Jack Posobiec joins the show to talk about his new book, AmericaFest, and what to expect from President Trump's first public event since Election Day. Charlie and Jack discuss the importance of AmericaFest and why you should be there.
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00:01:46.000And because you want to try to maximize the amount of people to come, same time you want to make sure that there's...
00:01:51.000I need to tell the fire marshal, look, it's not like all 20,000.
00:01:53.000With the exception of when President Trump does victoriously take the stage, you won't have all 20,000 seated at once because there's so many things to do here.
00:02:09.000Your seat is not guaranteed for President Trump because, look, even if we have a packed speaker, let's say somebody like Tucker tonight, there'll be 2,000 people in the exhibit hall.
00:02:19.000Meaning that there's always people not in the room.
00:02:52.000There's been, you know, awards and different things he's done.
00:02:54.000But this is the first event that you could go to and just buy a ticket and walk right in.
00:02:59.000And that really goes, I gotta say, Charlie, that really goes to show not just the importance of Turning Point and Turning Point Action and what you've done, but AmericaFest.
00:03:08.000Remember back in 2021 when AmFest was launched right here.
00:03:13.000I mean, and that was in the, what did Biden call it?
00:05:49.000I think it's smart as well because a lot of people point out that he said, look, Back at the time, and I'm not going to point fingers, but there was a certain former governor of New Jersey who was basically put in charge of the transition.
00:06:01.000He brought in all of these establishment buddies and all of these types, and that's what we ended up with, names that you don't even hear anymore.
00:06:14.000That don't even exist anywhere in the movement, certainly not in this building.
00:06:17.000And so the fact that he's taking time out of that transition to come all the way across the country, not an easy haul, to Arizona, to AmericaFest, really just shows a testament to the people of Arizona.
00:06:30.000But more importantly, I think the people of the organization of Turning Point and what Turning Point Action did on the ground in so many cities.
00:08:30.000And get to work this organization did.
00:08:32.000And get to work this movement did with the leadership of Donald J. Trump.
00:08:37.000And it was all of those people coming together and said, no, we're going to stand in the gap and stand and fight that actually achieved this victory.
00:08:46.000Yeah, and so, Jack, you've been around AmFest.
00:09:03.000You can't just watch AmFest on TV and, sure, we see, you know, the WWE entrances and we see the The cold spark.
00:09:11.000Shout out to Lauren on that and everything else that goes on.
00:09:14.000But it's not just about the stage events.
00:09:18.000It's about the smaller events, the workshops where people actually put together the tools to figure out how to build the next generation of leaders.
00:09:29.000It's about meeting people and making connections that, oh, by the way, and the left is, and we can talk more about this, the left, by the way, is in meltdown mode because they suddenly realized, wait a minute, Charlie Kirk's been building this thing for years.
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00:12:46.000So when I first started, I just noticed that there are so many people that weren't registered to vote.
00:12:52.000And I tell people all the time, the grassroots in Pennsylvania, that right now, if you flip a coin, it's more than likely that person is not registered to vote.
00:12:59.000And now where I was going was, you know, the Amish markets, the gun shows, which a lot of gun owners aren't registered to vote, especially our hunters, which you'd think they would be voting.
00:13:08.000I mean, hunt or be hunted is what I always tell these people.
00:13:13.000You know, you go to a lot of county fairs, but pretty much what we did in Turning Point Action is we used a Be Neighborly strategy.
00:13:20.000We talked to anyone and everyone, and we just asked them that simple question.
00:14:02.000You know, as everybody knows, Charlie Kirk always has a comeback, right?
00:14:08.000No matter what lib gets up in his face, Charlie Kirk's always got something to say, some fact, some way to turn a phrase, except for when God wants to give Charlie an even greater challenge and take his voice away, which he did twice this year.
00:16:28.000And by the way, by the way, he was, I'll point this out because there's video of this, he was not walking around with a rifle at that time, was he?
00:16:36.000No, because you, of course, would have noticed that.
00:16:37.000So the big, one of the big questions that's left unanswered, how was it that he was able to get that AR-15 in when he was walking around?
00:16:45.000So really quick, Jack, what do you want to see out of the FBI, DOJ? Should we open a special case assignment for July 13th?
00:16:52.000Charlie, I think we need one for July 13th, but I would go through to every presidential assassination all the way back to JFK. Check out magachristmasbooks.com.
00:18:06.000I had my final interview there, and to see what Turning Point and these events have grown into over the last few years is nothing short of amazing.
00:18:12.000We started this event four years ago, and now it's over doubled in size, thanks to our amazing events team, all of our staff that put in so many hours outside of their normal jobs to make this all happen, and we're excited to welcome 20,000 people this week.
00:18:25.000Yeah, and so, Lauren, just kind of go through the logistics of this, because it's easy for people to just kind of say, oh, this thing happens on itself.
00:18:32.000But guys, you understand that, just for example, how many times did we host President Trump this year?
00:19:16.000He loves the execution of our events, though.
00:19:20.000Lauren, talk about the standard of excellence that you've set with your team about everything from visual design, from flow of experience, of what we have created here at Turning Point.
00:19:30.000We always strive to be the best in the business and execute to the highest level.
