Ask Us Anything 247: Bible in 365? Immigration Sentimentalism? Blackrock Housing?

Summary

The Charlie Kirk Show

Ask Us Anything 247: Bible in 365? Immigration Sentimentalism? Blackrock Housing?

Date: December 15, 2025
Host: Charlie Kirk team plus panelists (Blake, Mikey, Joe Bob, et al.)
Theme: A lively “Ask Us Anything” session covering audience questions on immigration, political apathy, activism, Bible reading initiatives, and housing policy—answering with unapologetically conservative, grassroots insight, personal testimonies, and actionable advice.

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Episode Overview

In this special "Ask Us Anything" episode, the Charlie Kirk team takes live questions from supporters on a range of hot-button issues: why some Americans are sentimental about illegal immigration, off-year election trends, maximizing grassroots activism, making faith central, and the controversial influence of Wall Street firms like BlackRock in the housing market. The hosts offer blunt, energized, and sometimes humorous takes, blending current events with conservative values and personal stories—serving both updates on Turning Point projects and broader cultural commentary.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Sentimentalism About Illegal Immigration

[03:12–08:02]

• Why the support for illegal immigrants?

  • The elite, especially the wealthy in areas like Palm Beach or Beverly Hills, rely on cheap illegal labor for their lifestyle and ignore the rule of law.
    • “They can be really nice people, but they broke the law.” — Mikey [03:27]
  • Broader “sentimentalism” in American life promotes emotion-based decisions like Hallmark movies, overshadowing national interests and legal principles.
    • “There’s a lot of sentimentalism in American life… People just are easily manipulated by emotional appeals.” — Blake [04:24]

• Economic arguments:

  • The dependency on illegal labor has deskilled the American workforce. Like overusing tools such as AI, reliance on cheap labor leads to loss of capability.
    • “If you become wholly dependent on a tool, you do atrophy your own abilities.” — Blake [06:11]
  • The idea that “Americans won’t do those jobs” is challenged; hardship and necessity prompt resiliency.
    • “We, the American people… are resilient. When the impossible faces us, we figure it out.” — Mikey [06:40]

• Culture and Identity:

  • Allowing unassimilated groups to immigrate erodes the foundational culture and unity of the country.
    • “If you don't maintain this, it will go away.” — Joe Bob [05:25]

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2. Trends in Off-Year Elections & Republican Complacency

[08:02–10:36]

• Democrats winning local/off-cycle races:

  • Democrats are highly motivated, especially by animosity toward Trump; Republicans tend toward complacency after national wins.
    • “Trump fires people up. But then also when Trump’s in the White House, a lot of conservatives go, ‘Okay, cool, we’re good for right now.’ So it’s a double-edged sword.” — Joe Bob [08:53]
  • Losses in places previously considered safe (e.g., Miami mayorship) signal diminishing margins.

• Psychology of political defeat:

  • Negativity and “defeatism” act as a psychological trap for conservatives.
    • “A lot of people like defeatism. It's sort of, it's a little addictive to be negative.” — Blake [09:11]

• Charlie's Ethic—No Complacency:

  • Citing Kirk’s legendary work ethic and immediate pivot to future challenges.
    • “After the win in 2024, Charlie, literally 13 minutes after it was declared that President Trump had won, 13 minutes after Charlie texted his friends and said, let’s start thinking about the data for the midterms.” — Mikey [09:52]

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3. Grassroots Involvement and Activism

[14:51–16:52]

• Grassroots volunteers can have outsized impact in primaries, local or state races.
  • “Your impact as an individual can be that much greater if you’re going out, talking to people, knocking on doors, raising awareness, even just whipping your friends in your church or in your workplace or in your social circle to vote…” — Blake [15:16]
• Getting Involved:
  • Follow updates from TPUSA Action, connect with candidates, and leverage “organic” opportunities by staying engaged.
    • “When you are aware of what’s going on, these opportunities will pop up quite organically.” — Blake [16:57]

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4. Making Conservative Case in Public

[19:01–22:34]

• Combatting ignorance/apathy on Democratic policies:

  • Information is power; stay informed through trusted conservative sources (e.g., Chris Rufo, Powerline blog).
  • The “what the left does is so insane people just assume you’re making it up” problem.
    • “Honestly, what’s frustrating is the biggest problem I’ve seen over the years in describing insane things the left does is what they do is so insane, people just assume you’re making it up… You really needed hundreds of examples of this happening before they’d believe you.” — Blake [19:09]

• Everyday advocacy:

  • Use confident, assumption-based “leading questions” to reinforce the normalcy of conservative values—e.g., “Which church do you go to?”
    • “I always ask leading questions from like a, you know, I don’t ask, do you go to church? I ask which church do you go to. And put them on the spot…” — Joe Bob [20:48]

• Liberal Media Acknowledgment:

  • When even liberal institutions (e.g., The New York Times, LA Times) report on issues like welfare fraud or affirmative action failures, use these stories to persuade skeptics.

