The Charlie Kirk Show, September 18, 2025

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Charlie Kirk Show – September 18, 2025 (Real America’s Voice)

Overview

This somber but spirited episode of The Charlie Kirk Show, simulcast with The Megyn Kelly Show, is dedicated to honoring the life, legacy, and sudden loss of conservative activist and media host Charlie Kirk. Broadcasting from the Turning Point USA headquarters in Arizona with Megyn Kelly as guest host, the episode features friends, staffers, and colleagues sharing heartfelt stories, leadership updates, and reflections on Kirk’s impact. Interwoven throughout are breaking news updates, commentary on Jimmy Kimmel’s controversial remarks and firing, and a look at how Kirk’s passing has galvanized a broad movement.

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Key Themes & Discussion Points

1. Reflecting on Charlie Kirk: Personal Memories and Legacy

• On Charlie’s Character & Humor

  • Megyn Kelly and staff recount their experience working and spending time with Charlie, emphasizing his unique humor, discipline, faith, and kindness—even toward those with whom he disagreed (06:56, 10:14, 11:22).
    • “I can’t think of somebody I wanted to talk to more ever… one of the things I knew I’d get from Charlie was humor. Always made me laugh." – Megyn Kelly [06:56]
    • “He was generous to a fault, loyal to a fault, and trustworthy. He would never, ever spill the beans, he wouldn’t gossip.” – Andrew Colvett [09:26]

• Building and Maintaining Coalitions

  • Kirk’s talent for bridging ideological divides within conservatism is repeatedly highlighted as rare and crucial for the movement’s health (12:00, 12:27).
    • “He managed to hold this coalition together in a way few can. Few other than Donald Trump.” – Megyn Kelly [12:00]
    • “Being a statesman, being a philosopher, being a theologian are the highest callings...not everybody can be a coalition builder. It's really hard to build.” – Andrew Colvett [12:27]

• Disciplined and Relentless Work Ethic

  • Stories reveal Charlie’s methodical approach to health, learning, and preparation—making time to 'biohack,' study, and maximize every moment (13:51).
    • “He was a biohacker. He was religious about sleep… He found ways to maximize every single second.” – Andrew Colvett [13:51]

• Empowering His Team

  • Kirk’s team describes his selflessness in giving credit and his knack for identifying, cultivating, and trusting young talent (18:54, 53:15).
    • “He was always so complimentary of his team…he would give it back to you guys.” – Megyn Kelly [18:54]
    • “He loved picking people and choosing talent, finding talent and acquiring talent. And he would want to pluck somebody and bring them on the team if they were good at a job.” – Mikey McCoy [53:15]

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2. Turning Point USA: Future Leadership & Direction

• Erica Kirk Named CEO and Chair

  • Andrew Colvett breaks the news that Erica Kirk, Charlie’s widow, was unanimously chosen by the board to lead. The announcement is met with emotional relief and affirmation by the group (19:12, 19:53, 64:44).
    • “The Turning Point board has unanimously selected Erica Kirk as the new CEO and chair… Charlie told me personally…if anything ever happened to him this is exactly what he wanted.” – Andrew Colvett [19:12], [64:44]
    • “For the first time, when I was talking to her about where the organization's going, how we're going to continue Charlie's legacy... I felt like for the first time, I was speaking to Charlie for the first time again.” – Mikey McCoy [53:14]

• Community and Team Resilience

  • The team expresses a sense of mission to carry on Kirk’s vision, describing the work and grief as interlinked, with mutual support critical to their coping and focus (43:30, 46:13, 58:13).
    • “Charlie’s life work is keeping everyone occupied in a way that I think is good and is productive.” – Kathryn Locastro [43:30]
    • “I think leaning on each other has been the most important thing through all of it. It's sort of an unspeakable feeling that I think we're all experiencing. But to be able to go through it together has been very, very helpful.” – Danny [56:53]

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3. Charlie Kirk’s Impact: National Grieving and Grassroots Awakening

• Movement Mobilization After Tragedy

  • Listeners, including non-fans, report turning to Kirk’s content posthumously, with many reportedly returning to church and activism in his honor (55:02).
    • “The amount of people messaging…the organization saying for the first time in seven years, 10 years ever, this is their first time going back to church…they turned to their neighbor and said, Charlie brought me here.” – Mikey McCoy [55:02]
    • “People openly weeping who never met Charlie… I think because of the content that's being pushed out that they're getting to know him.” – Megyn Kelly [56:53]

• Social Media and New Discoveries

  • Viral moments and personal quirks (his mint tea order, sports fandom, “Prove Me Wrong” segments) are now touchstones for new fans exploring his archives, highlighting his broad cultural reach (31:20, 32:49).

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4. News and National Events Interwoven with the Episode

• Trump’s State Visit & Political Headlines

  • Frequent news inserts keep listeners updated on President Trump’s UK trip, a $100bn US-UK agreement, Antifa’s new terrorist designation, the latest on the Biden administration/House proceedings, and details around Kimmel’s firing for incendiary remarks regarding the Kirk murder (15:00, 16:04, 40:12, 47:21, 62:13, 70:41, 86:11).

• Jimmy Kimmel Suspension and Media Free Speech

  • The episode delves deeply into the controversy around ABC’s indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel for blaming Kirk's death on MAGA, with discussion on FCC oversight, the public airwaves, and Hollywood’s double standard (68:38, 73:18).
    • “Jimmy, that's showbiz. You weren't funny. You weren't any good. You wished death on half your audience…Now you're gone, and you're gone legally, and I think legitimately, because ABC leases the public airwaves in order to make money.” – Walter Kern [68:38]
    • “It's wonderful to see them upset. National media being more upset at Jimmy Kimmel losing his show than they are at Charlie Kirk losing his life is kind of proving the point.” – Megyn Kelly quoting Stephen L. Miller [64:44]

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5. Security, Grief, and the Cost of Truth-Telling

• Threats and Security Realities

  • The staff reflect on the risk Kirk faced, the reality of death threats, and his ultimate willingness to accept the perils that came with speaking out (59:22).
    • “Nothing was going to stop Charlie from giving his message. He died too soon. But he was always ready to die. Everything he did, he poured into it 100%.” – Mikey McCoy [58:42]

• Grief Process and National Outpouring

  • The show is both therapy and tribute—a chance for those closest to Kirk to grieve, to laugh, and to begin charting a path forward (26:06, 41:30, 92:01).
    • “This is the first I haven’t laughed this much in a week…I had my first laugh actually the other day when my friend reminded me of my favorite exchange with Charlie. It was very funny.” – Megyn Kelly [26:06]
    • “I feel invigorated. And I was not someone watching Charlie Kirk every minute. I'm a little bit old for the people he was trying to address, but, boy, I'm not too old now.” – Walter Kern [92:55]

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• On Coalition Building and Statesmanship:

  • “Charlie looked at the virtues, the roles that one could play in society…being a statesman, being a philosopher, being a theologian are the highest callings…not everybody can be a coalition builder.” – Andrew Colvett [12:27]

• On Press Coverage and Kimmel’s Suspension:

  • “National media being more upset at Jimmy Kimmel losing his show than they are at Charlie Kirk losing his life is kind of proving the point.” – Megyn Kelly [64:44]
  • “I think people will pick it up and I think things will change because I think the reestablishment of decency, first of all, common decency…looks like radical action and they call it fascism now because we haven't observed any common decency for so long.” – Walter Kern [91:59]

• On Grief and the Path Forward:

  • “His movement is not gone. It is up to all of us to make sure it thrives. I hope you'll all join me in supporting TP USA. It'll be an honor for us all.” – Megyn Kelly [88:42]
  • “His reach was so big…it was bigger than anything I think we ever even realized, me personally, especially.” – Andrew Colvett [56:13]

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Timestamped Segment Guide

| Timestamp | Segment Highlights | |-----------|-------------------| | 00:05 – 04:50 | Charlie Kirk’s opening thoughts; themes of change, activism, legacy, and ‘final battle’ language presenting November as a crucial moment for America | | 06:25 – 14:18 | Megyn Kelly interviews staff (Andrew Colvett), recounting Charlie’s character, humor, coalition-building, discipline, and role as mentor | | 17:59 – 23:15 | Blake Neff and Mikey McCoy (“secret weapon” and chief of staff) discuss Kirk’s leadership style and work ethic; announcement of Erica Kirk as CEO [19:12] | | 26:06 – 29:12 | Lighter moments: favorite stories, Kirk’s deft touch with controversial topics; Megyn shares first laughs since the tragedy | | 29:18 – 38:30 | Team shares insights into Kirk’s habits, quirks, discipline, and off-air personality; discussions of social media impact and Taylor Swift tangent | | 43:21 – 47:21 | New admin staff share perspective; behind-the-scenes of running Kirk’s world; emotional anecdotes about coping, teamwork, and grief | | 53:05 – 55:41 | How TPUSA is carrying out Kirk’s legacy; the importance of Erica’s leadership; updates on memorial event | | 58:13 – 61:17 | Conversation on content archive, security, and response to threats; reactions to Jimmy Kimmel’s firing | | 64:44 – 68:01 | Megyn’s reflections: the right person (Erica) to lead, the future is bright for TPUSA, and media response to Kimmel | | 68:38 – 70:11 | Walter Kern on airwaves, media bias, and why Kimmel’s firing is justified | | 73:18 – 92:55 | Megyn and Walter analyze free speech, media hypocrisy, public grieving, the spiritual impact of the tragedy, and closing tributes |

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The Final Message

The episode closes on a note of resilience and renewed purpose. Charlie Kirk’s death is marked as a catalyst for a new chapter in conservative activism, faith, and youth engagement. Staff and colleagues feel invigorated by both the outpouring of support and the realization that the mission transcends any one individual. The elevation of Erica Kirk, the outpouring of mourning and activism, and the unified tone among the team encapsulate the ethos Kirk championed: “We are just getting started.”

Transcript

[Megyn Kelly]

This is an iHeart podcast.

[Charlie Kirk]

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.

[Andrew Colvett]

There is no mountain that stands tall as your faithfulness.

[Megyn Kelly]

There is no river that runs wide as your goodness.

[Charlie Kirk]

Man, Charlie, I, I remember when we were starting these out and it was that, like that, you know, it was like this, it was like, it was like your average three rows. It was like your average political meeting where there was like 12 people in room.

[Walter Kern]

And this is, this is awesome.

[Terrence Bates]

This, in my personal opinion, was the most over the top Trump event that I've ever covered.

[Charlie Kirk]

This is the number one boots on the ground operation in the country. We're working directly in harmony with the Trump campaign. It's been vetted, it's been cleared, it's been blessed, as you can see there. And we're going to try to win this thing. No guarantees. It's what we do that matters. Mr. President, I can tell you this room is 100% with you and we have your back. God bless you.

[Terrence Bates]

Thank you.

[Charlie Kirk]

As you know, we are heading on campus here momentarily at the University of South Florida, throwing it down with the students. It's going to be a lot of fun. We are excited to continue this cultural movement that we have started at Turning Point usa. More high school chapters, more college chapters. And disagreement is not just welcome, it is invited. We want to have those tough conversations. That's what it's all about. Because you're not supposed to be involved in this. You're supposed to just kind of be on the vote for me every four years, give me more political power and stay out of my business. And what has happened is we are seeing an explosion in citizen participation.

