The Charlie Kirk Show – "Ask Us Anything 249: Insurrection Act? New World Order Canada? Charlie’s Mentors?"

Date: January 19, 2026
Host: Charlie Kirk
Featured: Blake, Mikey McCoy, audience callers

Episode Overview

This special “Ask Us Anything” edition features Charlie Kirk and his team fielding live questions on hot political topics, all with their signature unapologetically conservative approach. The conversation ranges from the possible invocation of the Insurrection Act, the geopolitical shakeup involving Canada and China, the cultural and spiritual dynamics of Iran, to deep dives into judicial decisions on abortion and Charlie’s personal mentors. The tone is informal, lively, and direct, with a focus on providing actionable answers and unpacking complex political issues for their grassroots audience.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Insurrection Act: Should the GOP Use It?

Timestamps: 03:33 – 10:17

• Caller Question: Should the Insurrection Act be used in response to unrest, or would it hurt the GOP by making them look heavy-handed?
• Blake’s View (04:00): Cautions against using it unless absolutely necessary:
  • “You can’t just look like you’re stomping down on people and recklessly arresting people or doing random roundups.”
• Charlie’s Stance (05:21): Open but wary:
  • Pro-Insurrection Act to deal with acute problems but “I think you could get basically everything you want without the Insurrection Act... If you surge federal forces, you make this thing go away.”
• Media Age Variables: The panel points out how the era of social media changes risk calculus, referencing the 1992 LA Riots as the last analog.
  • “None of these really happened in the modern media era.” (Charlie, 08:34)
• Mandate of Heaven Analogy: Blake explains how chaos itself can erode public support for a president, regardless of policy goals.

Notable Quotes:

• Charlie (05:21): “We are in the process of losing our country... I want the force to be leveled now when we have the levers of power... But, I don’t think you need to go full Insurrection.”
• Blake (09:29): “There’s chaos in the realm... President Donald Trump is the president, so he sort of gets the blame for it.”

2. Why No “Free Iran” Movement?

Timestamps: 13:51 – 20:30

• Caller Ian (13:51): “Why aren’t those who shout ‘Free Palestine’ standing up for oppressed Iranians?”
• Blake (14:33): The left’s anti-Israel activism is more about cultural coding (“white/European/colonial”) than about real oppression:
  • “They dislike [Israel]... because they’re considered an outpost of colonialism.”
• Charlie (15:55): Notes the spiritual revival among Iranian Christians, drawing contrasts with left-wing selective outrage.
  • “God’s doing miraculous things... People’s hearts are changing in Iran.”
• Intersectionality Problem: Supporting Iranian dissidents requires criticizing Muslim oppressors (“the wrong oppressor” in leftist parlance), which breaks the “Red-Green Alliance”—the left’s coalition with anti-Western Islamists.

Notable Quotes:

• Blake (14:33): “They hate on [Israel] for the same reason they hate ordinary Middle Americans... It’s a proxy for how you view the world.”
• Charlie (16:58): “To go after the Iranian regime would be to admit there is oppression… that doesn’t come from the white man. So it doesn’t fit their narrative.”

3. Charlie Kirk’s Mentors

Timestamps: 21:38 – 23:13

• Caller Ian (21:38): Asks who mentored Charlie Kirk.
• Team Answers:
  • Bill Montgomery (early support, CPAC ties)
  • Foster Friess (major financial and spiritual backer)
  • Dennis Prager (“Charlie would listen to all of Dennis Prager’s fireside chats”; Mikey, 22:47)
  • Frank Turek (Christian apologetics influence)

Memorable Moment:

• Charlie bought “staticky and old” Dennis Prager recordings and forced his team to listen during car rides. (Mikey, 23:09)

