Ask Us Anything 245: Most Important 2026 Races? Strength in Adversity? Job Application Troubles?

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The Charlie Kirk Show

Episode: Ask Us Anything 245 – Most Important 2026 Races? Strength in Adversity? Job Application Troubles?

Date: November 24, 2025
Host: Charlie Kirk (posthumously, with panel: Andrew Colvett, Mikey McCoy, Blake Neff, and guests/call-ins)

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Episode Overview

This special “Ask Us Anything” installment of The Charlie Kirk Show centers on audience questions, covering themes like perseverance through adversity, navigating negativity, the most crucial political races in 2026, addressing misinformation about Israel, career struggles in the age of AI, and the enduring legacy of Charlie Kirk following his passing. The episode blends personal stories, political strategy, practical advice, and heartfelt testimony, with Kirk’s longtime collaborators and staff fielding live and written questions from community members.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Persevering Through Negativity and Attacks

Homeschool mom Jen asks about enduring negativity as she pursues local activism.

• Jen’s Story: Jen, a homeschool mom from North Florida, started an initiative to create a new county for better representation, naming it after President Trump. She faced harsh criticism and ridicule, including a negative local newspaper report.
• Advice from Panel:
  • Andrew Colvett: Shares that Charlie faced similar hostility but coped by focusing on advancing his mission, not on critics’ misrepresentations. “We were gonna outwork you, we were gonna out hustle you, we were gonna out message you.” (03:40-04:10)
  • Mikey McCoy: Highlights a memorable video where Erica (Charlie's wife) spoke about developing “a velvet spine of steel”—remaining gentle but internally strong. She saw losing friends/family over activism as a “pruning season.”
  • Faith & Truth: Panelists emphasize faith as a sustaining force and suggest that living honestly and for God provides strength and peace amid attack.
    • Quote: “If truth is for you, nobody can be against you.” (05:24)

Memorable Quote

“I have a velvet spine of steel. You’re soft on the outside, but nobody can get to you on the inside.” — Erica (Charlie's wife) [06:06-07:18]

Takeaway: Build small, strong support networks, root your efforts in faith and truth, and treat negative press as fuel rather than an obstacle.

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2. Trump’s Meetings with Controversial Figures

Call-in concern over Trump meeting with a controversial figure at the White House (08:03-10:34)

• Panel’s Analysis: Trump’s background as a real estate developer means he’ll meet anyone, including adversaries, for strategic purposes.
  • “He met with Kim Jong Un… and Mitt Romney… Trump is a businessman. You resolve impasses with direct face-to-face contact.” (08:23-09:18)
• Spiritual Perspective: While caution is advised with whom one associates, Trump is unlikely to change core beliefs or be easily influenced.

Takeaway: Trump’s approach is transactional and pragmatic, not an endorsement; personal engagement is his default negotiation style.

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3. The Grieving Community and Addressing Rumors

Callers share grief over Charlie Kirk’s death and concerns about rumors and divisions.

• Rain’s Emotional Testimony: Rain describes wearing a memorial wristband and feeling torn about fissures in the conservative movement, especially drama involving Candace Owens. She credits Charlie for helping her through a family crisis.
• Panel’s Response:
  • They urge listeners not to be swayed by rumors or conspiracy, especially during periods of organizational silence due to legal proceedings.
  • Mikey McCoy: Shares a personal anecdote on miscommunication and viral rumors (the “blood on me” sermon), emphasizing the humanity on all sides.
    • Quote: “Behind every single one of these are human beings… Not everything is some grand scheme.” (15:09-16:32)
  • Blake Neff: Stresses that all staff loved Charlie and rebuts the “outrageous and insane” idea that any in the organization wished harm.

Takeaway: Allow space for real grief, distrust sensationalism, and remember the humanity behind events and rumors.

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4. Most Important 2026 Races and Getting Involved

Audience asks about high-stakes political contests and practical involvement opportunities.

• Key Gubernatorial Races:
  • Arizona: Top priority, with Andy Biggs the preferred GOP candidate.
  • Florida: DeSantis term-limited; close past races merit strong GOP effort.
  • Ohio, Texas: Both are critical, with open seats and targeted Democratic efforts.
• Senate Overview:
  • Defensive GOP map – 22 Republicans up vs. 13 Democrats.
  • Vulnerable seats: North Carolina, Texas (possible Cornyn vs. Paxton primary), Michigan, Georgia, Maine (Susan Collins).
    • “People complain about Susan Collins… Deal with it. She is far better than any Democrat you’ll get from Maine.” (20:39)
• Practical Involvement:
  • Coalitions.com: Main entry point for adult grassroots activists.
  • Volunteering, paid “ballot chasing,” joining affinity groups.
  • Download the Turning Point Action app for more.

Timestamps

• Breakdown of Arizona race: 18:20-18:50
• Senate race analysis: 19:40-21:05
• Getting involved: 21:34-22:30

Takeaway: Arizona is the showpiece race, but major efforts in Florida, Ohio, and elsewhere are key. Anyone can plug in via Coalitions.com, regardless of previous political experience.

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5. Finding Videos and Charlie’s Legacy

Audience asks about finding past event videos and future accessibility.

• Members.charliekirk.com archives exclusive member interviews and event Q&As.
• Work is underway on an AI-driven searchable database of Charlie’s content.
  • “We are not going to create an AI Charlie… but we will build a searchable archive, maybe in 2026.” (24:17-24:34)

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6. Addressing Misinformation about Israel

Elizabeth pushes back on genocide accusations against Israel and misuse of statistics.