[Megyn Kelly]

Oh, there is no.

[Charlie Kirk]

Knock on that extra door, go that extra mile, talk to that extra friend. Because throughout voting month and culminating on the 5th of November, I believe it will go down as a day that people remember, as a day that is written about history books, as the final battle. From the golden escalator on down from defeating Hillary Clinton, from the nonsense of 2020. From Butler, Pennsylvania, November 5th at all promenades where we restore the promise that the founders gave us. And they said, hey, if the people want it, the people get it. And we the people, take back America. God bless Arizona, and thank you so much. Every day, the American people demand certain accomplishments and victories. Disagreement is what keeps a movement alive, keeps a movement fun. Here in this country. We are a country of flourishing. We're a country of risk taking. We're a country of building. We will achieve American greatness. And we are just getting started.

[Andrew Colvett]

All my days your mercy follow me.

[Walter Kern]

Every day there's a battle for your mind raging information coming from every angle.

[Terrence Bates]

With the will to deceive Fear not, you found the place for truth.

[Megyn Kelly]

The voice of a generation that still.

[Walter Kern]

Has the will to believe in the.

[Megyn Kelly]

Greatest country in the history of the world. This is the Charlie Kirk show. Buckle up.

[Charlie Kirk]

Here we go.

[Megyn Kelly]

Hey, everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly, and I am honored to be sitting in Charlie Kirk's channel studio hosting the Charlie Kirk show. We're simulcasting it out right now for our listeners on the Megyn Kelly show. And we're all so honored to be a part of this. Traveled out to Arizona last night and just stepping foot in the state, I mean, you can't go more than 100ft without seeing something to honor Charlie. Especially here at the headquarters of Turning Point, where you pull up and it is like something. The only thing I can compare to it is after Princess Diana died, where you see the teddy bears and the balloons and the signage lining just the entire campus outside of this building, there's an incredible outpouring around the world for him. And I'm so honored to be sitting here in the studio. I'm here right now with Andrew Colvitt. He's Charlie's executive producer. Andrew, thank you so much for inviting me.

[Andrew Colvett]

Thank you for making the journey and the trip. I know it's no small task, and you honor Charlie. Charlie would be so honored. And you were one of his dearest friends in this whole crazy media and conservative space, and he would absolutely. I started making calls probably within 36 hours, and I knew exactly who to call. And you were absolutely one of those people. And so thank you for making this work.

[Megyn Kelly]

Thank you. I just. I feel like the one thing I can say about me and Charlie is, you know, I think you once described it as the weird chemistry he and I had together on the air, you know, because I absolutely loved talking to him. I can't think of somebody I wanted to talk to more ever. When I saw it was a Charlie Kirk day on the show, I knew it was gonna be a great program. I knew he was gonna bring something different than what we would hear from everybody else. And one of the things that I knew I'd get from Charlie was humor.

[Terrence Bates]

Yes.

[Megyn Kelly]

Always made me laugh.

[Andrew Colvett]

That's an underappreciated quality of Charlie. And I don't want to give away where we're going with this show. If you want to, that's fine. You're driving today. But the people closest to him, the people in this building, they all have many stories about how Charlie just made them, you know, keel over laughing just because he was really funny. He had a very dry sense of humor, and it was very Charlie. There was. I don't know how you could really describe it. They're gonna have to tell you themselves, but, yeah. And that came through in interviews with you. It didn't come through with everybody, but with you. He had. You guys had this rapport. And I remember always texting back and forth with your team because you're on the air with them and he's on the air with you. And we'd be like, oh, this is great. Oh, my gosh, this is amazing. And I remember you going on Sean Ryan's show, and he was like, who should I interview? And a lot of people sent me this clip. I don't know if I ever told you that, but I saw it, and you were like, you should have. Charlie Kirk on it never happened. And that's fine. I met Sean a couple times, and we were always kind of talking about maybe whatever. But the fact that you were.

[Megyn Kelly]

I just knew because I felt like for the first couple years that Charlie and I were talking, it wasn't by no means was it that Charlie was undiscovered. He'd been discovered, and he had already built this massive organization. But in more traditional Republican circles, he wasn't as well known and in some circles, not as well understood.

[Andrew Colvett]

You know, the establishment.

[Megyn Kelly]

Yeah, circles, they thought he was fringy. And I would tell all my friends in that lane, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. You got to listen to him. He's hugely important to the future of the Republican Party and the country. And they would listen. You know, I mean, more and more, he was gaining friends, even among that wing, of course. But, you know, in the beginning, people feel threatened by somebody who's coming up in their lane. They don't want to lose their positions. Is he going to take over the Republican Party? And then Charlie, just by sheer force of will and personality and goodness, won them over. It was to know him truly was to love him.

[Andrew Colvett]

And you're going to see that. I think very rarely, you know, people that work with a very demanding, hard driving person, which Charlie was, there's no doubt, very rarely do you couple that with the more time you spend with him, the more you love him. And everybody in this building and Turning Point staff will have the same exact reaction. He was endearing in the most amazing way. And I had told so many people this. Actually, I'm really proud that I got to. Before he died, that you just can't help but love the guy. Because the mission, his belief, his faith and his. He was generous to a fault, he was loyal to a fault, and he was trustworthy. And he would never, ever spill the beans. He wouldn't gossip.

[Megyn Kelly]

I never heard him say a negative word about anybody. Even on the air, you know, he'd come on, we'd be talking about who's in the news. And half our friends are always in the news because they say controversial things, what have you. And so you always gotta, you know, treat it gingerly when you're gonna talk about something like that. But Charlie was always. He would always say, I'm just never gonna say anything bad about that person. He would own it, you know, like, I don't care whether they're in the news or not. I'm not going to do that.

[Andrew Colvett]

Yeah. Even if he disagreed with them privately. You know, a lot of our friends would say things that would, you know, cause a big stir. And there was pressure. You got to condemn this. You've got to call this person out. You got to do this. And Charlie was like, no, no, he never did.

[Megyn Kelly]

And honestly, I'm now trying to live by that example. I'm not going to lose my generally cynical mofo nature. That's technically not a swear. I just want that clear. We don't swear on the Charlie Kirk show.

[Andrew Colvett]

Seven words.

[Megyn Kelly]

Yeah, I know. Yeah. No. Poor Charlie. I would subject him to my potty ma. And he was such a good sport about it. But no, we are. We are on his show now. We will be good. So I'm not going to lose that. But I am. It gave me pause to think about not being too quick to condemn people who we like and who deserve the benefit of the doubt.

[Andrew Colvett]

And in this moment, I know there's a lot of people online. We hear you. That are saying different things and that are. They're processing their guilt in the way that their grief. Their grief. Their grief. Thank you. And they're mourning in the way that they know How. And it's gonna come out in a thousand different ways. And we are trying to give everybody space to do that. Obviously, I personally, Andrew Colvett, would do it one way, but other people are gonna do it another way. And we're. We really do have to honor Charlie in that way and say Charlie was a master of collecting people. He was. And there is a reason for that.

[Megyn Kelly]

I couldn't agree with you more. I mean, I have always tried to not choose a side within Republican politics, to try to keep the door open to everybody. He made me look like an amateur at that, because there wasn't any. You look at, like, America Fest, you look at the Student Action Summit, you look at any event that Charlie put on, you'd have everybody from all ideological wings of the party. He managed to hold this coalition together in a way few can. I mean, few other than Donald Trump can.

[Andrew Colvett]

No, for real. And I think, you know, and I've said this before, but I just want everybody to keep hearing it, that Charlie looked at the virtues, the roles that one could play in society, and he was borrowing this from the Greeks and others, but being a statesman, being a philosopher, being a theologian are the highest callings. And he told me some of the deepest conversations that we had before he died, saying, you know, everybody can be. Everybody can open a stream and say crazy things, but not everybody can be a statesman. Not everybody can be a coalition builder. It's really hard to build. And he was very proud that we had built something that he had built, something that is an institution that's going to outlive him, with friends, that of all different parts of the party that love him and that admire him. And so we had. I'm not kidding. We talked for hours about this on a few different occasions, about why that was the highest calling. I could tell he was working that out with me.

[Megyn Kelly]

And not just working that out, but what I've learned just since Charlie died is working to be the person. I did not realize how much work Charlie put into these campus appearances and honing his game and making sure he was at the. At the peak in terms of his ability to have these exchanges.

[Andrew Colvett]

He disciplined his body to do it from. He was a biohacker. He was religious about sleep. He didn't put poisons into his body. He. He really understood that he had to get the most out of himself, and he found time to do the most bizarre things I could. On the BioPac front, he journaled, he read books, he listened to books on tapes. He found ways to maximize every single second.

[Megyn Kelly]

I think one of the services you and Erica could, when everyone's feeling better, provide for his fans would be to put together a list of what Charlie read. I feel like everybody would want to see that. Just the best you can cobble it together, just go to his bookcase, go to his, you know, Kindle, whatever. Because I think people would love to know what influenced him. He influenced them. What influenced him. We've got news to make. We're going to take a quick break. We'll come back and we'll make it. Don't go away.

[Terrence Bates]

Welcome back to this real America's Voice news break. I'm Terrence Bates. President Trump is about to head home to the White House after wrapping up his royal state visit in England. Here's a live shot of Air Force One on the tarmac. We're hearing that President Trump and Marine One just landed. So he should be boarding Air Force One here in short order and then heading back across the pond. That's what the Brits call the Atlantic Ocean. Headed home to Washington, D.C. just hours ago. The commander in chief wrapping up a news conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. And earlier in the day the duo signed an economic cooperation agreement worth more than $100 billion. A majority of the investment will reportedly come from equity firm Blackstone over 10 years. The British government reportedly expects the investment package to create some 76,000 high paying, high quality jobs in industries ranging from clean energy to life life sciences. President Trump also using the shared stage with his British counterpart to share some breaking news about Afghanistan.

[Walter Kern]

Bagram, the big air base that one of the biggest air bases in the world.

[Terrence Bates]

We gave it to him for nothing. We're trying to get it back, by the way.

[Walter Kern]

Okay, that could be a little breaking news.

[Terrence Bates]

We're trying to get it back because.

[Walter Kern]

They need things from us. We want that base back.

[Terrence Bates]

But one of the reasons we want.

[Walter Kern]

The base is as you know, it's an hour away from where China makes its nuclear weapons.

[Terrence Bates]

So a lot of things are happening. The president also making headlines for his plan to designate Antifa a major terrorist organization. He made the announcement in a truth social post calling the group a sick, dangerous radical left disaster. The commander in chief says he'll also be strongly recommending that the people funding the left wing group be thoroughly investigated. The self proclaimed anti fascist group is known for its various demonstrations that sometimes end with violence and destruction of property. Late night host Jimmy Kimmel is the poster child for the idea that words have consequences. ABC is suspended as late night Show Jimmy Kimmel live indefinitely over comments he made about Charlie Kirk's murder. The network and other television station groups called Kimmel's comments, quote, offensive and insensitive. That's a quick check of your headlines.