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5. Bible in 365 and Faith Initiatives

[24:13–27:41]

• Personal testimony on Charlie Kirk’s spiritual influence.
  • Several callers share how getting into the Bible and Christianity was inspired by Kirk.
    • “Charlie inspired them. Love stories like that. The answer to your question is yes. It [Bible in 365] starts on January 5th.” — Blake [26:27]
• Bible in 365 to continue in 2026.
  • “There’s also a big presence at America Fest, too. Rainey, I don’t know if you’re going to be there, but I know that Pastor James Cadiz will be there representing Bible365, and he’ll be doing a breakout session…” — Mikey [27:00]
• Details on getting involved and watching online at tpusa.com and Proclaim365.com.

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6. AmFest Member Experiences and Events

[13:22–14:42 | 28:10–29:31]

• Members Q&A Lounge and Special Guests:
  • Confirmed member-only events, notable guests like Matt Walsh, Ali Stuckey, Tucker Carlson, etc. Email suggestions encouraged.
• AmFest ticketing, halftime show, and ongoing events:
  • Updates on event planning, promotions, and ticket discounts for 2026.

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7. BlackRock and Institutional Investors in the Housing Market

[32:48–37:24]

• Core problem:

  • Wall Street asset managers like BlackRock use pension funds to buy up single-family homes, outcompeting ordinary families and distorting the market.
    • “One out of four of all home purchases in the last year were out of these firms like BlackRock that come in and they are actually bidding out first time home buyers…” — Charlie clip [34:31]
  • First-time buyers cannot compete with $10T funds; this impacts the American dream.
    • “It’s wrong that a first-time homebuyer…has to compete against a $10 trillion private equity fund.” — Charlie [34:45]

• Policy solutions:

  • Focus on supply: Housing prices fall when construction increases; private funds can’t prop up prices if there are more homes than buyers.
    • “No private equity fund can prop up the price of housing to be super high if there’s just more homes than there are people to live in them.” — Blake [35:20]
  • Legislative interventions: Tax/limit large-scale ownership, restrict foreign buyers, and incentivize personal ownership.
    • “You can just have laws that incentivize personal ownership. You could tax large owners a little bit more. You could restrict foreign cash buyers, and you can just build more homes...” — Blake [36:43]

• Ownership culture:

  • Kirk’s analogy: People care for what they own, not what they rent—a principle undermined by institutional landlords.
    • “When was the last time you washed a rental car after you returned it? …Never. Because you don’t care and you’re not invested in something that you rent.” — Mikey [36:33]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “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 Kirk [00:03]
• “Somebody will do the hard work if the hardship comes. We are a resilient people, but hardship must come first for us to become resilient.” — Mikey [06:40]
• “Complacency is a cancer.” — Quoting Charlie Kirk [09:52]
• “Honestly, what’s frustrating is… what the left does is so insane, people just assume you’re making it up.” — Blake [19:09]
• “If you become wholly dependent on a tool, you do atrophy your own abilities.” — Blake, on AI and illegal labor [06:11]
• “When was the last time you washed a rental car after you returned it? …Never.” — Mikey [36:33]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Illegal Immigration Sentimentalism & Labor: [03:12–08:02]
• Off-Year Election Trends, Complacency: [08:02–10:36]
• Practical Grassroots Activism: [14:51–16:52]
• Making the Case for Conservative Values in Public: [19:01–22:34]
• Bible in 365 Testimony & Faith: [24:13–27:41]
• AmFest Events and Membership: [13:22–14:42, 28:10–29:31]
• BlackRock & Institutional Homeownership: [32:48–37:24]

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Tone & Language

The episode is energetic, direct, and blends humor with a sense of mission. The hosts lean into their unapologetically conservative worldview, offering actionable advice and personal examples, while also interjecting playful banter and nicknames (“Twisted 21,” “Nasty 21”)—making for an engaging, fast-paced listen.

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Conclusion

This Ask Us Anything episode showcases the Charlie Kirk Show’s grassroots energy, ability to break down complex policy problems for a conservative audience, and ongoing commitment to both spiritual and civic activism. The team answers tough questions on headline issues while encouraging listeners to stay informed, resilient, and always moving forward in both faith and politics.

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 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]

Welcome back to the Charlie Kirk Show. We're in the Ask Us Anything hour. The Ask We Anything hour.

[C]

Sometimes Ask they them.

[D]

Ask they thems.

[B]

They them. They them.

[C]

Okay, we disavow.

[D]

Well, yeah, one time I asked Charlie if ironic woke gear is funny. Like, I have. Oh, geez, somebody stop me. I have probably three they them mugs because people get them for me because it's ironic.

