The Charlie Kirk Show: "The Psy-Op to Delegitimize America"

Date: February 2, 2026
Host: Charlie Kirk (with Blake and Andrew)
Featured Guest: Rich Baris

Episode Overview

In this episode, Charlie Kirk and his co-hosts delve into what they frame as a coordinated effort by the political left—and associated activist networks—to delegitimize the United States, undermine the rule of law, and push radical narratives particularly through youth activism, media, and influential celebrities. The show focuses especially on the wave of anti-ICE protests across the country, the ideological shaping of children in schools, the calculated use of viral protest moments, and the mainstreaming of “America as an illegitimate nation” themes in popular culture and politics. Pollster Rich Baris joins to discuss polling on border and immigration issues along with recent election outcomes.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Rise of Organized Anti-ICE Protests

Timestamps: 02:34—04:11

• Widespread anti-ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) protests occurred over the weekend in cities across the U.S.—Minneapolis, Portland, LA, New York, San Francisco, Austin, Boston, Chicago, D.C., Tucson, and more.
• Student walkouts are increasingly involving high school and middle school children, with online campaigns and in-person protests.
• Kirk connects this mobilization to “the communist playbook,” alleging a strategy to indoctrinate children and drive a wedge between children and their parents in service of radical causes.

Charlie Kirk (04:11):
“They're propagandizing your children to get them to hate the country. Hate, hate law enforcement, call them Nazis, Gestapo, but that’s what they do.”

2. The Power of Early Childhood Indoctrination

Timestamps: 04:11—06:23

• Blake references the saying: “Give me the child to the age of seven, and I will give you the man.”
• Discussion of how children’s personalities and moral compasses are set early, and how increasing school time and exposure to activist teachers creates fertile ground for ideological grooming.
• Blake draws historical parallels to Soviet use of children as political tools (Pavlik Morozov story).

Blake (06:00):
“If your child’s in public schools, you have to be aware that there are teachers, counselors, officials who are basically telling your kids every day that your parents are bad, your parents are evil.”

3. Viral Protest Clips: Children as Political Tools

Timestamps: 06:23—13:02

• The hosts play and describe protest video clips:
  • Elementary and high school students walking out, chanting as if they're civil rights icons.
  • A Seattle middle school teacher posts emotional videos about student protests, which Blake criticizes as “inappropriate” in a public school.
  • Hostility toward law enforcement is amplified via emotional appeal and viral social media moments.
• The discussion becomes heated around the image of a 7-year-old girl in Portland—tear-gassed or pepper-sprayed during a protest. The hosts strongly criticize parents for bringing children into riot situations, call it “child abuse,” and assert that the left intentionally engineers such moments for propaganda.

Charlie Kirk (13:02):
“You are a disgusting, shameful person. Do not bring your kid to a potential riot scene... They want your child to get hurt so they can use that image on social media... and weaponize those to degrade and destroy the country.”

4. Drawing Parallels: Protest Tactics & Historical Movements

Timestamps: 13:00—15:46

• The hosts call these child-involved protest scenes “terrorist tactics” and liken them to “using children as human shields.”
• Blake compares today’s activist playbook (staged, emotionally loaded imagery) to the Rosa Parks incident, but asserts the left now abuses such tactics for nefarious ends (undermining America, not ending injustice).

Blake (14:33):
“They were aware of the power of images, the power of stories. And that can be used for good or it can be used for ill.”

5. Immigration, Sovereignty, and the “Stolen Land” Narrative

Timestamps: 15:46—24:29

• The viral case of a 5-year-old (Liam Canejo) separated from his father amid anti-ICE protests is discussed—used as an example of media manipulation and legal activism undermining border enforcement.
• Cultural segments such as the Grammys are dissected for left-wing messaging:
  • Bon Iver wears a whistle to honor activists “protecting communities” from ICE.
  • Billie Eilish asserts, “No one is illegal on stolen land.”
  • Shaboozy declares, “Immigrants built this country,” which the hosts aggressively dispute.
  • Bad Bunny speaks English on stage (despite previously boycotting English as a protest) and calls for dignity for migrants.
• The hosts are incensed by the assertion that the United States (and other Anglo countries) are “illegitimate” because of colonization, painting this as an existential threat to national identity and sovereignty.

Blake (20:23):
“That is straight up, America is an illegitimate country. Stolen land. This is why... only the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Israel—they just say, ‘stolen land.’ Your country is illegitimate.”

