The Charlie Kirk Show

Episode: Unmasking Biden's Sinister IRS Banking Surveillance Plot

Date: September 30, 2021
Host: Charlie Kirk

Episode Overview

In this episode, Charlie Kirk explores what he describes as a dramatic overreach by the Biden administration—specifically, a proposed IRS measure to monitor Americans’ bank accounts. Kirk frames the plan as government surveillance and connects it to broader concerns over federal overreach, inflation, border policy, vaccine mandates in the military, and economic literacy among political leaders. The episode mixes policy critique, political speculation, and references to other current events, notably the Georgia ballot drop box story and recent statements by Russell Brand regarding Russiagate.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Biden Administration and Vaccine Mandate “Purges” (02:01–10:00)

• Military “Flushing” Analogy:
  Charlie compares Biden's approach to "flushing" conservative service members from the military to pheasant hunting—provoking those with dissenting views (e.g., anti-vaccine mandate) to self-identify for removal:

  • "Joe Biden wants to have people that are conservative, strong willed, independent thinkers identify and get flushed out of the military as if we were shooting pheasants..." (03:36, Charlie Kirk)

• Tucker Carlson’s Perspective:
  Plays Tucker Carlson, who claims the vaccine mandate aims "to identify the sincere Christians in the ranks, the free thinkers, the men with high testosterone levels, and anyone else who does not love Joe Biden and make them leave immediately. It’s a takeover of the US Military." (05:37, Tucker Carlson)

• Red Terror and Historical Comparisons:
  Kirk connects this to Soviet-style purges, calling Biden’s approach "the beginning stages of a red terror...purge your opponents, lie repeatedly, identify who your political dissidents are, purge them mercilessly, rinse, repeat. It’s that simple." (08:15, Charlie Kirk)

2. The Georgia Ballot Dropbox Controversy (37:27)

• Allegations of Ballot Irregularities:
  Kirk highlights new claims from Georgia suggesting 19,000 ballots came through one dropbox during a holiday weekend, but surveillance shows only 24 people made drops, implying large-scale ballot harvesting or fraud:
  • "The Dropbox averaged 60,000 ballots a day. Yet over Columbus weekend, three day weekend, 19,000 votes were counted. But surveillance shows that only 24 people went to the drop box." (37:27, Guest)

3. Media & Russiagate: The Russell Brand Pivot (15:20–16:08)

• Credibility of Russiagate:
  Charlie features comments from Russell Brand, an avowed non-Trump supporter, who now claims the original collusion claims were a Democratic conspiracy:
  • "With respect to those of you that are [Trump supporters], I find myself in awe, gobsmacked, flabbergasted and startled by these revelations that Russiagate was a Democratic conspiracy." (15:39, Russell Brand)
  • Kirk underscores that many, even on the left, are now questioning the narrative.

4. Biden’s $3.5 Trillion Spending Package & IRS Surveillance (16:10–35:00)

• Mounting Federal Spending:
  Kirk criticizes the multi-trillion-dollar proposed budget, focusing on components he sees as troubling:

  • Massive deficits
  • Alleged handouts to “the Taliban” and China
  • OSHA fines for vaccine mandate non-compliance

• IRS Proposal:
  The proposed bill would have the IRS monitor any bank account with over $600, allowing them access to the details of ordinary Americans' financial transactions:

  • "In addition to significant privacy concerns, it would create tremendous liability for all affected parties...for nearly every American without proper explanation of how the IRS will store, protect and use this enormous trove of personal financial information." (29:48, Charlie Kirk)

• Disproportionate Impact Allegation:
  Kirk asserts it’s not about pursuing the wealthy but surveilling political opponents:

  • "If you're a Democrat donor, your bank accounts will never be monitored. If you are a Republican or a conservative donor, every transaction, every check, everything you purchase will be monitored down to a molecular level." (31:10, Charlie Kirk)

5. Economic Policy, Inflation, and Political Reckoning (20:00–27:00)

• Inflation Warnings:
  Kirk reiterates previous warnings about inflation, blaming current economic policies for price spikes and falling productivity.

• Democrats’ Zero-Cost Claim:
  Plays a montage of Democrats (Pelosi, Psaki, Jayapal) claiming the spending bill will cost “zero dollars”:

  • "It is zero price tag on the debt. We're going to pay for everything we spend." (26:12, Unidentified Democratic Speaker)
  • Kirk rebuts: "That's a lie. The Associated Press says that it will add $1.4 trillion to the debt." (26:13, Charlie Kirk)

6. Economic Literacy and Real-world Experience (33:00–35:00)

• Disconnect from Business Realities:
  Kirk lambasts Biden administration officials as lacking any real-world business experience:
  • "How many of these people have ever employed a human being that have actually had to go raise capital, risk that capital, and then go back to those investors and create value or create revenue?" (33:03, Charlie Kirk)
  • Criticizes White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki for dismissing concerns that costs will be passed on to consumers.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

| Timestamp | Speaker | Quote & Context | |-------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 03:36 | Charlie Kirk | “Joe Biden wants to have people that are conservative, strong willed, independent thinkers identify and get flushed out of the military…” | | 05:37 | Tucker Carlson | “Point of mandatory vaccination is to identify the sincere Christians in the ranks, the free thinkers, the men with high testosterone levels…” | | 08:15 | Charlie Kirk | “Is Joe Biden executing an attempted beginning stages of a red terror on his own citizens?” | | 15:39 | Russell Brand | “I find myself in awe, gobsmacked, flabbergasted and startled by these revelations that Russiagate was a Democratic conspiracy.” | | 26:12 | Various Democrats | “It is zero price tag on the debt we’re paying. We’re going to pay for everything we spend.” (Montage of Democratic leaders) | | 26:23 | Charlie Kirk | “Of course that’s a lie. The Associated Press says that it will add $1.4 trillion to the debt.” | | 29:48 | Charlie Kirk | “It would create tremendous liability…by requiring the collection of financial information for nearly every American…” | | 31:10 | Charlie Kirk | “If you are a Republican or a conservative donor, every transaction, every check, everything you purchase will be monitored down to a molecular level.”| | 33:03 | Charlie Kirk | “How many of these people have ever employed a human being…risk that capital, and then create value?” | | 37:27 | Guest | “The Dropbox averaged 60,000 ballots a day...19,000 votes were counted, but surveillance shows that only 24 people went to the drop box.” |

Important Timestamps

• 02:01 — Military “flushing out” analogy
• 05:35 — Tucker Carlson’s argument on the vaccine mandate in the military
• 10:00 — Red Terror and Soviet historical references
• 15:20–16:08 — Russell Brand on Russiagate as a Democratic conspiracy
• 20:00 — Biden spending package and inflation concerns
• 26:00–27:00 — “Zero dollar” bill debate
• 29:28–31:10 — IRS surveillance proposal explained
• 33:00–35:00 — Critique of Biden team’s business experience
• 37:27–37:53 — Georgia dropbox ballot controversy

Conclusion

Charlie Kirk weaves together threads of government overreach—from vaccine mandates and IRS surveillance to large-scale federal spending and allegations of electoral fraud—to paint a picture of an administration endangering freedom, privacy, and the economy. He urges listeners to push back against the IRS proposal and remains skeptical of the motives and experience of the Biden administration’s policymakers. Throughout, Kirk maintains an urgent, unapologetically combative tone, bracing his audience for continued political struggle.