[B]

Yeah, you get. You lean a little too far into that sometimes.

[C]

Okay.

[D]

But it's. It's funny. And so I asked Charlie, should we be selling ironic woke gear? He effectively said no, but, you know, he did approve of the mockery of it. You make fun of it until it doesn't exist anymore. And that's. I think, the approach that we should take.

[B]

Ridicule is a very powerful weapon, which a lot of liberals are certainly aware of. I think it's in the Saul Alinsky things. Ridicule as a powerful weapon, but people are our pain. Subscribers are queued up to ask us questions. Do we have Anthony? If you're there, Anthony, unmute yourself. Welcome to the show.

[E]

Hi, guys. How are you?

[B]

Hello, welcome. What's your question?

[E]

Well, it's two questions, actually. So my first question is this. Why are so many people in our country in favor of keeping illegal criminals in the US and thinking they're like the sweetest people in the world? And my second question is this. Why? I'm getting an impression that people for some reason are now voting for Democrats in the off elections and possibly midterms. Do people, because of Trump not Doing so fast enough. But do they understand the bills that he has signed to, like, lower taxes, no tax on tips, don't kick in until 2026. It seems like they want those things to start as soon as he signs and drops the pen. Like, it starts that moment. And by the way, cute mascot right there in the middle. And have you named him the duck, or is it Puddles?

[B]

I think I just called him Ducky the duck, which I know is incorrect, but I don't follow enough college football. But, yeah, I'm told it is the duck. The duck. The duck.

[E]

Blake, you and I've emailed about that.

[B]

Yes. Oh, that's you. Yeah, that's you. Anthony, you did send me that email. That was great, though. I appreciated that. All right, so question one. Why do people want to keep illegals in the country? You guys definitely have thoughts, because I think you were at the roofing convention. Mikey, do you want to tell that.

[C]

I have a lot of thoughts about this? I actually got into this this last week with. With someone that was like, if we deport all these people, who's going to work in the meatpacking plants, who's going to work in, you know, the farming industry? Who's going to work in all these places? And then my response to them was, well, who's going to work at all in 10 years with the AI revolution as, you know, joking, but a real concern. It is a right. But here's why a lot of people don't want to give it away. And specifically, this is like the wealthy, elite top 1%. It's like, you go to Palm beach, you know, you go to Beverly Hills. They don't want to give up their cheap labor. And they get used to this really nice lifestyle with having, you know, eight to ten staff on hand that are probably illegal aliens, and they're choosing to just ignore the fact, say they're really nice people. Well, they broke the law. Yeah, they can be really nice people, but they broke the law.

[B]

It's kind of a suffocating. There's a lot of sentimentalism in American life where you really want things to be a. Like a Hallmark movie or something comparable. Really strong people just are easily manipulated by emotional appeals. And it's one reason it's important what the administration is doing to really emphasize, first of all, a lot of these people are very bad. But you also have to say, even if they're not literal rapists or sexual predators, they are people who broke the law. They came into this country. They are not from here. And it is damaging our country long term to just let people come in and to let our laws erode.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

And it's a difficult messaging thing. Do you have any thoughts on that, Joe Bob, before the second one?

[D]

I mean, pretty much all tied it up. I think from on a more granular level, not necessarily the people in power that want the cheap labor, but the people that don't quite understand how difficult it is to build a thriving culture and society, that don't understand the founding of the country and that don't recognize that, hey, if you don't maintain this.

[C]

It will go away.

[D]

And just, oh, yeah, we can let in a bunch of third worlders, a bunch of Somalis, and that won't degrade the culture at all. And it's just inaccurate. And it kind of shows a certain amount of ineptitude in just understanding what the country is. And so, which is why Club America is so important.

[B]

It's on the, you know, who will do those jobs thing. I think about. I think this is intuitive. For example, people realize with ChatGPT, for example, if you ask ChatGPT to write everything, write all of your emails, for example, or to write all of your homework assignments, I think people intuitively understand you lose the ability to do that. You make yourself dumb. You aren't able to do those things anymore.

[C]

It can also be a tool.

[B]

It can be a tool. It can be a tool. But if you become wholly dependent on a tool, you do atrophy your own abilities. So the answer to who will work in a meatpacking plant or who will do anything else is, well, the reason our people aren't doing that is because we have gotten ourselves hooked on this endless spigot of illegal labor.

[C]

Yeah, good point.

[B]

And that matters in so many things because we're deskilling ourselves.

[C]

Yeah, that's excellent.

[D]

I mean, there's also no necessarily need to overcomplicate it. The answer is somebody will. Yeah, like, they just will.

