The Charlie Kirk Show - June 16, 2025


Ask Charlie Anything 227: Elon-Trump Kayfabe? Where's No Tax on Tips? Should You Want to Retire?


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Join me as I discuss the Elon and Trump feud, the latest in the Iran situation, and much more. Recorded in Los Angeles, CA! (Live from the Bitcoin Studio) - Recorded on-site at BTC.co/TheCharlieKirkShow.

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00:00:00.000 Hey, everybody.
00:00:00.000 Charlie Kirk here, live from the Bitcoin.com studio.
00:00:04.000 Happy Monday and Ask Me Anything episode.
00:00:05.000 You're going to love this.
00:00:06.000 Email me, freedom at charliekirk.com.
00:00:08.000 Get involved with the most important organization in America, Turning Point USA, at tpusa.com.
00:00:14.000 That is tpusa.com.
00:00:16.000 Buckle up, everybody.
00:00:16.000 Here we go.
00:00:18.000 Charlie, what you've done is incredible here.
00:00:19.000 Maybe Charlie Kirk is on the college campus.
00:00:21.000 I want you to know we are lucky to have Charlie Kirk.
00:00:25.000 Charlie Kirk's running the White House, folks.
00:00:28.000 I want to thank Charlie.
00:00:29.000 He's an incredible guy.
00:00:30.000 His spirit, his love of this country.
00:00:32.000 He's done an amazing job building one of the most powerful youth organizations ever created, Turning Point USA.
00:00:38.000 We will not embrace the ideas that have destroyed countries, destroyed lives, and we are going to fight for freedom on campuses across the country.
00:00:47.000 That's why we are here.
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00:01:15.000 We are taking all of your calls as members, members.charliekirk.com.
00:01:20.000 That is members.charliekirk.com.
00:01:22.000 Trey, thank you for being a member.
00:01:23.000 What is on your mind?
00:01:25.000 Hey, can you hear me?
00:01:27.000 Yes.
00:01:27.000 What is on your mind?
00:01:29.000 Hey, Trey, thanks for being a member.
00:01:30.000 Yes.
00:01:31.000 Of course.
00:01:31.000 So first off, I wanted to thank you for inviting me onto the Turning Point team.
00:01:36.000 I'm looking forward to being a part of the Gulf region.
00:01:39.000 It's going to be awesome.
00:01:40.000 Amazing.
00:01:41.000 Phenomenal.
00:01:42.000 A lot of great ideas.
00:01:45.000 Brewing right now.
00:01:46.000 So my question for you today, do you think the Elon and Trump feud was staged at all?
00:01:53.000 No, not at all.
00:01:54.000 It was very real.
00:01:56.000 Yes, correct.
00:01:57.000 Okay.
00:01:58.000 You don't think it could have been like a distraction from something else that Trump potentially has brewing right now?
00:02:05.000 No.
00:02:06.000 It was very real.
00:02:08.000 Very much real.
00:02:09.000 Yes.
00:02:10.000 Interesting.
00:02:11.000 Okay.
00:02:11.000 Well, I was just curious what your thoughts were.
00:02:13.000 Just a couple guys blowing off steam.
00:02:16.000 A couple roommates that spent a little bit too much time together at Mar-a-Lago.
00:02:21.000 But a lot of people think that, and I can tell you right now, that they're in a much better place now.
00:02:29.000 Definitely.
00:02:30.000 Awesome.
00:02:30.000 I saw that they were together at some point yesterday somewhere.
00:02:36.000 Thank you, Charlie.
00:02:37.000 Thanks, man.
00:02:37.000 Really appreciate it.
00:02:39.000 Okay, Anthony, thank you for being a member.
00:02:41.000 Members.CharlieKirk.com.
00:02:42.000 Members.CharlieKirk.com.
00:02:45.000 Anthony, what's on your mind?
00:02:47.000 Morning, Charlie.
00:02:48.000 Question.
00:02:49.000 With the riots going on, now the stuff between Israel and Iran, there's something that's kind of been floating under the radar.
00:02:54.000 The Republican in the House, last name Green, he just retires unexpectedly, immediately, after voting for the big, beautiful bill.
00:03:03.000 But there's really like, you know, this has kind of gone under the radar.
00:03:06.000 You know, we already have a slim majority.
00:03:07.000 Now it's even slimmer.
