IRAN FIRES MISSILES AT U.S. BASE IN QATAR

[00:00:00] It sounds like based on what our [00:00:01] reporting this was telegraphed and [00:00:02] designed to avoid casualties. Why would [00:00:05] Iran do that? Why would Iran telegraph [00:00:07] and design a military attack to avoid [00:00:10] casualties? Well, for along the lines of [00:00:12] what I said, they they have to uh [00:00:16] appease their people. Their whole [00:00:18] premise of governance has been on the [00:00:21] military front, the geopolitical front. [00:00:23] We're going to stand up to the big Satan [00:00:25] and the little Satan. And people in Iran [00:00:27] know that the United States and Israel [00:00:30] both have now attacked the Iranian uh [00:00:33] assets. And I think again they've done [00:00:36] this at least twice now where they don't [00:00:39] want to bring the full measure of the [00:00:41] United States force upon them. But they [00:00:43] need to tell their people they've done [00:00:45] something and they can tell the Iranian [00:00:46] people they did respond and they can [00:00:48] exaggerate the degree of success and [00:00:50] that and they you know the tit fortat [00:00:53] nature of the response and that's what [00:00:55] many people think they'll do and this [00:00:57] this could be a sign of that but you [00:00:59] know this is not a closed thing. It's [00:01:00] not like they have they get one chance [00:01:02] to respond. They may respond that way [00:01:04] and then respond a different way. The [00:01:06] Charlie, I think the biggest variable in [00:01:07] all of this is the Iranian people and [00:01:09] what the government feels they need to [00:01:11] do to appease them or keep them from [00:01:14] demanding a change in government or uh [00:01:17] or have a perception that they're a [00:01:18] failed regime. And we don't know. Most [00:01:21] of the reporting out of Iran, and I'm [00:01:22] unfortunately not in a position to do [00:01:23] much reporting there directly, but most [00:01:26] of the reporting suggests that they're [00:01:27] rallying around the government. They're [00:01:29] they're rallying reacting negatively to [00:01:32] Israel and the United States. And that's [00:01:34] good for the government because that [00:01:35] means they've got more leeway in how [00:01:37] they respond without having to worry [00:01:39] about losing faith with their own [00:01:40] people. Okay. Six missiles launched so [00:01:43] far by Iran right now as we're here on [00:01:45] air towards Qatar. I'm told many have [00:01:48] been intercepted. There are multiple [00:01:50] explosions over Doha and those [00:01:52] interceptions are ongoing right now. So [00:01:54] it's conceivable that Iran kind of hey [00:01:58] it's coming. it's coming. And they [00:02:00] didn't like quite [00:02:03] want to kill Americans, but they wanted [00:02:05] to show face domestically and they said, [00:02:07] "Hey, we did this thing. It's over." And [00:02:10] I mean, I could see it. If these [00:02:12] missiles are successfully intercepted [00:02:14] and no US troops die, what does your [00:02:16] reporting show, Mark, about how [00:02:19] President Trump would respond? Do you [00:02:20] think he will take an off-ramp and then [00:02:22] kind of just put this thing consider it [00:02:25] done if no US troops die in the short [00:02:28] term? I do think that's what the [00:02:30] president would do if it's just if it's [00:02:32] just some uh buildings hit. However, [00:02:35] there's an ongoing issue, right? The [00:02:36] president, you know, to the extent and [00:02:39] again you've you've taken heat as you [00:02:41] said both called, you know, called an [00:02:43] isolationist and called a wararmonger. [00:02:45] the the the president is committed to [00:02:48] not letting Iran develop a nuclear [00:02:50] capability or intercontinental ballistic [00:02:52] capability. The Israelis seem to be on [00:02:54] this and they continue to not only hit [00:02:57] targets in Iran but with a great deal of [00:02:59] confidence. But if there's another [00:03:01] element of the mission like we saw over [00:03:03] the weekend where the United States [00:03:05] capability can get it done and Israel [00:03:07] can't, they don't have the B2s and the [00:03:08] bunk bunker busters, then I think the [00:03:10] president would go back for more. But I [00:03:13] think the goal is to say deter Iran from [00:03:16] striking American uh forces around the [00:03:18] world, deter them from hitting American [00:03:21] forces in the United States, and hope [00:03:23] that Israel can can do what both the [00:03:25] United States and Israel say they want, [00:03:27] which is to eliminate that missile [00:03:28] capability and that nuclear capability. [00:03:31] We're getting some of the video now that [00:03:32] we're going to put up. Sorry, Mark. This [00:03:34] is all just breaking news in real time [00:03:36] here. I'm a I'm a breaking news guy, [00:03:38] fella. No, I know. So, and by the way, [00:03:40] feel free to check your phone, Mark, if [00:03:41] you're getting sources and you're [00:03:42] getting information to live on air. Uh, [00:03:45] the skies ofQatar are lighting up right [00:03:47] now as interceptions seem to be [00:03:50] occurring and we're going to try to load [00:03:51] up those those videos. Mark, what does [00:03:53] this say for the MAGA doctrine, for the [00:03:56] Trump doctrine, if there is an off-ramp? [00:03:59] President Trump has kind of created a [00:04:01] third way. We've kind of always existed [00:04:03] in, hey, either you're a dove or you're [00:04:05] a hawk. President Trump has always [00:04:06] existed kind of in between those two [00:04:10] modalities. What does this mean for the [00:04:12] Trump doctrine and the Trump foreign [00:04:15] policy worldview? Speak loudly, carry a [00:04:19] big stick, use it when necessary, and no [00:04:22] boots on the ground. [00:04:24] I I find people who who are surprised by [00:04:26] how President Trump is handling this to [00:04:28] be guilty of not paying attention. He's [00:04:31] doing exactly what he said he would do. [00:04:33] He's I People say, "Well, this is a [00:04:35] slippery slope." No, he's he's not going [00:04:38] to put boots on the ground. There not [00:04:39] going to be American forces on the [00:04:40] ground. There's going to be no nation [00:04:41] building. There's going to be no attempt [00:04:43] to win the hearts and minds of the [00:04:45] Iranian people. There'll be a lot of [00:04:47] rhetoric about how the Iranian people, [00:04:49] as the president put on Truth Social [00:04:51] yesterday, how the Iranian people should [00:04:53] consider changing their government [00:04:55] because their government has not [00:04:57] performed in their best interest. I [00:04:59] think you'll continue to see that and I [00:05:00] can think you'll continue to see [00:05:02] overwhelming force to use to take out [00:05:05] whatever needs to be taken out to make [00:05:07] sure that Iran cannot be a nuclear [00:05:09] power. Other than that, I think I think [00:05:12] it's up to the Iranian government. If [00:05:14] they kill an American, one single [00:05:15] American, then I think you'll see [00:05:18] massive retaliation. And the president [00:05:19] made that clear to them. That doesn't [00:05:21] mean boots on the ground. We've got [00:05:23] extraordinary air power. The Israelis [00:05:25] have