the mayor of Portland to check this out.

Portland Police Chief (18:01)

And then I was in Portland, went out and back on Tuesday and met with the governor, met with the mayor, met with the chief of police and the superintendent of the highway patrol. They are all lying and disingenuous and dishonest people because as soon as you leave the room, then they make the exact opposite response. So we're looking at new facilities to purchase. They're in Portland, too. And we're going to double down here.

Grant (18:29)

What's happening? They're telling the feds one thing and then going out and doing another. Much of the dismay of the people, people of Portland, who just want to be safe and secure. Take a look at this video. This is the police chief leaving the meeting with Kristi Noem. He looks like he was beat up, disheveled and not happy about what just went down. Maybe he realized, folks, that police chief has sold his soul to the devil. He has turned his back on the oath of keeping safety and security in his city and letting antifa lunatics rule the streets there. Well, David Medina is a gentleman who shot much of the video I just showed you there from Kristi Noem and the interviews he rode with. Kristi Noem. He's an investigative journalist. He joins us now. David, welcome to the program.

David Medina (19:22)

Thank you, Grant. Appreciate it, man. It's an honor.

Grant (19:25)

Absolutely, David. The honor's mine. You got to spend a lot of time with Kristi Noem. She just called the governor, the mayor, the police chief in Portland, liars. Is she right, David?

David Medina (19:38)

She's absolutely right. These people, along with their media pundits Their fake news media pundits here in Portland, Grant, are just destroying the city. They've been destroying the city for years. They've been destroying the state for years. Our homelessness, our crime, everything from taxes, our insane taxes that are. That they're passing here to this radical left antifa violence and thuggery that's been happening in and permeating our city. They've done nothing about it. They didn't do anything about it in 2020 when they almost burned Portland to the ground. They're not doing anything about it now. And they're looking at Secretary Noem like she's the bad guy for coming here, feeling concerned for her federal officers and ICE officers. And, you know, I'll tell you this, Grant, the people of Portland and the people of Oregon are so grateful to President Trump and Secretary Noem for finally shining a spotlight on what we've been dealing with here in Oregon. This radical left policies, this radical left thuggery that's been happening and destroying our community. I mean, you saw the. The pedophile that was released back into the community. There are tons of stories, tons of illegals here in Oregon that are being re. Released back into the community under the guise of compassion because we're a sanctuary state. It's disgusting.

Grant (20:46)

All right, you were, as I mentioned, with Kristi Noem for quite a bit. You got to confront the police chief. I want to roll this little clip and then get your response and what you think of the police chief in Portland. That's cut 20 for the guys behind the glass.

Joe Bob (21:02)

Chief, how did the meeting go? How'd the meeting go with. Thank you. You guys get any progress?

Grant (21:07)

Who are you?

University of North Dakota TPUSA President (21:08)

I'm David Medina, local.

Charlie Kirk (21:09)

Local community member here.

Y Refi Representative (21:10)

Oh, great.

University of North Dakota TPUSA President (21:11)

Yeah. No, I appreciate the conversation.

David Medina (21:13)

Of course. You think there's any progress made in there?

Joe Bob (21:15)

I always think there's progress when we.

Y Refi Representative (21:17)

Can communicate with one another.

Joe Bob (21:18)

Always.

Grant (21:20)

Thank you.

Oscar Ramirez (21:22)

All right.

Grant (21:22)

This is typical arrogance if you're not a member of the mainstream media. He didn't want to talk to you, David. That's what that was about. But your. Your reaction to him and his reaction there?

David Medina (21:32)

Yeah, you know, I've been hearing from people on the ground who actually are close to Police Chief Day that says he's a. He's a devout Christian. He's a good Christian man. And I said, well, you know what? Well, you better tell him to find his courage and get on his knees and pray. Because of him going on CNN and kind of just being this, like, mouthpiece pawn for these radical Democrats. Here in the state and city, I go, that's great that he's a Christian, that he believes in Jesus, but the man needs to find his courage because our city is hurting. Our businesses, Grant, are leaving in record numbers. The business environment in Portland is still recovering from the BLM riots in 2020. And, you know, Chief Day and the Portland mayor and the Oregon governor. These people just play politics while, I mean, I'm hearing from business owners in downtown Portland every week that says, you know what, man? I'm a Democrat.