[Megyn Kelly]

Welcome back everyone. I'm Megan Kelly sitting in on the Carl the Charlie Kirk show and it's my honor to be here out in Phoenix, Arizona with his team and we're simulcasting for our audience on SiriusXM as well. I'm here with his like top lieutenants and they've been through so much over the past week and they know Charlie so well. We thought it'd be great to bring some of these guys in and talk about some of their memories of Charlie, which we're gonna do. This is Blake Neff, he's. What will you describe what you did for Charlie?

[Mikey McCoy]

I was a producer, you know, helped get guests for the show, but also especially talking points, researching issues, you know, what do we want to say about this? And he would come to me, Blake, what do we think about this issue? And Charlie is a busy guy, so sometimes it was my job to go and read the 400 page book about something so I can give him a 10 page digest of it later.

[Megyn Kelly]

Didn't he call you his secret weapon?

[Mikey McCoy]

I'm told that he didn't tell that to my friend.

[Megyn Kelly]

Yes, yes, I'll accept it. I heard he called you his secret weapon. And then there's Mikey McCoy. How you doing, Mikey? Good, thanks. Alright. And tell us what you did for Charlie.

[Mikey McCoy]

Yeah, I was his chief of staff, Worked for him almost six years. Yeah, Organized his work.

[Megyn Kelly]

Took you out of your cradle.

[Mikey McCoy]

He plucked me out, Saved me from going to college.

[Megyn Kelly]

He did, right. No, for real.

[Mikey McCoy]

He said, I don't want you to go to college. I want you to come work for me. So best decision I made. Yeah. So with him for six years, his Swiss army knife. If a problem would arise, I'd go and solve it for him. Kept his life organized and traveled with him everywhere.

[Megyn Kelly]

He was always so complimentary of his team, Andrew. I mean, whenever you give him a compliment, he would give it back to you guys. He never took the compliment directly. And now there's a question about who's going to lead the team going forward and who's going to lead this enormously important organization. And I understand you have some news on that front.

[Andrew Colvett]

Yeah. Since everything has happened, I think the number one question is what is going to happen with Turning Point? What is going to happen next? And I'm pleased to be able to announce with you. And I think it's appropriate, because of who you are and who this person is, that the Turning Point board has unanimously selected Erica Kirk as the new CEO and chair of the board. And not only is that amazing in and of itself, but I can assure you, Megan, that Charlie told me personally and he told others, he probably told Mikey that if anything ever happened to him that this is exactly what he wanted.

[Megyn Kelly]

Wow, I have the chills. It had to be, right? I mean, there's just. I don't think anybody would accept a leader of the organization who they didn't feel completely understood Charlie and would be 100% dedicated to fulfilling his vision for where this group is going.

[Andrew Colvett]

Well, and let me just add one more thing, and I want Mikey to chime in here as well. But in the immediate hours afterwards, Erica got a call from somebody very important. Leave that vague out of privacy. But she got a call from somebody very important. And the question was, what do you know? Sort of asking how much of what's going on behind the scenes and with the relationship, like, what do you know? And her reply back was, everything. I know, everything.

[Megyn Kelly]

That's good. You can tell the bits of the two of them, you know, and showing, like, the clips that you guys have released show, first of all, their immense intense love story, which has been so uplifting to everybody who's ever felt love or wanted to in their lives. And we pulled this one that you guys ran because it's so touching. It's sat 17 and it's her when they were engaged, sitting on this set. I think. Let's watch it. I'm not gonna be able to focus sitting this close to him.

[Charlie Kirk]

Hi. You ready? What? Hello.

[Andrew Colvett]

Hello.

[Daisy Phelps]

I'm not gonna be able to focus.

[Megyn Kelly]

Looking right at you.

[Daisy Phelps]

I'm just gonna be staring at you.

[Charlie Kirk]

Hello.

[Terrence Bates]

Wow.

[Charlie Kirk]

Ready?

[Megyn Kelly]

Taryl, hold on.

[Charlie Kirk]

We're rolling.

[Megyn Kelly]

We're not.

[Charlie Kirk]

Alright, you'll be switching. All right, I'll count it down.

[Megyn Kelly]

Wait, I'm kind of nervous, you guys.

[Charlie Kirk]

She's nervous. Which is why we must get going. All right, we ready?

[Megyn Kelly]

No. Yes, sir. Okay.

[Charlie Kirk]

Three, two, one. Hey, everybody. Welcome to this episode of the Charlie Kirk show.

[Daisy Phelps]

You're gonna have to do it again.

[Charlie Kirk]

Introduce yourself.

[Megyn Kelly]

Is that something?

[Daisy Phelps]

I'm gonn.

[Charlie Kirk]

Hey, everybody. Welcome to this episode of the Charlie Kirk show.

[Megyn Kelly]

You're so handsome.

[Charlie Kirk]

I'm engaged. Would you like to introduce yourself or.

[Megyn Kelly]

Should I introduce you?

[Walter Kern]

This is important.

[Charlie Kirk]

How would you like me to start? All right, we'll try it again. Hey, everybody. Welcome to this episode of the CHARLIE Kirk show. Joining me is the most special guest, my fiance, Erica.

[Mikey McCoy]

Welcome to the Charlie Kirk show.

[Megyn Kelly]

Wow. I don't know about you guys, but I was holding it together just fine up until that. Their love story was something.

[Mikey McCoy]

Yeah. Charlie knew how good Erica was. We know how good Erica was. And when she made her address the other night right next to this chair, I think the whole nation found out how good Erica was.

[Megyn Kelly]

The amount of strength that that took.

[Mikey McCoy]

She's our Khaleesi. She's our retribution. She's our.

[Andrew Colvett]

The memes are already flowing.

[Megyn Kelly]

Yeah, right. Well, there's more on her and what's happening next here next. Don't go away.

[Terrence Bates]

Terrence Bates here with your real America's Voice news break. We appreciate you being here with us. President Trump about to head home to the White House after wrapping up his royal state visit in England. As you can see, Air Force One is on the tarmac there in England. It is gassed up and ready to go, simply waiting for the president to walk up those stairs. The president and the first lady, she, of course, is with him for this trip, waiting for him to walk up those stairs and then get going back across the pond, as they call it there in Britain. In fact, just hours ago, the commander in chief wrapping up a news conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. And earlier in the day, the two signed an economic cooperation agreement that's worth more than $100 billion. A majority of the investment will reportedly come from equity firm Blackstone. Over about 10 years, the British government reportedly expects the investment package to create some 7,600 high quality jobs in industries ranging from clean energy to life sciences. President Trump also using the shared stage with his British counterpart to share some breaking news about Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. We'll have more on that coming up in a little bit. In the meantime, House Republicans could begin debating the latest stopgap measure to keep the government funded through November 21 as soon as today. Wednesday, the measure cleared a test vote in the House, setting the stage for House Republicans to get the continuing resolution passed. While the GOP conference can move the CR to the Senate in its if it stays united, Senate Republicans will probably need some some Democratic help in order to keep the government funded. Meantime, the House also voted down a measure on Wednesday that would have censored Democrat Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and stripped her of committee assignments. Republican South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace raised the resolution over Representative Omar's recent comments related to Charlie Kirk's death. Republican Congressmembers Mike Flood of Nebraska, Tom McClintock of California, Jeff Hurd of Colorado, and Corey Mills of Florida join Democrats in voting down the central resolution. While the foursome denounces Omar's comments, they agree what she said is protected by the First Amendment. That's a quick check of your headlines. I'm Terrence Bates.

[Walter Kern]

This movement will not be silenced. You're listening to the Charlie Kirk Show.

[Megyn Kelly]

Welcome back, everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly, sitting in Charlie's studio with some of his dear friends and staffers. And I don't know, you guys, today has a different feel for me. I've been listening all week with J.D. the Vice President, with the guys from Daily Wire, who I love with Glenn. And of course, we've been covering everything about Charlie since, you know, last week on my own show. And just being with you all, I feel better. I don't know, like, today just seems like we're able to laugh a little. Like it's not that people aren't in grieving, but it's a sign of mental well being that you can find a way to like, chuckle here and there. You know, I, I had my first laugh actually the other day when my friend reminded me of my favorite exchange with Charlie. It was very funny. And it was actually, it, it arose out of a time when Charlie was in trouble with the left for having said something that they thought was terrible and I knew wasn't terrible. And it was part of his courage and saying something that everybody believes but they would never say it out loud. It was about how they were so focused on hiring women and black pilots and minority pilots and going from 3% to 50. Right, 50, that we were going to have to worry about who the hell.

[Charlie Kirk]

Was flying the planes.

[Megyn Kelly]

Because it was like, what do you mean there's Black people only 13% of the population. How are we going to have 50% of them being pilots Anyway? So Charlie said that and then everybody said he was a racist, which was bull. Oh, sorry. Sorry. Which was bull. It happened. Nevermind. Force of habit. And hold on, let me find it here. He came on my show January 2024 and made the following point as only Charlie couldn't.

[Charlie Kirk]

Sat 22 DEI invites unwholesome thinking. And I said, I don't. And I was saying in the clip, that's not who I am. That's not what I believe. But what it does is it makes us worse versions of ourselves. Megan, that's the whole point of what I was saying is that I now look at everything through a hyper Racialized diversity quota lens because of their massive insistence to try to hit these ridiculous racial hiring quotas. 3 to 4% of current pilots are blacks right now. 3 to 4%. And now they want to say this is just a hiring class of candidates. Are there enough candidates to fill the 50% quota? And the other question should be asked is, why is it a problem? Let's just ask the premise. Why is it a problem that 81% are white? And I just. I love the Axios guy. White males are dominating the cockpit. Yeah. Those pesky, safe flights are dominating our society. Megan, you know, all those. You know, all those 25 years of commercial airliners that have kept on, I mean, dominating as if, like, the white male is, like, oppressing us with, you know, their beautiful landings through turbulence and storms.

[Mikey McCoy]

You know, just because you said that at the end, I think one of a great little Charlie thing. Every time a plane took off, he would say, lord, bless this flight. Right as it began to accelerate. And then when I joined, I would add, lord, bless this landing, because I find that a pretty important part that helps.

[Megyn Kelly]

So tell us something about Charlie that we don't know.

[Walter Kern]

Oh, man.

[Megyn Kelly]

Who's got one of those? Blake. Mikey.

[Mikey McCoy]

You know, I think we also have two.

[Megyn Kelly]

We have two new guest stars here. I want to tell everybody. We have Daisy Phelps, and we have Emma Kate Bartles. And Emma Kate, you did Charlie's social media. And Daisy, you seem like you did everything.

[Daisy Phelps]

Media director. I just kind of explained it as podcast media, digital media, sponsorship media. Whatever Charlie said did for Charlie and.

[Megyn Kelly]

Now will continue doing for Erica and Virgin. Turning Point.

[Daisy Phelps]

We're all in it.

[Megyn Kelly]

Sorry. Yeah. What were you gonna say?