00:19:34.000Something that you touched on yesterday and that we really pride ourselves on is our staff is what makes these events happen.
00:19:40.000So from people walking in to going into each lounge and into the sponsor halls, we have our staff everywhere going above and beyond.
00:19:48.000If someone has a question, he needs to be taken to their seats.
00:19:50.000If a speaker needs something from CVS, we're going to go and, you know, kind of like make that happen.
00:19:56.000And we really want that turning point vibe and that turning point standard of excellence to bleed through everything that we do.
00:20:02.000Because many people have never been involved, you know, like with our movement or with our org before.
00:20:06.000And this is their first time coming in.
00:20:08.000And one of the best parts about this job is really all the messages we get afterwards saying, Hey, I had never been to a turning point, you know, anything before.
00:20:17.000And now I'm starting a chapter on my campus.
00:20:46.000There isn't an election next year, at least.
00:20:48.000That's why we're bringing back SAS. So what Lauren does is, and you could see her influence on the events, because what you do is you don't think...
00:21:02.000You know, a lot of people think, and Charlie, I'm just going to say it, man.
00:21:33.000And resources obviously were nowhere where they are now.
00:21:36.000But what Lauren has done, building off of that, which never would have gotten off the ground, it was bootstrapped.
00:21:42.000It was bootstrapped at first, Turning Point was bootstrapped, but now you have this vision for these events.
00:21:48.000And because, Charlie, you've built the organization to be this level, that there isn't a single area or nook or cranny that you could poke your Self into at these events that doesn't fit one piece of that vision, even the flow of the crowd, the timing of the events, the way all the moving pieces work together.
00:22:13.000For me, it's like put up a stage and make sure the audio works, you know, but you have this this mega vision and now we're all walking through it.
00:23:01.000There are the trainings and the grassroots trainings, a lot of which are brought to you by Turning Point Action and our sponsoring organizations.
00:23:07.000And this is where attendees really get that smaller, intimate setting and have that grassroots training to really go apply what they learn there into their communities, into their schools, and make that difference in their campuses, communities, and go from there.
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00:25:41.000Because we have a high standard and everyone really is bought into the movement and into the impact that we make.
00:25:48.000I will compare that to like, so I went to the Kamala, I was at obviously these events, but I also went to the Kamala Harris events and I went to her final concert at Philadelphia, the one where like Oprah came and spoke and Beyonce didn't sing.
00:26:03.000The difference is they have to pay for those people and they don't.
00:26:06.000They have staffs of hundreds and hundreds of people.
00:26:10.000And the issue there is people were stuck outside.
00:26:16.000They couldn't, you know, the people didn't even sing.
00:26:18.000And it was like, it was a complete joke.
00:26:21.000You're telling me you did all this with a core staff of 10?
00:26:23.000Yes, and a big part in that, too, is again, we have an incredible army of full-time staff in other departments that come to these events outside their normal jobs and are working on registration, on breakouts, on speaker check-in, on ushering, and they set that tone as well to make sure that these events are executed.
00:26:44.000They spend long days, sleepless nights, but it gets the time.
00:26:50.000So Lauren, you work these events, and these are your visions, right?
00:26:54.000So you have a different perspective on it from any of us, or if you're a speaker, or if you're Charlie, who's always got herding cats and putting out fires as it happens.
00:27:04.000But Lauren, what's the one thing that you look forward to the most at these events?
00:27:12.000I think seeing everything come together and seeing the impact that it's making on people, whether it's them meeting new friends as a student and getting inspired to start a chapter and getting that voice that they thought that they were alone on their campus and then they come and they see thousands of other people and they're like, wow, I'm not by myself.
00:27:34.000One of my favorite parts, too, is just the opening night and seeing all the energy, all the people in here excited to be here and excited to be involved in something bigger than themselves.
00:31:02.000And so, when you say pardon all the J-6ers on day one, you're including Siakam Sikwai, who deserves a full pardon, or at least the very least case, charges dropped.
00:31:11.000Brian, let's keep on going around the horn there.
00:31:22.000President Trump, day one, what should be his focus?
00:31:24.000As an American Indian and a Christian, I believe that the first thing that Trump should do is deal with Trudeau and the treason that he has been involved in against the United States government and the people because people like him who has suffered as J6 for trying to speak for their rights is because, in large, what Trudeau has done in his government and to the people.
00:31:56.000How many kids your age, as a result of all the things that Charlie Kirk has done with Turning Point, are now starting to be conservative and at least consider being a Republican despite all the things they see on social media?
00:32:07.000So in your circle of influence, what does that look like?
00:32:11.000Oh, it's a lot more than it used to be.
00:33:05.000And then finally, what was your reaction when you knew President Trump won this election?
00:33:10.000Well, first off, it happened because I was rated in 21. It was after I actually met my wife in September of 21 watching UFC. And she was taking a course called Biblical Citizenship.
00:33:42.000So when they started coming at me, it was like, it sucked on a real time level.
00:33:48.000But at the end of the day, and I think I said this last time I was here, when they arrested me on the tarmac on November 30th, and that night in jail, I did the Lord's Prayer as many times as I could.