David Tangipahoa (22:16)

And.

David Medina (22:16)

But I love that you're what you're doing and there's something needs to be done. They're tired of it. People are tired of it on all sides, Grant. We are tired of these radical left policies, these sanctuary policies that are making our communities unsafe, coming from the same people that talk about compassion and defending democracy. And they're allowing these dangerous people back into our communities, and people are being hurt by it. And so I don't want to ever hear these people talk about how they're compassionate or about Trump's not compassionate or Secretary Noem and they're dictator. I don't want to hear any of that because these people's policies have been hurting us here in Oregon. And thank God that the national spotlight is finally being shined on our state to help us out here. I'm grateful for President Trump's leadership.

Grant (22:55)

Well, David, so am I. I'm also grateful for you and the others that are shining the light, because without men and women like you working the streets, we wouldn't know about this stuff. The mainstream media doesn't want to cover it. David Medina, thank you for coming on. Please, next time you got some good stuff, share it with us. We want you back.

David Medina (23:12)

Absolutely. Thank you, Grant. Appreciate you, man.

Grant (23:15)

Absolutely. Thank you, too. You know, it's interesting, I didn't know that the police chief considered himself a devout Christian man. And what did I say in the beginning? He sold his soul to the devil. Well, when you want a paycheck and you'll do the bidding of radical leftists who don't believe in God, by the way. And I'm talking about the mayor there, and I'm talking about the governor in Oregon. How can you call yourself a Christian? People are literally being persecuted in Portland by these antifa lunatics, and he does nothing about it. All right, just a quick note. Coming up at 7:30, we'll be cutting Stitchfield just a tad short because we'll be breaking into special coverage of a Turning Point USA campus event at the University of North Dakota. We have partnered with the association of Mature American Citizens to bring you this coverage. And right now, if you go to AMAC US TPUSA, you'll receive a full year of membership for only $1. Get all their benefits, including exclusive discounts on travel insurance and more, plus a subscription to AMAC magazine. Go to AMAC US TPUSA now and get your one year membership for only $1. Don't wait. America now needs you. All right, new details are emerging about the suspected Palisades fire arsonist. Was it eco terrorism? More Democrat violence? It looks like. Stick around. Welcome back, everyone. I want you to take a look at this. This man. What you're looking at here is the face of climate change or not. Look, the Democrats have said climate change was responsible for the Palisades fire. That's the suspect they now say set that fire. Apparently, according to our friend Benny Johnson, the great influencer, he found his Facebook page. I want you to take a look at this in full please, if you can. Thank you. It says climate change will force a new American migration with images of California wildfires fundraised for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. According to Benny Johnson. August 9, 2020. Rising seas could menace millions beyond shorelines. The great climate migration has begun. So this guy, climate zealot, I don't know, he's accused of setting these fires. You got 12 people dead, 7,000 buildings burned down, acres and acres of damage. I want to bring in now to discuss this Republican member of the California State Assembly, David Tangipa is with us. Representative, it's great to have you on grant.

David Tangipahoa (26:00)

It's always good to join you.

Grant (26:02)

Well, what do you make of this? Because to me this looks like another example of Democrat violence. And I'll say violence because 12 people are dead after these fires.