• Panel’s View: Criticism of Israel is fair, but the narrative of genocide is false given rapid Palestinian population growth (from 700,000 in West Bank in 1967 to 3.4 million in 2025; Gaza from 350,000 to 2.1 million).
• Deeper Analysis:
  • Blake Neff: Notes the tendency for global institutions (like the UN) to single out Israel, often for symbolic rather than substantive reasons.
    • Quote: “If you tell a lie about your neighbor, that neighbor might punch you. If you lie about a country on the other side of the world, probably nothing happens.” (29:52)
  • Points out Israel’s diverse political system (Arab Muslim supreme court justices) and emphasizes it’s a real, complex country, not a TikTok symbol.
  • Criticizes claims of Jewish/Israeli global control as absurd in light of repeated U.N. censures. (31:16)
  • Humanitarian hope for peace and an end to constant coverage.

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7. Navigating Job Application Algorithms & Credentialism

Laura asks how non-degree candidates can overcome automated hiring filters.

• Panel’s Empathy & Advice:
  • AI has made job seeking even harder: applications are written and screened by bots, real connections are rare.
  • Old School Networking: Personal relationships are now more vital: “It’s the friendships I’ve had… that have panned out the most in giving me opportunities.” (35:56)
  • Suggests getting involved in volunteer work, events, and contacting admired leaders—“get in their way,” prove value, intern, or work for free to get a foot in the door.
  • Discusses challenges even in trades due to union barriers and isolated “family shops”—not a panacea but still promising.

Takeaway: Rely on relationship building, direct outreach, and skills acquisition; avoid the resume-slinging trap of digital job boards.

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8. Global Reach of Turning Point & “Turning Point Canada”

Sarah from Canada and panel discuss international Turning Point presence.

• TPUK is a semi-autonomous, affiliated organization.
• There’s desire in Canada for a new Turning Point branch, but most current efforts focus on the U.S. (“We are America first”).
• International interest in free speech, faith, and Western values may lead to more overseas engagement in the future.

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9. Charlie’s Impact, Faith, and Testimonies

Kimberly shares her late discovery of Charlie’s work, drawing parallels between his legacy and Christian sacrifice.

• Panel Reflection:
  • Charlie’s work ethic and urgency stemmed, in retrospect, from a sense his time was short—he achieved “so much, so fast.” (44:32-44:50)
  • The importance of gratitude in having known him and carrying his mission forward.
• Spiritual Comfort:
  • Andrew Colvett: “We don’t grieve as the world grieves. … Charlie wasn’t just a political figure, he was a prophet to a whole generation … a martyr.”
  • The archive of Charlie’s work is a resource for future engagement and inspiration.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Erica (Charlie’s wife): “I have a velvet spine of steel … you’re soft on the outside, but nobody can get to you on the inside.” (07:07)
• Blake Neff: “People complain about Susan Collins… Deal with it. She is far better than any Democrat you’ll get from Maine.” (20:39)
• Panel on Rumors: “Not everything is some grand scheme. Behind every one of these are human beings.” (15:09)
• Faith as Resilience: “If truth is for you, nobody can be against you. But then at the same time, if you’re always living for God, you have nothing to fear.” (05:24)
• Kimberly’s Impact: “I didn’t really have a question—I just wanted to say… It’s just amazing what [Charlie] did in the short time that he was here.” (42:57-43:42)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Jen’s activism & coping with negativity: 01:35–07:37
• Trump meeting with adversaries: 08:03–10:34
• Grief, rumors, and Candace Owens: 11:45–17:36
• Major 2026 races & Senate map: 18:20–21:05
• How to get involved politically: 21:34–22:30
• Finding member videos & plans for a searchable archive: 23:29–24:34
• Debunking lies about Israel/genocide debate: 27:00–32:21
• Job search struggles in an AI-driven world: 34:47–38:33
• Turning Point Canada/International: 39:47–42:11
• Charlie’s message & legacy: 42:32–47:11

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Closing Reflection

This episode delivers practical strategies for grassroots activism, career development, and coping with public adversity, all threaded through a posthumous tribute to Charlie Kirk’s legacy and deep engagement by his community. The panel reinforces Kirk’s core themes: outworking the opposition, standing in faith, defending truth, and building real relationships to effect change.

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For follow-up, exclusive content, or to join the community:

• Visit members.charliekirk.com
• Explore volunteer opportunities at coalitions.com
• Download the TurningPoint Action app

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 going to end up miserable. But if the most important thing is doing good, you will end up purposeful. College is a scam, everybody. You got to stop sending your kids to college. You should get married as young as possible and have as many kids as possible. Go start a Turning 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. Use me. Buckle up, everybody. Here we go. The Charlie Kirk show is proudly sponsored by Preserve Gold. But the leading gold and silver experts and the only precious metals company I recommend to my family, friends, and viewers.

[B]

Andrew Colvett here, executive producer of this show, joined by Mikey McCoy and Blake Neff in studio. We're gonna be taking your questions this hour, so please join us at members.charliekirk.com, members.charliekirk. com we have a written one here if we want to start with that.

[C]

Let's start with Jen, I think.

[B]

All right, let's start with Jen. Jen, hi.

[D]

Good afternoon.

[B]

Hey, Jen. How are you?

[E]

Good.

[D]

How are you?

[B]

I'm great. What's your question?

[D]

So I'm a homeschool mom who basically saw an issue in our community. I've tried to step up and find a different solution. North Florida. So basically we have county commissioners who voted to pass a new tax, and none of them live in our actual area, so we don't. It's literal. What I've been teaching in our homeschool is taxation without representation. Right. So I started an initiative that took this solution. It's a little bit outside of the box. I've spent a lot of time researching and talking to people in the community, and this week, our local newspaper did a report on it, on our effort, and they. It was very negative and kind of mocked me for it. People really can't get past the headline.

[A]

And it is.

[D]

It's a little radical to some, but I'm proposing a new county for our area to give us a little bit more representation and naming it after President Trump. So my question kind of is, how do you guys. You know, how did Charlie. Because there's a lot of Negativity surrounding my effort. Just push through and persevere. You know, when this negativity comes, like, how do you. You know, I've got kids, we're just a regular family. We homeschool. You know, how do you kind of push through that?

