AAsk Us Anything 246: The Origin of AMAs? A Charlie Biopic? The Limits of Speech?

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Charlie Kirk Show – Ask Us Anything 246: The Origin of AMAs? A Charlie Biopic? The Limits of Speech?
Date: December 9, 2025
Host: Charlie Kirk (in spirit, posthumously), with show team members including Blake and Andrew

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Episode Overview

This special "Ask Us Anything" (AMA) episode of The Charlie Kirk Show honors Charlie Kirk’s legacy through lively, candid Q&A with listeners and members. The team discusses the origins and evolution of the AMA format, the lead-up to America Fest 2025, tributes to Charlie, prospects for a biopic, current controversies (Candace Owens), H1B visa policy, college activism challenges, and the boundaries of free speech. Throughout, the tone celebrates Charlie's mission: unapologetic conservatism, grassroots activism, and unwavering Christian faith.

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Major Discussion Points and Insights

1. The History and Spirit of Charlie’s AMAs

[02:18–07:15]

• AMA Origin:
  • The tradition began on national radio to replace rolling callers with a focused, one-hour session for audience questions. "He just had so much to say all the time that he wanted to do a show...he had things he wanted to say and get accomplished." (Andrew, 02:38)
  • The format allowed Charlie to maintain a "feedback loop" with the grassroots, keeping him connected to his base despite elite pressures.
  • Charlie was "a voracious email reader" – [e-mail] was always open.
• Format Evolution:
  • From primarily emails to live member calls, inspired partly by Rush Limbaugh’s callers.
  • "He got to talk about scripture, he got to talk about history, he got to talk about politics, he got to talk about stuff behind the scenes." (Blake, 04:43)
• Notable Quote:
  • "Charlie could take a phone call from the President one minute and then take a phone call from one of you the next minute. And he would take both very seriously. And it was one of his greatest assets, one of his greatest traits." (Blake, 05:23)

2. America Fest 2025 & Speakers

[09:52–14:41]

• Biggest Amfest Ever:
  • December 18-21, 2025, Phoenix, AZ – now fully sold out, but next year’s tickets are available at a discount.
  • Massive interest since Charlie’s assassination: "Everybody bought tickets to Amfest. We had to turn the ticketing off...the event would probably be twice as big if we didn’t turn ticketing off." (Andrew, 07:15)
• Featured Speakers:
  • JD Vance (Vice President), lauded as someone in whom "Charlie saw huge potential...he always thought he had a huge amount of potential." (Blake, 13:12)
  • Tributes to Dennis Prager and Larry Elder, both past notable guests and mentors to Charlie.
  • Charlie’s posthumous book Stop in the Name of God is dedicated to Dennis Prager:
    • "Your life’s work brought me to honoring the Sabbath. As a result, I wrote this book. Thank you, Dennis, for all you have done for humanity. God bless you." (Blake, 09:06)

3. Prospect for a Charlie Kirk Biopic

[14:47–19:22]

• Listener suggestion: Partner with Angel Studios and "really get some A-listers" (no, Chris Pratt is likely too old).
• Team Response:
  • "It’s probably going to happen. The question is how?...On the documentary side, there’s going to be multiple." (Andrew, 18:19)
  • Pointed out extensive, never-before-seen Turning Point USA footage: "The team followed Charlie around for years."
  • Decision lies with Charlie’s widow, Erica.
• Reflection:
  • Charlie’s life has "a cinematic quality...he truly died a martyr, I have to imagine." (Blake, 18:02)

4. Immigration and H1B Visa Reform

[20:35–25:17]

• Listener’s experience:
  • Pushed out of the tech field due to H1B influx: "It took me five years to get a job in tech...sent out hundreds, thousands of job applications."
• Analysis:
  • H1Bs originally for "positions that cannot be filled by an American worker" but have become routine in Silicon Valley, leading to wage depression and fewer opportunities for Americans.
  • "It’s lowered the salaries..." and companies opt for experienced foreign hires over entry-level Americans. (Blake, 23:00)
• Cultural/Structural Issues:
  • 70% go to Indians, another 10–15% to Chinese; 80% for entry-level jobs, hurting young American entrants.
  • Tendency toward in-group hires by H1B managers.
• Policy Take: Dial back or even end H1Bs, and incentivize domestic training. Address related programs like OPT that also impact the market.