[Mikey McCoy]

So one of the things Mikey and I agreed, we were really happy he got to do. You know, one of the things about Charlie is he was so famous, he had no anonymity anymore in America. And he actually really liked going out on walks. And so we were actually in Asia just the weekend before this happened, and we were in Seoul, and I'd been there a little bit early. I was going to a wedding for a friend of mine. And so when he got in, I was like, charlie, the best way to understand the city just kind of walk around and see how it's different. And so, you know, we were there. He got in on a Friday, and so I think Saturday morning, he just got up extremely early, 5:30am and he just started walking around the streets of Seoul. And for once, he got to just wander a city. And he was just. For most of the people there he was just kind of this foreigner wandering around their city.

[Megyn Kelly]

He's tall for an American standard.

[Mikey McCoy]

He would draw everyone's gaze. He would draw everyone's gaze. But, you know, for once, he could just wander a city as a traveler, and he really liked to do that.

[Megyn Kelly]

I didn't realize what a big walker he was.

[Mikey McCoy]

Big walker, yeah. My version of tourism is you stop at a cafe, you eat, you keep walking, you stop, you shop. Charlie's is you just walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk. And it was 90 degrees, 90% humidity. We're sweating through our suits, and we're all like, when is he gonna stop walking? Finally, he stopped at a coffee shop and we were like, okay, we're gonna get like, 10 minutes here. No, two minutes. Two minutes and we're back out in the heat.

[Megyn Kelly]

But, like, no vices, right? Did he even get the coffee or did he get the midnight tea?

[Mikey McCoy]

He got the mint tea. Classic mint tea with two honeys.

[Charlie Kirk]

No alcohol.

[Daisy Phelps]

There are so many outside of hq, people leave their. Their mint majesty with two honeysuckle.

[Megyn Kelly]

Did you see that story? Daisy of the. They posted it on X. Somebody, an older woman, a grandmother, went into a Starbucks and asked for that, and they gave it to her and they wrote loser on it. Well, her family unleashed holy. You know what on the. This Starbucks to the point where they were temporarily closed when the family went back to find accountability. It's amazing, though. It's like the story's not about some loser who wrote loser, right? It's about people have had it. They're pushing back Charlie style because the confrontation was actually very polite. But it was like, you're not going to do this to us.

[Daisy Phelps]

Well, and what's funny is we had just. At our student action summit in Florida, we did approve me wrong, which was kind of the first we'd done at one of our own events. So it was supposed to be more light hearted. Pretty much everyone that's there loves Charlie, is his supporter. And so most of the questions, some of them were like, about the. The Bears, the Cubs. What if he likes waffles or pancakes? And then what his Starbucks order was, because we talked about it the other day, but he would have these cough drops all the time, and people would think they were Zen. They were just cough drops. He had to have them for his throat. And then people would ask what his Starbucks drink was. And everyone was guessing in the crowd. And Emma Kate posted that video, and people, it went viral. They loved knowing what he had. They just love real stories of him.

[Megyn Kelly]

You're Incredibly talented. Charlie's social media is next level. So I don't know how. How you manage that, but through the social media right now, people are reconnecting with him or connecting for the first time in, like, a really unprecedented. I've never seen anything like it.

[Daisy Phelps]

100%. I saw a TikTok this morning of somebody saying they tried to silence Charlie, but I hadn't really seen his videos or paid attention to them. He was like, now I'm going down a Charlie Kirk rabbit hole. I'm watching every video. I'm listening to every podcast. He was like, I can't believe I'm just now discovering this, but I feel so blessed that there's so much on the Internet that even after his death, people are still getting to know him and love him.

[Megyn Kelly]

It's one of the few blessings around this thing is, like, all the hours of tape.

[Daisy Phelps]

I think I saw the same one where he was like, you guys made me obsessed with Charlie.

[Megyn Kelly]

I didn't even know him until this right now. Speaking of obsessions, you two share one. And Charlie tapped into it more than once.

[Daisy Phelps]

Tell us just any sort of Taylor Swift news that come up. He would just be like, explain this. What's happening? And then when we were in the office, when the news broke about them getting engaged, and Charlie was so excited for them, he was like, this is amazing. More people should get married and have kids. This is a great example for everyone, I guess. Exactly. We're so happy for Taylor.

[Megyn Kelly]

Well, that's. I have a question for. About Charlie for you guys. So, I mean, he was human. There were. There were people who would irritate him. I know because I talked to him about some of those people. Would he. How would he handle that? Like, Taylor is one of them. She came out and she endorsed Kamala. She said it was because of Kamala's LGBTQ stance of Tim Walsh actually was. I mean, crazy statements. So how would he get past that and then be had? Like, he seemed to be able to do that with everybody.

[Daisy Phelps]

I would say, for the most part, instead of him getting irritated by people in pop culture, it more so just went to the side of him and he wouldn't really pay attention. To totally be like, hey, this is. I remember one time, he's. He's like, what is Brad Summer? Because everyone's talking about it. Like, it didn't annoy him because he didn't even know about it. He was just so focused on what he. He needed to do.

[Megyn Kelly]

Yes.

[Daisy Phelps]

Somebody like Charlie.

[Megyn Kelly]

So what happened here is Charlie was A nerd.

[Andrew Colvett]

Yeah.

[Mikey McCoy]

Yeah, there you go.

[Megyn Kelly]

Which is fine. You know, I mean, Andrew was telling me about how they, like, intentionally made him not nerdy for the Prove me Wrong segments. Like, maybe. Maybe we won't wear the suit. You know, maybe we'll wear a T shirt. And that worked, right? He gained a lot of extra fans.

[Mikey McCoy]

He still was pretty alpha. We got. I think we can all agree.

[Daisy Phelps]

Yeah.

[Megyn Kelly]

Well, it's an interesting combination because he was a brainiac, but he was alpha.

[Andrew Colvett]

Yeah.

[Mikey McCoy]

And he was like the ultimate pinnacle example of what being a man is. And so being more like Charlie, he never drank alcohol. He'd go to the gym. He always ate healthy. He always had that Starbucks order. He always took care of his vocal cords with his throat coats. He was a disciplined alpha male. And when he had to tap into the nerdy side of him to learn something, he would tap into.

[Megyn Kelly]

How did he. So he didn't want you to go to college and you agreed not to, and then did he put you through college?

[Mikey McCoy]

Yeah, yeah. I think I learned more under Charlie. But I also. One of my favorite stories of Charlie, since we're all just kind of going around, literally, probably my favorites. We're at the rnc and JD had just come out on stage. And whether you guys know it or not, Charlie played a role in JD Being the vice president. And he comes out on stage. Charlie was so excited. We snuck on the floor. We didn't have a pass. We went to the very front. It was just me and Charlie. And JD Says something about Joe Biden. And this was right after the debate. And everybody was like, joe's gotta go. Joe's gotta go. Joe's gotta go. And Charlie turns around, looks at me in this cinematic way, and he goes, careful what you wish for. And I was like, oh, my gosh. And then the next, I think, a couple days later, I don't even remember Kamala Harris's.

[Megyn Kelly]

I know that summer was crazy.

[Mikey McCoy]

Yeah. More fundraising, more battles. Yeah. More pain.

[Megyn Kelly]

Right. He.

[Daisy Phelps]

Charlie was very funny, and he had so many funny one liners where he almost. He wasn't trying to be funny, but it was just those quick little ones. Like, I can remember on Juneteenth this year, he sent us a video. He said. I can't remember exactly what he said. He said, happy Juneteenth. I'm on my way to work. Go to work today, everybody.

[Megyn Kelly]

Have a good day. You did not take off that national holiday. No, we did not.

[Daisy Phelps]

We were here working. But it was just those funny little selfie Videos. He would always send in our chats where most of them would get posted on TikTok or Stories or whatever.

[Megyn Kelly]

Like what? Like he would send videos of himself to the team.

[Daisy Phelps]

Just selfie videos, just doing little quick commentary on whatever was happening or just telling a story or giving updates. And it was always those really short ones that I loved the most because they were just so funny without trying to be funny, and people loved them.

[Megyn Kelly]

That's hilarious. So it wasn't necessarily for social media, but it was like, for all of you. Yeah.

[Daisy Phelps]

And we. We would post them a good amount, but it just, you know, it was just kind of a little bit of behind the scenes Charlie. Yeah, that, you know, people love to see it.

[Mikey McCoy]

A really fun behind the scenes Charlie. So he was a sports fan, and the way he would consume it had to be very intense because he doesn't have, you know, other than Saturday, you know, which he always was strict about taking off, you know, he didn't have the time to just lounge around watching the game. So the one I'll always remember is shortly after I joined, you know, we had the World cup in Qatar, and he was all invested in the US Doing well, and so he was watching the World cup games on his phone during the show and was reacting to things in the game during the segments. He'd also always have the iPad with him. He always had an iPad with him, and he was always watching sports on the side.

[Megyn Kelly]

So the Cubs. Erica mentioned the Cubs. And did she say the Ducks?

[Mikey McCoy]

Big Ducks fan.

[Daisy Phelps]

We have a flag that studio for a while.

[Megyn Kelly]

Why?

[Mikey McCoy]

It's where his family went to college and he wanted to inherit a college football team. And it was his. He was so passionate. He would sometimes say, you know, I. I just want to retire and go coach college football. That was what he would say if he was frustrated. Like, I should just quit and go coach.

[Daisy Phelps]

Same with the Olympics in March Madness. We had iPad set up all around the studio so he would constantly know what's happening in the games.

[Megyn Kelly]

Once you've been president, coaching a sports team seems like a great thing. And that was clearly in Charlie's future. All right, we're going to take a break. We'll be right back. Don't leave.

[Terrence Bates]

Welcome back to this real America's Voice news break. I'm Terrence Bates. Air Force One is on the tarmac and taxiing for takeoff as President Trump is wrapping up his visit to England. He, of course, was there for a royal state visit and now is headed back home with still a full slate of Things ahead on his agenda will be highlighted by Sunday's memorial service for Charlie Kirk in Arizona. The president will be on hand for that. Also expected to be one of the speakers for that particular event. Just hours ago, though, the commander in chief as we continue to watch him take off here, wrapping up a news conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Earlier in the day, the duo also signed an economic cooperation agreement that's worth more than $100 billion. A majority of the investment could reportedly come from equity firm BlackRock. And we're talking over 10 years. The British government reportedly expecting the investment package in general to create some 7,600 high quality jobs in industries ranging from clean energy to life sciences. President Trump also using this shared stage with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to share some breaking news about Afghanistan.

[Walter Kern]

Bagram, the big air base that one of the biggest air bases in the.

[Terrence Bates]

World, we gave it to him for nothing.

[Megyn Kelly]

We're trying to get it back, by the way.

[Walter Kern]

Okay, that could be a little breaking news.

[Terrence Bates]

We're trying to get it back because.

[Walter Kern]

They need things from us. We want that base back.

[Terrence Bates]

But one of the reasons we want.

[Walter Kern]

The base is, as you know, it's an hour away from where China makes its nuclear weapons. So, so a lot of things are happening.