[C]

Somebody will. But that's. We talked about this on the show a couple weeks ago. Like, we, the American people, like, we are resilient. Like, when the hardship comes, when the impossible faces us, we figure it out. Like, it's just what we do. World War II, we had the women in the warehouses making bullets and manufacturing arms and all these, you know, things in the US like, we are of resilient people, but hardship must come first for us to become resilient. And we've just gotten used to this comfort lifestyle with illegal labor on so many different levels where our society used to Be you work really hard, like to build a house, you would have to save up the money for the lumber and work really hard and build the house and then you can have the comfort of sitting down in the sanctuary of that house. But now we live in a society where you're renting all the time. The thought of buying a house is almost impossible. And then on top of that, there's programs like BNPL which buy now, pay later.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

Where it's quite literally the opposite of work hard and reap the reward. It's you get the reward first and then you have a six part payment plan after the fact to, to work hard to pay a lot. So we're kind of like switching our values in the US of you know, we want comfort first and, and then consequences second. And the consequences of illegal labor and illegal migration to this country are showing themselves.

[B]

They're all backloaded. And that's a lot of decisions America's made. On the second one are people voting for Democrats in these off year elections? They clearly are because Democrats are winning. They flipped the Miami mayorship, which, that's a blue city, but it's had a Republican mayor for a long time. They've won some other seats. There's other races where we win, but it's a place we won by 40 and now we're winning by 20. That's still not great.

[E]

And they're winning mostly like local elections.

[B]

Yes, yes. And there's a few things that drive that. One is they're just fired up. We saw this, Trump's first term, he very naturally fires up people who don't like him. And he has altered the Republican coalition so it gets more of those marginal lower propensity voters.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

So I keep having that thought. The young voters who voted for Trump last November, how many of them even know when there's an off year election happening? A lot of them just don't.

[D]

I was gonna say it's a combination between Trump fires people up. But then also when Trump's in the White House, a lot of conservatives go, okay, cool, we're good for right now. So it's a double edged sword there. You gotta, they get fired up and we kind of get complacent.

[C]

We get complacent 2018, there's complacencies.

[B]

There's also, let's be frank, there's one, there's this element a lot of people like defeatism. It's sort of, it's a little addictive to be negative. That's a real psychological temptation. So people There's a lot of people who are, they're big quitters on. You mentioned, for example, you know, stuff that's taking effect in 2026. Deportations is a great example. People want there to be faster deportations. I want there to be faster deportations. But we have fully secured the border. That's a huge win that people just barely even talk about. We have, as you said, no taxes on tips. I think that is a good example. If that's kicking in this next year. There are hopefully some of those lower propensity people see that win in their pocketbooks next year can improve their mentality.

[C]

Yeah. Charlie would always say complacency is a cancer. And so it's like it's typical with Republicans to kind of get a win and then sit back and think everything's fine. Where Charlie's mindset literally in this studio and this chair right here after the win in 2024, I just saw a video this last week, Charlie, literally 13 minutes after it was declared that President Trump had won, 13 minutes after Charlie texted his friends and said, let's start thinking about the data for the midterms. Like that is the mindset of a.

[B]

Winner like Michael Jordan going to shoot, shoot like right after the victory party.

[E]

Never get complacent. You're, you're going, you're worrying about the next thing coming up.

[B]

That's, that was a great question. We took the whole segment on it.

[D]

Yeah.

[C]

Thank you. Anth.

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[B]

Someone pointed out, John emailed and he pointed out, I think in regards to who's gonna work a lot of jobs, we have a lot of underemployed people in America. He says, remember the forgotten men and women, the U6 unemployment number. That's not just the big in the news unemployment. It's people who are discouraged so they're not looking. And it's people who are stuck in part time when they want to be full time. And there's 14 million Americans in that pool of people. That's a lot of jobs that could be filled by Americans, not by people imported to undercut wages from abroad.

[D]

I was gonna say that sounds like 14 million people who should get out of the country to make way for the 14 million people who want to be full time employees.

[C]

Don't, don't, don't pull that. Don't do that.

[D]

You know, the math works.

[B]

Don't do that. Neocons.

[C]

Okay, keep emailing us if you guys.

[B]

Joe, Bob, great replacement director. All right, our next caller is Brandon. Brandon, are you there? Unmute yourself and what's your question? Good morning, guys. My question is about the Amfest schedule. So it's obviously out, but I am not seeing any member exclusive events on there yet. I was wondering, you know, if there will be any and when can we expect to see them?

[C]

Yeah, yeah. Great question. Thank you, Brandon. Yeah, so we are. The answer is yes. We are going to announce it soon. For those of you who are listening at Amfest, every single year, we have a members only lounge where you can see exclusive content which is almost. It's a smaller room, more intimate. You get to see the speaker on.

[B]

There's usually a Q and A.

[C]

There's a Q and A with members only so they can ask these speakers questions. We've had the biggest names in the past come through, but also we're finalizing the schedule. There's still room for more interviews. So these are ones that are posted. So if you guys actually want to see some of the speakers at amfest on our show, we would love Your feedback. So if you want to email us.