helped clear the way by making the [00:05:28] Iranian air force and and and anti-air [00:05:32] capacity quite limited. And so I think [00:05:35] the president, as he said over the [00:05:36] weekend, and the experts I talked to [00:05:38] concur, the mission that was carried out [00:05:40] over the weekend is the tough one. the [00:05:42] ability of the United States to destroy [00:05:44] government buildings, political things, [00:05:46] bases, the Navy, that that that's uh [00:05:50] that is uh uh that's fish in a barrel [00:05:53] for the US military. All right, we have [00:05:55] some visuals. Uh I just want to put this [00:05:57] up on screen of some of the [00:05:58] interceptions that are happening over [00:06:00] Qatar. Now, remember this is very ballsy [00:06:02] for Iran to do because Qatar and Iran, I [00:06:05] don't want to say they're allies, but [00:06:06] there's definitely something that's been [00:06:08] going on there with oil and they're [00:06:10] they're closer than Saudi Arabia and [00:06:11] Iran. So, this is quite a maneuver for [00:06:14] Iran to do. But look at that. Those [00:06:15] interceptions happening over the skies [00:06:18] of Qatar right now. That is real stuff. [00:06:21] I mean, those ballistic missiles could [00:06:22] take out hundreds of people if it hits a [00:06:25] certain target. And so, Mark, stay right [00:06:28] there. I want to tell our audience about [00:06:30] one of our sponsors and then our [00:06:31] partners. We're going to go straight to [00:06:32] the break. Go to donewithd.com. Done [00:06:33] with debt is great. If you guys are in [00:06:35] debt right now, I encourage you guys to [00:06:37] go to Done with Debt. 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I don't know what [00:08:00] your reporting is showing as well, but [00:08:01] they that could be another victory for [00:08:03] President Trump to show the capacity for [00:08:05] the US military to intercept these [00:08:07] missiles. There's also alarms that are [00:08:09] ringing in Iraq and Bahrain. And the [00:08:12] source of the interception is probably [00:08:15] aerial interception and also um Patriot [00:08:18] missiles from the bases. Again, we need [00:08:20] triple confirmation on that. So Mark, [00:08:23] really quick, what do you make of the [00:08:24] politics of all this and kind of the [00:08:26] response that you've seen from MAGA [00:08:28] faithful over the last couple of days? [00:08:30] You're very uniquely positioned as a [00:08:32] reporter to comment on this. As we get [00:08:35] more information about this aerial [00:08:36] attack against US bases, what do you [00:08:39] make of the politics of all this? Well, [00:08:41] on the Republican side, I think the um [00:08:44] the stories about, you know, MAGA [00:08:47] meltdown are exaggerated. There's a few [00:08:49] people like Marjorie Taylor Green who [00:08:51] are on principle opposed to this. I hear [00:08:54] it on two-way from MAGA folks who say [00:08:56] this is a is a violation of what the [00:08:59] president has stood for. But most [00:09:01] people, and I put you and and Professor [00:09:03] Bannon in this category, I think have [00:09:05] have participated in the debate in a [00:09:08] responsible way. And most members of [00:09:10] Republicans in Congress saying, "Let's [00:09:13] make sure that this is done consistent [00:09:14] not with just American principles, but [00:09:17] consistent with the principles learned [00:09:18] over the last several decades, maybe [00:09:21] from Vietnam onward, saying America [00:09:23] cannot win these wars and America [00:09:25] shouldn't get into wars that they can't [00:09:27] win. But at the same time, using air [00:09:30] power and superiority to achieve a [00:09:33] specific objective, one that the [00:09:34] president has talked about for such a [00:09:36] long time, making sure they're not a [00:09:37] nuclear power, is a big one. I think the [00:09:39] Democratic Party, perhaps not [00:09:41] surprisingly, is just a mess on this. [00:09:43] There's 17 different positions. I've yet [00:09:45] to hear any Democrat annunciate what [00:09:48] seems to be the obvious position, which [00:09:49] is support our troops, demand that the [00:09:52] Iraqi the Iranian government not have [00:09:54] have nuclear uh capability or [00:09:56] intercontinental ballistic missiles, and [00:09:59] say that the president's obligated to [00:10:00] work with Congress whenever he's going [00:10:02] to put American forces in harm's way. [00:10:05] That's like the easy, sensible position [00:10:07] that's patriotic and rational and [00:10:09] doesn't uh give Donald Trump everything [00:10:11] he wants. And yet I', like I said, I've [00:10:13] heard almost no Democrat talk about it. [00:10:15] I'll be super curious to see if the [00:10:17] president's poll numbers go up because [00:10:19] normally that would happen. Oh, I I I [00:10:21] think they will. Just really quick, uh, [00:10:23] looks like there's more ballistic [00:10:24] missiles right now launched at Bahrain. [00:10:26] So, it looks as if they're going after [00:10:27] multiple targets based on reporting [00:10:29] happening real time here on the program. [00:10:31] It looks like the Qatar missile strikes [00:10:34] were intercepted and all six headed to [00:10:37] Doha were neutralized, intercepted. huge [00:10:39] victory for the US military and for the [00:10:41] Saudis and the Qataris and the British [00:10:43] that all. So basically how I again it's [00:10:44] a very layman understanding but [00:10:46] basically we fly a bunch of fighter jets [00:10:49] and we try to send out a bunch of flares [00:10:51] and disruptors that try to make the [00:10:53] missiles explode in air. There are there [00:10:56] are sirens right now in Kuwait. So we [00:10:58] are not out of the woods yet. Bahrain [00:11:00] and Kuwait and Iraq are probably the [00:11:02] next three targets right here on the [00:11:04] program as Iran looks to retaliate from [00:11:07] the US bombing on nuclear sites. Stay [00:11:09] right there. [00:11:15] [Music] [00:11:20] Welcome back everybody. Email us freedom [00:11:22] charliekirk.com. Mark Halpern is with [00:11:24] us. Okay. Alarms are ringing right now [00:11:25] in Kuwait. They are ringing in Bahrain. [00:11:28] So eyes are now on those two countries. [00:11:29] Can we put up a Middle Eastern map, [00:11:31] please? So Qatar is the juiciest of all [00:11:34] the targets. It's the largest US base. [00:11:36] It's in a desert and it's the closest [00:11:38] proximity. I think Bahrain actually [00:11:40] might be a little bit closer, but we [00:11:42] also have Blake here who's going to help [00:11:43] with this. So So you got Go ahead, [00:11:45] Marks. You got to worry about Iraq, too, [00:11:47] because there's a history there of not [00:11:50] through the air, but just human assets [00:11:52] on the ground who have the capacity to [00:11:56] attack American forces. Those bases, of [00:11:58] course, over years now have been [00:12:00] fortified and and they're pretty well [00:12:02] secured, but you never know if this is a [00:12:05] desperate time for the Iranians when [00:12:07] they may start to activate long-held [00:12:09] assets who uh are in a position to do [00:12:12] harm to America. The air defenses as [00:12:14] Israel has shown in this part of the [00:12:16] world are very good. Israel shoots down [00:12:18] a