00:03:09.000 What's going on with this?
00:03:10.000 Because not many people are covering it because of all the other headlines.
00:03:13.000 And then the other thing is, I just wanted to see if you got an email I sent you a couple weeks ago regarding a topic we talked about regarding Harvard and all that stuff of a theory I had.
00:03:21.000 Yeah, and so the email that you sent, I'm not sure, but Mark Green said Monday that he'll resign from Congress after it passes the President Trump's domestic agenda, the reconciliation bill.
00:03:33.000 It has been a heavy heart that I announced my retirement from Congress.
00:03:36.000 Recently, I was offered an opportunity to the private sector that was too exciting to pass up.
00:03:41.000 I don't know too much about it.
00:03:42.000 I mean, I will say, though, that like people, once they get into Congress, it's.
00:03:48.000 It's a lot of travel.
00:03:49.000 It's very thankless.
00:03:51.000 It's a very heavy task, to say the least.
00:03:54.000 And, you know, I could tell you that these resignations happen quite a lot.
00:04:00.000 I mean, we saw that, you know, with Gallagher.
00:04:03.000 But, I mean, it's just like, what do these Congress people do all day long?
00:04:07.000 It's hard to even comprehend.
00:04:10.000 So, anyway, thanks so much, Anthony.
00:04:13.000 Really appreciate it.
00:04:14.000 Thank you.
00:04:15.000 No problem.
00:04:15.000 Have a good one.
00:04:16.000 Okay, Aaron.
00:04:17.000 Aaron, thank you for being a member.
00:04:18.000 Members.CharlieKirk.com.
00:04:20.000 What's on your mind?
00:04:21.000 Hello, Charlie.
00:04:22.000 Can you hear me?
00:04:23.000 Yes, how are you?
00:04:24.000 I just want to say, big fan, you're actually the one who brought me to God.
00:04:29.000 Oh, praise the Lord.
00:04:30.000 I just wanted a question.
00:04:32.000 My brother is kind of a diehard communist, and I was wondering, what can I do to kind of bring him back capitalism and religion and stuff like that?
00:04:42.000 So your brother is a diehard communist.
00:04:45.000 Well, it's a good question.
00:04:47.000 I would begin by saying that one of the reasons why people go towards communism or socialism is they have unresolved envy in their life.
00:04:56.000 They want something that is not necessarily theirs.
00:04:59.000 And they're looking the world through a prism of oppressor and oppressed instead of what is just and unjust.
00:05:07.000 I have to ask you, though, Aaron, How has your journey been going back to God?
00:05:11.000 And it means the world that I played a role in that.
00:05:13.000 Tell me more.
00:05:15.000 Well, for a long time, it's not that I was atheist or anything.
00:05:18.000 I just never really thought about it.
00:05:20.000 But watching some of your videos and other people that just talk about God and everything, it started to make sense to me.
00:05:29.000 And one day I was at a funeral at a...
00:05:36.000 I'm from Akron, Ohio.
00:05:38.000 And I was at a Lutheran Church for a funeral, and something spoke to me.
00:05:44.000 And I've been going there ever since.
00:05:48.000 And videos like yours is just what directed me, put me in the right direction.
00:05:53.000 Well, praise the Lord.
00:05:54.000 That is what it's all about.
00:05:56.000 And believing in God and serving God and doing God's will here on Earth is what it's all about.
00:06:02.000 Pray for your brother.
00:06:03.000 First and foremost, that's the most important thing.
00:06:06.000 Engage him in the Socratic method. 0.75
00:06:08.000 Ask critical questions.
00:06:11.000 Try and get him closer towards some approximation of truth.
00:06:20.000 And honestly, I could tell you, and Aaron, I want to send you a book and send you a hat.
00:06:24.000 It's beautiful.
00:06:27.000 You're why I do what I do.
00:06:29.000 And also understand, remember that Okay.
00:06:58.000 Let's go to the next one.
00:06:59.000 We're going to get through a lot today because I know we have a ton waiting usually.
00:07:03.000 Patrick, Patrick, thank you for being a member.
00:07:05.000 Members.CharlieKirk.com.
00:07:07.000 Patrick, what is on your mind?
00:07:08.000 Hi, Charlie.
00:07:09.000 I just wanted to say first, Happy Father's Day as well.