[B]

Freedom at Charlie Kirk, you're really excited.

[C]

Yeah, we have shoot that.

[B]

We'd love to see that.

[C]

Ben Shapiro, Russell Brand, Matt Walsh, Tucker Carlson, Erica Kirk, Megan Kelly, Steve Bannon, Rob Schneider, Vivek James o'. Keefe. There are so many people. Just look on the website guys. Email us freedom charliekirk.com who you want to see. But the answer, Brandon is yes, we will just getting.

[B]

Still getting finalized.

[C]

It's still getting finalized. But Brandon, is there someone specifically that you want to see?

[B]

I would like to see Matt Walsh, honestly, because last year I saw, you know, Riley Gaines, Trump Jr. And a bunch of people. But yeah, I would like to see Matt Walsh and Ali Stuckey. I think, I think she's coming too. I'd like to see her. They're both great. Those are two great ideas.

[C]

Love it. All right.

[B]

All righty. So as our next guy is this Devin. Devin, are you there? Unmute yourself. And what's your question? Can you guys hear me?

[C]

All right.

[B]

Yes, we can. Welcome. Hi. So I live in Indiana and yeah, I was really disappointed with the vote. So I saw that Tyler posted full time positions for people that work for TP Action in Indiana. Are there options for people who can instead do part time volunteer work for that? There certainly will be. The most obvious one is if you're in or near one of those races and Indiana is not that big a state, you should be pretty close. There will be a person who's going to be campaigning in that primary, contact that campaign and say I'm ready to knock on doors, I'm ready to help with events, I am ready to help with your get out the vote. And this is one of those really high impact things. We love to point this out. The impact of one individual volunteer on a presidential race is low because a lot of people vote in a presidential race. The number of people who are voting in your party primary for a state senate race in May, that's going to be lower. Your impact as an individual can be that much greater if you're going out, talking to people, knocking on doors, raising awareness, even just whipping your friends in your church or in your workplace or in your social circle to vote if you turn out five voters. Much bigger impact in a primary than in a general election when you could.

[D]

Also probably almost guarantee you that the squishy Republicans that are getting primaried will not have the same fervor on their side. So again, same concept of, you know, you've got one side who's very Very.

[B]

They're gonna whip up volunteers. Yeah, we got two Democrats back in Congress go to war for that. I don't think they're gonna have that many excited people.

[D]

No, not at all.

[C]

Yeah, we're gonna. We're gonna hold these people accountable. What did we call them early? The nasty 21.

[D]

Terrible 21.

[B]

Terrible alliteration.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Yeah. Terrible 21. Twisted 21.

[C]

Twisted 21. There they are. Shame on them.

[B]

Yeah. How else anywhere else anyone else Devin could get involved.

[C]

Yeah, there's always updates on the Turning Point action website with races on the.

[B]

App or just follow up. Tyler's ex is actually great for this video. Going off on whatever since this whole thing happened. Yeah, he's great. Yeah, it's a great follow and then follow the candidates. Just get immersed. When you are aware of what's going on, these opportunities will pop up quite organically, I believe. This is Lane Schoenberger, chief investment officer and founding partner of Y Refi. It has been an honor and a privilege to partner with Turning Point and for Charlie to endorse us. His endorsement means the world to us and we look forward to continuing our partnership with Turning Point for years to come. Now hear Charlie, in his own words tell you about why Refi.

[A]

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[B]

We've got a question from David next. David, unmute thyself and present thy question. How we doing today?

[A]

We're doing what you guys are doing.

[B]

We're doing great. Other than the Indiana thing, we're annoyed about that. But we have to be happy warriors. Charlie would tell us to be. I wanted to. My question is similar to the guy that spoke earlier about, you know, voted going back and voting for Democrats.

[A]

How do we make people more aware.

[B]

Of the bad policies that Democrats have against the public?

[A]

You know, for instance, for example, men and women's sports abortion. And.

[B]

My one that I hate the most is paying for illegals. Well, the first step is to be informed yourself. And you can just do that. You can follow this program. We try to highlight that you can follow X is Great. You follow guys like Chris Ruffo, who's often doing reports on this sort of thing. If you can find these good conservative sources who are able to generate detailed information about what's going on. As a great example, this entire Somali story in Minnesota that's a product of. It was local blogging at Powerline blog. I love to tout those guys. And then Chris Ruffo and his colleague, who I think Ryan Thorpe was his name, they did a national story on it and they got into the weeds on it where they said, here are these specific welfare fraud, welfare programs that are being defrauded by this immigrant community. And if you are aware of that, you can share this with other people. Honestly, what's frustrating is the biggest problem I've seen over the years in describing insane things the left does is what they do is so insane, people just assume you're making it up. That was a huge problem with the transgender thing. You're saying. Yeah, they're saying men are actually women and they want them in sports and in your bathroom and in your locker rooms and they want them to hang out with your middle school girls. And you really needed hundreds of examples of this happening before they'd believe you. And they still don't believe you on some things like that. In Oregon or California, you can lose custody of your kids if you don't want to go along with this. They can secretly trans your kid at school. It's. I don't know if you have a thought on this job of. I genuinely have a hard time with the. It's so crazy they don't believe you.