[B]

Yeah, I mean, I'm happy to. Happy to take this one, you know, because I will tell you that Charlie was no stranger to negative headlines and to being taken out of context, to smear pieces, hit pieces, all the things. And it got to the point where we literally would just. We would put them in the chat. I would drop the new article in the chat that was, you know, completely taking something he said out of context. And. And he would literally go, lol. And obviously, Charlie had a big microphone. He had this show, he had his social media. So I don't want to say that it's one to one, but you said it yourself, what he would do is he would just push through and he would advance the points he was making. He would advance positive lines, he would advance the actual mission that he was on, not the representation that somebody would give him or paint a picture of him that that was a lie. But you call a lie a lie, you confront your accusers, you call it a lie, and you push forward, and you continue building and building and building. And I mean, Charlie's whole POV on this was that we were gonna outwork you, we were gonna out hustle you, we were gonna out message you. And so that's the point. We built positive lines where we could, we built coalitions where we could, and allies where we could, and we pushed through it. Mikey.

[F]

Yeah, great question. Jen, Nice to meet you. I saw this video this morning, and. And I thought it was so awesome. It was Charlie and Erica. Charlie sitting here. Erica's sitting right there.

[B]

I think we have it.

[F]

Yeah, it's a long clip, so maybe we don't want to play it. But he. Basically, the question was to Erica, do you get the same hate messages and headlines and attacks that Charlie does? And she said, yeah. And I thought that was really interesting question because you don't always think, maybe Erica's not receiving this, but she was. She said, honestly, I've lost family members, I've had people attack me, I've lost friends, but it's my pruning season. She goes, and I'm figuring out in this season who's my friend and who's not. She said. And then on top of that, she goes, I have a velvet spine of steel. And she goes, you can't let Anything get to you? She's like, you're soft on the outside, but nobody can get to you on the inside.

[C]

I think a really important thing to always emphasize I think here is the faith angle. If you really are meditating on that part of it, if you're praying a lot, if you're always thinking, how, how can I serve God with my actions? What would God want me to do? I think that helps a lot in these situation. That gives you a lot of strength when you're under attack. Yeah, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear.

[F]

And you have truth on your side. Yeah, you have truth on your side. And so if truth is for you, nobody can be against you. But then at the same time, if you're always living for God, you have not, you have nothing to fear.

[B]

Yeah, you know, it's interesting, I will say, and we should play this clip. We're gonna play it for you, Jen, because I do think it's inspiring. But you know, we've lived in this weird post Charlie world and you know, there's conspiracies, there's, you know, allegations. I mean, there's a whole bunch of crazy stuff. But I will tell you because I've gotten a few friends that'll be like, how are you doing with all this? And I'm like, I literally don't feel it. I do not feel it. I don't sense it. It doesn't affect my life because I live with the understanding that what God has unleashed because man cannot stop, the haters cannot stop. They can harass you, they can torment you, they can kind of make your day miserable, I'm sure. But God is doing a work. God is doing a pruning. I think in our movement, God is doing a pruning in the country. And Erica says it really, really well.

[A]

408 Erica, do you ever get hate from Charlie's work? How do you handle it? Charlie, do you ever feel guilt? Or do you ever deal with guilt when Erica gets hate? No, I don't.

[G]

I honestly, this is so. I got.

[E]

I.

[G]

This is how I know God made us for each other. Because anytime I do get quote unquote hate, it's the same stuff you get. Like, I don't even want to. It's not even worth saying it or repeating the things that were called or the names that were called. But yes, I do. I've lost family members, I've lost friends. But I actually am kind of grateful that that's happened because God has proven ruined my life. In a way where I am surrounded in a circle now by people who love us, support us, pray with us, encourage us.

[A]

Small, mighty circle.

[G]

And that's what I would much rather have a small, mighty circle than a massive one. It's a people that you know, that you can trust and pour into. And yes. Do I get hate? Bring it on.

[B]

Exactly.

[G]

I'll have a. I'll have a velvet steel spine by the end of. End of my life. So bring it on. I have nothing to fear.

[B]

Based. Such a good clip that.

[F]

That fired me up this morning. And I hope it fires you too, Jen. I mean, I was ready. I was ready for the day.

[B]

Yeah. Next question.

[D]

That velvet steel side is amazing.

[B]

Isn't that a good line?

[F]

Right?

[B]

It's a good one.

[D]

I mean, that's such a good line. So thank you for that. I, I have not seen that one and I am. I'll be putting that up in my bedroom.

[C]

I love it.

[H]

Thank you.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Good for you, Jen. Thanks for, thanks for being a member. We're going to go to Rain next. Rain, welcome to the Charlie Kirk Show.

[E]

Hello.

[B]

Hi, Rain.

[E]

Hey, how are you guys?

[B]

We're hanging in. How are you? What can we do for you? What's your question?

[E]

So my question is. Well, I have two. First question is, what do you think is going to become of this Mondami meeting at the White House today with Trump?

[C]

I think we talked about.

[E]

Nervous that he, Trump, is even allowing him in his orbit.

[C]

Well, keep in mind, Trump is a real estate guy. He, frankly, he loves having meetings. He will meet. It's so funny that so many people are so appalled. They're like, I will never meet with him. Trump is clearly a person who will meet with anyone.

[B]

Met with Kim Jong Un, he met.

[C]

With Mitt Romney, all these Republicans. Yeah, totally get that.

[F]

Yeah.

[E]

But this guy is like the head of a movement that is trying to overthrow everything about what our, our country is about.

[C]

For sure. For sure. But as they said, he, he met with Kim Jong Un, he wants to meet with Putin. He wants to meet with Putin again. He met with Democrats all the time during his first term, even though they were trying to topple him. If, you know, I've heard people on our own side, they've complained that Trump almost takes too many of these meetings. But that's just what you're getting with the type of person Trump is. He is.