00:07:13.000 Oh, thank you.
00:07:14.000 Absolutely.
00:07:14.000 It means a lot.
00:07:16.000 My question was, how did you become so successful and what advice would you give to someone my age wanting to retire early, you know, 50, 55?
00:07:26.000 In order to, you know, enjoy life with my family and maybe go bow hunting with Uncle Ted Nugent on me and I's birthday.
00:07:34.000 Well, I love that.
00:07:35.000 So, I do have a piece of advice.
00:07:37.000 While you might retire from work, do not retire from worthy tasks.
00:07:45.000 I totally get retiring from your specific job, but stay busy towards righteous and good purposes in your church.
00:07:53.000 Find a hobby or even part-time work.
00:07:56.000 It is not good for man to be idle.
00:08:00.000 It is not good.
00:08:01.000 And so I totally get it.
00:08:03.000 You've earned retirement.
00:08:04.000 But find new purpose.
00:08:05.000 It is not good to become aimless.
00:08:07.000 So I do unfortunately find retirees, they get really bored.
00:08:11.000 And boredom is bad.
00:08:13.000 I have a whole belief that bored men create really bad countries.
00:08:20.000 When you have young men, men of any age that is bored and they have a lot of time on their hands, they get into stuff they should not get into.
00:08:29.000 So your job is now to pass along wisdom and mentor young people.
00:08:32.000 You get involved, the turning point action, but find a new purpose and a new task.
00:08:37.000 And honestly, it sounds like you've worked your tail off throughout the years.
00:08:40.000 Am I right?
00:08:40.000 Patrick, you've probably worked, right?
00:08:43.000 Yeah, yes, sir.
00:08:43.000 I'm an electrician in Indiana, actually.
00:08:45.000 You've literally busted your back for years.
00:08:47.000 So you deserve some time just to...
00:08:52.000 But, you know, as hard as you've worked as an electrician, I'm going to give you advice that other people will probably not have you give.
00:08:58.000 That retirement is well earned, but make sure it's not just stationary, sedentary, sitting on the couch or sitting on the recliner.
00:09:07.000 You don't strike me as that type of person because God gave you life and we need you to keep pouring into your community and pouring into people around you.
00:09:15.000 And so, Patrick, I hope that that resonates with you in some way.
00:09:19.000 Yes, sir, it does.
00:09:20.000 Thank you very much.
00:09:21.000 Absolutely.
00:09:21.000 And God bless you, Patrick, and hope to meet you soon.
00:09:24.000 Thank you.
00:09:24.000 God bless you.
00:09:25.000 We're going to get to the next member in a second.
00:09:28.000 What great members calls today, especially a young man who gave himself to the Lord because of the work we're doing.
00:09:34.000 You know, it's funny, because some pastors will attack me.
00:09:37.000 Charlie, you're too aggressive.
00:09:38.000 You're all this.
00:09:39.000 And I say, look, everyone has their own tact.
00:09:41.000 Everyone has their own approach.
00:09:43.000 But we do bring more people back to church and bring more people back to Jesus than I think.
00:09:48.000 What people give us credit for?
00:09:50.000 Not that it matters.
00:09:51.000 Not that it's a tally.
00:09:52.000 It's all the Lord's work, right?
00:09:53.000 It's God at work.
00:09:54.000 It's God who has plans for all of us.
00:09:58.000 What I'm saying, it doesn't matter who gets the credit, is what I'm saying.
00:10:01.000 But I do think it's important that people recognize and realize that all the work we do here on the show, all of my campus commentary has significant religious and spiritual implications.
00:10:12.000 Every soul that you save.
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00:11:14.000 I want to just say one thing before we get to the next question here.
00:11:23.000 We are resolutely America first here on this program.
00:11:26.000 And I want to keep on getting your emails, freedom at charliekirk.com, how you view this situation in the Middle East, how you view what's happening with Israel, how you view what's happening with Iran.
00:11:37.000 That is freedom at charliekirk.com, freedom at charliekirk.com.
00:11:42.000 If America were to strike Iran in addition to Israel, how would you feel about that?
00:11:46.000 I want your thoughts, freedom at charliekirk.com.
00:11:49.000 Okay, Michael, Michael, what's on your mind?
00:11:51.000 Members.charliekirk.com, what's on your mind?