[D]

That that's, that's, yes, a difficult problem to solve. I'm going to give you a ridiculous piece of advice that I don't even necessarily know that I would take. Well, I do it, but I don't know that you should necessarily take. I. When I'm engaging with just people in the public, I always ask leading questions from like a, you know, I don't ask, do you go to church? I ask which church do you go to? And put them on the spot of saying yes or no. To things. Sometimes I've been in a crowded elevator. I'll just randomly spread out. We're all Republicans in here, right? And put that. Just put that out there. I recognize that that's not the groundswell. Well, like, you know, knocking doors, hanging flyers, doing all that sort of stuff. But I think it's the everyday little things that actually matter a ton to kind of mobilize people to get involved. And if you do it in a way that kind of like, well, it's obvious. Of course. Yeah, of course we're all Republicans, right? Of course we're all conservatives. Of course we all want these things that really, if you look at the polling everybody does want, then I think the average person who is not necessarily politically engaged will at the very least question, hold on, should I be. This feels like this guy was so adamant about it. I feel weird. I'm out of place because I'm not engaged. And I don't know if that entirely answers the question or if it gives you a very odd way of going about doing it, but I don't know. I'm an odd guy.

[B]

You have to be forthright, you have to be proud, and you have to be informed. And it's informed. It's very. It's tough because it is a big struggle. But what is great is when we do talk about these things, they do sometimes have to admit it. One of the most amazing things was after Rufo and the City Journal came out with their article on the Somali fraud. You know who else came out with an article on it? The New York Times.

[F]

New York Times.

[B]

The New York Times had to come out. And in a New York Times article, this is the nerve center for liberal elite. Dc, New York, Bay Area. They all read the New York Times and the New York Times is telling them, yeah, guys, Somalis are massively defrauding all these programs. And Tim Walls knew about it and didn't do anything about it because they knew these were a good Democrat voting bloc. It's a stunning story to read. And wow, honestly, if they don't believe you, if they don't believe the Charlie Kirk show, if they don't believe conservative people on X, they might believe the New York Times. You might be surprised what they'll admit. Buried deep in the pages of liberal newspapers. It's like some of the best articles about why affirmative actions, the disaster LA Times. The LA Times once did a very long series on. There was affirmative action at a Los Angeles hospital and it was named after mlk. They nicknamed it. The locals called it Killer King because they made it. They hired based on race. And so they weren't hiring the best people. And so all their patients started dying and. And so people would beg, don't take me to that hospital. Take me to the other hospital, even if it's farther away. There's no substitute for being informed. And I would just encourage you to read so much like Charlie would read every day. Really devour knowledge, facts, and you will make yourself prepared for battle. And that's one of the first steps towards waking people up, I feel.

[C]

Yeah. Well, thank you.

[B]

Thank you, David.

[C]

Thank you, David.

[B]

Our next one, I believe our next Rennie. Is it Rennie?

[G]

It's rainy.

[A]

Rainy.

[C]

We're sorry.

[B]

I apologize. I am an imperfect.

[G]

That's okay. It looks like Rennie. So I'm good.

[C]

Montana?

[G]

No, from Louisiana.

[D]

Oh, never mind.

[B]

You thought that was a Montana?

[C]

No, it was.

[D]

There's somebody who emails the Turning Point Tonight show that has the same name, same spelling, and I've been.

[B]

All right, what's your question? What's your question?

[G]

Well, I just wanted to say thank you to you, you guys, for continuing the legacy of Charlie before his death. He impacted me so much. I'm a teacher, and I really wanted to get into education and make education great again. So before his death, he inspired me to do that. After his death, I cannot tell you how much his death impacted me. And I switched. Just like Blake, you were saying about devouring any book, any ideas? I rewatched his debates, and I really got into the Bible. I was one of the 65% of the Bible. That 65% of Bible sales went up, and I was one of them because I wanted to see what he was. Was what he was talking about. And I have devoured it. I went on to proclaim 360 Erica's company, and I wanted to know, will she continue? I know she's got a lot on her plate besides all of this nonsense on the Internet, but as CEO of Turning Point, will she continue that in 2026 because Charlie said, let's make Kevin crowded. And I have been evangelizing since his death because he affected me so much. And I've got a small group of people and we want to use proclaiming claim 365 and go into the new year and really devour and get into the Bible and. And learn from both Erica and Pastor Cadiz. No, I just wanted to see if. If that will continue because he is expired. She is. Is just inspiring me so much as well.