5. The Candace Owens Controversy and Community Division

[25:18–31:33]

• Caller Gina: Expresses confusion and heartbreak over the falling-out between Candace Owens and the show, desiring clarity for fans who respect both.
• Response:
  • Invitations and statements were issued transparently, directed by Erica. In-person dialogue requested for authenticity: "It’s critical to be in person if you want to be authentic and to be detailed." (Blake, 27:35)
  • Sensitivity due to ongoing legal investigation and concern for not tainting a jury pool.
  • Promise that the December 15th stream will address the "very simple to rebut and...explain" issues.
  • "We want to address any of this stuff and just let everybody know the truth..." (Andrew, 30:43)

6. Student Activism: The Cal Lutheran Case

[31:33–35:10]

• Caller David: Efforts to get Voter ID on the ballot; Cal Lutheran denied a Turning Point chapter by student senate on grounds of "controversy."
• Team response:
  • Conservative student suppression an increasing trend, especially at formerly Christian universities now seen as "the most cowardly, the most feckless," according to Charlie, documented by journalist Megan Basham.
  • Emphasized robust support for student activism via legal and administrative channels, and noted record student turnout when chapters do launch.

7. Free Speech and Its Limits

[35:10–36:56]

• Listener Sarah: Asks about the ethical and legal lines around free speech.
• Answer:
  • "In America, you can say a lot, but calling for violence requires a specific target and method to cross the legal line." (Blake, 35:10)
  • There’s a clear distinction between what is protected speech vs. what is morally acceptable (e.g., swearing, blasphemy).
  • America’s standard is robust and unique; personal codes (like not swearing or taking the Lord’s name in vain) are separate from law.

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Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• "If the most important thing for you is just feeling good, you’re gonna end up miserable. But if the most important thing is doing good, you will end up purposeful." – Charlie, [00:03]
• "He loved the variety. He loved that human contact. ...he could take a phone call from the President one minute and then take a phone call from one of you the next minute." – Blake, [05:23]
• "Charlie could converse with kings nor lose the common touch." – Blake quoting Kipling, [05:25]
• "Your life’s work brought me to honoring the Sabbath. As a result, I wrote this book. Thank you, Dennis, for all you have done for humanity." – From Charlie’s book dedication to Dennis Prager, [09:06]
• "Charlie’s life...truly has a cinematic quality to it. ...His faith grew throughout his life, and he truly died a martyr, I have to imagine." – Blake, [18:02]
• "It has to be a specific target, a specific person in a specific manner [for speech to lose protection]." – Blake, [35:10]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [02:18–07:15] — AMA Origins and Audience Connection
• [09:52–14:41] — Amfest Planning, Speakers, and Tributes
• [14:47–19:22] — Biopic/Documentary Discussion
• [20:35–25:17] — Immigration, H1B Visas Debate
• [25:18–31:33] — Candace Owens Controversy Response
• [31:33–35:10] — Student Chapter at Cal Lutheran, Voter ID Ballot Initiative
• [35:10–36:56] — Legal and Moral Boundaries of Free Speech

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Takeaways

This episode serves as a vibrant panel reflecting on Charlie Kirk’s enduring influence: maintaining grassroots feedback, energizing youth activism, candidly engaging in movement controversies, and defending foundational conservative principles on speech, faith, and national policy. The camaraderie is palpable, the language direct, and the sense of mission undimmed even in the wake of loss.

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Useful for those who missed it: You will walk away understanding the unique spirit and mechanics of the Charlie Kirk Show’s AMA tradition, the realities and ripple effects of America Fest, policy debates that animate the conservative base, and honest, heartfelt grappling with both internal and external challenges facing today’s American conservative movement.

Transcript

[A]

My name is Charlie Kirk. I run the largest pro American student organization in the country, fighting for the future of our republic. My call is to fight evil and to proclaim truth. If the most important thing for you is just feeling good, you're gonna end up miserable. But if the most important thing is doing good, you will end up purposeful. College is a scam, everybody. You gotta stop sending your kids to college. You should get married as young as possible and have as many kids as possible. Go start a Point USA College chapter. Go start a Turning Point USA High School chapter. Go find out how your church can get involved. Sign up and become an activist. I gave my life to the Lord in fifth grade. Most important decision I ever made in my life. And I encourage you to do the same. Here I am, Lord.