00:11:54.000 Hey, Charlie, what's going on?
00:11:56.000 Since the House is actually, like, I gotta give Speaker Johnson credit.
00:12:00.000 I didn't think he'd do it.
00:12:01.000 I didn't think the House would do it.
00:12:02.000 They're actually passing the rescission bills.
00:12:03.000 I figured they'd drag it out until midterms.
00:12:06.000 But since they've actually gotten off their butt and kept working, do you think the Senate's gonna get off their butt and actually pass the big, beautiful bill?
00:12:13.000 I think so.
00:12:14.000 I mean, I'm really disappointed by what I saw from Lindsey Graham the other day.
00:12:18.000 He said, oh, the no tax on tips, no tax on overtime might not make it.
00:12:21.000 Like, oh my goodness.
00:12:22.000 I mean, so you're going to keep all this other boondoggle stuff that we have to kind of shrug our shoulders like, okay.
00:12:29.000 And we need no tax on tips.
00:12:31.000 We need no tax on overtime.
00:12:33.000 That is a fundamental campaign promise.
00:12:36.000 A critical, fundamental campaign promise.
00:12:40.000 Without a doubt.
00:12:40.000 And so it has...
00:12:44.000 No, please keep going.
00:12:46.000 About the no tax on overtime.
00:12:47.000 I'm a truck driver.
00:12:48.000 I get paid by the mile instead of hourly.
00:12:52.000 What do you think the chance would be in the future of turning it from no tax on overtime to no tax on anything made after 40 hours of work?
00:13:00.000 You know, it's a good question.
00:13:02.000 So I don't know because overtime is a very technical thing where you get time and a half.
00:13:07.000 I don't know the answer to that.
00:13:09.000 I can tell you, though, that specifically for overtime wages, they usually are earning less money, people that are, let's say, open to overtime.
00:13:21.000 Now, the tips are somewhat of a loophole, but if you read the bill, it's only up to $10,000 a year that will be not taxed on tips.
00:13:27.000 So, for example, you can't just create your entire income to be tips.
00:13:31.000 It's up to $10,000 a year, which, by the way, a lot of people in waiters and waitresses make a ton of money.
00:13:39.000 You know, as getting tip work and valet, so on and so forth.
00:13:43.000 Depending on where you're at, you're going to make more than $10,000 a year in tips.
00:13:47.000 That's bullcrap.
00:13:48.000 Yeah, no, that's, yeah, exactly.
00:13:50.000 And so what part of the big, beautiful bill do you appreciate most?
00:13:53.000 I appreciate that they are following through with President Trump's campaign promises.
00:13:59.000 I wish instead of it being overtime, it was no tax on anything on wage earners over $40 hours because –
00:14:12.000 All of his campaign promises, the border bill and whatnot, I tend to be with Massey and Paul when it comes to reduction in spending, harder reduction in spending and harder reduction in the debt because I know I'm going to have to pay for that eventually and most of the people that are in office right now are going to be dead when that bill comes due.
00:14:34.000 But I get that if Congress is passing the rescission bills, they're at least moving in that direction so I'm willing to compromise and let them move.
00:14:41.000 They're just moving too slow for my liking.
00:14:43.000 So I have to brag on something.
00:14:45.000 Do you know some of the smartest people in the country that get no credit?
00:14:50.000 Truck drivers?
00:14:52.000 No doubt.
00:14:54.000 You guys listen to content all day long.
00:14:56.000 The vocabulary you're using...
00:15:01.000 No, no.
00:15:03.000 So, do you listen to many of the Charlie Kirk Show podcasts when you're doing cross-country drives?
00:15:08.000 So, I listen to yourself, Poso, Tim Pool, the guy that took over for Bongino.
00:15:20.000 I listen to Jordan Peterson, Jocko Willink.
00:15:24.000 I'm working on getting on to Jordan Peterson's actual courses that he put out.
00:15:30.000 I'm working on getting onto Hillsdale.
00:15:31.000 I've got over 100 things that I've – on audio – No, you're very eloquent.
00:15:43.000 I wanted to say you are – You are the rule.
00:15:48.000 Truck drivers are some of the wisest.
00:15:50.000 They're some of the most informed people because they're in the car all day long listening.
00:15:55.000 When I get stopped for pictures, truck drivers know every episode.
00:15:59.000 They know everything.