[E]

He.

[C]

Think of what he is. He's a businessman, real estate developer. He comes from a world where you resolve disputes, where you resolve impasses through Direct face to face contact through direct conversation.

[E]

But do you think that some of that contact, like on a spiritual level, that some of that contact can affect, can affect a person? I think it can. And I think that limiting your involvement with like, you know, spiritual.

[B]

Well, that's true. You gotta be careful what you let in into the house. I actually really agree with you, Rain, but I would say Trump will meet with anybody. I'm not worried about. Trump is so hardened in his ways. Like, I don't think he's. It's hard to teach an old dog new tricks, if you will. I'm not worried about.

[C]

No one's tackling up new habits at 80.

[B]

No, nobody's, nobody's rubbing off on Trump here. What he's doing is he's gonna size up his, his opponent. I think it's going to go both ways. I think there's going to be some warning shots fired, being like, handshake, don't mess with me in this way. You stay out of my way in this way. We're going to be okay and we are coming with ice. That's what's going to happen. That's in my opinion, that's what's going to happen.

[E]

That's what you have to be. You have to be that way to be like diplomatic.

[B]

Yeah, yeah.

[E]

Win hearts and minds. I get it.

[B]

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[H]

Hey.

[E]

Okay, so for the record, I want you Guys, to know that I still have on the security bracelet from the Charlie Clark Memorial that I went to at the LSU Student Union.

[B]

Wow.

[E]

Friday after, like, I just decided that God was gonna. It'll fall off when it's supposed to, but, you know, and every time I go to the grocery store, wherever, and I want it to be a conversation piece because I just. I don't know, I just feel compelled to let that. That be an opening to good conversation, like Charlie wanted to do. And, God, I got tears in my eyes right now. One thing that is breaking my heart is the stuff that's going on with Candace Owens and. And the things that she's saying. And it seems to be so valid, but, like, my heart is pulling. I don't know that my discernment is saying to steer clear of that, but I don't know. I'm just torn and I just don't understand why. Why it's not being addressed. I mean, especially when she's saying things that seem so sound. And it hurts. It just hurts because, God, I mean, I've been watching Charlie Kirk for over four years. Watching him got me through some very dark years with my daughter and who was sexually assaulted by an inopd. A New Orleans police officer. The trial, just dealing with the FBI. I mean, we dealt with every three letter agency and we came out on top. And I feel like. Like pressing into what I was watching every day with Charlie helped me through that. And I just. I'm looking for some clarity.

[B]

Like, I know that's serious.

[C]

I'm sorry, I mean, what you're saying. No, it's totally fine. And yeah, it's very.

[B]

I love hearing your heart.

[C]

I love. Yeah, so many people love Charlie, whether they. The people who knew him best, but also just people who'd never met him at all because they had that he could speak to so many people with his forthrightness, with his. He was just one of the most honest people ever in a lot of ways. There was nothing hidden with him. And he was, like, so much brutalized. And my heart breaks for you because I know there's so many people like you out there, and there's things people are saying. I would encourage you not to take the outlandish things to heart, not to let people divert you from what Charlie was really about, what his mission was really about.

[B]

And I think, Blake, you said it. Well, it's like we have to give space for people to grieve. There is a trial coming up. We understand that sometimes when we don't speak on Every topic. It creates a bit of a vacuum. And there is just so, you know, there's a reason for some of the silence on certain things and the choosing not to engage in certain things. But I loved Rayn's heart, and you could tell that she is grieved just by Charlie not being with us and the anchor that Charlie was in her life, but also the fact that she wants to carry his mission forward, and she wants everybody to be unified and on the same page. So, Mikey, I don't know if you want to add anything to that.

[F]

Yeah, I mean, Andrew, you said it. If there's silence on something, oftentimes people say that silent because it's true. That's not why. Like, there's so many accusations out there against so many people. Even one of them are like a sermon that my dad gave where he said that I had blood on me. And for the record, like, he gave that sermon. I called my dad moments after everything happened, and I was screaming.

[C]

I was listening to that.

[F]

Blake was next to me. I was screaming on the phone. I said, charlie was shot in the neck and he had blood all over him.

[C]

And I screamed, there was a lot of blood.

[F]

And I said, call every pastor and pray. Pray for a miracle. And he thought for some reason that I said I had blood on me. So he gives a sermon 72 hours later where he addresses that conspiracy.

[B]

Yeah. And he says that I had blood on me. Okay.

[F]

I didn't see that sermon. And then about a month later, that was, like, trending all over social media. And I called my dad, and I was like, did you.

[C]

Did you actually say this?

[F]

And he was like, yeah, I just found out it's not true. So, like, behind every single one of these are a human being. For an entire month, my dad had to live with nightmares every night that his son actually did have blood all over him.

[B]

Didn't you say he got emotional when he found out?

[F]

He got emotional when I was on the phone with him, being like, that's not true. Why did you say that?

[B]

He was so glad to hear it wasn't true.

[F]

Yeah. Like, not everything is some grand scheme. And just because someone's not answering all of your questions when you want them to answer your questions does not mean.

[C]

It'S to close the loop on this, I think. But there's a lot of people. A lot of people are deeply affected by this.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

And for some people, the temptation of something very emotionally upsetting is they want to. Like, frankly, sometimes there's a temptation to lash out. And I would remember that. I would encourage you to remember all of us love Charlie. All of us care deeply about Charlie. It is fundamentally. I'll just say it is fundamentally outrageous and insane to say that any of us would have wanted Charlie dead or wanted anything bad to happen to him. And when we get emails where people just say, you killed Charlie or like, you're lying about everything, I would strongly encourage those people to reflect on what is motivating them to do these things.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I want to also say there is a point where, you know, it's deeply frustrating that somebody like Mikey would have to even dignify some of, like, you know, this story that you just. You'd have to even dignify that with a response. I mean, it's so insane. But by the way, I love that Rain is wearing a. She was talking about her bracelet from the memorial. And it was funny because just this morning, I saw a bunch of like, we are Charlie Kirk bracelets on Mikey's desk. I was like, I want one of these. I never wear these kind of bracelets. Not really my thing, but I'll wear it for Charlie. So I thought that was. That was great. Jonathan, you're next. So my question is, what are the big races in 2026? How can we get involved in those races?