David Tangipahoa (26:12)

I wholeheartedly agree with you on that. I mean, the, this idea that there's a moral equivalence between which side is violent and which side is not. Well, just like you had stated earlier, who's being hunted, who's being assassinated, and who's being killed in front of us right now. And not only that, this is a form of eco terrorism. And it's something that I almost feel like has to be intentional the way in the state of affairs that our forests are in, the way that we mismanage just the use of vegetation management. I mean, I have been talking about this a lot because my family, their property was destroyed in the Carr fire that affected the Reading area. I worked on the Creek fire, which was California's Largest fire until the next year when the Dixie lightning and complex fire burned. And we are not doing anything. And I don't refer to these individuals as environmental justice people anymore. I refer to them as anti human activists. And they have a Thanos theory of policy. They believe human beings are the problem and if they could eliminate half of the world's population, they think that there could be abundance again. These people are not good people. All they do is work in scarcity. And you see it right in front of you. You see it and they are lying to you, weaponizing compassion, trying to get everybody to believe their bs.

Grant (27:30)

Yeah, you know, it's amazing. Sometimes I do these shows, Assemblyman, and these themes emerge and you know, I hear you talk about them lying and talk, you talk about these radicals and we just had a last segment talking about literally high up higher ups in Oregon that are lying to this administration. And then I have to say there's Gavin Newsom, your governor, the man who wants to be president soon. This was him yesterday. Roll that guys. Cut four.

Joe Bob (27:59)

To provide support to those that have been victimized by this arsonist and this devastation.

Grant (28:07)

$39 billion for months and months and.

Joe Bob (28:09)

Months and the president states has said nothing. Speaker of the House said he's not.

Grant (28:15)

Interested in helping the American people. That's not quite what the speaker of the House said or how the President feels. But he's complaining he's not getting enough money from the federal government. You're a state assemblyman in California. What do you say to Gavin Newsom?

David Tangipahoa (28:33)

Be the governor, be the elected leader of California. Victims blame, leaders lead. And unfortunately we don't have a leader here in this state. In four days we could allocate $300 million to go to an election that nobody wanted. But we couldn't do that for four days for the people of the Palisades or the Eaton fire or all of the other wildfire victims across this state. We've got so much money here in this state. I've gone to the White House and I've talked to them and you know what they told us is that if California wants to act like the big bad wolf that it is, and you're the fourth largest economy in the world and you want to brag about it, then prove it. Why do we always have to wait on somebody else to clean up our issues when we don't do enough to take care of the people in California? And you know, it really bothers me when they go and they say that this is somebody else's fault and they said, this is unprecedented. I have a documentary from the 1970s that was done on the first Palisades fire. So not only is it documented, it's within the lifetime of a lot of the legislators in Sacramento that burned the area. And the last sentence on that Cal fire report says flood basins and dams are being studied as a possible part of the solution. And they left the Santa Yanez Reservoir empty. This is dereliction and negligence in. And it's clear and it's evident and it's time to stop gaslighting the California people.

Grant (29:56)

And as you mentioned, we've been talking about this for years. Let me turn subjects now. Another issue California faces is this issue of redistricting. It's going to take the California voters to approve this. That's called Proposition 50 in California. I saw this on the local Sacramento news. The ballots that are going out, if you take a look at these, this is the video, if we can, guys, of these ballots where there are holes apparently in the ballots where you can see whether or not you voted yes or no. Now, this would allow, if you asked me, to be able to fill in one or the other. You fill in two. If it's a four vote, which would, excuse me, if it's a no vote to redistrict, then you could negate their vote roll. The voter that blew the whistle to the negative news on this.

Joe Bob (30:48)

If someone were unscrupulous and didn't like how I voted, they could double market, which would invalidate my vote. So we could have put the hole here. We could have put the hole here. We could have put the hole anywhere. It just, it appears to me that it's been placed there for a reason.

Grant (31:06)

Assemblyman, the pictures I saw, it's right over the for or against vote. Now they're saying, oh, we'll put your ballot in a different way so you can't see it. Your reaction to this?

University of North Dakota TPUSA President (31:19)

Grant?