00:16:00.000 I mean, you're talking about rescissions?
00:16:02.000 what part of the conservative base knows about rescissions?
00:16:04.000 Like, I mean, we talk about that, Bingo.
00:16:08.000 I'll tell you, there is more wisdom, knowledge, prudence with America's truck drivers.
00:16:15.000 Then you will find in the Harvard Faculty Lounge.
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00:16:23.000 Ask 10 people to define the word capitalism.
00:16:26.000 How many different responses do you think you'll get?
00:16:28.000 This is a word that comes up all the time, but does anyone know what it really means?
00:16:33.000 Do you?
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00:17:23.000 Okay, I think we have our friend here.
00:17:25.000 Michael, Michael, are you worried about self-driving cars and automation displacing your job?
00:17:31.000 The short answer is no.
00:17:32.000 The long answer is I could give you a three-hour lecture, but we don't have time for that.
00:17:36.000 But let me break this down for you in the simplest terms possible.
00:17:41.000 The automation is too slow.
00:17:43.000 What do you mean?
00:17:44.000 So the average person's reaction time is about one second.
00:17:49.000 A good truck driver has about half to a quarter of that.
00:17:53.000 I have to drive around.
00:17:55.000 I'm driving a 2025 Peterbilt 579.
00:17:58.000 I have to drive around the truck because the truck reacts so slow.
00:18:02.000 I have to anticipate what the truck is going to do and put the inputs in before the traffic conditions are what they're going to be.
00:18:13.000 I'll use an example that most people have seen.
00:18:16.000 You're coming up to a cloverleaf intersection.
00:18:18.000 I see a car coming down the cloverleaf.
00:18:20.000 I know they're probably going to merge into me.
00:18:23.000 The truck doesn't see that yet.
00:18:24.000 And most of your automated cars do not.
00:18:26.000 I've been in a brand new Tesla.
00:18:28.000 They do not see that yet.
00:18:29.000 Fascinating.
00:18:29.000 And I'm going to know, because I'm a human and I have common sense and I have forethought, that that car is going to be merging in.
00:18:37.000 Now, I don't know if they're going to look.
00:18:38.000 I don't know if they're going to signal.
00:18:39.000 I don't know what they're going to do.
00:18:40.000 But I know I need to be getting off my cruise control and being ready to react before that car starts to signal that they're going to get into my lane.
00:18:49.000 Automation's not there yet, and I have yet to see them being able to look that far ahead and that far out.
00:18:54.000 That's so insightful.
00:18:57.000 And the fact that, like, for my truck, the factory recommends an extra two to three seconds to kill cruise control and allow the truck to react to whatever next input I'm going to do.
00:19:11.000 That's an eternity in an emergency.
00:19:13.000 I'm telling you right now, it's an eternity in an emergency.
00:19:15.000 I have had this truck bucked so hard underneath me because I needed it to react faster than the computer wanted it to, and I just said, screw you, you're going to do this, and it didn't like it.
00:19:26.000 Really quick, and then we've got to get the next call.
00:19:28.000 So you drive 70 hours a week.
00:19:30.000 What are the routes you usually drive?
00:19:32.000 I have been to 47 of the lower 48 states.
00:19:35.000 Name a route I've been there.
00:19:36.000 You sound like a really happy guy.
00:19:38.000 Do you enjoy your job?
00:19:39.000 Love it.
00:19:40.000 It's amazing.
00:19:42.000 The only downside is trying to find a wife because they're just like, I'm not home. 0.99
00:19:48.000 And every single woman I've talked to is like, if you want me home, we've got to figure out what we're going to give up because I cannot make the same money home daily as I do being a long-haul truck driver.
00:19:59.000 And that's not normally a very popular conversation.
00:20:02.000 No, it's a very serious thing.
00:20:02.000 No, I know.
00:20:03.000 I know a lot of long-haul truck drivers and their family is in a tough spot because they've got to constantly be doing it.
00:20:09.000 Honestly, I will say this.
00:20:11.000 I want to meet you one day.
00:20:12.000 We're going to mail you a signed hat.
00:20:13.000 We should do a big thank you collectively in our country for our long-haul truck drivers.
00:20:20.000 You guys delivered us goods during the lockdowns.
00:20:22.000 You guys are not thanked enough, and they are the most conservative Republican people in the country.