[B]

Well, first of all, God bless you. I love. We love those testimonies of how Charlie affected people. God bless you for getting into the Bible and. And really using Charlie's life as an inspiration to change, to change your own. And we love every testimony to that. I still think about that couple that had a baby just before. They would have. It would have been too late because Charlie inspired them. Love stories like that. The answer to your question is yes. It starts on January 5th. I am told by Daisy we're going to have another year of Bible in 365.

[D]

Yeah.

[C]

Read the Bible in a year and.

[G]

Awesome. Awesome.

[C]

Yeah. And there's also a big presence at America Fest, too. Rainey, I don't know if you're going to be there, but I know that Pastor James Cadiz will be there representing Bible365, and he'll be, you know, doing a breakout session, a live Q and A with a couple of speakers, and he's been a huge help to Erica for this entire program. But the answer is, yes, it will continue.

[G]

Wonderful. And will that be live streamed on Rumble, the America Fest?

[C]

Yeah, America Fest will be live streamed. It's gonna be on rumble and tpusa.com. so if you're not gonna be there, you definitely have to tune in Thursday and Sunday next week. I can't believe it.

[B]

A week away. Yeah. And did we drop the website tpusa.com and also for proclaim. Proclaim365. That is the numbers. So, yeah, a 3, a 6, and a 5. Dot com Biblein365. Again, the numbers don't write it out. So check that out. It comes out on January 5th. We're all looking forward to that.

[G]

Thanks, guys, so much.

[B]

Thank you so much. All right, our next question is from Kitten. Unmute yourself.

[A]

Hello.

[C]

Hello.

[B]

Welcome.

[A]

Oh, my gosh. I can't believe I'm at.

[B]

You guys are doing so good. You're doing such a great job. I know that Charlie is proud of you. So, anyway, two questions, and I will be there. This will be my third year coming to amfest.

[D]

Awesome.

[B]

Yeah. Yeah. So I haven't heard anything about the February 8th event. Is that still on? And I did hear Andrew say something about AmFest 2026. Tickets are already on sale. How do we get those? All right. I think you know the most about the halftime show.

[C]

Yeah, the halftime show is still happening. That's a yes.

[B]

We had a lot of things in front of it.

[C]

There's a lot of that. Yeah, there's just. We're all over the place.

[B]

Our hair would be on fire. If I had any, yes.

[C]

Well, you. You did, and then it caught fire and now you don't.

[B]

Oh, that's fair. That's what it was.

[C]

But yeah, great question. It will still happen. The halftime show is still happening. We're planning some really exciting things we're going to announce after Amfest and coming into the new year. But Am Fest tickets, 2026, I don't know if those are fully on sale yet, but I do know that we've put out the interest link.

[B]

I know. And I know there's like, if you pre order, if you tried to get for this one, you could get a discount for next year. I know there's something for that.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

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[C]

And if you are a member of Charlie Kirk member.charliekirk.com and you're coming to Amfest, come find us. We want to meet you guys.

[B]

We'll be seen walking around. Yeah, I'll have the blazer on at least some of the days.

[C]

The blue blazer. Yeah, we're gonna turn you wash it.

[B]

Yeah, it will dry clean it.

[C]

Okay, so then do come up to Blake. Yeah. So then he will smell good.

[D]

Well, those are two entirely separate things, Mikey. Nobody knows exactly.

[B]

You didn't say you were gonna talk about this.

[C]

Well, come find us at Amfest. We want to meet you guys. We want to see you guys. Kitten, we would love to meet you. Thank you for participating. And we can announce the Winner.

[B]

Okay, we can announce tickets. We'll do that then. Thank you for everyone who sent in a request. I don't know who won. Actually, Mikey, tell me who it is.

[C]

Yep. So we randomized all the emails, the influx of emails that you guys sent, and we're giving away two America Fest tickets. And the winner is Lee and JJ Haley. I'm bringing my college age son to America Fest and I would love to come with him if you have an extra adult ticket for me and my 16 year old son. We would love to attend America Fest. There you go. That's the winner. And there may or may not be a couple more giveaways in the next couple of days. We do love a good Christmas.

[B]

Let's hope they're close.

[C]

Or.

[B]

I hate the idea of someone just booking a flight from Maine one day before, but if you're willing to do it, go for it. Your money. This is life.

[D]

Very sought after ticket.

[B]

That is true. You fly across the country for the super bowl, so why not for the Super Bowl?

[C]

Exactly.

[B]

Turning point. Yeah. No, I'm selling ourselves short. I'm an idiot.

[C]

No. Yes. But we're gonna keep doing Christmas giveaways coming up in this next week in America Fest and grateful for you guys.

[D]

Yes.

[B]

And who was it again?

[C]

It was J.J. haley.