very high percentage of of attacks on [00:12:21] them from all quarters and and you [00:12:22] mentioned the list of countries for whom [00:12:24] this is a victory. I know you didn't do [00:12:25] it on purpose but just a live live [00:12:28] rattle. Uh Israel big part of this as [00:12:30] well in terms of intelligence sharing in [00:12:32] terms of technology. [00:12:34] So, so Mark, uh, right now again, [00:12:37] reports are showing, uh, French, [00:12:39] British, and American fighter jets are [00:12:41] all over the Persian Gulf, just kind of [00:12:43] going nuts. I want you to remind the [00:12:44] audience though, when we took out [00:12:46] Solommani, we were able to get out with [00:12:48] zero US troops. So, this would not be [00:12:50] unprecedented where we do something with [00:12:52] a lot of hutbah, where we do something [00:12:54] where President Trump really acts with [00:12:56] decisiveness, with violence, but then [00:12:59] we're able to get out without a single [00:13:00] US troop dead. To do that twice, Mark, [00:13:03] would be a rather phenomenal [00:13:06] accomplishment in the modern era. Mark [00:13:08] Mark Halprren, well, has to do with the [00:13:10] extraordinary capabilities of the [00:13:12] Pentagon, right? They're following the [00:13:13] orders of the commander-in-chief, the [00:13:15] secretary of defense, and and the [00:13:16] president puts a premium on that. He [00:13:18] does he want doesn't want a single [00:13:19] casualty. But it also has to do with his [00:13:21] attitude. His attitude is again, speak [00:13:24] loudly, carry a big stick, only use it [00:13:27] when absolutely essential. And he [00:13:29] doesn't he doesn't want Americans to [00:13:30] die. This is continues to be the less uh [00:13:33] failure to understand Donald Trump when [00:13:34] they call him a wararmonger. He's the [00:13:36] opposite of that. He's extremely aware [00:13:38] of the cost not just for American [00:13:40] families but for American prestige and [00:13:43] the the military's capacity for when [00:13:45] America suff suffers casualties. And [00:13:47] that's why again I just people who worry [00:13:50] about him him saying well we're going to [00:13:52] go in and start building firehouses and [00:13:54] parks and schools in Iran. It's not [00:13:57] going to happen. [00:13:59] Final thoughts here, Mark. And Mark, by [00:14:00] the way, you're welcome to hang with us [00:14:01] as we kind of do breaking news. We're [00:14:03] just going to roll through this, but I I [00:14:04] know you have a busy schedule. Um it [00:14:06] sounds as if and we need to we need to [00:14:08] get this um verified. There is [00:14:11] explosions at the Al Assad air base in [00:14:13] Iraq. That does not mean that anybody [00:14:16] necessarily died. There were explosions [00:14:17] at these bases back in 2020. It does not [00:14:20] mean that any US troops died. Um 10 [00:14:22] missiles were launched targeting US [00:14:24] bases in Qatar. I think that those US [00:14:27] bases, that was a successful [00:14:28] interception. The Iraqi one is an open [00:14:32] question. As you astutely mentioned, [00:14:33] Mark, the Iraq one is very close [00:14:36] geographically. There's a ton of Iraqi [00:14:38] bases. In some ways, they were kind of [00:14:39] sitting ducks. So, it sounds like there [00:14:42] might be um a successful missile launch, [00:14:46] successful in the worst possible way to [00:14:48] say those words, on a US base uh in [00:14:51] Iraq. Also, sirens at US bases in Saudi [00:14:54] Arabia. Sound this looks like they're [00:14:55] doing a major volley here, Mark. Yeah. [00:14:58] And look, this is one of the many things [00:15:00] that people worried about. People who [00:15:02] did not think the US attack on the [00:15:04] nuclear program was a good idea for [00:15:06] worried about just this. And now there's [00:15:08] going to be a question of how long do [00:15:10] they keep it up? Do they kill any [00:15:11] Americans? And if they do, what is [00:15:14] President Trump's response? There's a [00:15:16] there's a um also a possibility, of [00:15:18] course, of communication and to say to [00:15:20] the Iranians, okay, you got your measure [00:15:22] of revenge. Now, let's negotiate or we [00:15:25] will reply in in greater force. That [00:15:29] will, I predict, be what the president [00:15:30] does. I think he will make one more [00:15:32] effort to get them to the table. And if [00:15:34] they don't come promptly to the table in [00:15:36] a realistic way, I think you will see, [00:15:38] as he suggested over the weekend, [00:15:40] overwhelming force, and that's if a [00:15:42] single American dies. [00:15:45] And Mark, just to repeat a point that [00:15:48] we've made over the last couple weeks, [00:15:49] and this is not in any way, and I told [00:15:51] you so. This was just a cautionary [00:15:53] element. When we get into these [00:15:55] situations, you don't know what's going [00:15:57] to happen. You don't. No one could die. [00:15:59] A hundred people could die. And that [00:16:01] risk has always been the root of my [00:16:03] caution. When you get in these [00:16:05] situations, there's a thousand different [00:16:06] ways this stuff can fall apart. Mark [00:16:08] Halper in 30 seconds. 100%. And and and [00:16:11] the rejoinder, as you know, and which [00:16:12] you've also given voice to, is the [00:16:15] status quo ain't great. We have a [00:16:17] country vowing to destroy Israel, a [00:16:19] country vowing to just do harm to the [00:16:21] United States. And this is an [00:16:22] opportunity the president's taking. It [00:16:24] might not work out well. And I know full [00:16:26] well the president went into it asking [00:16:28] questions about and knowing full well [00:16:30] all the things that could go wrong and [00:16:32] still decided it was worth it. And the [00:16:33] American people are going to continue to [00:16:35] debate no matter what happens whether it [00:16:37] was the right choice or not. And that's [00:16:38] as it should be in a democracy of robust [00:16:41] freedom. Mark, open invite if you want [00:16:43] to keep going. We have over 100,000 [00:16:45] concurrents right now. So, we'll be back [00:16:47] in about 10 seconds, everybody. Email me [00:16:48] [email protected]. Back in 10 [00:16:50] seconds. Let's go through the breaks. [00:16:55] [Music] [00:17:05] Okay, I think we still have Mark Halper [00:17:06] in with us. And we also Mark, open [00:17:08] invite. You can stay as long as you [00:17:09] like. We have Blake. Uh Blake, how you [00:17:11] doing? Doing great, Charlie. Okay. What [00:17:12] What are we hearing seeing? Well, I mean [00:17:14] hopefully hopefully we're doing great. [00:17:16] So, no visual reports or missiles over [00:17:18] Kuwait and Bahrain. Yeah. So, we had [00:17:20] reports of, you know, sirens going off, [00:17:22] scrambling. So, that is what preceded [00:17:24] the stuff in Qatar, but we haven't seen [00:17:26] any video of missiles coming in over [00:17:28] there. There are reports of explosions [00:17:30] at Al-Assad air base in Iraq. There's no [00:17:33] footage of that. Al-Assad is in the [00:17:34] western desert of Iraq. So, there it [00:17:36] wouldn't be, you know, in Qatar, any [00:17:38] random person might see missiles coming [00:17:40] in. It's not a big country. It's all [00:17:41] right by Doa. very civilized. So, we'll [00:17:44] be probably waiting for reports to come [00:17:45] in. So, uh Mark, we have Mark Halpin [00:17:48] with us. By the way, I want you guys to [00:17:49] email us [email protected] as [00:17:51] we are monitoring this situation live as [00:17:55] is as it is unfolding in front of us. Uh [00:17:57] coalition of jets. This is breaking [00:17:59] news. Coalition of jets intercepting [00:18:01] Iranian drones over Qatar, Iraq, Saudi, [00:18:04] and UAE airspaces. So, look, can we get [00:18:07] the uh map break up again? Let's get [00:18:09] that Middle East map up. So if they're [00:18:11] going to Qatar, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and [00:18:14] UAE, they are just they are fl they are [00:18:17] flushing out in many different [00:18:18] directions. I want just a quick Middle [00:18:20] Eastern geopolitical lesson for those of [00:18:22] you that are tuning in. A lot of you [00:18:23] are. Iran is at odds with very much at [00:18:27] odds with the UAE and Saudi Arabia. [00:18:29] There's a Sunni Shia split. They just [00:18:32] don't like each other. They haven't for [00:18:33] quite some time, especially Saudi Arabia [00:18:36] and Iran. air strikes, air strikes in [00:18:39] Iraq are now being reported. Um, and so [00:18:42] the the jets, by the way, pray for our [00:18:43] service members right now that are in [00:18:45] jets intercepting drones. They're [00:18:46] intercepting missiles. This seems to be [00:18:48] a pretty serious salvo by Iran. Whether [00:18:51] it is somewhat performative or [00:18:53] theatrical, we will see. We know it's [00:18:54] real, but what do I mean by performed [00:18:56] and theatrical? There has been a little [00:18:58] bit of a windup to this. Close the [00:18:59] airspace, you know, a little bit of a, [00:19:01] hey, we're coming because does Iran want [00:19:04] to see this escalate? Mark, what are [00:19:06] your sources telling you? What are you [00:19:08] seeing here? And and if not, you could [00:19:09] go back. I I don't mean to throw it to [00:19:10] you. Yeah. Yeah. No, that's okay. I [00:19:12] mean, [00:19:17] okay. We Mark, we lost Mark for a second [00:19:19] here. Uh Blake, what are we seeing? So, [00:19:21] there's definitely the belief, the big [00:19:23] worry is if they hit us, are they going [00:19:25] to actually try to cause as much damage [00:19:28] as they can or is it they need to show [00:19:32] that they're willing to fight much like [00:19:34] we did. You remember this in Trump's [00:19:35] first term where when we took out [00:19:37] Solommani, they shot missiles at us to [00:19:39] sort of impress their own domestic uh [00:19:42] political base, but they weren't really [00:19:44] attempting to do as much damage as they [00:19:46] could. They were not going to allout war [00:19:48] over this. And we might see a similar [00:19:51] strategy here. Uh on the other hand, it [00:19:54] could also be they're testing it, [00:19:56] probing it, seeing what might be [00:19:59] vulnerable, or just trying to deplete [00:20:00] our stockpile of interceptor missiles. [00:20:02] Yes. Okay. So, breaking news. Iran says [00:20:04] it has now launched what is called [00:20:06] operation bakarat al fata against the [00:20:09] US-led coalition of the air base in [00:20:11] alued in Qatar. The IRGC is to release [00:20:15] release a statement shortly which means [00:20:16] that this is probably coming to a [00:20:19] conclusion to an end. So this is the [00:20:21] question everybody is this a real [00:20:22] escalation? Does Iran want to escalate [00:20:24] this or is this kind of a domestic show [00:20:27] of political force that they could check [00:20:29] the box? Is it a oneandone? Uh, do we [00:20:31] have Mark Halpern or did we lose him? [00:20:33] Uh, is he We lost him. Okay, we lost [00:20:36] him. Got it. Uh, he's welcome to come [00:20:38] back if he'd like. And so, initial [00:20:40] reports right now show three reports of [00:20:42] impact at the US base in Alud. This is [00:20:44] fog of war stuff, guys. So, we have to [00:20:46] like triple confirm all of this. So, [00:20:48] there are additional attacks happening [00:20:50] right now in Iraq. Can we show the [00:20:51] Kuwait up? I I just This Kuwait is the [00:20:54] most Middle Eastern picture. I'm sorry. [00:20:56] This is the most Middle Eastern video [00:20:57] ever. It literally shows missiles being [00:20:59] intercepted and a bunch of yachts. [00:21:01] No, no, you got to show the Kuwait one I [00:21:03] just sent. It's literally a bunch of [00:21:04] yachts and then a bunch of yachts on the [00:21:08] bottom part in water and then a bunch of [00:21:11] missiles being intercepted above and a [00:21:13] bunch of like fourseason like luxury [00:21:15] condominiums. That is the most Middle [00:21:17] Eastern video you'll ever see, which is [00:21:20] You just need like a guy to be like [00:21:21] going through with like an AK-47 that's [00:21:23] goldplated or something that he just [00:21:25] like sprays in the air. Exactly. [00:21:26] President Donald Trump right now is [00:21:27] arrived in the situation room. Those [00:21:29] optics right now, just show one more [00:21:30] time. That is Kuwait. You got missiles [00:21:32] being intercepted up top. You got luxury [00:21:34] condos in the middle. And you got yacht [00:21:36] yachts on the bottom. Welcome to Kuwait, [00:21:38] everybody. Yeah, I think it's Kuwait. By [00:21:40] the way, right now, US generals are [00:21:42] meeting with President Trump in the [00:21:43] situation room. We are looking at all of [00:21:45] our sources. We have the best sources, I [00:21:47] would say, outside. We're texting a lot [00:21:48] of the stakeholders that those that are [00:21:50] not currently in skips right now, we're [00:21:52] texting. We're getting information uh in [00:21:54] real time. Okay. So, Iranian missiles [00:21:57] are being intercepted, but it looks as [00:21:58] if unfortunately there have been some [00:22:00] three successful strikes in in bases in [00:22:03] Iraq, but we don't know if those are [00:22:04] intercepted missiles that maybe made [00:22:05] their way through. Are they fragments? [00:22:07] Are they direct hits? Um, and if they [00:22:10] hit, did they hit anything with people [00:22:11] in it? Yes. And so, by the way, this why [00:22:13] every minute matters. The fact that [00:22:15] there was almost an hour and a half or [00:22:16] two hour heads up means that everybody [00:22:18] could have gotten in vehicles and drove, [00:22:21] you know, drove off base. They could got [00:22:23] they could get planes up in the air. [00:22:24] they could get into bunkers. And by the [00:22:26] way, the US drew down their presence at [00:22:28] a lot of these bases from 10,000 to [00:22:31] 5,000. There's been a significant draw [00:22:32] down to try to limit some of the [00:22:34] casualties and limit this response. [00:22:37] There's no yet indication that Iran is [00:22:40] going to close the straight of Hermuz. [00:22:42] That would be a serious escalation, one [00:22:44] that would actually also hurt China. So, [00:22:46] I think that there is a that is probably [00:22:48] unlikely that'll happen. We now have [00:22:50] footage that we're about to put up um [00:22:53] that the base being struck. The report [00:22:55] is this quote, "It appears that there [00:22:57] have been three direct hits on the large [00:22:58] American base in