[B]

Use me.

[A]

Buckle up, everybody. Here we go.

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[C]

All right, welcome back to the Charlie Kirk Show. We take your questions on an. Ask Us anything, otherwise known as an ama, but now it's us. And we do that in Charlie's honor because that's what he did. So first up, we have. And by the way, if you want to come a part of this, you'll see that URL under there. Members.charliekirk.com, become a member. You get to take part in our AMA and get to be part of the live show and the podcast, and you also get a lot of other benefits. And we have amfest coming up, and we're going to be doing members lounges, where you get to, if you're coming to amfest, where you get to see private interviews with, you know, just the people in that room before they go live with some of the biggest names and influencers and history makers, newsmakers in the country. And yes, there it is. America Fest AM Festival 2025 coming up in just a few weeks in Phoenix, Arizona, at the convention center. And this will be the biggest one ever. All in Charlie's honor. All remembering Charlie and, of course, taking action, action, action. Because that's what it's about. First up for our ama, Blake, we have Brandon. Brandon, unmute yourself and welcome to the show.

[D]

Hey, guys, can you hear me?

[B]

Yes, we can.

[C]

Yes.

[D]

So my question is about the AMAs, actually. So I was just wondering, like, the history of them, you know, when, why? How? Because to my knowledge, like, you guys are the only show that does it, and definitely the only show that does it. This way live.

[C]

Yeah, I. I could give a little brief history lesson on that. So it goes back to when we started on radio, national radio show. There was basically, you know, I think, a pressure or push the way that they used to do radio. I think some people still do, where they would roll callers. And Charlie just had so much to say all the time that he wanted to do a show. He wanted to actually, he had things he wanted to say and get accomplished. And so he just.

[E]

He.

[C]

But he realized he's like, you know.

[E]

What I'm going to do?

[C]

I'm going to put it into one hour where. And it will just make it a standing invitation where we're going to have people send us their questions. And so we. That's kind of how it happened. It was. It was an impulse that Charlie had to do it because instead of doing callers intermittently throughout the week or whatever, he wanted to just condense it and to put it in one. One section so that he could focus more closely on it.

[E]

And.

[C]

And then he could use the rest of the show to kind of get accomplished everything else that he wanted to get accomplished. So. But the other thing I would say to this is Charlie loved doing AMAs because of the feedback loop with the audience. So it got. Gave him an opportunity to hear directly from you guys. And he's. He was a voracious email reader. So. Freedom charliekirk.com freedom charliekirk.com gonna keep pumping that forever because it is the firewall to truth and freedom. And I said this at the memorial, actually. I don't know if Blake remembers this, but, you know, it was kind of this idea that he. He would go meet with all these fancy people and the elites, if you will, and, you know, the donor class, because that's part of the job, running a big C3 and a big C4. And they would tell him, oh, this, that, and the other. The country needs this. And oh, the base doesn't know what they. What they want. And he would. He would have a direct firewall to those types of conversations because he was so in touch with the audience. He was so in touch with the people that listen to the show and the bass and the grassroots. And so, you know, for all of those reasons and more, we will. We will keep doing that in Charlie's honor. I don't know, Blake, if you had anything you wanted to add to that or only that.

[B]

When I got here, I think we were already on AMA, probably about 100, so it must have been going about 200 years at that point. So now we're at. I just checked. We're at. This is AMA number 246, though I'm in title. I'm in charge of titling a lot of these episodes. And I've probably double counted a number somewhere in there. Or we had a special one that didn't get a number, lots of that. But yeah, we're going. We've had five years of these. Charlie loved them. And as you said, Andrew, he loved both. Just how varied it was. He got to talk about scripture, he got to talk about history, he got to talk about politics, he got to talk about stuff behind the scenes. He got to talk about his family, talked about. Talk about the Sabbath, like what his new upcoming book is. He loved the variety. He loved that human contact. It was something that gave him a lot of joy. And I love to quote from the poem, if you can converse with kings nor lose the common touch. And Charlie could take a phone call from the President one minute and then take a phone call from one of you the next minute. And he would take both very seriously. And it was one of his greatest assets, one of his greatest traits. And we're honored to continue it.