00:20:27.000 Final thoughts, Michael?
00:20:29.000 Back when Turning Point fit into a Honda Accord, you went and barnstormed Indiana through all the Tea Party meetings, and I met you when you had three people.
00:20:38.000 That's so funny.
00:20:42.000 You told some people earlier that you needed to be likable to be a chapter president, and I'm still not the most personable person there.
00:20:52.000 So when I tried to start a chapter in IUPUI, it didn't go well.
00:20:56.000 But me and you met way back when, and I'm still active.
00:21:00.000 I'm just not as good at this as you are.
00:21:02.000 Well, God bless you, man.
00:21:03.000 We all have our role, and this is a beautiful testimony.
00:21:06.000 Hope to see you soon.
00:21:07.000 Thank you so much, man.
00:21:08.000 Jackson.
00:21:08.000 Jackson is here.
00:21:10.000 I like the name Jackson a lot.
00:21:12.000 Jackson, what is on your mind?
00:21:13.000 Members.CharlieKirk.com.
00:21:15.000 Hello, Mr. Kirk.
00:21:17.000 Hello again.
00:21:19.000 Of course, I asked multiple questions on this, so I'm going to ask perhaps what's the most on my mind right now.
00:21:27.000 But what do I do about some of my friends who are pro-Gaza and support illegal immigration?
00:21:32.000 I mean, they claim that President Trump is violating due process, but I do know that the founders never intended for the Supreme Court to have the final say interpreting the Constitution.
00:21:41.000 So I know it is not as powerful as everyone makes it out to be.
00:21:46.000 So you have friends that are pro-Gaza, if I can understand, right?
00:21:50.000 And also kind of pro-open borders.
00:21:52.000 So what is the question, how to convince them?
00:21:55.000 Is that correct?
00:21:56.000 Well, yes.
00:21:57.000 I just want to be able to have a friendly debate with them.
00:22:00.000 Sorry.
00:22:00.000 I want to make sure I can have a friendly debate without them calling me genocidal or Nazi or anything like that because I know that because I have not debated them about this topic yet.
00:22:12.000 Yeah, it's difficult.
00:22:14.000 I mean, look, the left resorts to name-calling as a default setting in their argumentation.
00:22:20.000 And in some ways, look, if they're going to call you Nazi and genocidal, I would encourage you to get new friends.
00:22:25.000 If you are not able to talk about the same transcendent things with your friends, then they're not actually your friends.
00:22:31.000 I know that might sound a little bit cruel, but anyone that would say, oh, you're supporting genocide, that's not a friend of yours.
00:22:36.000 They're indicting your character at that point, right?
00:22:39.000 They're criticizing and assassinating who you are fundamentally as a person.
00:22:45.000 And so you need to be respectful of other opinions, but once that kind of name-calling happens, I think it's time to sever.
00:22:53.000 Thank you so much.
00:22:54.000 Really appreciate it.
00:22:55.000 Sandy, thank you for being a member.
00:22:57.000 Members.CharlieKirk.com.
00:22:59.000 Sandy, what's on your mind?
00:23:00.000 Hello, sir.
00:23:02.000 First, I just want to, based on some of the other callers, I just want to thank you for all that you are doing.
00:23:08.000 Our youth minister, Sunday night, opened up his message with clips from your podcast.
00:23:17.000 Oh, wow.
00:23:18.000 Very cool to see that he's getting that message into our youth.
00:23:25.000 My first question, there's a Texas cop that is still suspended since 2021 based on a Biden-era DA that was brought in.
00:23:37.000 There was a BLM riot incident that occurred in 2020.
00:23:43.000 He was found no wrongdoing by an internal police investigation, but he is still suspended.
00:23:51.000 He cannot work overtime.
00:23:54.000 You know, off-duty jobs under anything, which impacts his family's income.
00:24:00.000 He's got a, you know, young family of three kids.
00:24:04.000 And how do I raise awareness?
00:24:08.000 And, you know, I would love to get the charges dropped on him.
00:24:13.000 He's in limbo.
00:24:15.000 He's hostage.
00:24:17.000 What is his name?
00:24:21.000 Chance Wretches.
00:24:23.000 I sent links and information to y 'all.
00:24:28.000 Chance Burgess?
00:24:29.000 Got it.
00:24:31.000 Yeah, and what part of Texas was this in?