David Tangipahoa (31:19)

We have evidence that dogs voted in our election and I got yelled at in the elections committee that our elections are safer and it is more than likely to be struck by lightning than it is to find voter fraud. And now we see this coming out of a lot of our elections office and they claim that, well, we need this for braille or feelings or all this other stuff that doesn't. You could put it anywhere on that entire ballot and yet that's where it goes. That is the most suspicious thing in the world. And where there's smoke, there's fire. And if they're hiding it all over the place, whether it's in the elections committee. Whether we have evidence that dogs voted in two elections, there is. This is something that is a massive issue. It's why people don't trust the process here. It's why when it comes to Prop 50, I may be working as hard as I can. I'm on the side of the road right now because I'm doing so many Prop 50 events all over this state because they are lying to us and they don't deserve any more power. And it's the people here in California that are saying that we deserve to be in Washington when we've given you the highest poverty, highest homelessness, highest illiteracy rates under our elementary school students, highest cost of living, and they want to be rewarded for it. We need some help. We need some evidence some more. And we got to keep hammering on them. And I just appreciate you for exposing it.

Grant (32:37)

Well, we'll keep at it. You know, we do it every morning in the on the radio out in Los Angeles. My co host, Jennifer Horn on AM8.70. I know you've joined us there before. We're grateful for your fight as well, Assemblyman. And keep us posted. If there's anything else we got to expose, we're happy to help. We got to save time.

David Medina (32:54)

Big story.

David Tangipahoa (32:55)

I got a big story coming soon and I'll need your help on it. All right.

Grant (32:59)

You just text me my friend. Thank you. Go get him.

David Tangipahoa (33:02)

Take care of.

Grant (33:03)

Absolutely. You know, as goes California, goes the rest of the country. Gavin Newsom has shown you what it looks like out there. Do you want that for the rest of the country? No. All right, folks, as we get set to head into our special Turning Point USA event coverage, live from the University of North Dakota, we want to remind you that Tax Network USA is here to help. If you owe back taxes or forgot to fill, file an extension, time is running out. The October 15th deadline is fast approaching. Don't let the IRS come after you first. Go to tnusa.com forward/rav or call 800-905-8000. That's 800-905-8000 to set up a 100 free consultation. They'll guide you through some simple questions to determine how much you can save. That's tnusa.com forward/rav or call 1-800-905-8000. All right, right now we head into our Turning Point USA campus event coverage. Live from the University of North Dakota. Thanks for watching, everybody.

Y Refi Representative (34:18)

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Joe Bob (38:06)

It.

Y Refi Representative (38:06)

Chokes me up when I think about Mr. Kirk. He's a person I was fortunate. I was fortunate enough and proud to call a friend Mr. Charlie Kirk. Charlie understood what Y Refi stands for. He believed in our mission, our approach, and the impact we make. His support inspired us every day to keep pushing forward, keep fighting for the idea that everyone deserves a path to redemption and prosperity. So, Charlie, thank you for believing in Y Refi. And to everyone here at Turning Point and back at home, thank you for believing in America, in freedom, and for giving the microphone back to those truth tellers. At Y Refi, we provide. We prove every day that you can do well by doing good. And together, we can transform lives, rebuild trust, and help you find your turning point. I'll end this by saying, God bless America. God bless Turning Point, God bless Yrefi, and God bless each one of you. You ready to get this party started? Enjoy this event. You got some amazing speakers. Thank you.

Joe Bob (39:26)

Please welcome to the stage University of North Dakota TP USA Chapter President, Anthony Vettel.

University of North Dakota TPUSA President (39:50)

Good evening, everyone. This is absolutely beautiful to see so many people out here in North Dakota. So thank you again for coming out here this evening. Our chapter here at the University of North Dakota has been absolutely blown away by the response from the community for this event. So, so many people have been so kind and amazing to us. We'd like to take a moment to thank security and law enforcement not only for their amazing help today working to keep us safe, but also for their diligence and hard work every day putting their lives on the line for all of us.

Grant (40:30)

Thank.