[Terrence Bates]

Again. We are watching Air Force One taxiing towards takeoff as President Trump is preparing to come home to Washington, D.C. he'll have the rest of the day and then of course, tomorrow to spend at the White House. And then a busy weekend is ahead again as the president will be among many, he will be the most notable speaker, but he'll be among many other notable speakers who are expected to to take the podium at Charlie Kirk's memorial service in Arizona. It's going to be in a massive stadium and we're hearing that the attendance is expected to be massive. That's a quick check of your headlines of the day. We'll, of course, have more throughout the day. Stay tuned to the Charlie Kirk show.

[Megyn Kelly]

Welcome back, everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly. I'm sitting here on Charlie Kirk's set. And what an honor to be hosting his show today as we simulcast the Megyn Kelly show as well. And I have to tell you, like we've been joking in between the commercial breaks, like, I don't know how it's been here for you guys, but this is the first I haven't laughed this much in a week. I don't know, it just feels good to talk about him in a more light hearted way because that's who he was. I mean, of course, the last thing Charlie would have wanted was for us to be all sitting around feeling sad, especially while talking about him. So to me, this feels like an appropriate way of handling grief too. I'm joined now by two additional staffers for Charlie. Danny, Phillip, and. Hold on. Nate Walker. That's correct. You're Nate. And you're Danny and Kathryn Locastro. Yeah. And you did all admin. You do all the Abby stuff? From the sound of it, like admin, organizing, everything. Yes. This must be so hard. How are you handling all of this? Yeah, thank you. I mean, it's been really special to have the team that we have to lean on each other and get through it together. I think it definitely has been incredibly busy, and it's kind of interesting to balance the grief and the busyness of everything, But I think the will to work is contagious. And, I mean, I'm just following Mikey's lead and Erica's lead and trying to do everything that Charlie would have wanted, which is to keep going and to just work harder than ever. So, yeah, definitely busy. And the busyness is a blessing. It is. I mean, it's amazing. Charlie's life work is keeping everyone occupied in a way that I think is good and is productive. So, Nate, tell us what you did for Charlie. Yeah, I was Charlie's executive assistant. The day to day Charlie make sure he has his food, water, clothes. All the stuff that. That he doesn't need to think about, I would do for him.

[Charlie Kirk]

And clothes.

[Megyn Kelly]

How'd you do clothes? Yeah. You figure that out? You.

[Mikey McCoy]

It was difficult.

[Megyn Kelly]

Not. Not the easiest job.

[Mikey McCoy]

We have the clothing racks in the warehouse.

[Charlie Kirk]

Yeah.

[Megyn Kelly]

Some days I would just have to.

[Mikey McCoy]

Guess, figure out what is Charlie gonna.

[Megyn Kelly]

Want to wear today? And sometimes I'd be right, sometimes not. But. Well, can I ask you. This is not. Not to take it to a darker place, but we're all wearing these freedom shirts. The same shirt that Charlie was wearing. Yeah. On the day that he was killed. What, is there a story behind this shirt?

[Andrew Colvett]

Yeah.

[Megyn Kelly]

So we.

[Mikey McCoy]

We usually bring a couple shirts to the.

[Megyn Kelly]

To the campus stops. And I asked Charlie in the car. I go, charlie, what. What shirt do you want to wear? He goes, I want to wear the freedom shirt. That. That's not controversial. What were the other options? Oh, I can't. I can't remember. Like, what does he. Did he. Did he wear, like, the one that my son has with Trump giving double middle fingers? No, no, no. Twice. Not those ones.

[Mikey McCoy]

It would always say something Never surrender. Here I am. Freedom. He liked his short taglines.

[Megyn Kelly]

I was actually, when you guys asked if I would wear this on the air, I was so honored. And I'm. I feel like I have such a treasure having this shirt, you know? This is such a treasure. Now, Danny, what'd you do for Charlie?

[Terrence Bates]

So I did, like, research and prep.

[Megyn Kelly]

For him for the show. Oh, wow.

[Terrence Bates]

Meetings, events.

[Megyn Kelly]

That's a heavy lift. Yeah.

[Charlie Kirk]

Stuff like that.

[Megyn Kelly]

Because he was meticulous. Yeah. And then it would also be like, okay, five minutes before the event starts, I need more on this. So find more on this specific person or something like that. So it was always something like, what. What did. What was he like in that. In that way? What. Like, what would interest him?

[Walter Kern]

He would be interested in the most.

[Megyn Kelly]

Specific stuff sometimes, and then sometimes he wouldn't care. Mikey probably knows about this too, but, yeah, he would want very specific details on very specific things that really no one else would think about. Then other times, he would just be like, I'm just gonna wing it. I got it covered. And then you'd probably hear that stuff actually come up in one of the Q and A's on the prove me wrong segments is like, oh, wait a minute. Actually, he needed that. Right? I mean, that's. Everyone's marveling right now on the Internet at Charlie's depth of knowledge about everything. How. How can anyone here explain that? How?

[Mikey McCoy]

Yeah, he was diligent, as we said earlier on the show.

[Megyn Kelly]

Was he constantly studying?

[Mikey McCoy]

Constantly studying, reading a book, and his time management was impeccable. If he didn't have time to read a book, he'd have Blake read a book for him. Danny read a book for him, and he'd have people come out and mentor him and talk to him about details. And Frank Turek would be here, and he would pour into Charlie, and Charlie would be taking meticulous notes and study it. And then everything was focused towards his campus tours. He wanted to give knowledge that he could glean from the world to all these students across America.

[Megyn Kelly]

That's an interesting question. Were the campus tours his dominant focus, or was it the big student events or was it the show?

[Mikey McCoy]

It was everything. It was everything. And how he was able to manage it all, I don't think anybody will really know. And he was. He slept, and he still was able to do normal human things while managing a million tasks.

[Megyn Kelly]

I can't imagine you trying to get him to, like, sit down with you and go over logistics when he is this. This, you know, busy and important corralling him and Mikey was definitely a challenge at times.

[Daisy Phelps]

But sometimes I would say I just need 30 seconds.

[Megyn Kelly]

I have a few things I need to go over. And so would you just send him a video on the group chat? I should have done that. Charlie, I need you.

[Mikey McCoy]

Yeah, that would have been helpful.

[Megyn Kelly]

But just needed a little bit of.

[Daisy Phelps]

Time to nail things down.

[Megyn Kelly]

And we had a good routine. So, you know, you seem like somebody who can handle that. Not everybody has those executive management skills. So just meeting all of you, it's very clear you had a very clear eye for talent. And everyone here is so young. I just feel, I'm so sorry that you've had such a tragedy at such a young point in your lives. We're going to be right back.

[Terrence Bates]

Welcome back to this REAL America's Voice news break. I'm Terrence Bates. President Trump is headed back to the White House as we speak after wrapping up his royal state visit in England. In fact, the president taking off just moments ago aboard Air Force One. We're going to show you that video here momentarily. The commander in chief wrapping up a news conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer even before taking off, though. And then earlier in the day, the duo signed an economic cooperation agreement worth more than $100 billion. A majority of the investment would reportedly come from equity firm Blackstone over 10 years. The British government also expecting the investment package to create some 7,600 high quality jobs in industries ranging from clean energy to life sciences. President Trump using the shared stage with his British counterpart to share some breaking news when it comes to Afghanistan.

[Walter Kern]

Bagram, the big air base that one of the biggest air bases in the.

[Terrence Bates]

World, we gave it to him for nothing.

[Megyn Kelly]

We're trying to get it back, by the way.

[Walter Kern]

Okay, that could be a little breaking news.

[Terrence Bates]

We're trying to get it back because.

[Walter Kern]

They need things from us. We want that base back.

[Terrence Bates]

But one of the reasons we want.

[Walter Kern]

The base is, as you know, it's an hour away from where China makes its nuclear weapons.

[Terrence Bates]

So a lot of things are happening back here at home. A 24 year old is dead after investigators say he killed three police officers and injured two others. Those other two who are in critical condition. It's the latest brazen attack involving a 20 something to grip the nation. The murdered officers were honored with this procession Wednesday night following their killings during a domestic related investigation. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro condemning the attack and US Attorney General Pam Bondi calling violence against police officers a, quote, scourge on our society and never acceptable. The suspect was eventually shot and killed by police. The President making headlines from across the pond for his plan to designate Antifa a major terrorist organization. He made that announcement in this Truth Social post calling the group a quote, sick, dangerous, radical left disaster. The commander in chief says he'll also be strongly recommending that the people funding the left wing group be thoroughly investigated. The self proclaimed anti fascist group is known for its various demonstrations that sometimes end with violence and destruction of property. Late night host Jimmy Kimmel is the poster child for the idea that words have consequences. ABC has suspended his late night show Jimmy Kimmel Live indefinitely over comments he made about Charlie Kirk's murder. The network and other television station groups called Kimmel's comments, quote, offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse. President Trump chiming into the conversation on truth social, calling ABC's announcement great news for America. He goes on to lash out at Kimmel saying that he was, quote, he has, quote, zero talent and worse ratings than even Colbert, if that's possible. We'll of course continue covering the ongoing changes in late night television. Stay tuned. Just don't expect to see Jimmy Kimmel Live anytime soon. Well, things got pretty hot yesterday at the House Oversight Committee's grilling of FBI Director Cash Patel and his handling of various issues including Charlie Kirk's assassination, as well as when it comes to those files, to the various files that have been sought, we have released where President Trump.

[Charlie Kirk]

Did you tell the Attorney General that the President. President's name is in the Epstein files?

[Terrence Bates]

During many conversations that the Attorney General and I have had on the matter of Epstein, we have reviewed.

[Andrew Colvett]

The question is simple.

[Charlie Kirk]

Who you tell the Attorney General that.

[Megyn Kelly]

Donald Trump's name is in the Epstein files. Yes or no?

[Terrence Bates]

Why don't you try spelling it out?

[Charlie Kirk]

Yes or no?

[Andrew Colvett]

Use the Alphabet.

[Charlie Kirk]

Yes or no?

[Terrence Bates]

No. ABC Director, it sounds like you don't want to tell us.

[Charlie Kirk]

Did you tell the Attorney General that Donald Trump's name was in the Epstein files?

[Terrence Bates]

Why don't you try serving your constituency by focusing on reducing violent crime in this country and the number of pedophiles.

[Megyn Kelly]

That are legally harbored in sanctuary cities in California? I work with you on that.

[Terrence Bates]

Also happening on Capitol Hill, House Republicans could begin debating the latest stopgap measure to keep the government funded through November 21 as soon as today. On Wednesday, the measure cleared a test vote in the House, setting the stage for House Republicans to get the continuing resolution passed. While the GOP conference can move the CR to the Senate if it stays united. Senate Republicans will likely need some Democratic help to keep the government funded. That's a quick check of your headlines. I'm Terrence Bates.

[Megyn Kelly]

Welcome back, everyone, to the Charlie Kirk Show. I'm Megyn Kelly sitting in for Charlie and SIMULCASTING now on SiriusXM on the Megyn Kelly show as well, which is perfect for me. That's perfect. The two of us kind of holding hands and doing the shows together, which is what we did when he was with us. Mikey, let me ask you, because there are a lot of questions in conservative circles now about what's going to happen with the organization, because turning points become very important to a lot of people. And I, I hope there are no turf wars. I hope there's nothing like, no, it has to go this way. No, it has to go that way. I think, you know, choosing Erica to be Charlie's successor is the perfect way to stop all that.