[C]

All right, I can take the first part. The biggest races, obviously, the one Charlie would have cared the most about and the one that's very near to our heart is Arizona. Governor is up this next year. We want to get Andy Biggs into, I always want to say, the governor's mansion. Arizona doesn't have a governor's mansion. They're too cool for that. We want him to get into the governor's office. There's a lot of good we can do in this state, but we need the governorship back. We need to undo the grievous injustice of four years ago, three years ago, I guess. But that is one of the most important. A lot of other governorships are up, and a lot of them are term limited guys. So we have to, you know, Ron DeSantis is term limited out in Florida. We need to make sure a Republican wins that one. That might sound super easy, but remember, eight years ago or six, seven years ago, we only won that by, what, 30,000, 40,000 votes? It was very close. Florida is never a lock. It's a big state. Ohio is going to be an open seat. Texas, we have Abbott running for another term. They're going to put a lot into trying to flip that one. And then in the Senate, we have. Frankly, it's gonna be a. It's a defensive map. We have 22 Republicans up and only 13 Democrats. We need to defend the Florida Senate seat. We need to defend the Texas Senate seat. We have an open seat in North Carolina that we need to defend. Our best chance for a pickup is.

[B]

Probably going to be Georgia or Michigan.

[F]

Meh.

[C]

We're gonna need a pretty strong showing for Michigan to go our way.

[B]

So just a reminder. So Republicans currently hold a 53, 47 majority in the Senate. So we're talking about Senate. So you got North Carolina, it's an open seat. You got Thom Tellis, who's leaving. I think that's gonna be challenging.

[F]

Yeah.

[B]

And they're running the. Roy.

[F]

I think it's Roy Cooper, who is former governor. The Dems are.

[B]

Yeah. Versus Robin. Yeah.

[C]

Running a popular guy.

[F]

Who's very popular.

[B]

Yeah. So that, that's gonna be a challenge. I wouldn't. That's gonna be tough. Michigan, we have an open seat. Senator Gary Peters is retiring. It's a toss up race. Blake is not feeling that great about it. That's pretty tough. Ohio, so Republican Senator John Husted is defending the seat and former Democrat Sherrod Brown is being actively recruited to run again. So we'll see what happens there. Georgia, Jon Ossoff, so he's considered vulnerable. Maine, you have Senator Susan Collins. She's a moderate Republican.

[C]

Charlie always was good stepping up. People complain about Susan Collins. Deal with it. She is far better than any Democrat will ever get from Maine. And if we lose her, we'll probably never get that seat back. We are fighting to defend college.

[B]

Yeah. And in Texas, you obviously have Senator John Cornyn who is gonna get primaried by Attorney General Ken Paxton.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

And some others. So we'll see, we'll see what happens in Texas. But we should hold the Texas seat. If we don't. When we have really, really big problems.

[C]

Of course the House races are going to be very interesting this year around because we're. We have all of these new maps that will possibly cause a lot of seats to flip. We're going to be seeing how that shakes out. Obviously the Texas map at this point is in the courts. Their future. We have a few states we're still fighting to get those new maps passed. Indiana, I believe Ohio is still in contention. So we'll see how those all shake out. But we should get to the other half of the question, which is how you can get involved.

[B]

Yeah, how you can get involved. I mean, Tyler would say this first of all get involved. At coalitions.com we own the URL that's a turning point action URL. So it's, you know, a lot of people are like, oh, we want to start a Turning Point chapter for adults in this date, this day, this day. The way we do it is we don't do the Turning Point chapter thing, which is like kind of our campus base for high school and college campus. But if you're an adult and you want to get involved and plugged in, go to coalitions.com you can plug in whether you're a farmer, you're a mom, Latinos, African American, all the things that you, the little kind of groups that you might have affinity groups for, you can plug in there. But they all gather all collectively and together and there's a coalition for you to join. And then what we do is we dispatch those coalitions with technology data, door knocking lists, all the things that you need to get involved in your local community and your local races. So coalitions.com would be the main thing. There's other ways to get involved at Turning Point Action. You could apply for actual staff jobs. If we're hiring in your, in your area in Arizona we're going to have a lot of employment opportunities for full time ballot chasing. But that will not be the only place that we do that in 2026. But as Blake said, Arizona is going to be a key, key focus for us. Just simply it's, it's not only important for the sake of the country and the state of Arizona, but it was so dear to Charlie that you better believe we're going to leave it all out on the, on the field on that one. So check out TP Action for opportunities. Download the app Turning Point Action app and check out coalitions.com so hopefully that answers all of your questions. Any follow up here? We do have about a minute left if you have any. I have one other question actually. I was actually at some of the smaller events where I couldn't find the videos, but I was able to ask some questions. Where would I find the videos for those? Like I was able to ask Tom Holman not in the main session a question, but in his smaller session. Do you have videos for that and where can I find those?

[C]

Do you mean like the, the members, the Q&As at member events? Oh, those might be old Charlie episodes you could possibly like.

[B]

It was AM Fest last year. I was at. Yeah, yes, Jonathan, those are going to [e-mail] kirk.com they're exclusive member interviews so that's one of the. The value ads that we give to our members. So those are actually a member. That's how I was able to do it. Yeah. Yeah. So annoyed I couldn't find them. Yeah, no, they're on the members site. So you can actually search those through the member site. Obviously they get kind of buried, but just search Tom Homan for example or whatever and you should be able to bring. Bring some of that stuff up. So they are there.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

All right.