University of North Dakota TPUSA President (40:39)

I cannot continue without thanking a few more instrumental people to our chapter here. So thank you to Turning Point staff, specifically Dalton Nelson, Olivia Notch, for helping organize all of this for us and being there for us week in and week out. You all have been so supportive and helped us grow to where we are today and willing to work with us and support us in our ambitious goals like filling the Chester Fritz. And most of all, thank you for Turning Point USA for supporting us and our chapter, giving us resources and training to pull off an event of this size. So if you're interested in starting a chapter, please check out Turning Point USA tables here at this event or you can go to turningpointusa.com getinvolved. We'd love to help you get plugged in. Finally, we want or finally we encourage you to attend our biggest event of the year, America Best, this December in Phoenix, Arizona. This event you do not want to miss. With that being said, please join me in honoring Charlie Kirk by holding up the rally sign that is on your seat for a photo. If you do not have a sign, yell and give us some energy for Charlie Kirk. God bless and thank you.

Grant (42:43)

First up, comedian, Turning Point contributor and host of Turning Point tonight, Joe Bob.

Joe Bob (42:48)

They're allowed to come into the event and if they disagree, we will give them a microphone. These are the same people that tell you if you pay more tax money, they can change the weather.

Grant (43:00)

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Joe Bob. Joe Bob. Joe Bob. Joe Bob.

Y Refi Representative (43:03)

Joe Bob.

Grant (43:04)

Joe Bob. Joe Bob.

Derek Harvey (43:05)

Joe Bob.

Grant (43:05)

Joe Bob.

Joe Bob (43:27)

What is going on, guys? How you doing tonight? I used to do this every tour stop. Do it twice. How are we doing tonight? If you don't know who I am, my name is Joe Bob. I'm a comedian, a TPUSA contributor. I also host Turning Point's Turning Point Tonight Show. But most importantly, especially in this context, for the last three years, I had the honor and privilege of opening and being the opening act and touring the country with my friend Charlie Kirk. This is my first tour back.

Grant (44:06)

And.

Joe Bob (44:06)

I'll be completely frank with you guys. I talked to just about everybody here who has worked on this tour for as long as I have, if not longer than that. And there's no real good term here that I was able to tell them what it's like. The fact that I'm not making stupid jokes and Charlie's not coming on after me. And the only thing I can come up with is it just sucks. It just sucks. But you know what each and every one of the Turning Point staff told me? Yeah, it does. But look around. Look at each and every one of you here. That Charlie impacted. Yes. In trying to figure out what to say here, I think I wanted to tell a couple stories about my friend Charlie. And I hope that this kind of illuminates the kind of guy that he was, what he was attempting to do and did do in the conservative movement. I think it best starts out with how I got wrapped up into this Turning Point bubble. I, a couple years ago, started filming ridiculous videos in my garage. I was a conservative guy. I was making a bunch of videos about I hate paying taxes, I hate the government and I hate paying taxes. Yeah, it's pretty much those three things. And I posted them online, never really thinking anything of it. A couple months later, I got an email from Turning Point saying, hey, we'd love to have you on the Turning Point Live TV show. They did. It's called TPUSA Live, and they said, we'd love to have you out to Phoenix. So this, at this point in time was. I was not in the conservative movement, really. I thought this was a great opportunity. So I decided to go to Phoenix. I did a couple episodes of the show and for whatever reason, Turning Point and Charlie decided, hey, would you like to become a contributor here at Turning Point usa? And again, coming from not this industry at all, this is not what I did. I thought, yeah, this would be a great opportunity. And so I did it. I became a contributor at Turning Point usa. Fast forward a couple months. We were in Dallas, Texas, at the Young Women's Leadership Summit. Anybody here was at ywls? It's a travel, it's a distance. What I have done in the past, though, is a bunch of people cheer and then I wonder why the men are cheering. And then it's also weird because I'm about to tell you why I was there. So now what you think? So we're at our Young Women's Leadership Summit, and the keynote address for that event was going to be a conversation between Charlie Kirk and Matt Walsh. We're all fans of Matt Walsh. So at this point in time, this is at like the height of Matt's what is a Woman? Documentary. He's touring the country asking the most difficult questions, what is a woman? And so I think he was. I think he had an event earlier in the day. The keynote address was supposed to start about 7pm and around 6:40, one of the producers at Turning Point comes over and finds me and says, hey, Charlie wants to talk to you backstage. So I go backstage and at this point in time, you know, I've been working at Turning Point for a Little bit. I've had my run ins with Charlie, but I don't really know him all that well. You know, he's a busy guy. I have no idea what I'm doing. So we're not really like friends necessarily. I go backstage and Charlie says, you're a comedian, right? And I said, yes. Now, some context here. I had done stand up comedy for five, six years, but I was really just doing open mics. To call myself an established comedian at this point in time would be a fantastic exaggeration, but I confidently said, yes, I am a comedian. And he said, great. Matt's running about an hour late. Can you go on stage and stall for time? I said, yes. Now, I thought I had some pretty good composure there, but look, I was a comedian at that point in time in the same way that, like, Joe Biden was a president, right? It's like, like, like in theory, I was a comedian, but the most people I think I performed in front of at that point was maybe 40 people. And that might be overstating it. And now I'm sitting in front of Charlie Kirk himself saying, hey, there's 22,500 people out there. I know you're not Matt Walsh, who they're expecting. Please go entertain them.