[C]

Yeah, I want to read from Daisy because this is pretty funny. This is actually probably how it actually went down from what I remember. Charlie said to me, I want live callers tomorrow. And then he said, okay, do this every single week. Lol. That's from Daisy. And that is actually very emblematic of a lot of things at Turning Point and at the show where we would kind of just try something and if it worked, if he liked it, he would keep it. And, you know, building the plane as it's taking off, if you will. So there was a pretty organic piece of that, and that does feel right to me. And then over time, we kind of threw in new twists and we brought in the members. Charliekirk.com for people to join the members portal as well. So it just kind of kept evolving.

[B]

I remember the ama. It used to be mostly emails. Correct. And then we made it the. Did we make it the member call? Because we were launching members. Yeah. And we were always trying. He always wanted to have callers, I think a lot of it. Yeah. Because he loved Rush and Rush took callers. He loved continuing that legacy. And I remember we kept trying to just take callers in the middle of normal segments. That was going on a lot when I first started, and people might remember a little awkward. We'd try it and there were always technical issues. It was so funny. So I'm very glad we got it nailed down with these AMAs because we've had a lot of very memorable calls the past two years. We've been doing it this way.

[C]

Yeah. Next up, Jonathan. Welcome to the show, Jonathan. Good to be here. So have you guys invited Dennis Prager and Larry Elder? So in years past, we have had both of those gentlemen. Obviously, Larry or Dennis Prager is, you know, still recovering from his injuries. And I don't know. I haven't checked in recently. I know Erica has, but I think. I think Dennis is still sort of bedbound. I don't know that he's expected to get his mobility back. I'm not sure. But we remain close with Dennis. And like I said, Erica has spoken with him recently and he's great mentor of Charlie's and has been to so many Turning Point events. And then Larry. Larry's been to a bunch of turning point events. He's done his radio show from Turning Point Events. We love Larry, have a long, long friendship and relationship with him. He's not going to be at this year simply because probably we, you know, after Charlie was assassinated, a couple things happened. We got flooded. Everybody bought tickets to Amfest. We had to turn the ticketing off. And again, we're very sorry that we had to do that. We would love to take everybody. Candidly, the event would probably be twice as big if we didn't turn ticketing off. But what also happened was a lot of speakers, a lot of big name, you know, movement leaders and politicians reached out and wanted to be a part of the event. And it filled up almost instantly. We already had some booked before September 10th and then. But then, you know, after. After what happened, it just. It took on a life of its own. And so this is sure to be the largest and most crowded speaker list that we have ever had at Amfest or probably any other event since he asked about Dennis.

[B]

I just want to flag because I think it's a very moving tribute that this book. Stop in the Name of God, all about the Sabbath. The dedication. This book is dedicated to Dennis Prager. Your life's work brought me to honoring the Sabbath. As a result, I wrote this book. Thank you, Dennis, for all you have done for humanity. God bless you. I can't imagine Charlie ever thought Dennis would outlive him, but that's the way it came to pass. But he did. I remember that he told me he wanted to write this book. Dennis inspired him so much to do it. I think he worked with him on the actual process of writing the book as well. And he left it as a great tribute to his friend. And this book is a tribute to Charlie as well.

[C]

Now stop in the name of God. You can get it 45books.com if you want it 45books.com and it's a beautiful book by the way. Absolutely amazing. The depth of wisdom in that book is truly, I think, Charlie's best in many ways.

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[C]

Blake we just talked about AM Fest and unfortunately this year is sold out. But you can already pre buy tickets for next year which is a huge thing and you get a discounted price if you do that now. So that's one thing. But I don't think we've made enough of this on this show and that we had a big speaker announcement this week and that is JD Vance will be joining us at Amfest if you want to throw up. Image 8 JD Vance is a confirmed speaker featured speaker at Amfest 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona, December 18th through the 21st and that is a big deal. But if you are not Able to join. Say you have you waited, you didn't get your tickets. The whole thing will be Streaming live on rumble.com rumble.com. you can show Image 7.

So you can. We have a deal with Rumble where they will be streaming the entire thing. So you can always be a part of the action. I know the war room posse, Bannon's gonna be there. Many, many other media outlets. It's gonna be. This thing's going to be bonkers, folks. Blake.