4. Wyoming’s Abortion Ruling & Conservative Judicial Challenges

Timestamps: 25:01 – 32:09

• Caller from Wyoming (25:10): Outraged at WY Supreme Court ruling that abortion falls under “health care,” making the state’s abortion ban unconstitutional.
• Blake (27:17): Explains institutional hurdles: “Wyoming has a Supreme Court... picked by the governor, but from a list by a nomination commission dominated by the legal elite.”
• Root Cause (29:27): Western conservatives are more libertarian, less religious; states like WY are less pro-life than presumed.
• Charlie (31:49): Advocates for moral clarity over short-term politics:
  • “I believe your state will be blessed [for banning abortion].”
• Action Steps: Conservatives must focus on grassroots reform of judicial nomination mechanisms and moral/spiritual renewal out west.

5. Canada’s Pivot Toward China & "New World Order" Fears

Timestamps: 32:22 – 42:35

• Charlie/Blake (32:51): Play clip of Canada’s PM Mark Carney praising partnership with China as “setting us up well for the new world order.”
  • Carney: “The progress... sets us up well for the new world order.” (33:16)
• Strategic Concern: Canada backing away from US tariffs on China and toward Chinese partnership is seen as seismic, potentially making Canada a “proud little puppet state... vassal state of the CCP.” (Charlie, 33:29)
• National Identity: Blake notes Canada’s identity “is bound up with being not America but way more left-wing... exacerbated by Trump’s 51st state jokes.”
• Geopolitics & Security: If Canada became a CCP client, “that is a direct national security issue for the US.” (Charlie, 39:31)
• Panel Cynicism: Team doubts Canada will truly “leave the G7,” seeing posturing rather than realignment.
• Comic Relief: Extended banter on whether Canadian PM Carney is “a beta or not a beta” man (40:35).

6. Paid Protesters: Should the US Regulate Disclosure?

Timestamps: 42:55 – 48:37

• Caller Josiah: Proposes law to require paid protesters to wear armbands or disclose their funding.
• Panel Discussion:
  • Blake: Skeptical about proof of mass “mercenary” protesting; most activists are true believers embedded in institutions (public sector, NGOs).
  • Charlie: Agrees most activism “is organic,” but some Soros-funded organization/facilitation occurs.
  • Mikey: Argues for more paid activism than others admit, citing regular “plants” (46:06).
• Conclusion: The left’s protest turnout benefits from union, nonprofit, and public sector activist infrastructure, not just direct payment.

Notable Quotes:

• Charlie (46:54): “It takes a few people to start something... if there are 10 people that are getting paid and 10 people that are organizing something, they could get 250, 300 people out there to protest.”

Notable Quotes & Moments

• “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.” — Charlie Kirk, [00:03]
• “It also plays into the narrative that they’ve seeded for the last 10 years: ‘Trump’s a tyrant, He's a dictator...’ That’s not at all what's happening. But you have to come to grips with the fact half the country is spewing that narrative.” — Charlie, [10:17]
• “The announcement... is basically an earthquake. Canada has always been in the United States orbit... What he’s saying is the IMF, the WTO institutions that America built are going to be replaced by ones China might build with Canada.” — Blake, [35:43]

Timestamps for Major Sections

• Insurrection Act Debate: 03:33–10:17
• Iran & Selective Outrage: 13:51–20:30
• Charlie’s Mentors: 21:38–23:13
• Wyoming Abortion Ban Fallout: 25:01–32:09
• Canada, China, and the New World Order: 32:22–42:35
• Paid Protesters & Regulation: 42:55–48:37

Episode Takeaways

• Strategic Political Messaging: Conservative strategy debates often hinge on optics and narrative control, especially in the age of social media.
• Culture War Analysis: The team frames international politics (Iran, Israel, Canada) in terms of broader cultural and spiritual “battle lines.”
• Grassroots Focus: Listeners are encouraged to get active locally—churches, schools, judicial reforms—to effect change.
• Occasional Comic Relief: Frequent banter keeps the discussion lively—e.g., whether a globalist leader is a “beta” or not.

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