David Tangipahoa (49:25)

Now.

Joe Bob (49:26)

Again, like I said, I tried to keep my composure, but Charlie must have seen something because after that, he just looked at me and said, I believe in you. He had no reason to believe in.

Oscar Ramirez (49:40)

Me.

Joe Bob (49:42)

Because he didn't really know who I was. I think he had heard that I was a comedian. At the end of the day, that really stuck with me. It ended up going well. And a couple weeks later, Charlie asked, hey, you know, the comedy was okay. It was pretty good. Do you want to come on tour and do this stuff at college campuses and open for me? And I said yes. And every single time there was an opportunity that Charlie presented with me, my mind always went back to that one moment where he very simply said, I believe in you. And like I said, there was no reason for him to do that. In reality, what I think was happening is indicative of who he was as a person. He didn't know what I was doing. He didn't know what I was going to say. He didn't know about my comedic history or lack thereof. He simply believed in me because I was a part of the conservative movement. And so because of that, I can confidently say to all of you here that whatever your role in the conservative movement is, Charlie also believed in you. Doesn't matter if you're running A super small chapter on a campus. Charlie Kirk believed in you. It doesn't matter if you're fighting with your administration because they can't get college or chapters on their specific campus, Charlie Kirk believed in you. No matter how big or small your job was in the conservative movement, Charlie Kirk believed in you. Yes. Because that was who he was. Now I have another story, and this one's a little bit more whimsical. It also might get me in trouble a little bit, but we're going to risk it. So I, at Turning Point, I'm the comedian, the in house smartass, and that comes with some substantial liability from the higher ups. Meaning that, you know, if you're going to do comedy correctly, you're going to have to push some boundaries a little bit. And that just kind of comes innately to me. I think of everything in terms of jokes, like, for my own amusement. Sometimes I'll go on Instagram and type in the hashtag lgbtq and I'll scroll down and I'll find a photo and I'll comment, that's gay. Just because I think it's funny. See? And then people will comment back. That is so amazing. Offensive. And I say, I'm stating a fact. And then, and then they'll get really, really upset. They'll be like, there's nothing gay about this photo. And I'll comment back, sure there is. It's a picture of nds. Look, hey, I. I get it. Usually the rival schools are further driving distance, but I recognize that some of you might have made the trek up from Fargo. So just know, just know that everybody here, because you're a part of the conservative movement, it doesn't matter that you're a part of the LGBT ndsu.

Grant (53:26)

We.

