The Charlie Kirk Show

Episode: "Biden's Perfectly Impeachable Phone Call"

Host: Charlie Kirk
Date: September 2, 2021

Overview

In this episode, Charlie Kirk tackles two key topics: the decline of trusted institutions in America, using Phoenix’s Brophy College Preparatory School as a microcosm, and the bombshell leak of President Joe Biden’s phone call with the former Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani. Kirk frames both stories as evidence of elite corruption and institutional decay, ultimately asking if Biden’s actions in Afghanistan are not only dishonest but potentially impeachable.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Institutional Decay and the Case of Brophy College Preparatory School

Timestamps: 03:40 – 13:45

• Definition & Role of Institutions:
  • Kirk discusses the etymology and historical importance of institutions as stable backstops in society.
  • Argues that U.S. institutions no longer fulfill this stabilizing function, becoming instead conduits for radical activism.
• Brophy School Vaccination Policy:
  • Brophy, a prestigious Jesuit boys school in Phoenix, implemented a new COVID-19 vaccination policy, giving parents only seven days’ notice and forcing non-vaccinated students into restrictions and frequent testing.
  • Kirk expresses outrage at the enforcement, especially the targeting of Hispanic scholarship students:

    “They are calling the Hispanic families, families threatening them if they don’t get their kids vaccinated. That there’s a long waiting list and we have other kids to get into school.” (09:30)

  • Criticizes the school's leadership (President Bob Ryan and board chair John Graham), equating their behavior with broader trends of elite intimidation:

    “The whites that are running Brophy are making phone calls to Hispanic kids and Hispanic parents threatening the Hispanic because Hispanics have very low rates of vaccination. Why? ...they have a lot of cultural, let’s say, skepticism towards mass medical experimentation.” (10:05)

• Broader Implications:
  • Kirk uses Brophy as an example of elite hypocrisy and the shift from educational to activist priorities.
  • Calls on listeners with connections to Brophy to make their voices heard.

2. The Biden-Ghani Phone Call Leak & U.S. Afghanistan Withdrawal

Timestamps: 14:20 – 39:50

a. The Leaked Call and Its Implications

• Context:
  • Reuters leaked excerpts from a July 2021 phone call where Biden reportedly pressured Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to change the “perception” of the Taliban’s advance, regardless of the truth.
• Kirk’s Analysis:
  • Argues this phone call is grounds for impeachment, paralleling it to accusations leveled against President Trump:

    “If you want to talk about a phone call that is impeachable, this phone call is definitely impeachable.” (14:27)

  • Reads the key phrase:

    “There is a need, whether it’s true or not, to project a different picture.” (15:56)

• Insight on U.S. Political Culture:
  • Claims the ruling class governs by shaping perception rather than dealing in objective truth.

    “Biden was saying that, I know the Taliban’s gonna take over, but why don’t you lie better now?” (21:45)

  • Labels this approach “managerialism” and “credentialocracy.”

b. Afghanistan Withdrawal: Arming the Taliban and Narrative Management

• Left Weapons Behind:
  • Kirk alleges—citing anonymous intelligence sources—that U.S. leadership knowingly left $85B in weaponry for the Taliban, contrary to standard military protocol.

    “Every other country destroyed their weapons except the United States at Bagram Air Base, we just left them. We abandoned them. How is that possible?” (27:18)

• Government Transparency & Accountability:
  • Critiques congressional inaction and highlights an ongoing scrubbing of reports about Afghanistan aid and equipment:

    “Biden officials recently directed U.S. federal agencies to scrub their websites of official reports detailing the $82.9 million billion dollars in military equipment and training provided to Afghan security forces. You hear that? They’re scrubbing the servers. Everybody. They’re doing the Hillary Clinton.” (31:00)

• Quotes & Clips:
  • Kayleigh McEnany on Fox:

    “He’s telling the Afghan president to lie.” (22:51) “He’s telling the Afghan president to lie. And then you have that July 13th dissent cable where you have 22 foreign service officers saying the conditions on the ground are dire, but yet he’s telling the Afghan president to lie.” (23:19)

  • Ron Klain (Biden’s Chief of Staff):

    “It’s easy to second guess, but let’s just be clear. America was in this war for 20 years... and I think the Biden administration has managed that as well as it could be managed under the circumstances.” (25:36)

  • Biden’s Speech on Withdrawal:

    “No nation, no nation has ever done anything like it in all of history. Only the United States had the capacity and the will and ability to do it. ...The extraordinary success of this mission was due to the incredible skill, bravely and selfless courage of the United States.” (29:01)

  • Eric Trump (via Kirk):

    “You know, so we as Americans are paying 38% taxes, federal taxes, so we can arm people that detest our way of life... We want a refund as a nation, this guy is a disaster.” (30:21)

c. Language Manipulation & “Credentialocracy”

• Jake Sullivan Clip:

  • Refuses to call the Taliban an enemy, exemplifying what Kirk brands as “credentialocracy”—leadership by educational pedigree rather than merit.

    “It’s hard to put a word on it because I don’t have a word that I could say on television that will make you all happy.” (36:08) – Jake Sullivan

• Kirk’s Critique:

  • Rebukes slippery language as a tool of elite “mirage” politics, criticizing leaders for privileging public relations over real outcomes.

    “We create the perception that it’s terrific. It doesn’t matter if the borders are wide open. It’s—we’re a nation of immigrants. The perception, not the reality.” (37:30)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “We need institutions we trust. And when institutions start to mandate medicine against parents' will for minors and saying we will crush your life, that’s a violation of the American promise.” (13:09)
• “The only thing we have left is the people. The only thing we have left is to then speak clearly and courageously against the people in charge and say this is not gonna, this is not the way this works.” (11:53)
• “This phone call is definitely impeachable.” (14:27)
• “Joe Biden knew that Kabul was going to be taken... He said on the phone call that he was anticipating it.” (16:12)
• “Mislead you, misdirect you. Telling the truth is a violation of how the ruling class runs our country.” (23:45)
• “Who was in charge and who made the decision and what was the process of the decision to give $85 billion in weapons to the Taliban? That’s it. That’s the whole thing.” (26:41)

Important Segment Timestamps

• 03:40: Start of Brophy College Prep story, vaccine policy for students
• 09:30: Outrage over reported calls to Hispanic families
• 14:20: Introduction of Biden-Ghani phone call leak
• 15:56: Kirk reads the Biden call transcript about “need to project a different picture”
• 22:51: Kayleigh McEnany audio clip
• 25:36: Ron Klain statement on Biden’s handling of Afghanistan
• 29:01: Biden touting withdrawal as “extraordinary success”
• 30:21: Eric Trump’s comments about wasting taxpayer money
• 31:00: Reports of scrubbing U.S. government websites of Afghanistan aid details
• 36:08: Jake Sullivan on classifying the Taliban

Tone and Language

Charlie Kirk delivers this episode with his characteristic combination of polemic, urgency, and “no-holds-barred” conservatism, often using sarcasm and direct moral judgment on institutional leaders and political adversaries. Clips from public figures are included to reinforce his points, and the rhetoric throughout is combative and unapologetically critical of elite American leaders and institutions.

Conclusion

Kirk draws a straight line from local controversies (like Brophy's vaccine push) to global ones (the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan), arguing that both are symptoms of a ruling class more interested in controlling perception and punishing dissent than in dealing with reality or serving the public good. He closes by urging listeners to hold institutions and leaders accountable, warning that “the only thing we have left is the people,” and calling for courage in the face of what he frames as elite malfeasance.