[B]

Yeah, no, it's great.

[C]

We, we have some clips from JD I thought you were going to jump in there.

[B]

Oh, sorry about that. No, we have. Let's see which is the best one that we have here. We're very, we're very excited to have J.D. yeah. Let's play 271.

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Under the Biden administration, the average American family lost over $3,000 of household income. And under the first 10 months of this trouble administration, they have gained over $1,000 of household income. What that says very clearly is that we are fixing the problem that Joe Biden and the Democrats created in the last administration.

[B]

And I think JD really in, I would just say JD over the past year especially, he has really grown into this role that Charlie envisioned for him. This is why Charlie was such a JD fan. We've told the very funny story of how we endorsed him for Senate immediately. And it was, it was actually, we jumped the gun a bit. And before Charlie could contact donors and explain why we were doing this. And it's a very funny story, but he always was a big believer in JD from basically the moment he entered politics, he always thought he had a huge amount of potential. People would say, charlie, do you plan to enter politics? And one of the things, one of the answers he would say was always, I don't need to because I know the things I care about are squared away with with JD as such a rising star. And he was so happy with how he's performed as vice president, becoming this spokesperson for the administration for its vision, this person who can perpetuate what makes Maga MAGA for years on end. And so we're super excited to have him at America Fest. We've seen over and over how much, how much JD Loved Charlie, how he was a friend to Charlie. And we want to maintain that friendship as much as possible, growing forward, going forward. And we encourage everyone. If you're not able to attend Amfest, you can watch all the speeches online and get yourself fired up. And come next year, especially if you are on the waiting list this time, you Get a discount for next year's and.

[C]

That's right.

[B]

Be there. Be there next year.

[C]

Yeah, exactly. Be there. We have another question from Robert. Robert, welcome to the show.

[G]

Hey, can you guys hear me?

[B]

Yes, we can.

[C]

Yes.

[G]

Oh, great.

[E]

Yeah.

[G]

My question, I've got a couple things. My question is, why don't you partner up with Angel Films and do a biopic about Charlie's life? I mean, really get some A listers. I know Chris Pratt is a Christian. I don't think he would be the right person to play Charlie. Of course, that's not my domain. But I think that that would be something that would really be groundbreaking. It would renew everybody's.

Turn it down in the dumps feeling. I. I never met Charlie. I know that you guys, of course, were dear friends with them and colleagues, but I will say that I miss him every day. I can't tell you what a bright light this young man was and at what a young age he was able to accomplish what he did. And I really believe that that was because that was a. A God given thing that he was put here at this time to make these kinds of changes and to bring this visibility out. And the other thing is that I founded five companies. I took a couple public, made a lot of money. I've lost a lot of money. And during the Biden years, I kind of retired out of tech when Trump got in. And then it took me five years to get a job in tech. And mainly because of the H1 visas. I really believe that you guys have got to get hardcore about this Visa thing. It is. I can't tell you how many people who have the experience I have who can't even get a resume looked at. I mean, I sent out hundreds, thousands of job applications and finally got hired about nine months. Well, I got hired two weeks after Trump got in.

[C]

Blake, you want to take a stab at Robert's question about the film?

[B]

So Robert had two questions. We'll hit the. I will hit the more fun one first. He asked about whether we know if we would work with Angel Studios on a Charlie biopic. It's way above my pay grade on that question. Obviously, whether any film was made about Charlie is a question for Erica to decide. And I have no idea what offer she's received in that way. What her own thinking on this is. I genuinely just don't know. I think my suspicion is it's probably very likely we'll get one eventually because Charlie is just such an icon to so many people and his life. It truly has a cinematic quality to it. He. He built something so immense and so successful from such a young age. From nothing really. Came from no strong political background, no establishment background. It was just as pure energy, his force of will. He drew people to himself. He made people believe in his mission and just the faith angle as well. His faith grew throughout his life, and he truly died a martyr, I have to imagine. I very much understand why so many people think a film of it would be good. It is very funny. I just do have to say I did chuckle at the suggestion of Chris Pratt, because I checked in, Chris Pratt is 46 years old. It would be very.

There would be something interesting about him playing a person who was 15 years younger than him when he passed. But I don't know. How do you feel about it, Andrew? Would it be. On the other hand, would it be too real? Would it be. Would there be something fake about seeing someone else play a man that, you know, both of us.