Qatar. Um there are no [00:23:01] yet reported casualties at the base as [00:23:03] it was evacuated several days ago, but [00:23:05] damage has been caused. Pray that [00:23:07] remains everybody. It was just building [00:23:09] damage and it's just equipment damage. [00:23:11] Remember, President Donald Trump [00:23:13] exercised restraint. Again, President [00:23:14] has a lot of history and drama with [00:23:16] Iran. Do you remember when Iran uh they [00:23:19] struck down one of American drones? [00:23:21] Yeah, they shot a robot down. Can we get [00:23:23] that clip of Iran being of Trump being [00:23:25] like, I'm not going to strike Iran and [00:23:27] kill a 100 Iranians cuz they they just [00:23:29] struck down a robot. And so, by the way, [00:23:31] if this response is limited to a few [00:23:33] missiles, let's put 357 up. President [00:23:36] Donald Trump will be able to declare an [00:23:37] unbelievable military victory. We take [00:23:40] out a nuclear capability, no Americans [00:23:43] die. Okay, so let me just repeat. There [00:23:45] are reports of three direct hits on US [00:23:47] bases in Qatar. No reports of US [00:23:50] casualties. No reports of US casualties. [00:23:53] Uh the Iranian operation called the [00:23:55] Annunciation of Victory. Again, these [00:23:56] guys are a bunch of they just a bunch of [00:23:58] talkers. They got a big they got a big [00:24:00] mouth in Iran. Um launched against US [00:24:03] bases in Iraq Qatar. And Iran is [00:24:05] confirming of course they're doing it. [00:24:06] We we we know that. So Lindsey Graham is [00:24:10] now saying now it's time to end this [00:24:12] madness in Iran. He's just calling for [00:24:13] absolute regime change. Mr. President, [00:24:15] please I I I will call you later with [00:24:18] this message, but please resist Lindsey [00:24:19] Graham. Please, if they do not kill an [00:24:22] American and they just bomb a bunch of [00:24:24] our equipment, take the W. Take the W. [00:24:27] You will be able to say you did the most [00:24:29] successful military operation in [00:24:32] history, taking out a nuclear program [00:24:34] with no US troops dies. If that ends up [00:24:36] bearing out, we do not know that is [00:24:38] true. Blake, can you comment on that? [00:24:39] That would be a phenomenal. It would be [00:24:41] it would be by far the biggest win for I [00:24:44] think you know the way Trump sees his [00:24:46] own military stuff of I will act [00:24:47] decisively but without you know with a [00:24:50] clear objective without any open-ended [00:24:52] commitment. If he's able to even you [00:24:55] know even temporarily or significantly [00:24:57] set back their nuclear program let alone [00:24:58] destroy it. If he can say I blew this [00:25:01] 20-year threat to smitherines and all [00:25:04] they did was they shot some bottle [00:25:05] rockets at us and killed nobody. That is [00:25:08] a big win for us. We don't we don't want [00:25:10] to we don't want to get that. Americans [00:25:12] might be dying right now. So we want to [00:25:14] say that with humility. This is big [00:25:15] breaking news. The Qatari Ministry of [00:25:17] Defense reports that Qatari air defense [00:25:19] has intercepted a missile attack aimed [00:25:21] at the IUD air base. And so by the way, [00:25:24] thank you Qatar. I know that there's [00:25:26] been a lot of anti-Qatari [00:25:28] language. Uh and we haven't really [00:25:30] gotten into that. But if it's true that [00:25:32] Qatari air defense intercepted a [00:25:34] missile, then they might have saved [00:25:35] American lives. So you you have to there [00:25:38] has to be u um definitely some moral [00:25:41] clarity there. And again there's a lot [00:25:42] of language that okay Qatar funds the [00:25:44] pro Hamas crowd that seems to also be [00:25:46] true but there might be a very [00:25:48] complicated actor. The straight of [00:25:50] Hormuz has not been closed down. Any [00:25:52] reports that demonstrate that? Really [00:25:54] quick Blake I'm going to test you 30 [00:25:56] seconds. What is the straight of Hormuz? [00:25:57] What would it mean if they close it? All [00:25:59] right. The Persian Gulf is that little [00:26:01] body of water that you can see going up [00:26:03] to Iraq. And then past that is the [00:26:06] Arabian Sea. That's the Indian Ocean. [00:26:07] The straight of Hormuz is the narrow [00:26:09] body of water that goes through it. I [00:26:11] believe it's named after an island that [00:26:13] the Portuguese owned. And uh that is the [00:26:16] narrowest part. So Iran could mine it. [00:26:18] They could shoot missiles at it. And [00:26:19] ships would not want to go in there [00:26:20] because they don't want to get hit. Oil [00:26:22] would go up and price would go way up. A [00:26:24] huge amount of the world's oil passes [00:26:26] through that straight on its way to [00:26:27] global markets. Email us [00:26:28] [email protected]. I want to [00:26:29] know what you are thinking about all [00:26:31] this. We're reading the emails here live [00:26:32] on air. freedom charlariekirk.com. We [00:26:34] have Alex Marlo that will join the [00:26:36] program. We're going to be back in 10 [00:26:37] seconds. In the meantime, subscribe to [00:26:39] our podcast right now. Charlie Kirk Show [00:26:41] podcast page. Be right back. [00:26:45] [Music] [00:26:59] [Music] [00:27:03] Welcome back everybody. Email us as [00:27:04] always. Freedom charliekirk.com. Alex [00:27:06] Marlo joins us, editor-in-chief of [00:27:08] Breitbart News. Okay, this we we want to [00:27:11] we want to proceed with a lot of [00:27:12] humility and caution. I do want to say [00:27:14] though that I have a great deal of of [00:27:18] relief that at least the attacks on Qar [00:27:20] seem to have not killed any Americans. [00:27:21] that is the most target-rich of all the [00:27:24] targets. It's the biggest base. It's [00:27:26] geographically one of the closest. And [00:27:28] if it's true that all those were [00:27:30] intercepted, that would be a major major [00:27:34] victory. Uh CNN said that 10 missiles [00:27:36] were fired into Qatar, one into Iraq, [00:27:39] and we will now stay live here and [00:27:42] analyze in real time. Alex Marlo, what [00:27:44] are we seeing? potentially, Alex Marlo, [00:27:46] it looks like President Trump could walk [00:27:49] away with one of the most remarkable US [00:27:52] foreign policy victories if all if all [00:27:55] continues as it is right now, which [00:27:57] would be taking out the nuclear [00:27:59] capability while also no US troops [00:28:01] potentially being killed. Alex Marlo, [00:28:03] again, I put a major asterct on that. [00:28:06] Yeah, Charlie, what you were talking [00:28:07] about with Blake earlier, I don't know [00:28:08] if the whole radio audience got that. [00:28:09] that's really important about what's [00:28:11] happening with Qar because this is a [00:28:12] point I wanted to make to you today is [00:28:14] that the coalitions here around the [00:28:15] world, Trump has brought in a broader [00:28:18] coalition on his side and on America's [00:28:21] side. America is the alpha here. [00:28:23] Absolutely. And I know there's some [00:28:24] misconceptions about that, but Trump is [00:28:26] playing this perfectly. And one of the [00:28:27] things is Qatar was seen as adversarial [00:28:29] a few years ago. Now they're seen as [00:28:31] largely cooperative and they want to get [00:28:32] closer to us. Look what's happening on [00:28:34] the other side with Iran right now. One [00:28:36] of Iran's biggest backers, Russia. [00:28:38] Russia is trying everything they can not [00:28:40] to help them. Why is this? It's because [00:28:42] of Trump and they don't want to cause [00:28:43] any more problems with Trump right now. [00:28:45] And this is a big deal. So, who's going [00:28:47] to come in on Iran's behalf on behalf of [00:28:49] this unpopular regime? Uh, probably no [00:28:52] one. Maybe the Venezuelans, which is [00:28:54] what are they going to do there? It's [00:28:55] it's seriously the thinnest coalition [00:28:57] imaginable, which is, I think, why Trump [00:28:59] and Israel moved the way they've moved. [00:29:01] with the Qatar incident that you've [00:29:04] highlighted. It's so crucial because it [00:29:05] shows you the broadening coalition in [00:29:07] the Middle East for peace and against [00:29:09] war that they think this is the quickest [00:29:11] path path to a more peaceful region as [00:29:13] led by Trump. Two things. Number one, [00:29:15] I'm going to give Aguila a shout out on [00:29:17] Telegram. Their reporting has been [00:29:18] actually very very good the last couple [00:29:20] days. Um and so thank you to Agila on [00:29:22] Telegram. You guys give them a follow. [00:29:24] Secondly, um Iran is now saying that [00:29:26] they fired a missile at for every bomb [00:29:28] that was dropped on us. [00:29:31] This seems very theatrical. Like again, [00:29:33] I don't want to laugh too much. Did they [00:29:34] really say that? I Yeah, they did. I do [00:29:37] not want to laugh because Americans [00:29:38] actually might be dead right now. We do [00:29:40] not have the full casualty report, but I [00:29:43] just want to just take a big sigh of [00:29:45] relief. It looks like in Qatar, the most [00:29:48] target-rich of all the targets, the one [00:29:50] that we were worried about the most [00:29:51] because they fired 10 missiles at Qatar [00:29:53] and one into Iraq. [00:29:55] That that looks to be um no casualties [00:29:59] so far. And so we just want to kind of [00:30:01] take a deep breath and say thank you [00:30:02] Lord for protecting our US troops in [00:30:04] Qatar because that is the biggest US [00:30:06] base in the entire region. And so Alex, [00:30:09] what do you make of this? And Alex, I [00:30:11] apologize. I might interrupt you at any [00:30:12] moment here because there's so much [00:30:14] breaking news here. Um, for example, the [00:30:16] Iranian National Security Council stated [00:30:18] the missile strike on the American [00:30:20] Al-Udad base in Qatar does not pose a [00:30:23] threat to the brotherly nation of Qatar, [00:30:25] whatever that means. Okay. So, but Alex, [00:30:28] is it possible that Iran was just kind [00:30:31] of doing international theater here? [00:30:34] Check the box, kind of show their [00:30:36] domestic strength while not trying to [00:30:38] further provoke the American uh military [00:30:43] might. As I say that, Ban has just urged [00:30:45] all of its citizens to seek immediate [00:30:46] shelter. But, Alex Marlo comments on [00:30:48] that. Yeah, they've taken a very [00:30:50] aggressive rhetorical approach and [00:30:52] they're obviously trying to fight back [00:30:54] with whatever they can, but their [00:30:55] missile capabilities are drastically [00:30:57] weakened and they have almost no ability [00:31:00] to quickly generate more uh because [00:31:02] Israel has targeted a lot of their uh a [00:31:06] lot of the sites from where they fire [00:31:07] the ballistic missiles, but also no [00:31:09] nation wants to come in on their behalf [00:31:10] because they're in a losing proposition. [00:31:13] Now, what does the endgame look like? [00:31:14] What does the full loss look like? Is [00:31:16] there regime change? Those are all [00:31:18] really compelling and mysterious [00:31:19] questions at the moment, Charlie. But [00:31:20] overall, we know Iran is losing and no [00:31:22] one wants to come in on their behalf. [00:31:23] Who would want to come in contra Donald [00:31:25] Trump from the position of strength that [00:31:26] he is? Not to mention, Israel has been [00:31:29] very impressive in the war in terms of [00:31:31] their ability to take out military [00:31:32] targets and to come in on Iran's beha [00:31:35] behalf is not going to happen. So, I [00:31:36] think they're desperately trying to get [00:31:38] some level of momentum as fast as they [00:31:40] can to maybe uh recruit some allies to [00:31:42] their side, but it's probably not going [00:31:44] to work. And because almost everything [00:31:46] is getting uh the retaliatory strikes [00:31:48] are just so devastating to them at every [00:31:50] turn. Qatar has officially said no [00:31:53] casualties and no damage from the [00:31:55] attack. Praise the Lord. That's a big [00:31:56] deal. That was the mo that was the [00:31:58] biggest threat of them all. But right [00:31:59] now it's not over. Bahrain is the sirens [00:32:02] are going off in Bahrain right now and [00:32:04] they urge all citizens to seek immediate [00:32:06] shelter. Uh that is happening in Ban [00:32:09] right now. Iran's top security council [00:32:11] tells Qatar its attack poses no threat [00:32:14] to its friendly and brotherly neighbors. [00:32:16] So basically Iran is like, "Hey Qatar, [00:32:17] we're your friend." So we're learning a [00:32:19] lot about Qatar in the midst of all [00:32:21] this. So let's just kind of kind of put [00:32:23] a little bit of a we'll talk about [00:32:25] educational. We all quick studies now. [00:32:28] All of us immediate. We're all very [00:32:29] quick studies here. But Bahrain, we got [00:32:31] to keep all eyes on Bahrain right now. [00:32:33] All eyes on Bahrain. Uh by the way, [00:32:35] before Blake, I want to throw to you for [00:32:36] a second. Everybody, I want to hear from [00:32:37] you. freedom at charliekirk.com. That is [00:32:39] freedomat charliekirk.com. Iran has [00:32:41] filed 10 missiles at Qatar, one in Iraq, [00:32:44] and it looks like something is happening [00:32:45] towards Bahrain. I'm by no means a [00:32:47] military expert, but here's my rule when [00:32:48] it comes to military things. Is if you [00:32:50] as an American citizen can't understand [00:32:52] it, then they have not a good done a [00:32:54] good enough job explaining it because [00:32:56] that stuff's actually not as [00:32:57] complicated. Would you agree, Blake? [00:32:59] Like, oh, you know, this is just for [00:33:00] military minds. Actually, no. You're a [00:33:02] US citizen. You deserve a right to [00:33:03] understand it. You're a stakeholder. [00:33:05] This is your government. US base in [00:33:06] Qatar reports no casualties and minimal [00:33:08] damage. Praise God. And now all eyes are [00:33:11] on the Bahrain attack. Uh the Iranian [00:33:13] state TV is now trying to pound the [00:33:14] chest. They're trying to get Oh, look at [00:33:16] us. We responded back to all these [00:33:18] Americans. Missiles launched at Bahrain, [00:33:20] Qatar, and Kuwait. Can we contrast this [00:33:22] for a second, Blake, with what they did [00:33:23] with Israel? Israel, they actually [00:33:25] wanted to kill Jews. That was not [00:33:27] performative. That was real. That was [00:33:29] aggressive. With