[B]

All right, so do they need to email? Are we gonna reach out to them?

[C]

We're reaching out.

[D]

All right.

[B]

Excellent.

[C]

Excellent.

[B]

Awesome. All right, we have one last question. We have. We have Joe, are you there? Joe, unmute yourself. Oh, he just left. No.

[C]

All right.

[B]

Just left the room. But we still have his question. He has. When will you guys discuss the issue with Wall street firms like BlackRock buying single family homes with baby boomer pension money artificially preventing the housing market from correcting so young people can actually afford to buy a gosh darned house? Charlie briefly mentioned this. I'm not sure if that was part of the question or if it was Daisy pointing it out, but he says, when are we going to talk about this? And the answer is, we have definitely spoken about it. Charlie especially. He is. Either he or Daisy was correct. Charlie himself did talk about this. In fact, we have a great bit where he was with when he was with Gavin Newsom on the very first episode of his podcast. Let's do clip343.

[A]

Look, the number one thing which I know you're going to agree with and I'm sure you'll have a super slick response. Right? That's about half true, but which is about 3/4 the cost of housing average home in California, 850,000 bucks. I like what you said about Blackrock. So yeah, I mean I, but that.

[B]

Was interesting to me.

[A]

I think that is. But again, that's not a majority of house purchasing. About one in four houses are bought by private equity. Would you agree to say that BlackRock should not be able to own homes in California? I think and then turning around and renting, it's insane, right? This is a huge problem. You should propose a bill in the California state House.

[B]

We've had one. It didn't get very far last year. And there's more conversations.

[A]

Dollar funds shouldn't be able to come in.

[B]

It's not just BlackRock specifically.

[A]

I mean this is what's happening in this space. Mass, mass. Asset managers that have a billion dollars, $50 billion asset under management are now competing against our college grad from, by the way, Cal State Fullerton.

[B]

And we have one more. I just love it when we have these trilogy clips that are very topical. So this is when he was on Fox and Friends, I believe last summer. Let's do clip 342.

[A]

One out of four of all home purchases in the last year were out of these firms like BlackRock that come in and they are actually bidding out first time home buyers and younger Americans that want to be able to have their slice of the American dream and.

[G]

A kid and young people know about.

[A]

They know about it, they talk about it. In fact, when I do my campus tours time after time they say, Charlie, when are we going to stop blackrock from being able to come in and purchase homes in our communities? You know, I'm from Arizona. I think it's wrong that a first time homebuyer in Chandler or Mesa or Gilbert that's just scrapping together enough money that they can has to compete against a $10 trillion private equity fund. And so I think these are some prudent decisions that we can make. We need to increase the supply. President Trump is exactly right about lowering interest rates. That's going to unleash a lot of capital and be have a higher incentive to build homes.

[B]

So I think that last part really is we're going to keep talking about it, but that last part, you don't just want to complain, you want to focus on solutions. Charlie talked about a moonshot for housing and what he meant by that is we should treat it as a national goal, build a ton of homes, just overwhelm the system. No private equity fund can prop up the price of housing to be super high if there's just more homes than there are people to live in them. Housing is cheap in countries that have a surplus of homes. So if we're building a million homes ringed around Phoenix, home prices here are going to go down.

[C]

Yeah, there was this clip that I found. It's a little too late to play it, but it's where Charlie's doing a prove me wrong. And this one student comes up and asks him, you know, how can we make it easier for young people to be able to afford homes? And Charlie puts BlackRock and private equity firms on blast, basically saying, we need to make it affordable for young people. And these private equity firms can't just be buying these up to rent them out for, you know, investments and also Airbnbs, et cetera. And the student goes, yeah, yeah, I agree with you. And so he's so obviously a liberal, but this is Charlie. Like, he totally understood young people and their struggles and their needs. And he used to always say this thing. He would say, when was the last time you washed a rental car after you returned it?

[D]

Yeah.

[C]

And the answer is always, never. Because you don't care and you don't have interest or you're not invested in something that you rent.

[B]

And that's the biggest thing to emphasize here. It's not that, you know, just. It's not that free enterprise is bad, but we have to recognize ownership is good. He talks about that Mamdaniism or maga. And yeah, when you have a direct stake in society, when you own something, you are innately more conservative. That's why we need laws. You can just have laws that incentivize personal ownership. You could tax large owners a little bit more. You could restrict foreign cash buyers, and you can just build more homes when the price is lower, more people will buy it.

[D]

Joe, Bob, go look into the Bozeman metropolitan area. They built a ton of housing and rent is down. Actually, really interesting. I know it's very, very small example set, but yeah, building more housing works.

[B]

The rules of economics remain. Wow. Supply and demand. They're worth knowing. There's probably a Hillsdale College course on that as well. For more on many of these stories.

[C]

And news you can trust, go to charliekirk.

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