[Mikey McCoy]

Yeah.

[Megyn Kelly]

Just to keep it consistent with Charlie's vision. But what are your thoughts on how you keep it consistent with what Charlie wanted and keep it going?

[Mikey McCoy]

Yeah.

[Megyn Kelly]

Without him.

[Mikey McCoy]

Yeah. Erica said it the other night. He was a. He was. Was an excellent person to pick people. He loved picking people and choosing talent, finding talent and acquiring talent. And he would want to pluck somebody and bring them on the team if they were good at a job. But I was telling you earlier with Erica that for the first time, I got a little emotional two days ago because for the first time, when I was talking to her about where the organization's going, how we're going to continue Charlie's legacy, how we're going to really 10x this organization to become what. What Charlie inevitably wanted it to become. I hearing her thoughts and the way she was talking and breaking things down, I felt like for the first time, I was speaking to Charlie for the first time again. And he told her everything. He private conversations, everything was shared with Erica. She knew everything. And from the way she texts to the way she talks. And I can confidently say that I feel like it's Charlie still leading this organization. And we just announced it that Erica is going to be the chief executive officer of Turning Point usa and for the operators, for the people that helped run this organization. With Charlie, we know. We know exactly what he wanted in his meetings, what his vision was, his push, and the event coming on Sunday, we all just keep sending quotes to each other. More people make it bigger. And he's ingrained in us. He's still there. And it's just like every difficult situation, every hard trial that comes up, it's almost like we have a blueprint that Charlie's just embedded into our minds.

[Megyn Kelly]

The event on Sunday honoring Charlie's life, it's gonna have heads of state. I mean, every administration official, like that place is gonna be in lockdown. I'm sure, first of all. But have you been overwhelmed with the number of responses?

[Mikey McCoy]

It's touching, the amount of responses, not just with the event, but also outside of the event, the amount of people messaging me, everybody on this team, the organization saying for the first time in seven years, 10 years ever, this is their first time going back to church. And that they sat in that empty seat that Charlie left in the sanctuary, and they turned to their neighbor and they said, charlie brought me here. And the other messages said, for every Sunday after this, I'll go back for God, but for this Sunday, I'm going for Charlie Kirk.

[Megyn Kelly]

Oh, I love that.

[Mikey McCoy]

And the overpouring of responses outside of this event is beautiful, but the event specifically. You're right. Every head. There's heads of state coming. The entire White House, essentially, is coming.

[Megyn Kelly]

Yeah.

[Mikey McCoy]

It's beautiful. And I believe when Air Force One lands, there's gonna be a lot of people that you guys will see at this event. It's gonna be very beautiful.

[Megyn Kelly]

Have you guys been. I mean, you knew Charlie so well. You knew him on a date. You're getting his clothes, right. And his food. Have you been surprised at, like, the worldwide tributes to him, the massive impact that his loss has had?

[Andrew Colvett]

Yeah, for sure.

[Megyn Kelly]

You. When you're with Charlie every day, he's not Charlie Kirk.

[Andrew Colvett]

He's just Charlie.

[Mikey McCoy]

And then, you know, something like this happens. And it just.

[Andrew Colvett]

His reach was so big.

[Mikey McCoy]

It was bigger than anything I think we ever even realized, me personally, especially. And he was just.

[Andrew Colvett]

So.

[Megyn Kelly]

You think you're working for a company, not necessarily a cause, and then you realize. Right.

[Terrence Bates]

Yeah.

[Megyn Kelly]

Something far more profound. It's way bigger than any of us.

[Mikey McCoy]

And it's bigger than Charlie.

[Terrence Bates]

It's.

[Mikey McCoy]

Yeah, it's really cool.

[Megyn Kelly]

Can I ask you guys, like, were you. How did you get the news last week? Were you here?

[Andrew Colvett]

Yeah, we were.

[Megyn Kelly]

Me and Danny were both there. Oh, you were there on site with him on site? Yeah. Oh, gosh, Danny. I mean, did you worry about security in advance of these events? Because I know Charlie. He said openly he'd been getting death threats.

[Andrew Colvett]

Yeah.

[Megyn Kelly]

We always would worry, but it wasn't really our job to worry. We were just kind of more so focused on doing what we had to for the team and whoever's job that Was, you know, we trusted them and everything, and we still do. His team did great. So, yeah, it was never really. We were more so just focused on doing what we needed to for Charlie. I have to imagine there was a level of disbelief on your part too, just like there was for those of us who weren't there who were watching on tv. Yeah, yeah. Just kind of state of shock at first. Yeah. Has it been helpful to come back to the office and, like, be with each other? Yeah, absolutely. I think leaning on each other has been the most important thing through all of it. It's sort of an unspeakable feeling that I think we're all experiencing. But to be able to go through it together has been very, very helpful. Do you like. I personally have been surprised at how many people feel this personally. I mean, people openly weeping who never met Charlie and actually who weren't even necessarily fans. Not detractors, but not fans either. And it's, I think, because of the content that's being pushed out that they're getting to know him, of course, the violence with which he was taken, but also just the content. Do you have somebody going through hours and hours of Charlie tape and, like, refreshing it for us? Like, how are we getting all this new content? What feels like new?

[Mikey McCoy]

Yeah, yeah. I mean, Charlie would bank hours of content. He did four hours a day, and then on top of that, he was doing five speeches a week.

[Megyn Kelly]

He was.

[Mikey McCoy]

We were traveling like we were supposed to be in Colorado State today, We're supposed to be in Nashville tomorrow. He would just bank these. These speeches and content. We didn't even post all of them. We have so many speeches that haven't even been posted yet.

[Megyn Kelly]

Who is he speaking to?

[Mikey McCoy]

It would groups. On Friday, he was supposed to be speaking at a church event. Today he was supposed to be speaking to students at Colorado State.

[Megyn Kelly]

Wow.

[Mikey McCoy]

When we were in Asia, he was speaking to a random group of Japanese people and the America Fest equivalent in Korea. But to their point, security wise, I don't think it matters what the security was. Nothing was going to stop Charlie from giving his message where it needed to be. And he died too soon. But he was always ready to die. Everything he did, he poured into it 100%. He was always dedicated to his work, dedicated to his message. He knew that the truth was the truth. He would always say, north is north, no matter what. There's objective truths that need to be shared to the world, and he was ready to share those.

[Megyn Kelly]

When I saw, you know, found out that he'd been wearing a bulletproof vest. I thought to myself, oh, my God. Like, I didn't. I didn't even know that it had gotten that bad. Like, in terms of the death threats, because we all, sadly, do get death threats in this. In the public eye.

[Mikey McCoy]

Yeah.

[Megyn Kelly]

Had it escalated prior to last week.

[Mikey McCoy]

We've always gotten threats before. Nobody's ever really acted on them in this way, but we have received stuff in the past.

[Megyn Kelly]

It's so sick. Right. It's like that this should be the cost for saying what you believe.

[Mikey McCoy]

Truth.

[Megyn Kelly]

Now everybody wants to know what Charlie would think about everything. You know, I'm talking to a lot of people. They say, well, what would Charlie think about this? What would Charlie think about that? And I tried desperately not to answer those questions because it's not up to me to say that kind of thing. I feel like Erica can say that and nobody else can say that.

[Mikey McCoy]

Exactly.

[Megyn Kelly]

But I do wonder. I feel like Charlie might be happy about the Jimmy Kimmel situation.

[Mikey McCoy]

He put out a tweet I literally. I posted on my story today. Jimmy Kimmel isn't funny was a tweet that he posted way back when.

[Megyn Kelly]

He was right. He's not. He hasn't been funny for a long time. As President Trump would say, yeah, Rosie's a loser. She's been a loser for a long time. As if it's like a. You know, it's quantifiable. Exactly. When she became a loser. And same with Jimmy Kimmel. He was once funny, and he's not anymore.

[Mikey McCoy]

Not anymore.

[Megyn Kelly]

And like President Trump with the anti. With the. With the antifa declaration today, I thought that was amazing. Like, that was a group that Charlie called a lot of attention to.

[Mikey McCoy]

Yeah.

[Megyn Kelly]

And obviously may have had some connection to what happened last week, but what do you make of the Kimmel termination?

[Mikey McCoy]

I love it.

[Megyn Kelly]

It's just indefinite suspension.

[Mikey McCoy]

Sweet justice. I think we are all waiting for it. It's a. I mean, Charlie's seeing it and he's loving it, but to only see his reaction to it would have been priceless for all of us who work so closely with him. But, yeah, we love it. Nobody thinks Jimmy Kimmel's funny anymore.

[Megyn Kelly]

No.

[Mikey McCoy]

So.

[Megyn Kelly]

And the nerve. I mean, the nerve of that guy to suggest that this guy was maga.

[Mikey McCoy]

I know. Disgusting.

[Megyn Kelly]

There was no way he was getting away with that. And we're gonna talk more about that when Walter Kern joins me next. He's got lots of thoughts, you guys. I think I speak for everyone. I say we are all sending you all of our love all of our support. I am of course, willing to do whatever it takes to keep Turning Point going forward as robustly and strongly as ever. And I know everybody out there is feeling it in terms of donations. You guys just keep telling us what you need and we'll all be there. Much love to you. Thank you. Okay, don't go away because there is a lot to talk about in the actual news and we will talk about Jimmy Kimmel and President Obama's whining. Stay tuned.

[Terrence Bates]

Terrance Bates here with your real America's Voice news break. Thanks so much for being here with us. Just into our newsroom, Erica Kirk is the new CEO and chair of the board for Turning Point usa. It's the organization her late husband Charlie founded. The announcement was made just a short while ago in this news release from TP usa. The release goes on to say, and this is a quote, all of us at Turning Point USA have a special role in carrying Charlie Kirk's mantle and completing his vision of bringing us all closer to the Lord and fostering a prosperous country for generations to come. Meantime, preparations for Charlie's memorial service this Sunday continue. The event will be held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Speakers will include President Trump and Vice President J.D. vance, as well as Erica Kirk, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. President Trump headed home after wrapping up his Royal State visit in England. He left there just a short while ago. As I mentioned, he'll be in Arizona on Sunday to honor Charlie Kirk. But first, the commander in chief spent the morning making deals. He signed an economic cooperation agreement with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer worth more than $100 billion. A majority of the investment will reportedly come from equity from Blackstone over 10 years. The British government reportedly expects the investment package to create some 7,600 high quality jobs in industries ranging from clean energy to sciences. President Trump using the shared stage with his British prime minister to share some breaking news about Afghanistan and trying to get back Bagram Air Base. Late night host Jimmy Kimmel is the poster child for the idea that words have consequences. ABC has suspended his late night show Jimmy Kimmel Live indefinitely over comments that he made about Charlie Kirk's murder. The network and other television station groups call Kimmel's comments, quote, offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse. President Trump chiming in to the conversation on truth social calling ABC's announcement great news for America. That's a quick check of your headlines. I'm Terrence Bates.