[C]

No. I mean, listen, here's. Here's what I'll tell you is that it's probably going to happen. The question is how? And I think there might be multiple. Because I can already tell you, on the documentary side, there's going to be multiple. There already are a few. Few, I think Daily Caller just released one that they. That they did. The folks behind the Art of the Surge are doing one because they travel with Charlie to Greenland and they had a bunch of footage from behind the scenes. So on the, on the doc side, we're going to have that. And then, of course, Turning Point usa, the team is, has. Has more footage than anybody. I mean, the, The. The team followed Charlie around for years. And, you know, I was always sort of wondering why. Why is this camera going when I never see this footage? Well, now we have this amazing, amazing storehouse of just never before seen footage of Charlie. So that's. That is something the team is. Is working on as well on the turning point side. And so that's going to happen. And I know that there are people that have already contacted me and us about making films. And to Blake's point, it's kind of all in Erica's.

[E]

That's her.

[C]

That's a decision for her to make. And, you know, we sort of entrust that with her. And I know she's talking with really great people, and so we'll see what happens with that.

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So the second half of Robert's question, because we also want to hit that is he asked about H1BS, I believe. I don't know if we still have him, but I think he said it took him five years to get a job in a tech related field. And that's a field where we're told we have a huge talent shortage. And so that's why we need so many H1Bs. Hundreds of thousands of people have come to America as H1BS. For those who have forgotten to remind you, the H1B visa is a skilled worker visa. It is for companies that say they have a position that cannot be filled by an American worker, so they need to bring in someone from abroad. It's become extremely popular in Silicon Valley and it's certainly become very controversial. A lot of people have called for ending it outright or radically curtailing it. President Trump himself has defended it. He defended it in the case of, for example, we've been building these chip plants in the United States. And he said, well, you're going to need these foreign chip experts to get these plants up and running. Otherwise it's just not going to happen. And there's something to be said for that. But there is also a very real fact. We have gotten addicted to this and that addiction, like any other addiction in your own personal life, it makes us weaker over time and it makes it hard to break. We have damaged America's ability to be skilled in highly technical fields because of H1BS. It's lowered the amount of, it's lowered the salaries in a lot of those fields. So they're less appealing than going into something like law or Medicine where there's more of a barrier to foreign competition. And it's made it so there's. There's companies that have just gotten used to oh, rather than having to train up American workers who are fresh out of college, we can take these people who have three years of experience from abroad and we don't have to do any training. Saves us money and makes it all easier for us. And it's a complicated thing that we're going to need. I think we should dial back H1. I definitely think we should dial back H1BS, maybe even have the goal of ending it entirely. But we do need to have a plan for how we're going to, for example, incentivize companies and say we will encourage you to train employees fresh out of college or even fresh out of high school so that you have an incentive to teach Americans to do this job rather than just rely on foreigners to do it. Another thing I'd point out is it's not just H1BS. It's become the symbol of this problem. But there's a lot of other visas out there. So we need a total spectrum. Look, one that's known is the opt. It's not quite a visa. It's called Optional Practical Training. And it's a program that's available for foreign students where they can stay in America longer working in a job related to their field of study. And there's been whole cases where companies like Microsoft have used this as a shadow H1B program to get more foreign workers without getting H1Bs. So it's definitely a massive issue for America. It's one Charlie was very aware of. It's one I told him a lot about. I was saying this is bubbling up badly. People have become really aware that their job opportunities are getting hobbled because we continue to bring in a lot of foreign workers. And especially now that the border has been secured, people are looking at the other sources of immigration related problems in American life. So you're absolutely correct. It's a thing we need to talk about. It's a thing Vice President Vance has talked a lot about. He might even talk about it at America Fest. So definitely tune into that. Do you have anything to say on that, Andrew?

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Yeah, I want to add two things. One that you know, Robert was having trouble getting interviews even, but it took him years to get hired. And one thing I would just say is one, a problem that that has been reported widely when it comes to H1BS is that you have once you some of these cultures that you bring in now remember, I'll just state stating the facts. 70% of H1Bs go to Indians, another 10 to 15% go to the Chinese, and 80% of H1B visas go to.

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For entry level jobs.

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So these are, this is a direct.