00:24:33.000 I'm just taking a note.
00:24:34.000 Austin.
00:24:35.000 Austin, Texas.
00:24:37.000 Yeah, all right.
00:24:37.000 So we're going to take a look at that.
00:24:39.000 Unfortunately, it's nothing new where they go after police officers that largely did nothing wrong.
00:24:45.000 Let me ask you, though.
00:24:48.000 When they played the clip of our show with your youth pastor, what were they playing?
00:24:52.000 I'm curious, and how was that received?
00:24:54.000 It was several of the, I would say, far-left students in these campuses asking questions, very provocative questions, and these were short clips because he did have a message to preach.
00:25:17.000 You know, sharing, just giving our audience the idea, the feel of what's out there on our campuses, and then your work for what you're doing to combat that.
00:25:34.000 Well, thank you.
00:25:35.000 That is incredible.
00:25:36.000 And I want to make sure I—do you like your church?
00:25:40.000 Are they biblically based?
00:25:42.000 They do a good job?
00:25:43.000 Oh, absolutely.
00:25:44.000 What is the name of the church?
00:25:46.000 Spring Valley Baptist Church in Fort Worth.
00:25:50.000 Spring Valley.
00:25:52.000 Awesome.
00:25:52.000 Well, I hope people check it out truly well.
00:25:54.000 Thank you.
00:25:55.000 God bless you.
00:25:56.000 And thank you for being a member at members.charliekirk.com.
00:25:59.000 Deeply appreciate it.
00:26:00.000 Thank you.
00:26:01.000 I have a quick second question.
00:26:02.000 Really quick.
00:26:03.000 Yes.
00:26:03.000 Just interesting.
00:26:05.000 On all these California riots that have started, isn't it interesting that it was after college broke for summer?
00:26:13.000 I mean, are these grandchildren of congressional Democrats needing summer jobs?
00:26:18.000 I mean, are they getting extra credit for college grades?
00:26:25.000 I mean, what?
00:26:26.000 The timing is interesting to me.
00:26:28.000 Very interesting.
00:26:29.000 I'll tell you, though, that with all of this Iranian-Israeli activity, expect serious pro-Hamas protests throughout the summer that will then intersect.
00:26:38.000 Remember, we did an entire show on intersectionality.
00:26:41.000 People should check it out.
00:26:41.000 It will intersect with the open borders pro-Mexican crowd.
00:26:46.000 And so that's going to happen.
00:26:50.000 God bless you, and we're going to check out Chance's case.
00:26:52.000 Thank you.
00:26:53.000 Thank you, sir.
00:26:54.000 Email us, freedom at charliekirk.com.
00:26:56.000 I want to hear from you.
00:26:57.000 By the way, President Trump reports NBC.
00:27:01.000 Trump says Iranian officials calling him to discuss the situation.
00:27:07.000 I will say, it was hilarious when President Trump was, the U.S. was like, oh yeah, we planned to meet with Iran on Sunday.
00:27:16.000 Meanwhile, Iran's like completely decimated.
00:27:19.000 And it's like mafioso tactics against Iran, where, you know, Trump sits, the Trump envoy, Wyckoff, sits down with Iran like, oh, what happened to your predecessor?
00:27:33.000 I hope he's okay.
00:27:35.000 How's Tehran right now?
00:27:38.000 They good?
00:27:40.000 How's your nuclear facilities?
00:27:42.000 There's not much to negotiate.
00:27:44.000 So I thought that was hilarious.
00:27:48.000 TikTok has helped U.S. businesses contribute over $24 billion for the U.S. economy.
00:27:54.000 And we go so viral on TikTok, we get billions and billions of views.
00:27:58.000 You see, that's real money flowing into small businesses.
00:28:01.000 Like AZTacoKing, who went viral on TikTok and hit $1.3 million in sales in their first year.
00:28:07.000 Now they're hiring more staff to keep up.
00:28:09.000 Or Bluff Cakes, who started as a home baking side hustle and became a national cookie brand.
00:28:14.000 Or the She Mechanic, whose business tripled in just one year with help from TikTok.
00:28:20.000 Now she's in a bigger space with a bigger team.
00:28:22.000 TikTok is helping small businesses thrive, and that's adding up to more jobs and more growth.
00:28:27.000 And over $24 billion flowing into the U.S. economy.