America, it looks as if [00:33:31] it's a little bit of a different of a [00:33:33] calculation. Explain. Yeah. So, first of [00:33:35] all, they shot more missiles. Uh, [00:33:37] because Israel has the Iron Dome, they [00:33:39] can shoot quite a few incoming [00:33:40] projectiles down. So, a lot of them got [00:33:43] shot down, but some got through. They've [00:33:45] hit a decent number of buildings. I [00:33:47] think the total death toll is 24. And [00:33:49] really, it could be higher, except [00:33:51] Israel has prepared so much for this. [00:33:52] They have bunkers for everybody. They're [00:33:54] very well drilled on how to avoid them. [00:33:56] So, you'd almost certainly have far more [00:33:58] deaths if they were any less prepared. [00:34:00] There have been major strikes in Tel [00:34:02] Aviv with really big missiles. So that [00:34:06] they were clearly actually going for [00:34:08] doing some damage. Uh you know with this [00:34:11] if we're stuck at 11 or 12 missiles uh [00:34:15] largely intercepted intercepted or the [00:34:17] ones that landed did no damage and may [00:34:20] not even have been seriously intending [00:34:22] to do damage. uh and they're already, [00:34:24] you know, proclaiming victory and [00:34:26] saying, you know, Qar, we're we're still [00:34:28] buds with you. Don't worry about it. [00:34:30] That uh that is a very positive sign. It [00:34:34] out of the woods. Yeah. Please, Alex, [00:34:36] chime in really quick about a minute, [00:34:39] Alex. Yes. We got We got How How many [00:34:42] days it been since Trump's attack? It's [00:34:44] been two days. This is all they got. Two [00:34:46] days and and this is it. Well, we don't [00:34:48] want we don't want to overly not It's [00:34:50] not the show of force. No, I know. I I [00:34:52] agree. Again, we don't know. I get it. [00:34:54] I'm I'm just It's an observation. Take [00:34:56] it in a vacuum, Charlie. No, I agree. In [00:34:58] Iraq, reports are being made of a drone [00:35:00] attack against American air bases. Guys, [00:35:03] drones are much easier to shoot down [00:35:05] than ballistic missiles. Ju, just so we [00:35:06] are clear, okay? Drones do not, right, [00:35:08] Blake? I mean, drones do not move at [00:35:10] hypersonic speeds. Now, drones should [00:35:11] not be minimalized, but we have [00:35:14] technology to shoot down drones. Let's [00:35:15] just be very clear. Um, okay. Email us [00:35:17] as always, freedomkirk.com. Again, there [00:35:19] will be a time for a victory lap. I just [00:35:21] want to say if President Trump is able [00:35:24] to come out of this with no US troops [00:35:27] with a performative response, US troops [00:35:29] died, a performative response with [00:35:33] incredible display [00:35:35] of US military might against Foraux and [00:35:38] against Istan, against Natans. This [00:35:40] could be one of the most clear military [00:35:42] victories that we've seen in quite some [00:35:44] time. And by the way, keeping the entire [00:35:46] Middle East coalition together, that [00:35:48] would be another win for the MAGA [00:35:49] doctrine. I literally wrote the book the [00:35:51] MAGA doctrine a couple years ago and [00:35:53] keeping all these international and [00:35:55] regional partners together and we don't [00:35:57] know what kind of drones these are but [00:35:58] it just seems right now the indication [00:36:01] so far [00:36:03] is that this has been somewhat of a [00:36:05] theatrical response on behalf of Iran. [00:36:07] I'm not saying ballistic missiles aren't [00:36:09] real, but they kind of gave us a two to [00:36:11] three hour heads up, which by the way [00:36:12] shows that President Trump is winning [00:36:14] here and they fear America and they want [00:36:17] America to kind of back off and [00:36:19] everybody's kind of seeking an off-ramp [00:36:21] here right now. Breaking news, US [00:36:24] aircraft takes off from the Saudi Arabia [00:36:26] air base. So, we have air bases in Saudi [00:36:28] Arabia. We got air bases in Qatar. We [00:36:29] got air bases all over the place. And [00:36:31] God bless our service members right now. [00:36:33] What they're doing is they're flying at [00:36:35] boy, how fast they fly? 800, 900 miles [00:36:37] an hour. I mean, they fly almost the the [00:36:39] speed of sound, right? Over that's over [00:36:40] the speed of sound. They can break what [00:36:41] is speed of sound? 700. I can't remember [00:36:42] the exact amount, but about 7. I mean, [00:36:44] they're flying super fast across the [00:36:46] Gulf trying to find these missiles, [00:36:48] shoot disruptors, interrupters, and so [00:36:50] far they've been doing a phenomenal job. [00:36:52] So, God bless our troops that are doing [00:36:53] this right now. And President Donald [00:36:55] Trump right now is in the situation [00:36:56] room. In front of him is potentially a [00:37:00] major US victory. No regime change, no [00:37:03] boots on the ground. You took out the [00:37:04] nuclear program. You took out the [00:37:06] nuclear capability. I should say it's [00:37:07] actually a big difference. And you might [00:37:09] be able to say no US troops died in [00:37:10] response. What a triumph that President [00:37:13] Trump very well might have been able to [00:37:16] engineer. Email us freedom [00:37:17] charliekirk.com. Subscribe to the [00:37:19] Charlie Kirk Show podcast page. Iran has [00:37:22] just run their mouth. They said, "We [00:37:23] just launched a very devastating and [00:37:25] powerful missile attack. By the way, we [00:37:27] should never trust anything the Iranian [00:37:28] social media ever says again." We'll be [00:37:30] back in about 10 seconds. [00:37:36] [Applause] [00:37:36] [Music] [00:37:49] Okay, we're back everybody. Um, so we [00:37:52] got Alex Marlo with us. Iran is kind of [00:37:54] saying this was devastating and and and [00:37:56] powerful. Well, it was devastating what [00:37:58] President Trump did to you. Uh, just for [00:37:59] the record, I I want to I want to just [00:38:02] ask a question here really quick, Alex. [00:38:05] If we are able to get this to a [00:38:07] settlement, declare victory, which is [00:38:08] legitimate, will this go a long way to [00:38:11] making sure the MAGA coalition stays [00:38:13] unified? Alex Mara? [00:38:16] Yeah, I think the timing of it for the [00:38:18] MAGA coalition, Charlie, it's high [00:38:20] stakes. I know you've been [00:38:20] hyperconscious of this and it's really [00:38:22] wise to be this way. This is one where [00:38:24] if this is a clear decisive victory and [00:38:26] it takes place in the next week or two, [00:38:27] which I think that is exactly where [00:38:29] we're on track, it could go wrong at any [00:38:30] minute, you've been cautious about that. [00:38:31] That's correct. But if this happens in [00:38:33] the next week or two, a clear decisive [00:38:35] victory where you've got a situation [00:38:36] where Israel Netanyahu has been a [00:38:38] fixture of public life for 30 years and [00:38:39] his main goal has been to protect Israel [00:38:41] from Iran. That's been his stated [00:38:42] mission. And Iran has done numerous [00:38:45] devastating things to America, including [00:38:46] shooting at our navy fighters with the [00:38:48] Houthis, etc. funding all sort of terror [00:38:51] proxies all around the world and [00:38:52] pursuing the destruction