Joe Bob (53:26)

Love you just the same. So that's the kind of menace I am. And so there's a lot of times where I like to make jokes. And again, like, you know, to the, to the higher ups of Turning Point, I'm kind of a liability. But this one story that I want to tell you happened a couple weeks ago very, very recently. And, well, what happened was I recorded a video. Somebody put out a ridiculous, absurd video, and I was like, that's insane. I need to record a joke to that. So I did. And I was planning on posting it later that afternoon, but before that, I sent it to a producer at Turning Point who I knew would love the joke, but I also knew that he didn't have social media so he wouldn't see the joke. A couple minutes later, he Texted me back, bro, that's hilarious. Also, hold off on that. I gotta make sure that's okay. Turns out he sent it to his boss, his boss sent it to their boss, their boss sent it to their boss, and ultimately it got to Charlie. This ridiculous joke that I didn't think anything of made it all the way to the top. I'll tell you what the joke is. Okay, so we all remember the American Eagle debacle with Sydney Sweeney. Yes.

Grant (54:56)

Yeah.

Joe Bob (54:56)

The libs put us in a very challenging position of having to defend that Sydney Sweeney is hot. It took some skill, grit, and heterosexual males with two eyes to prove that point. But of course, that was a crazy scenario, right? So the Sydney Sweeney thing happens, and you see all these types of videos. They're fascists. They're Nazis, because she's hot. They're white supremacists. We all remember this, but there was one video in particular that I thought was so egregious and absurd I couldn't help but mock was this video of this girl who happened to be black. And the person filming the video, she was outside of an American Eagle, said, hey, do you want to go in that store? And she turned around and said, I can't go in American Eagle because I'm black. It's an absurd thing to say. So I responded with equal absurdity. I actually think she's right. I don't think American Eagle accepts ebt. Now, now, now, clearly, clearly, this is a joke. We all understand this. And by the way, what she said was worse. So that was the joke that made it all the way to Charlie. And he texted back, do it. See, it gets even a little bit further than that, because, you know, I totally get it. There's people that are trying to protect the brand. And so some of the higher ups said, hey, we're going to post that. We're going to allow you to post that, but can we add a disclaimer to it? I was like, a disclaimer. And they're like, yeah, we want to make sure that everybody knows it's a joke. It's clearly a joke. Yeah, but we got to have a disclaimer. And I texted back, that's gay. But seriously, I didn't want a disclaimer because this is clearly a joke. And again, what she said was way worse than what I said. So I had a better idea. I put my own disclaimer. I sent it in for approval that said disclaimer. Charlie Kirk himself wrote this joke, but he made me say it because I'm A Brown and Charlie to texted back. Perfect. Now, this highlights, I think, two things that are very important. One is that we are all aware of the ridiculous slander that has come to Charlie Kirk, especially in the last couple weeks. It's insane, it's untrue, it is absurd. But I think this highlights how absurd it actually is in the world of comedy. I've noticed that comedians only stray from jokes if they're afraid that it might expose a truth within them. Let me rephrase that. A person who is unafraid of being slandered is only unafraid because they know what they believe. Yes. Only a person who is afraid of slander or the person that is afraid of slander is afraid of it because they're worried that, well, maybe some of these accusations might be true. Charlie was not that way at all. Only a person who is confident in what they believe. And by the way, Charlie didn't believe in race at all, but was forced to talk about it because the libs can't let it go. But only somebody who is confident in what they believe lets a guy like me pull the trigger on that one. The second thing is that it re emphasized Charlie's understanding of the conservative movement. We've all seen Charlie's debates, saw him go toe to toe with really the best of the best and also college kids. And there's definitely clearly something that brings people to the conservative side of the aisle through logic and reason and debate. But Charlie understood that those weren't the only things that brought people to the conservative side of the aisle. It took other things like comedy, like music, like entertainment, like arts. All different sorts of factions would come together to build the conservative coalition. And that's what Charlie understood better than anyone else. He brought me on tour specifically because, quite honestly, he made some funny jokes. But people weren't really expecting jokes to come out of a guy like Charlie. So that right over their head, specifically, I remember we were at Berkeley and he made a joke. Yeah, try being a trans person in the Middle East. They'll give you a flying lesson off the nearest roof. Nobody laughed because they weren't expecting him to be funny. But here's the thing. Charlie recognized however important he was to the movement, he knew that other facets were necessary in order to build a conservative coalition. And so with that, I want to leave you with this. In the three years where I was touring the country with Charlie, there would be so many instances where people would come up and students specifically would come up and say, how do I get involved In Turning Point, how do I get to do what it is that you do? I'd say, first of all, God given talent.