Problem, assault on the youngest Americans that are getting it, just getting into the workforce. So it's a huge, huge issue. But one of the things you notice is that, and I've heard this just repeatedly, Robert, I don't know if you have an anecdote that would underscore this, but they tend to hire other people from their culture. So if you hire, if one of these H1Bs rises through the ranks, they become a hiring manager. They tend to hire other people that are closer in cultural affinities or affiliation to themselves. And so that's not necessarily a good thing for native born Americans either. So that there's multiple problems. Some are cultural, some are structural that are injected into the system when you are addicted to foreign labor. It's just the facts. Should we take the next one?

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Let's take Gina's question.

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Gina, welcome to the Charlie Kirk Show. What's your question?

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Hey, thanks guys. Can you hear me okay?

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Yes, we can.

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Yes, ma'.

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Am.

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Okay. My heart's broken with the things that are going on with Candace and I'm trying to make it all come together. I'm sure I'm not your only fan that is trying to do that because of the relationship that she had with Charlie.

And one thing that I'm just trying to make come together in my head is why the invitation was extended to Candace but not to Candace directly. Blake, I think you tweeted something out and I don't know if, you know, I don't know what's truth and what's not, but I do know that she said she, she didn't even see the invitation and it was issued, Blake, I think at 12 on a tweet that you had but. Or midnight. 12, not noon. Midnight. And so it was like nine hours later before she even knew that you said anything about her attending the show. And then she's saying she can't attend in person. Can she attend on a live stream or you know, and you guys do live streams all the time. And is that going to be.

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Of course, Gina.

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I'm just trying to make this come together.

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Of course, Gina. So first of all, our initial statement, it was on the show on Wednesday. I made it at the request of Erica. All of this has been at the direction and approval of Erica because she heads this. And so what we were announcing there is, we said she has said things that are not true and we did not address them for a long time. We stated the reasons why that we thought a lot of them were just not. We initially just thought no one would believe a lot of what was being said. And we also just, we. We remembered the same friendship that Charlie had and we just hoped that this would go away without requiring any sort of direct statement or confrontation from us. So what was approved is we announced we are going to respond to this. And what I said was we are going to announce a date soon. We actually hadn't agreed on it at the time I read the statement. We're going to announce a date where we're going to respond to this. And once we announce it, Candace is free to attend in person. That is what we announced. And so once we agreed on a time, I announced what the time was going to be. Candace, for her part, had said, you name the time, you name the place. That is what we did. As for why it was put out at that time, I would just say I don't think she had any difficulty in finding out what our scheduled time was. It seems everyone found it out quite quickly. And lastly, on the point of why it's in person, I think it's pretty intuitive that given what is being said, what the way this has worked is that it's critical to be in person if you want to be authentic and to be detailed. And that is what we think is a fair request to make if she's going to participate. But regardless, it is going to go forward because we have agreed that some response needs to be made. And so that's going to happen when we announced it on December 15th.

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Go ahead and ask your follow up.

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Well, you know, I just don't think I'm the only person who has heard some things that truly do not make sense. And I know that Candice is asking a lot of questions and she's way out there. But I also know that there are lots of us who are just everyday, normal, average Americans who are fans of yours. We're fans of Charlie's, we're fans of Candace's, and they were friends and the things that don't make sense. I think so many of us are really just wanting for there to be some kind of logic to the whole thing. And I have asked Candace myself. I mean, I'm one person in all of America and maybe the world for that matter, who has asked her to please, you know, go ahead and go come to come to your place, whatever you need so that those of us who by complete happenstance have turned out to be people who listen to both of your podcasts. It doesn't make any sense.

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You know, I, I really appreciate your heart genuinely, and I, I hear, you know, the sincere request for things that you, you think don't make sense. I will say a couple things just before we have to go back to radio here. One is that that's why, you know, we're doing this, this stream on the 15th. We want to address any of this stuff and just, and let everybody know the truth because much of it is, is very simple, very simple to rebut and to explain. And I would also say that, you know, we want to be cognizant all the time. And we're aware of this. We're in a different situation because there is an ongoing investigation, there's a trial. We have to be more careful than other voices out there what we say. And there's always the issue of tainting a potential jury pool that we're always very sensitive of. So, Gina, thank you for your question.

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David.