Charlie Kirk (22:10):
“This is a nation founded by settlers. This is not a nation of immigrants... Illegals—border jumpers—are not immigrants.”

6. Radical Political Shifts: “Dismantle ICE & DHS”

Timestamps: 25:44—30:47

• Boston's Mayor Wu is quoted stating, “Every human being has the legal right to come to the United States and seek asylum or shelter,” which Kirk argues would erase any concept of borders or national sovereignty.
• Rep. Pramila Jayapal is heard on-air calling for the “dismantling” of ICE, CBP, and possibly DHS.
• The hosts claim such rhetoric is becoming mainstream Democrat ideology, even if public polling doesn’t yet support it.

Charlie Kirk (27:05):
“If everyone in the world has the legal right to enter your home whenever they want, do you own a home? No. The entire idea... is that there is some principle of limited access to it.”

Jayapal (30:14):
“We can... actually hold people accountable for what they are doing. We do not need a military force enforcing immigration law... Finally we can demand in a unified way real reforms and completely dismantle ICE and CBP and DHS. I'm not sure the DHS really needs to exist.”

7. Polling, Overreach, & Political Consequences

Guest: Rich Baris
Timestamps: 31:18—36:03

• Baris notes that while the left’s emotional appeals briefly shift public sentiment, Americans ultimately support border enforcement.
• Public support for ICE and deportations remains strong, and calls for dismantling ICE are seen as “oversteps” that backfire.
• A recent special election in Texas (Senate District 9) is discussed as a warning sign for GOP turnout but is nuanced by low voter engagement.
• Baris emphasizes that decisive, visible action is favored by younger voters in the conservative coalition.

Rich Baris (31:41):
“Americans still support deportations…Americans are not going to be okay with completely dismantling ICE and no longer being able to deport. That's just an overstep.”

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• [04:11] Charlie Kirk:
  "This is the communist playbook. They try and get in the middle of a parental relationship... indoctrinate them. And especially in this country, when you got all these LGBTQ whatevers going around, they don’t procreate. So they’re gonna groom your children to do their dirty work."

• [13:02] Charlie Kirk:
  “Don't bring your kids to a potential riot scene. That's child abuse. You should have that child probably taken away from you parents. Seriously... They want your child to get hurt so they can use that image on social media.”

• [20:12] Billie Eilish at Grammys:
  “No one is illegal on stolen land.”

• [20:23] Blake:
  “That is straight up, America is an illegitimate country... The end result of this is you will be dispossessed of your country.”

• [22:10] Charlie Kirk:
  “This is a nation founded by settlers. This is not a nation of immigrants... Illegals, border jumpers are not immigrants. Repeat with me one more time: Border jumpers and illegal immigrants are not immigrants.”

• [27:05] Charlie Kirk:
  “The entire idea of having a country or having a home is that there is some principle of limited access to it.”

• [30:14] Rep. Jayapal:
  “We can actually hold people accountable for what they are doing. We do not need a military force enforcing immigration law... we can demand in a unified way real reforms and completely dismantle ICE and CBP and DHS.”

• [31:41] Rich Baris:
  “Americans still support deportations…Americans are not going to be okay with completely dismantling ICE and no longer being able to deport. That’s just an overstep.”

Key Timestamps

• 02:34 – Dan Bongino tribute to Charlie Kirk; beginning of anti-ICE protest discussion.
• 04:11 – The “communist playbook” and childhood indoctrination.
• 06:23 – Viral clips: student walkouts, teachers’ performative activism.
• 10:52 – Portland protest, child tear-gassed; discussion of viral imagery and propaganda.
• 13:02 – Use of children in protests likened to terrorist tactics.
• 15:46 – Minneapolis arrest and legal fight, social media backlash.
• 17:48 – Grammys recap: celebrity activism, "stolen land" narrative, immigrant rhetoric.
• 25:44 – Mayor Wu and Jayapal: open borders, dismantling ICE/DHS.
• 31:18 – Rich Baris on polling, public opinion, and political consequences.
• 34:58 – Texas special election, implications for GOP turnout.

Episode Tone

• Unapologetically combative and conservative; hyperbolic at times.
• Frequent invocation of historical parallels, culture war rhetoric, and activist critique.
• Passionate, occasionally personal attacks on political adversaries.
• Urgency around cultural and political “overreach” by the left.

For listeners seeking to understand why conservative activists view recent protests and celebrity messaging as an existential threat to American legitimacy, this episode provides a deeply illustrative—and confrontational—window into that worldview.