[C]

I know. We're working on all of that because we get a lot of questions about finding old episodes.

[B]

Yeah. And we are going to be working on a full sort of AI search now. We are not going to. Going to create an AI Charlie. I just want to be very clear about that. We've all Blake's been talking about.

[C]

I'm not even talking about AI stuff. I just mean I think we need a good database of searchable old Charlie episodes, which was less of a concern.

[B]

What I'm saying is we're using AI tools to make it even more searchable. So it'll actually scan kind of the things he said and things like that. So if you remember something that you. That he said and you're going to look for it. So we're going to build that whole database. It might take all of 2026 to build it. I'm not sure. Hopefully we can get a faster timeline, but we are going to build that so everybody can get all of the things that Charlie said and search them with the help of AI. Thanksgiving holds so many memories, and I'm sure it's the same for you. Right now. There's a girl finding out she's pregnant in the next couple of weeks, she's going to make a decision, and whatever decision she makes will become her memory of this Thanksgiving for the rest of her life. What will she be thankful for a year from now? You. She'll be thankful that you introduced her to her baby by providing a free ultrasound. And she'll be thankful that she chose life. As she prepares for her baby's first Thanksgiving, take a stand for life by providing an ultrasound with preborn. When a young woman sees her baby on the ultrasound and hears her baby's heartbeat, she is twice as likely to choose life. Just $140 provides five ultrasounds that can save five babies. $280 saves 10 babies. A gift of 15,000 provides an ultrasound machine that can save thousands of babies for years to come. Call 833-850-2229 or click on the preborn banner at charliekirk.com today. Next up is Elizabeth. Elizabeth, welcome to the Charlie Kirk Show. What is your question?

[H]

Yes, hi. First, wanna let you guys say I'm still praying for all of you. You're doing an amazing job.

[B]

Thank you.

[H]

Continuing Charlie's legacy and you should just be so proud. And everyone thinks that. And can I just digress on my question for one second? When people are listening to maybe other individuals who claim to be in the conservative space, they should remember that Charlie was a godly man who surrounded himself with godly men who thought of him as a son, that his friends thought of him as a brother, that he was a leader and a role model in his community. And he built an organization where like senators and congressmen were like dying to get on the show because they were proud to be associated with him. So if you are listening to someone who was not like that, you should turn off their podcast and turn back on Charlie Kirk Show.

[B]

Hear, hear. Well said.

[C]

What's your other question?

[B]

Yeah, no, well said. Thank you for that and thank you for the kind words. Genuinely, that means a lot to us. Thank you.

[H]

You're very welcome and very well earned. The reason that I was calling, and this isn't about financial support to Israel because that can be debated one way or the other. And that's fine. But what has been bothering me lately are the absolute disgusting lies being told about Israel. And I just wanted to sort of give a small example. Population growth in the West bank in 1967 was 700,000 people. In 2025, it was 3,400. That's a population growth of 2.7 million. That's 4.9 more Palestinians than were since 1967. In the Gaza Strip it was 350,000. Now it's over 2.1 million. And that's a 5.2 times increase. My point is they're lying about Israel committing a genocide.

[C]

I mean, there's definitely a funny line I saw. Do you know the humorist Dave Barry? He's been in newspapers a long time. He's pretty old now, but the humorous Dave Barry. Someone showed me an article he wrote in 1990, and he was about the U.N. and he says the U.N. general assembly exists to allow ever. It allows every like, random third world nation into it. And it exists primarily to pass resolutions condemning Israel for everything, including sunspots. And it really is, there's an element like, it's like, it's exactly like you say. There is perfectly valid grounds to criticize the exact nature of Our relationship with Israel, should we fund them? Should we give them this or that weapon? Do we need to have unconditional support for any specific political action? Should the US Ambassador be meeting with a convicted traitor?

[H]

No.

[C]

Exactly. Exactly. So you can discuss all of those things, but it's also the case that a lot of people just, they have an obsession with it that clearly transcends anything that is reasonable. And they have this intense dislike verging on hate. And some of that will just become telling lies about it. And it. What I like to emphasize is there's something about it that it goes beyond its actual importance to America as an issue for a lot of people. How you feel about Israel has become this symbol of how you feel about the wider world. And it's perhaps specifically because it is actually a place so far away from America, it allows people to get really amped up in their emotional and moral energy about it, while at the same time not having direct skin in the game on what the outcome is. And I think that really allows people to just say whatever, like, if you tell a lie about your neighbor, that neighbor might punch you in the face. But if you tell a lie about a country on the other side of the world, probably nothing is going to happen to you.

[B]

Correct.

[C]

I think.

[H]

Also, did you guys know that their Supreme Court justice, they have an Arab, Muslim on their Supreme Court.

[C]

They have. Did they pass that bill? I remember we talked about that a couple years ago. Israel's supreme entire court system is pretty wild. They're one of those countries where the judges can appoint their own successors. Can you imagine how terrible America would be if judges in this country just could appoint, like, you'd have super liberal supreme court of the 70s, the court that did Roe v. Wade, and they would just be appointing their own successors. You can't have Reagan or Trump or, you know, appointing more conservative justices to change it. Just appointing liberals forever. That is actually how they ran things. They definitely did run things in Israel. I'm not sure if that bill passed. I haven't closely followed it, but there's just a lot of wild things. It important thing to remember. It is a real country. It is not just a thing that exists on TikTok. It is not just a thing that exists on social media. It is a real country with its own internal divisions, its own issues. It's not this monolith. That's what drives a lot of weird conspiracy theories about it that like all Jews or all Israelis have the same opinion and operate in concert. All I can say is if you think all Jews have the same opinions. You've clearly never met any of them.

[H]

Because they don't live in rock and.

