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00:01:09.000All right, welcome to the Charlie Kirk Show.
00:01:11.000I'm Andrew Colvett, executive producer of this fine show.
00:01:14.000And join to my left, a little lopsided today, Blake Neff.
00:01:24.000There was this, I mean, the world exclusive, the first time Erica has gone on camera in an interview, Erica Kirk, Charlie's widow, of course.
00:01:36.000She came on this show for a few segments just to talk about the future of this show and how we are continuing on in Charlie's honor and legacy.
00:01:47.000But really, this was the first time network television, live prime time with Jesse Waters.
00:01:53.000And it was, it was, I've, I've gotten so many texts.
00:01:57.000I've gotten so many people just saying how remarkable her courage and her bravery is.
00:02:03.000And I can tell you that the interview happened in this room right here where we're sitting.
00:02:11.000The production team, our amazing production team, by the way, who's just been tremendous throughout this whole process, cleared out a lot of our own gear and made room for Jesse's team to get in here.
00:03:35.000I mean, if I could just, a little inside baseball here, I've gotten personally for Erica probably like 60 what you would call reputable interview requests, like big outlets, you know, reporters.
00:03:50.000I mean, there's probably hundreds more than that, but like legitimate journalists that have wanted to interview Erica.
00:03:58.000And so she sort of knew that this was going to have to happen at some point.
00:04:03.000And I think Jesse Waters did a phenomenal job.
00:05:09.000Yeah, I mean, I don't know about you, Blake, but the kid clips specifically, I just, a lot of people clipped them up, put them on social media.
00:05:17.000But I just, there is something crazy hard to watch about the kid clips.
00:06:36.000Because, you know, we've talked about it before, but I mean, basically, and I have some experience with this too, because Charlie had told me along, you know, from time to time, not as much as he told Mikey, but he did tell me, like, listen, if anything ever happens, you call Erica.
00:06:54.000And, you know, especially like, you know, when we were out at these events, like, he would say, hey, just let Erica know.
00:07:00.000You know, and sometimes it would almost be joking.
00:07:03.000Like, and so, anyways, Mikey, you know, basically is standing next to Charlie's side when it happens.
00:07:11.000He turns around, puts his fingers in his ear, and walks away.
00:07:14.000And he, he instantly, I think just like the noise of that place was so crazy.
00:07:25.000And that moment, you know, I think the thing that hit me when Erica said that is that Mikey, and I think Mikey said it, said he never had called Erica during an event.
00:07:40.000Like Mikey's whole job at these events was to take social media videos and get it out to all the social media teams of Charlie coming up to the crowd and Charlie coming up, throwing the hats.
00:07:49.000And we put them out on social media and they, you know, people loved seeing that because I think it was inspiring for people.
00:09:25.000And I truly believe that if the Lord, which this does not happen, but if the Lord gave him an option to return back to earth, and if the Lord said, this is what your death is going to be the catalyst for, do you want to go back and exchange it?
00:09:55.000In the days after it happened, I had like three different people tell me that they had sort of like almost a vision or a picture in their mind of that exactly what she was describing.
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00:12:22.000I told them not to throw anything away.
00:12:24.000I want every single card saved for my kids.
00:12:29.000And for when, if the day gets hard at your desk, you come into this mail room, and I want you to come in, and I want you to pick up any of these cards, and I want you to read it so you can put into perspective why you work here.
00:13:34.000Yeah, and I will just say that, you know, I'm not next of kin.
00:13:40.000You can't comment on everything either, Blake.
00:13:42.000You know, and I think that leaves a vacuum.
00:13:45.000And there's bad actors, there's, and frankly, there's good actors too that really care about Charlie and getting justice for Charlie that have come into that space and are inserting, I think, doubt or questions.
00:14:07.000And, you know, I noticed our friend Jack is even circulating on social media, Jack Pisovic, the affidavit that, you know, even shows that the parents turned him in and he confessed to them.
00:14:18.000And it was, you know, apparently this young guy was potentially about to commit suicide.
00:14:26.000So the family tried to intervene and make him turn himself in.
00:14:28.000So, I mean, all of the, I know that there's a lot of noise out there.
00:15:23.000And my heart is like with, you know, the team that was there.
00:15:27.000And anyways, I know there's a vacuum, but let me just assure the audience, I don't know if my words mean anything when people are out there, you know, stirring so much chaos about this, but the case is very good, you know, and there will come a time, this whole trial is going to play out.