[Megyn Kelly]

Welcome back. Welcome back, everyone, to the Charlie Kirk Show. I'm Megyn Kelly. It's completely an honor to be sitting here in Charlie's studio wearing the freedom shirt and talking with Charlie's staff and about how Charlie lived his life. It's amazing. Here. Everyone is young, everyone is energetic. Everyone is, you know, in a weird way, upbeat. And by that I mean, like, they're obviously in deep grief, but they are finding a way to laugh with one another and be with one another and forge forward. And I will tell you, this is the most optimistic I have felt since eight days ago about the future of Turning Point. I just feel like these people, we are in good hands. Like, this organization will go forward and they can do it. Not only can they do it because they knew Charlie very well and they knew his vision and they'd been doing it, but you can just tell it's a family. And they are more committed now than ever to making sure that this organization stands and grows and becomes even stronger than it is right now. And we. And it's going to be, hopefully, other than logistically, it's going to be easy because they have the support of the world right now. And they also keep getting bits of good news here and there. Like last night, the decision that Erica Kirk will take over as the CEO of Turning Point. Just saying, it gives me the chills. It's exactly, of course, what Charlie would have wanted. You know that from the tape you've seen of the two of them in what was one of the most beautiful love stories any of us has ever witnessed, an inspiration even to those of us who have been married for 8, 18 years and are already happily married, to do even better, to try even harder, to make our spouse even happier. And think of what somebody like that can do at the top of this organization in the name of her husband. I mean, it's going to be something to watch and participate in. They need everybody's help. One of the other pieces of good news is that Jimmy Kimmel is no longer on the air, and we're absolutely thrilled. We won't miss him at all. And I, frankly, all the liberal tear crying all over X is only making it better. What's the opposite of salt into your wounds, Sugar? I don't know. Balm. Like, it's wonderful to see them upset. I'm sorry, but it's like Stephen L. Miller, who's not to be confused with Stephen Miller, the Trump administration senior official, Stephen L. Miller. He's been on the show before. He's very clever. He's a great Twitter follow. And he tweeted out earlier, posted on X. National media being more upset at Jimmy Kimmel losing his show than they are at Charlie Kirk losing his life is kind of proving the point. I couldn't say it any better than that. That's exactly it. They're way more upset about this news, about this guy, this talking head who's been such a buffoon for so many years, doing nothing other than being unkind. I'm trying not to swear. It says right here on the top of my packet. Reminder, no swearing, because I'm on Charlie's show now. He says he was so wholesome. But in any event, being such a jerk for so many years, losing his show, no one cares. Most normal people don't care. Walter Kern, do you care? He's my guest now and joins me via satellite. Walter, your thoughts on Jimmy Kimmel and the leftist meltdown?

[Walter Kern]

Well, let me say something first. Two months ago, Charlie asked me to be on this show and had never been on it before. And I said no, I was too busy. I would get to him this fall. Well, he's not here. And now I'm on his show with him, not on earth, which is a lesson to us all. Don't put things off. Don't take things for granted, and how quickly and terribly things can change. So I'm sorry, Mr. Kirk, I.

[Megyn Kelly]

I'm.

[Walter Kern]

Sorry that I delayed too long. Anyway, what do I think of Jimmy Kimmel? Well, I do a little show biz. I write screenplays. I've had movies made in my books. I've written on TV shows. Jimmy, that's showbiz. You weren't funny. You weren't any good. You wish death on half of your audience in not so subtle ways. Hey, wheezy. Rest in peace. You made a false claim that this case had been cracked and the culprit was maga. Other words, half the US public. Now you're gone, and you're gone legally, and I think legitimately, because ABC leases the public airwaves in order to make money. And that lease comes with conditions, and that is that it serves the public good, basically. And it wasn't serving the public good. It was acting on behalf of a regime. It was acting on behalf of its pharmaceutical advertisers that keep it, you know, that keep it supported. It was slanting not just the news, but every joke. It's not cable. Greg Gutfeld is not comparable. He's on cable news. Those are private wires that are laid in the ground. This is the public airwaves, a stage that we give people on the condition that they use it with decency and some sense of fairness and fair play and in the interests of all of us who own it. We own that station. We merely lease it to each and.

[Megyn Kelly]

Now they're finding violated that there's a new sheriff in town at the FCC who actually is going to start enforcing these rules and regulations. I got to take a quick break, but we're going to pick it up right here when we come back. And I'll tell you what Jimmy Kimmel has been saying in response to the news. Don't go away.

[Terrence Bates]

Welcome back to this REAL America's Voice news break. I'm Terrence Bates. House Republicans could begin debating the latest stopgap measure to keep the government funded through November 21 as soon as today. On Wednesday, the measure cleared a test vote in the House, setting the stage for House Republicans to get the continuing resolution passed. While the GOP conference can move the CR to the Senate. If it stays united, Senate Republicans will need some Democratic help to keep the government funded. In the meantime, the House also voted down a measure Wednesday that would have censured Democrat Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and stripped her of committee assignments. Republican South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace raised the resolution over Representative Omar's recent comments related to Charlie Kirk's death. Republican Congressmembers Mike Flood of Nebraska, Tom McClintock of California, Jeff Hurd of Colorado, and Corey Mills of Florida joined Democrats in voting down the censure measure. While the foursome denounces Omar's comments, they also agree that what she said is protected by the First Amendment. After two days of contentious hearings on Capitol Hill, FBI Director Cash Patel back in the office and trying to put the emotional banter he faced behind him. Things got pretty heated during Wednesday's appearance before the House Committee. In fact, the questions range from the FBI's handling of the Charlie Kirk assassination to the release of the Epstein files. We have released where President Trump is a simple question.

[Charlie Kirk]

Did you tell the attorney general that the president's name is in the Epstein files?

[Terrence Bates]

During many conversations that the attorney general and I have had on the matter of Epstein, we have reviewed.

[Andrew Colvett]

The question is simple.

[Charlie Kirk]

Who you tell the attorney general that.

[Megyn Kelly]

Donald Trump's name is in the Epstein files?

[Charlie Kirk]

Yes or no?

[Terrence Bates]

Why don't you try spelling it out?

[Charlie Kirk]

Yes or no?

[Megyn Kelly]

Direct who's the Alphabet?

[Charlie Kirk]

Yes or no?

[Terrence Bates]

No. ABC Director, it sounds like you don't.

[Megyn Kelly]

Want to tell us.

[Charlie Kirk]

Did you tell the attorney general that Donald Trump's name was in the Epstein files.

[Terrence Bates]

Why don't you try serving your constituency by focusing on reducing violent crime in this country and the number of pedophiles.

[Megyn Kelly]

That are legally harbored in sanctuary cities in California. I work with you on that.

[Terrence Bates]

Hey, I'm sorry. That's a quick check of your headlines. I'm Terrence Bates.

[Walter Kern]

The voice of generations is the Charlie Kirk Show.

[Megyn Kelly]

Welcome back to the Charlie Kirk show, which goes on just as Charlie would want it to. He's got millions of fans now across the world and so many who listened to the show and depended on Charlie to bring them the news, unfiltered and with his brand of straight talk. And I'm honored to be here doing that for him today. And a shout out to the Megyn Kelly show listeners too, who are listening on SiriusXM and on our pod as well. Jimmy Kimmel wasn't sorry. Okay, we played the sound bite on our show for you yesterday and I'll play it here now. Just for those of you who haven't heard what got him indefinitely suspended. He's fired. We'll see. Unless Disney bends the knee. But right now it's not looking good for Jimbo. Here's what he said in Sat 7.

[Terrence Bates]

We had some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.

[Megyn Kelly]

So he's a despicable pig. And he said that when he knew that it wasn't the case. The evidence had been ubiquitous about this person's left leaning and commitment to left wing ideology. We've gone through it repeatedly, you all know, and all of that was out before Jimmy Kimmel said that on Monday night. Did he come out on the air on Tuesday night and try to correct his lie? No, because it was a lie. It was an intentional misstatement of fact meant to mislead you. It was not a mistake, as some left wing defenders are saying right now on X. And his plan on Wednesday was not to go out and apologize that night either. His plan, according to the Hollywood Reporter, was to go out and claim that he was the victim because it was taken out of context and he was going to give us the proper context in which somehow his lie about MAGA at a time when MAGA is under greater threat than it's been in quite some time that that he ginned up that hatred during such a time when MAG is grieving in a way it hasn't been so profoundly since I've known it that he did that in a way that was just simply out of context. Okay, more lies. And so the stations groups from nexstar and others, by the way, it wasn't just nextar went Sinclair went to Disney and said, we're not running this show. We're not going to be a part of this. Not now, not ever. We're not. We're no longer going to be complicit in his lies. And the FCC commissioner, Brandon Carr had said earlier in the day that he wasn't going to tolerate this, that they have an actual duty to uphold the public interest on the airwaves. And Disney caved, as it should have. He had no right. That's literally what some are saying. He had a right to be out there with his show. Swalwell, he's an idiot. He had no right. And now he's accurately and justly been taken off the air. So, Walter, your thoughts on the leftist claim that this is government interference, which does make it a potential free speech problem. I mean, at least they have it right that when the government's involved, you have a potential First Amendment issue. But I mean, my own thought on it is yes, that's right. But government actually here does have a role that's, that's actually statutorily prescribed.

[Walter Kern]

It absolutely does. Imagine Yellowstone Park, a park that belongs to the people and it grants a license to one particular company to lead tours. But it Sundays, hey, there's two things. You can't abuse the wildlife and you can't be mean to the tourists. And then it starts abusing the wildlife and being mean to the tourists. Does the federal government have a right to fire that person or at least threaten them with it? Absolutely. Does that company that wants to keep that lease, that special privilege that allows them to make money have an interest in getting rid of that tour guide? Absolutely. That's all that happened. The rest is bombast. You have a right to speak, and I'm sure he'll have a very popular substack or streaming channel. But you do not have the right to a stage that belongs to the people of the United States. And the broadcast airwaves, as I said before, are exactly that. They are a resource like water or land, a set of frequencies.

[Megyn Kelly]

You know, here's what I want to say about Jimmy Kimmel or Stephen Colbert for that matter. In the podcast lane, of course, we love it and we've now really made our livings in it. I mean, I've been over this lane for Five years and you're in it too. So we love it and it's meaningful and it's the future. We know that. But here's what's so delicious to Jimmy Kimmel that's gonna be horrible. Like his recognizing that that's where he has likely to land next is going to be a fate worse than the worst possible outcomes for him because he thinks he's of ABC and he's used to going to the theme parks and having his rear end kissed. He wants to be at all the right parties and he wants to be the king of television. People are on television. Think television, the only thing that matters. So he's definitely gonna suffer, which is delicious because he's been the king of enjoying everyone else's cancellation for years. For years. Just to do a quick search for what he said about Tucker when he got booted from Fox for far less controversy than what he just caused. You there. No, there's no sot, Walter. That's just. That's just me asking for your opinion on it.

[Walter Kern]

I was waiting for a clip.

[Charlie Kirk]

I thought that was the big lead up.