[C]

Go to one Shabbat dinner. They argue with each other all the time.

[B]

Well, and I always think, you know, the allegation, you know, Jewish people run the world or something like that, it's like, have you ever seen the UN and how much, how much, how many sanctions and you know, have been leveled against Israel? And it's basically, you know, so if they can control the world, they would control the U.N. but they don't. But to your point, you know, I mean, I was looking up the numbers with your question about the Palestinian birth rates. And you know, they do have a very high birth rate. Their population has actually increased, albeit at a slower rate than it otherwise would have during the war. And that again is probably because of people emigrating out. There's over 100,000 people that got out through the Rafah crossing. They suggest that about 50,000 have died in the conflict. So I mean, listen, when they say.

[H]

About killing children, they use child soldiers and that has been documented by the United Nations.

[B]

Well, and they use, they use, they do a lot of bad stuff.

[C]

They're a terrorist that seized a control of a territory. They're bad dudes.

[B]

Here's the thing. I hope that we can pray for peace. I hope that we talk about this issue much, much less because the peace holds and it becomes a long term peace. And I think I speak for a lot of us when we say it would be wonderful not to have to talk about this area of the world nearly as much moving forward. Thank you so much for your question, Laura. Welcome to the Charlie Kirk Show.

[I]

Hi folks, can you hear me okay?

[B]

Yes, we can.

[I]

Wonderful. Well, thank you. I want to be brief so I can be considerate of others times, but I do want to say I am so sorry for your loss of Charlie. I think that you guys have been doing the absolute best you can to move forward and carry his mission. And that's so clear to me and so many of us and we feel very. I can speak for myself here, but feel very comforted when we come to join the show every day because it feels like we're interacting with parts and pieces of Charlie.

[B]

Thank you so much. Through all of you, it's very sweet. Lord. Thank you.

[I]

Thank you. So something that, and I actually, I was building up the courage to maybe join a live before Charlie was killed was to talk about the, the hiring processes right now. So obviously Charlie was a bit big advocate for you know, college is a scam and I myself, I have a very successful degree and not, or I'm sorry, career and not having a degree. And many people that I know have, you know, worked their way up in life and just become, you know, self learners and have done the same. But when, you know, something happens and they need to go and look for a job, they're hit with automatic rejections because these, I guess it's the hiring systems have this nice little check mark of, you know, four year degree or master's degree and if you're not hitting that, then you're automatically getting thrown out. So these well and overqualified candidates are getting completely, they're not even passing a person's desk, it's just automatically getting filtered out. They're putting in over 200 applications and getting absolutely nowhere and not able to talk to a real person about it. So just, you know, in feeling empowered and not needing a degree to be successful, how do you guys recommend, you know, people that don't but are having a hard time getting a job? How do we navigate the employment search?

[C]

First of all, I just want to empathize greatly with how horrible it is. I think applying for a job was annoying and frustrating five years ago. It's gotten an order of magnitude worse with frankly artificial intelligence. Because now there are people who can spam essentially unlimited applications. They can use AI to write their cover letters, write their custom, like instantly customize your resume towards this page and they can endlessly spam. And then you have similar AI robots evaluating the applications. It's made the entire process just that much more horrible. And I think it's going to lead to probably a resurgence of what would be very old fashioned, which is the need to really leverage personal relationship, build personal relationships and leverage those to find employment. I guess I can speak to myself. I can't give a lot of specific job advice on how to get a job in a specific field. What I can say is that professionally it's the friendships I've had, the closest conversations I've had with those I know that have panned out the most in giving me opportunities.

[F]

I remember you bragging one time that you've never had a job that you've applied for.

[C]

Yeah, and that's, that's, I don't really want to say that with some when people are struggling because I know that's a very tough thing to say.

[F]

You just kind of work what I could say like.

[C]

So as an example, it's sort of weird to say, but getting involved like in the elections, for example, and not just getting involved, talking to all of the people that you volunteer alongside about what they do, what their work is. None of that is going to specifically get you a job, but knowing lots of people, it will increase your ability to be lucky. Yeah, you think of those people who have that story, oh, I was just having that conversation and it turned out it totally changed my life. Or you've heard that story where you talk to someone in the line at the grocery store and 40 years later we're married and we have eight kids. Yeah, everyone's heard those stories. You increase your ability to be lucky by being out there, by knowing more people and also by acquiring skills. You think, yeah, what is something you could be better at that has a possible professional use? Yeah, and that might be a handyman type skill. Those are always in demand. It might be computer programming, except now that's getting displaced by AI. It is genuinely go be a plumber.

[F]

That's. I don't think AI will displace that anytime soon.

[C]

I don't want to be too smug about that because there we go.

[F]

That's a great thing. We should not shame that.

[C]

We should know. We shame them. Go to trade school. But we've gotten emails from people who say, I went to trade school and I've struggled there. A lot of trade stuff is actually quite insular. There will be family shops and they're somewhat hostile to each other. Union barriers to. You don't want to just say, oh, it's easy. Go to trade school. You'll automatically get a job. We never want to dismissively say, it's super easy. Do you guys have any other thoughts?

[B]

I mean, I agree with the part about relationships. Relationships are the absolute key. And I would also say that for young people. What I often tell young people is find somebody that you really, really look up to, respect in the field that you're interested in pursuing and call them, ask them to take you up for coffee, say, I'll work for you for free. Can I get an internship? Anything. I'll just get coffee. I'll be the donut and coffee runner guy. Just offer to get your foot in the door and then work your tail off. That is, I think, the most wonderful thing for young people that they can do. Find somebody you respect, that you look up to, who's the best in their field and just do everything you can to get in their way. And good things tend to happen. My nephew, I gave that advice to my nephew and it worked out very, very well for him. This is Lane Schoenberger, chief investment officer and founding partner of Y Refi.

[C]

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[B]

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[B]

I believe we have Sarah.