00:15:47.000And we should play that clip, by the way, about cameras in the courtroom, because I thought Erica's point was so well made.
00:15:51.000It's like Charlie's assassination was everywhere.
00:15:56.000I mean, I can only imagine billions and billions of views, right?
00:20:08.000I expect you to behave like a serious attorney with the appropriate level of respect and the appropriate level of dignity that this situation demands.
00:21:32.000This is a crime, and all crimes are devastating to their families.
00:21:37.000But this also hurt us in a country in a way only a political assassination can hurt us.
00:21:47.000So we have a right to know exactly what's going on, to know that our prosecutors are doing their job, to know that this person's given the right to a complete and full defense to get all the facts out that he thinks are important while we get all the facts out that we think are vital.
00:22:08.000So there is no good reason in my mind for a judge in this case not to allow cameras in the courtroom.
00:22:16.000Again, if he's afraid that people are going to grandstand, you know, there's not a good trial lawyer out there who hasn't had a judge say, simmer down, Mr. Schlichter.
00:22:40.000And, you know, one of the things that, you know, I worry about some of this stuff is it overshadows all of this amazing outpouring of love and support and just the tremendous groundswell of students and support for Turning Point.
00:24:39.000Kurt, make sense of the aftermath here, of all of this outpouring and what we're seeing across the country because it does end up playing into our politics, our culture, and this moment we're living through.
00:24:51.000Well, look, this is the first time I've had a chance to be on the show since this disgusting murder.
00:25:01.000But, you know, I had the effect of this was enormous.
00:25:08.000I had people who were not political coming up to me because they knew I was.
00:25:14.000They knew I had been on Charlie's show, just telling me how sorry they were, and including very liberal people.
00:25:20.000Just how sorry and disgusted they were.
00:25:23.000This was something that affected our country in a way that really hasn't happened since maybe the death of Martin Luther King, the death of RFK.
00:25:38.000This showed that there was something deeply wrong in the country with at least some section of the country.
00:25:44.000And I expect nothing from the degenerates who celebrated this.
00:25:51.000They have to live with themselves and they have to answer in another place at another time.
00:25:58.000What really struck me was how normal American people reacted as you would expect normal people to react.
00:26:08.000That they were appalled, that they were ashamed that someone would do this in our country.
00:26:16.000An outpouring of caring and concern for Erica and the kids and everybody who Charlie touched.
00:26:24.000You know, it's easy to become hopeless when something terrible happens, when you face incredible evil, which is what this was, including the aftermath with all the people cheering it on.
00:26:45.000Maybe sometimes you forget that decency and good are out there and that they're stronger than evil.
00:26:54.000You're not a strong person because you're celebrating this.
00:27:22.000And I got to say, if they thought they were going to snuff out this movement by murdering Charlie, when Erica, as Erica goes forward, they're not going to know what hit him.
00:27:39.000And by the way, I just want to play this really quick because, you know, I said this, I think, last night on Sean Hannity's show that, you know, Erica's always had my love and appreciation and my support.
00:27:56.000But watching her move, you know, step by step in the aftermath of this with such grace and courage and strength has really been, I mean, I just have to say, one of the most tremendous things I've ever seen.
00:32:27.000But if I have to get creamed in an election, I'd rather it be the off-year election in a couple of blue states rather than a midterm or heaven forbid, a presidential.
00:34:10.000Yeah, I mean, you know, it's an interesting takeaway here.
00:34:12.000I agree with you on the we lost a lot of the young females, young people in general, went the wrong direction.
00:34:19.000But in places like New Jersey, what's interesting is that, you know, Chitterelli got 100 and I believe 120,000 more votes than he did in 2021.
00:34:27.000It's just that Mikey Sherrill got, I think, 400,000 votes more than 2021.
00:34:33.000And so than the Democrat candidate did.
00:34:36.000So, you know, they are definitely, and we find ourselves, we talked about this last week.
00:34:40.000We find ourselves at a bit of a nadir with President Trump's support.
00:34:45.000And I think we need to take that advice and we need to take the learnings and the lessons, refocus our efforts on domestic pocketbook issues.
00:34:54.000And really, you know, perception is reality, Kurt, that we have to show and tell the voting electorate that we're focusing on domestic issues.