[Terrence Bates]

I thought that was the drum roll.

[Walter Kern]

Listen, let's get some realism in here about show business and about network news and so on. Jimmy Kimmel was on his way out. Trump predicted that he was next after Colbert months ago. I have a good friend who works in the very small world of late night comedy hosting, okay? Everyone knew Jimmy was not long for this world. So what he did was he went on a suicide mission. At the last minute, he shot his mouth off doing something that would only please the partisans so that he could then pose as a free speech martyr rather than a sad sack toad of a bad community.

[Megyn Kelly]

Yes, that's exactly right. And it's like, it's amazing to me because people are like, speaking of swallow, he tweeted out, he's a comedian. And Scott Adams responded, so was Roseanne. Do cartoonists count? Because of course, Scott Adams had Dilbert pulled from him. His comment pulled after he said something too controversial. Roseanne got fired for a tweet. She wasn't even in her lane. He was on the air for Disney. Jimmy Kimmel was. And let's not forget, they fired. I tweeted this out last night, Walter. They abc, the mouse fired Chris Harrison, who hosted the Bachelor because a bachelorette was unearthed to have had pictures at an antebellum themed party years ago. And he said, oh, geez, shouldn't we judge her by like, the way we were at the time as opposed to the Way we are now. They fired him. His career never recovered. So why wouldn't they get rid of Camel?

[Walter Kern]

This Bill Maher was fired from his show, Politically Incorrect, if I'm not mistaken, because he said something about the 911 hijackers. He said, whatever else they were, they weren't cowards because they were willing to die for their cause.

[Megyn Kelly]

Yeah, okay.

[Walter Kern]

Yep, he got canned. He's got his. But. Sorry. I almost swore.

[Megyn Kelly]

I know we're not allowed no swearing. It says right here on my list, $500.

[Walter Kern]

A turning point for every swear that comes out of my mouth. But they kicked his butt off the air, and that's to swear. And he came back because he was talented, because he had a loyal fan base. And he, you know, I was on his show a couple of weeks ago. Jimmy Kimmel can land on his feet if he wants, but I doubt he will. Because the real wonder of it all was that Jimmy Kimmel lasted on the air for as long as he did. He was the most. Some. He had some guardian angel. He didn't have to be funny. He didn't have to pull ratings. He didn't have to speak to half America. He was allowed to insult people at will. He actually campaigned on stage. I just saw a clip this morning of him giving a long talk to Republicans in his audience about why they shouldn't vote for Trump. He wasn't news. He was worse than news. They used him to do things that news isn't allowed to do. Like lie.

[Megyn Kelly]

Yeah, exactly. So now he's reportedly very angry. This is what the trade rags are saying is that Jimmy Kimmel is furious that this has happened to. To him, as though he is a passive victim who is really just martyred here because he didn't do anything wrong. It was just taken out of context. And the mean bad television executives are out to get him. And meanwhile, I just have to get this out. You've got people like on the left, like Ben Stiller, and there are many I could pick on, but I'm going to pick on Ben Stiller here, who decided to tweet out about this, about Jimmy Kimmel's indefinite suspension. This isn't right. Okay? It's not that pointed. Whatever. It's fine. This isn't right. That's his belief. We went back just to see if he had said anything about Charlie. Nothing he couldn't manage. This isn't right about Charlie Kirk's assassination, but he wants us to feel bad for Jimmy Kimmel.

[Walter Kern]

Walter, it makes you wonder about Hollywood. Aren't they in the business of amusing and pleasing the American public? Apparently not. For a long time now, they've been curiously not in the business of making money, pulling ratings, being right, making good movies and addressing reality. In those movies, they're often some Marvel comic book universe. What exactly are they showing solidarity with? I. I don't understand it. Do they, do they believe they are a guaranteed a future even if they have the wrath?

[Megyn Kelly]

They think they're standing up for the First Amendment, which is so, so ironic given the way they've been behaving for the past six years. They're the ones who backed the Biden regime that censored all of us on, on the Hunter Biden laptop. We could go down the list. They were fine with all of that.

[Walter Kern]

Megan, you know, you may not agree with this, but the public airwaves, meaning the broadcast networks which are belong to all of us, were bought by the pharmaceutical industry, who are 70% of the advertising. They were purchased by them and they were used in their behalf. One of Jimmy Kimmel's bits was to make fun of Ivermectin as horse paste and claim that anybody who showed up having used that at an emergency room should be allowed to, quote, rest in peace, that is die. Well, that drug, Ivermectin, was a present danger to Pfizer's vaccine that was coming and a way of treating people when there were no other real ways pre vaccine. This guy sung for his supper for his masters. It wasn't Jimmy Kimmel speaking when that ugly mouth opened. It was a huge industry that spoke through him. And now he's acting like a free speech martyr because that industry is facing the loss of their right to advertise on TV, which they've only had since the late 90s. And so they're drumming up up a big First Amendment case so that they can go on buying the news. And that's how I really feel.

[Megyn Kelly]

It's really incredible. I mean, this is the same group of people who wrote, like Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader in the House, actually wrote a letter to Fox News demanding that they not let Tucker Carlson air his special about the J6 event. And actively, like, that's government actively interfering where it doesn't have any right. Right. The FCC actually does have a right.

[Walter Kern]

And that's the funny thing, Megan. The government, which does have a right to intervene with public broadcast networks, took that right and extended it into places during COVID and during Trump, the Trump era, generally where it doesn't belong. Platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and so on cable news, etc. They tried to be the cops in other people's towns and they succeeded because they intimidated management and they infiltrated it, frankly, over at Twitter. I mean, you just went from the FBI to Twitter management and that's documented.

[Megyn Kelly]

True.

[Walter Kern]

And so now they are facing the worm turning. They are facing a public that before Charlie's death was already changing in its complexion.

[Megyn Kelly]

Yeah. And now is absolutely outraged. Stand by. We're going to pick it up on the opposite side of this break. Don't go away. We'll be right back.

[Terrence Bates]

Welcome back to this REAL America's Voice news break. I'm Terrence Bates, just into our newsroom. Erica Kirk is the new CEO and chair of the board for Turning Point usa. It's the organization her late husband Charlie Kirk founded. The announcement was made just a short while ago in this news release from TP usa. The release goes on to say all of us at Turning Point USA have a special role in carrying Charlie Kirk's mantle and completing his vision of bringing us all closer to the Lord and fostering a prosperous country for generations to come. Meantime, preparations for Charlie's memorial service this Sunday continue. The event will be held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Speakers will include President Trump and Vice President J.D. vance, as well as Erica Kirk herself, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hagseth. A 24 year old is dead after killing three police officers and injuring two more. It's the latest brazen attack involving a 20 something to grip the nation. The first, of course being the murder of Charlie Kirk. The murdered officers were honored with the procession Wednesday night following their killings during a domestic related investigation. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is condemning the attack. And U.S. attorney General Pam Bondi is calling violence against police a quote, scourge on our society and never acceptable. The suspect was initially shot and killed by police or eventually shot and killed by police. President Trump making headlines while he was across the pond in England for his plan to designate Antifa a major terrorist organization. He made the announcement in a truth social post calling the group a quote, sick, dangerous, radical left disaster. The commander in chief saying he'll also be strongly recommending that the people funding the left wing group be thoroughly investigated. The self proclaimed anti fascist group is known for its various demonstrations that sometimes end with violence and destruction of property. By the way, President Trump is on his way home right now after that royal visit in England. As mentioned earlier, he'll be in Arizona on Sunday to honor Charlie Kirk first. The commander in chief spent the morning Though making deals. In fact, he signed an economic cooperation agreement. Agreement with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. That's a quick check of your headlines.

[Megyn Kelly]

Welcome back to the Charlie Kirk show, which goes on just as Erica Kirk said it would. We are all going to help, all of us who love Charlie will make sure his show goes on, his legacy goes on, his events go on. That one of our most beloved sons is gone, but his movement is not gone. And it is up to all of us to make sure it thrives. I hope you'll all join me in supporting TP usa. It'll be an honor for us all. Walter, where do you think this goes? Where do you think all this grief and love and the complicated feelings the country's having right now goes?

[Walter Kern]

Well, the history of civilization suggests that true martyrs, people who die for their beliefs and die when enacting peaceful strategies, they're not in war, they're not in bitter conflict. Those are the most influential people in history. I mean, the most influential person in Western history was one of those. But we have many cases. And I would imagine that for the people who wish to honor him and the people who are touched by him and the people who are just finding out about him, there will be a great and deep desire to carry on in his spirit. Not just in his spirit in terms of politics, but in terms. I think we've got a bigger situation on our hand. We've got a spiritual situation on our hand. It's leading to a revival. I've got kids, kids who, I'm not talking about my own kids, who I know in their 20s, young guys sitting around in their apartments drinking beer, doing their first jobs, who are having deep conversations and texting me, hey, Walter, what do you think about this where it says in the Bible, I wasn't aware you guys knew there was a Bible. This is happening in the last week that is a movement of the spirit. And America has had revivals that have determined its history several times. On the other side, in terms of those who are hostile to it, I think they look like a bunch of screaming banshees who have been had the lights turned on while they engaged in dark practices and they're exposed. I think that this is to some extent out of our hands. It's up to us to, to hold the standards of civil discourse and other values that Charlie held dear, even dearer than he did. He was obviously the threat, what he was doing. He wasn't a rabble rouser. He was a debater and he was a spiritual person. And that they identified as the biggest threat, which is why they eliminated it. That means to me that emulating his behavior is the biggest threat and the most powerful tool. And so I think people will pick it up and I think things will change because I think the reestablishment of decency, first of all, common decency, which is all they're trying to do in this ABC case, but it looks like radical action and they call it fascism now because we haven't observed any common decency for so long in this country.

[Megyn Kelly]

It's so true.

[Walter Kern]

I think things will change for the better. I really do. Megan.

[Terrence Bates]

I cannot.

[Walter Kern]

They may get intense, they may be loud, they may be fractious, but I don't think that the release of a spirit like his into the public mind with the intensity and the drama around it that surrounds his death can't help but be a good thing.

[Megyn Kelly]

Yeah. And it's in those who don't accept his goodness and let it infuse them with the Holy Spirit and a renewed drive to stand up for the things we know are true, but instead go to the dark place of mocking him or what he stood for. God help them. God help them. Because their future is dark and it's grim and it's depressing, unlike what the rest of us are about to do, which is going to be uplifting and uniting and could just save this country.

[Walter Kern]

Walter Ker I feel invigorated. I feel invigorated. And I was not someone watching Charlie Kirk every minute. I'm a little bit old for the people he was trying to address, but, boy, I'm not too old now.

[Megyn Kelly]

Amen. Thanks for being here. Really appreciate it. We'll talk again soon. I want to say thanks to all the folks here at Turning Point. They've taken such good care of me, not just today, but over the years. And encourage all of you to believe in this organization and get behind Erica. Because let me tell you, you being here, I can see it. Their future is bright. These are dark days right now, but their future is bright. Gonna say goodbye with the following clip. SOT19 the crowd outside of TP USA SA I this is an I Heart podcast.