University of North Dakota TPUSA President (61:27)

No, I'm kidding.

Oscar Ramirez (61:28)

No.

Joe Bob (61:29)

They'd say, how do we get involved? And I'd say, okay, well, what is it that you want to do specifically? And they would say, I want to be the next Charlie Kirk. And I understand the sentiment, but I think Charlie himself would phrase it just a little bit differently. It's great to be admired. It's an honor to want to live up to somebody like Charlie. But I think he himself would say, rather than being a version of someone else, instead become the best version of you that you can be.

Oscar Ramirez (62:02)

Yes.

Joe Bob (62:09)

It doesn't matter if you're an artist, be the best version of you that you can be. If you're a musician, be the best version of you that you can be. If you're a biologist, you're not going to be on the Supreme Court, but be the best. Be the best version of yourself that you can be. Can we all agree here tonight at North Dakota that we will be the best version of ourselves? In honor of Charlie Kirk. So, guys, thank you so much. It honestly has been cathartic being here with you. I'm so excited to see the movement that Charlie started and put his blood, sweat and tears into grow to the expanse that it has. Just don't let that fervor die. And if I can ask you these last three things, it would be this. Never stop fighting for truth. Yes. Never stop fighting for freedom. Yes. And never stop fighting for this country.

Grant (63:19)

Yeah.

Y Refi Representative (63:22)

North Dakota.

Joe Bob (63:23)

Thank you guys so much. Really appreciate you. Thank you.

David Tangipahoa (63:30)

Thank you guys.

Joe Bob (63:31)

Have a great night.

David Tangipahoa (63:33)

Thank you.

Charlie Kirk (63:38)

My name is Charlie Kirk and I love America because I love talking with people I disagree with. Start an organization that's now in a thousand plus campuses to save the greatest culture and country ever to exist.

Grant (63:49)

Our family's divided. We're divided the same way the nation is divided. Will anything ever be remedied? A nation divided against itself will not stand. Neither will a family divided against itself.

Charlie Kirk (63:59)

Why do you think your son is conservative? He was a fan. Father should listen to your son.

Joe Bob (64:03)

I used to be at one point.

Grant (64:04)

On my father's side.

Y Refi Representative (64:06)

Upon doing my own research and seeing.

Joe Bob (64:08)

Things firsthand, I've switched sides. We talk every day about politics to.

Charlie Kirk (64:12)

The point where it's divided us, Father, son. Divide is more important than politics. Really try to come down at what generational perspective do they have? Never let politics get in the way of the beautiful relationship between father and son.

Portland Police Chief (64:23)

And My question for you is, do you have any hate against the LGBT community?

Charlie Kirk (64:29)

How could I hate that, which I have a heart for? I might not agree at that for some of the lifestyle choices that some people make, but of course not. And if someone said, charlie, what's your view on marriage? I say, I believe marriage has been one man and one woman. Do I have hate in my heart for somebody that doesn't choose the lifestyle that I believe that God laid out in the scriptures? Of course not. I go around universities and have challenging conversations because. Because that's what is so important to our country, is to find our disagreements respectfully. Because when people stop talking, that's when violence happens. You could see that happen all across the world.

Grant (65:05)

What motivates you from that view?

Charlie Kirk (65:07)

Because I love talking to people I disagree with.

Grant (65:11)

This is an iHeart podcast.