[E]

Hi guys.

[B]

Hey Sarah. Welcome to the show. Hi.

[F]

Thanks.

[D]

How are you?

[B]

We're doing all right. We're doing all right. What's your question?

[D]

Yeah, so I'm from Canada. I actually called him last week and my question is there's a turning point us, there's a turning point UK and there was a turning point Canada, but up until 2018. Well actually it ran for about a year and a half and then it just miraculously disappeared and its X account is like totally inactive and there seems to be nothing from that particular group. I'm just curious, do you guys know what happened at Turning Point Canada?

[F]

I don't think that was actually ever officially.

[B]

I don't think it was official. So what happened was we many years ago we helped start the TPUK chapter. It was like an affiliate but essentially it runs fairly independently. They're still sort of quasi connected part of us, same spirit. They promote Charlie's comments and his social media videos and they run their own accounts. And when Charlie and you guys went to the uk, you guys connected with some of those guys that are still connected with that account. So there is talk, by the way from some of these groups in I think like Alberta and others that want us to start. I think those conversations are ongoing. I don't think we've made a decision. You know, we are an America first organization. There's no doubt about it. And so we are hesitant to put our attention outside of the domestic affairs.

[C]

We were really realizing this in the last few months, you know, when Charlie went to the uk, Charlie went to Korea, went to Japan. That he had become actually this global hero to so many people, so many. It's easy to forget. So many people around the world look up to America because we have this assertive conservative movement that is not that we have real freedom of speech. We can really confront big issues. It inspires a lot of people. And so while we are America first, he certainly did not think American values were exclusive to America or Christian values.

[B]

Thought they were God given. We believe that they're innate, and so.

[C]

We would want to promote those things. So as we've talked about on this show, we had Sarah Rogers from the State Department on the other day. We're still in discussions on what this might look like, but there's a lot of hope. We could use the turning point brand, Charlie's personal memory to promote those values, especially free speech, you know, the Christian west and so on around the world. We're not sure what that might look like, but it might include some sort of global turning point.

[B]

Canada. Canada would be an obvious place to plant that.

[C]

They need it.

[B]

So we have a question from Kimberly. Kimberly, please unmute yourself. Welcome to the show, Kimberly. I love how excited we all get.

[J]

I didn't know how to do this. This is my first time, so I didn't know what's going on.

[C]

Welcome. Thank you.

[H]

Okay.

[J]

I'm sorry to say that I never had heard of Charlie Kirk before he died. And that day, that's when I heard of him, of course, because it was all over the news that he died, you know, and I just. I just wish I would have heard of him a long time ago because he's like.

[H]

He's.

[J]

He's saying everything that I. I've done. I. Okay. I got married when I was 17. I have 11 children. My oldest son is his age, Charlie Kirk's age. But my oldest son died three years ago, and eight of my children were born at home. All of my children are homeschooled. I have eight grandchildren that are. That were born at home. And I was. I got saved when I was very young. I was four years old. Anyway, I just. I listen to Charlie Crook all the time now, of course, every day. Like, I listen to his shows. And to you guys. And it's just amazing what he did in the short time that he was here.

[C]

You know, it is, it is.

[B]

I think, Kimberly, just something.

[C]

First of all, 11 kids is amazing. That is a legendary.

[B]

Charlie would be applauding you right now and saying, well done, well done, well done. But also I just want to say, you know, it's something I've actually talked about with E. I don't think she would, Erica, I don't think she would be offended that I bring it up here. But I've talked about it with you as well. Looking back on Charlie's life and he would get so impatient, like about little things. And it was actually really endearing about him. He just moved at such a rapid clip with everything, everything. And I look back on it and I kind of realized it's like he knew, he knew his time was going to be short and he maximized so much of his life every day. He squeezed so much out of it. It was really amazing.

[F]

And how much content he banked. I remember we used to have con. We used to have conversations and you'd be like, truthfully, I think we're banking too much content. But now there's such a rich archive of history for us to look back on. But there's also something beautiful. This is an example of the macro, which is Charlie was a good faith based human being. And you share your story about how you discovered him after, after. And you feel like maybe it was just a little too late and you wanted to discover him when he was still alive and you just are learning more about him and the deeper you go, you have such a love for him. But that's how we feel as Christians too, that there's just once you start that relationship with Christ. And this is something I just feel like Charlie would be saying right now is you go deeper and you get to know him more. And like that Charlie was amazing because he lived for something greater than himself and that that was something greater than himself. And he died for something greater than himself. And I just think that's, that's, you're, you're giving such a beautiful analogy right now of what we as Christians feel. That, that Charlie died for something bigger than himself and that we, one day, hopefully, hopefully we too can die for something greater than ourselves.

[B]

Yeah. And Kimberly, I don't know if you got to your question yet or not, so I want to make sure I give you a chance to ask what you wanted to ask.

[J]

I didn't. Well, I didn't really have a question. I mean, I wanted to say stuff that's totally fine.

[C]

Totally fine. That was a beautiful testimony, you know.

[B]

And Kimberly, like something I said actually at the memorial that I. That I think is important is just that, you know, we don't grieve the way the world grieves. You know, I. Obviously losing Charlie was probably. It was probably the hardest thing that I've ever been through that this organization has ever gone through, obviously, but. But we don't grieve the way the world grieves. And I feel like God has given me all of these beautiful little, little just clues and moments of realization, you know, whether it was we weren't doing. We weren't doing a campus tour, we were doing a tent revival. And Charlie wasn't just a political figure or podcaster. He was a prophet to a whole generation of Americans. He's a modern day founding father and he died a martyr. And I miss him. He's the first thing I think about when I wake up. He's the last thing I think about when I go to sleep. But I'm so grateful that I got to spend so much time so close to him, genuinely.

[C]

For more on many of these stories.

[F]

And news you can Trust, go to charliekirk.com.