00:28:30.000 Our most viral platform is TikTok, and by far.
00:28:34.000 Learn more about TikTok's contribution to the U.S. economy at TikTokEconomicImpact.com.
00:28:38.000 We are winning the next generation at Turning Point USA and on the Charlie Kirk Show.
00:28:43.000 Large in part thanks to us getting the message out at TikTok.
00:28:46.000 Go to TikTokEconomicImpact.com.
00:28:50.000 Okay, the next caller had to step away from their computer.
00:28:54.000 They were asking this from Rod.
00:28:55.000 I'd like to ask you if you see the Department of Justice getting some sort of wind through the administration.
00:29:00.000 AG office, in their opinion, looks very foolish, so on and so forth.
00:29:05.000 Yes, I do think that we're going to see more indictments and more investigations.
00:29:09.000 And I think that, look, they've been in for five months.
00:29:13.000 I think we need to have a full release of the Epstein files.
00:29:16.000 I've said that for quite some time.
00:29:17.000 I think we need to start seeing some accountability.
00:29:20.000 And there's a lot of material there of people that have acted improperly.
00:29:24.000 We need to start to get some accountability.
00:29:27.000 Before we get to the last question, Laura, I'm loving your emails right now.
00:29:31.000 Where do you stand with Israel, Iran?
00:29:32.000 And if America was involved in the strike against Iran, how do you feel that?
00:29:37.000 Freedom at charliekirk.com.
00:29:38.000 That is freedom at charliekirk.com.
00:29:41.000 Okay, last question here.
00:29:42.000 Laura, you are the last question of the week.
00:29:44.000 Thank you for being a member at members.charliekirk.com.
00:29:47.000 What's on your mind?
00:29:49.000 Can you hear me?
00:29:51.000 Yes, I can.
00:29:52.000 How are you?
00:29:52.000 Oh, good.
00:29:53.000 Hey, Charlie.
00:29:54.000 Oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy.
00:29:56.000 What a fantastic time we're living in.
00:29:58.000 I cannot help it.
00:30:00.000 I feel you, when you're laughing and you're going, you loved how, let's just say, mafia style it was.
00:30:05.000 I listened to you guys last night all the time.
00:30:08.000 We're listening to Amir, you know, the Amir, what's the guy's name, Amir?
00:30:13.000 Everybody should be on his thing.
00:30:14.000 On Meet Safari.
00:30:16.000 Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:30:18.000 Anyhow, I also wanted to give you a couple of amazing things for you, okay?
00:30:24.000 Yes, please.
00:30:25.000 I have always told the Lord before me, because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
00:30:29.000 So, Charlie, tell me again what you think of all this amazing stuff.
00:30:35.000 I follow you, I watch you, I have grandsons that watch you.
00:30:40.000 Oh, I want to tell you about the church, though.
00:30:43.000 Flat Iron Church in Denver, Colorado.
00:30:47.000 Jim Bergen is the place.
00:30:49.000 Check him out, everybody.
00:30:51.000 My son lives out there.
00:30:53.000 And this guy is so amazing, on fire, follows exactly your teaching.
00:31:00.000 Let's just say he's got the same like mind of an ambassador for Christ, okay, like we are.
00:31:09.000 Yes.
00:31:10.000 So keep going.
00:31:10.000 Sorry, what is the question?
00:31:11.000 We've got about a minute remaining.
00:31:12.000 Yes.
00:31:13.000 I know.
00:31:13.000 I want to hurry up and also tell you about the pour over.
00:31:16.000 Okay?
00:31:16.000 It is a newsletter that, it's amazing, it comes and it tells about the day's events, and then it has an amazing thing afterwards that tells you the perspective of being a Christ, to what, you know, all these events that are happening, it settles your mind.
00:31:33.000 Let me just give you a quick answer, and then we've got to dash, okay?
00:31:36.000 Okay, thank you.
00:31:37.000 Keep your eyes on the scriptures.
00:31:38.000 Watch people like Jack Hibbs.
00:31:40.000 There's a lot going on right now, and we're out of time.
00:31:42.000 God bless you.
00:31:42.000 Thank you so much.
00:31:43.000 Thanks, Charlie.
00:31:44.000 Thanks so much for listening, everybody.
00:31:46.000 Email us, as always, freedom at charliekirk.com.