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David, welcome to the show. Welcome to the Charlie Kirk Show.

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Hey, how are we doing today?

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Doing well.

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Thank you, sir.

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Just want to make a couple of one comment and then there's one question. We're in Southern California. We are trying to get voter ID on the ballot. We're at 750,000. We need 300,000. My second comment is, what do you think of Cal Lutheran turning down making for a turning point Chapter Cal Lutheran University.

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Yeah, well, listen.

Signature drive. Yeah, no, absolutely. And we have a whole story on it, by the way, at Turning Point USA, tpusa.com, you could literally just look up Cal Lutheran, TPUSA and the article pop right back up. But yeah, it was a, we had a chapter there, a preexisting one, and it was disapproved in a 2111 secret ballot by the school students senate. And that was according to the Echo, which reported on the matter. They had argument back and forth, students presented various arguments, and then, you know, somebody said, I wasn't personally surprised by the outcome. At the end of the day, we do try to be fair, impartial, and we want to see all the clubs succeed. But we will notice when a club is trying to push a certain rhetoric and the last thing we need is controversy here on campus. Another person said they felt concerned with her safety with a TPO chapter on campus as a black student. So listen, this is something that we have seen, which is, you know, we've seen it again and again. Again. We actually just had a high school chapter that had been accused of racism or something like that that they persisted. They ended up getting approval. They had their first chapter meeting Yesterday and over 50 students showed up. So one of the things that we've noticed, especially at the, when you, when you have this pushback, is that there's just this huge demand, there's pent up demand within the student body and you get these huge turnouts, like 50 plus students at a first meeting. That's incredible. And it's a testament to Charlie and how he's still inspiring so many young people. But there are appeal process processes in place for this type of thing. There's a way to, if you have to bring in legal, there's a way there. Because this is obviously if you're showing bias against conservative groups or if you're not pursuing freedom of speech the way you should. So all I always say, when, when it's a student senate issue that is responsible for voting, there are other avenues that you can pursue with the administration, with legal, if you have to, and you can apply pressure in those ways. And we've had a really successful track record of that. Now there is a troubling issue when it comes to, I would say Christian schools, historically Christian schools that have probably lost their way. Charlie would rail against Christian schools. They tend, they tend to be the worst for some reason, the most cowardly, the most feckless, especially about living boldly in their faith in Christian and Conservative Megan Basham from the Daily Wire has covered this a lot and she, she's a friend of the show. And so she, I, I know she's working on a whole piece on this. So it's a troubling trend. And it's just a reminder that these Christians institutions, formerly great Christian institutions, so many of them have lost their way and they need to find their backbone and their spine again. And the way they do that is get behind our conservative students, back them back their play. And so we are going to keep pursuing this. This is not the only case of this. And we're working. Just so you know, we have field team and field staff all across the country that work directly with these student groups to help them overcome just these sorts of challenges.

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All right, we have 1 minute 45 left. So unfortunately, Sarah, I'm going to read your question so we can get it asap. Because you say your question is free speech. Is there a line for free speech? Like when actually calling violence is wrong or is calling for violence wrong or you have a no swearing policy? How do you reconcile that with free speech? Well, first of all, we have an absolute First Amendment legal right to freedom of speech. And what doesn't get covered by that is, yeah, it doesn't calling to actually commit violence. America has a great standard on this. It's basically if you're going to be calling for violence, it has to be a specific target, a specific person in a specific manner. And if you don't have at least two of those three things in America, a court will generally say doesn't count. You can say, yeah, I don't like the Constitution and we should get rid of it, or yeah, I kind of think we should overthrow the government. If you're being vague, you can do that in America. And I think that's actually a good standard. It's a standard very few other countries have. But it's why in America we have such a robust free speech tradition. Now, you can still have a personal policy about what you should or should not say. So we shouldn't swear. We shouldn't take the Lord's name in vain. That is a moral principle that we follow. You shouldn't do it. That doesn't necessarily apply for the entirety of the country. America is a country with freedom of religion. It doesn't have blasphemy laws. We oppose blasphemy laws in other countries. You don't want them to ban blaspheming the Prophet Muhammad or something. But if you're a devout Muslim, you of course, shouldn't do that. And so it's, you know, it's a mixture of what our laws should be and what our moral principles should be.

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