of America. [00:38:54] They would love to do it if Trump could [00:38:56] devastate their nuclear facilities the [00:38:58] way he's done apparently from what we've [00:39:00] been told and he can pull out of the [00:39:02] region without American casualties [00:39:04] without any forever wars without any [00:39:06] ground troops going in. I think he could [00:39:08] reassure the entire MAGA base that this [00:39:11] is the way forward. This is the peace [00:39:13] through through strength approach. This [00:39:14] is what America first is all about. [00:39:16] There are many places where things can [00:39:17] get fractured along the way, but if that [00:39:19] happens clearly and decisively, I think [00:39:21] he's going to start restoring trust in a [00:39:23] lot of Americans who do not trust our [00:39:24] leadership and our government, and it [00:39:26] could be a huge moment for the future of [00:39:27] the country. Um, very quick, Blake, just [00:39:31] from a um looks like the some of the [00:39:33] jets are now returning. It seems as if [00:39:35] the attack is simmering down. There [00:39:37] could have been one impact in Iraq al [00:39:39] Assad air base. So, we want to have a [00:39:41] caveat on this. We don't know. Americans [00:39:42] could have died and so we don't want to [00:39:45] have a preemptive celebration. But what [00:39:47] are we reading and seeing? Blake, very [00:39:48] quick. Uh, I mean, it's looking like now [00:39:50] we're seeing reports that, you know, if [00:39:53] anything [00:39:56] stakes are going down, like they're not [00:39:58] they're not freaking out as much. [00:39:59] They're dialing back their concern. We [00:40:01] don't have we haven't had new reports of [00:40:03] additional missiles coming in. And I [00:40:05] feel like if this was going to get [00:40:06] worse, it's it's basically early in the [00:40:08] evening there. So, in theory, this could [00:40:10] be the opening wave, and you could see [00:40:12] more stuff launched over the course of [00:40:14] the night. They have many hours to do [00:40:16] that before daylight arrives. But so [00:40:18] far, it seems it might really just be [00:40:21] one volley of missiles, declare victory, [00:40:23] go home. I want to say thank you to Real [00:40:24] America's Voice for blowing through the [00:40:26] brakes. You guys should download the [00:40:27] Real America's Voice app. We are live [00:40:29] every single day. Uh so is Bannon and [00:40:31] Pobic. So, download the Real America's [00:40:33] Voice app for our show every single day. [00:40:36] Uh, okay. So, let me just kind of go to [00:40:38] some of these reports here. It seems [00:40:40] like there was a lot of talk from Iran. [00:40:43] Um, this seems to be largely a [00:40:45] theatrical show. Uh, a lot of the [00:40:47] parties, it seems like, knew the plot [00:40:48] and the outcome in advance. And this was [00:40:50] permitted largely to allow Iranians as a [00:40:53] way uh to save face. Um, so, Alex, do we [00:40:58] still have you here? [00:41:00] Alex, we have you? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I [00:41:02] hit mute. I'm here. I'm sorry. And if if [00:41:04] that ends up being true and no Americans [00:41:06] being killed, it is now an incredible [00:41:09] victory and we shouldn't have any focus [00:41:12] on regime change or any of that. But we [00:41:13] can now reconfigure our intent on the [00:41:16] American homeland, on deportations, on [00:41:19] the border. Again, we're looking at this [00:41:21] right now. Israeli jets are now moving [00:41:24] into strike Iran. Okay, that's a whole [00:41:25] separate dynamic here. But is the [00:41:28] America is it possible the American [00:41:30] chapter of this might actually be [00:41:32] closed? [00:41:33] Yeah, it's possible. And I think the [00:41:35] most likely and most favorable scenario, [00:41:37] again, there's so many caveats I can add [00:41:39] to this, but you guys will see where I'm [00:41:41] going with this. Israel will continue to [00:41:43] pummel Iran for the next week or two, [00:41:45] continue to dev devastate them because [00:41:47] they do not have any aerial defense [00:41:48] right now, and Israel is going to take [00:41:50] advantage. America should do nothing [00:41:52] else. Both sides have said they want [00:41:53] this war to end quickly. Uh, and we [00:41:55] cannot be involved in any sort of regime [00:41:57] change because regime change will go on [00:41:58] and on and on. There's going to be a lot [00:42:00] of people who are going to try to tempt [00:42:01] us into some sort of a regime change [00:42:03] war. That is not our final. That is not [00:42:05] our fight. That's not our battle. We [00:42:06] cannot do it. We cannot engage in it [00:42:08] because we stay right there. [00:42:15] The next great awakening is here. [00:42:18] Welcome back to the Charlie Kirk show. [00:42:22] Okay, everybody. Welcome back. Sorry, [00:42:23] Alex, we cut you off there. Uh, but [00:42:24] Alex, I'll throw it back to you in a [00:42:25] second. No problem. Let me just read [00:42:27] here. Qatar's defense systems [00:42:29] intercepted nine out of 10 missiles [00:42:31] launched by Iran with one missile [00:42:33] landing in an open area. And so it looks [00:42:36] like all the missiles to Qatar, nine out [00:42:38] of 10 were intercepted. This is what [00:42:40] happens when you kind of give a little [00:42:41] bit of like an hour to two hour, hey, [00:42:43] we're going to attack. We're going to [00:42:44] attack. [00:42:46] Alex, what does this say for the Supreme [00:42:48] Leader? It seems that the head of Iran [00:42:51] did not want to see an escalation with [00:42:52] America. They did not. They truly fear [00:42:55] President Trump as they should. So, [00:42:56] President Trump's words now have real [00:42:58] meaning for what he did in Foraux. Could [00:43:01] it be so that President Trump just set [00:43:03] an entire message for the rest of the [00:43:05] world that you better listen when I [00:43:07] talk? [00:43:10] Yeah. I I think Charlie, you and I [00:43:11] called this last week on your show. We [00:43:12] talked about this exact thing is that [00:43:14] Trump's word matters. It always has. And [00:43:16] he's always said that they are not going [00:43:17] to be allowed to have nuclear [00:43:18] capabilities. He's been saying this for [00:43:20] a decade and a half. So obviously if [00:43:22] they're going to continue to flaunt him [00:43:23] when he's in in a position of deep power [00:43:25] and they've been in very much weakened [00:43:27] by Israeli strikes over the last few [00:43:29] weeks. Of course this was going to be [00:43:31] something that Trump was going to do. He [00:43:32] said he was going to wait two weeks. [00:43:33] Typical unpredictable Trump fashion. He [00:43:35] only waited a couple days, dropped some [00:43:37] devastating attacks and now he's out. [00:43:39] And the American public is on the side [00:43:42] of aerial defense. They're not on the [00:43:44] side of regime change. And my prediction [00:43:45] is Trump will stick with that. Alex, uh [00:43:48] stay right there. Blake, I'm going to [00:43:49] throw it to you for a second. We we do [00:43:51] not know the extent of the attack at [00:43:53] Iraq. The Bahrain sirens are still going [00:43:56] off, so there could be an a an attack on [00:43:58] Bahrain. Let's get the map back up here. [00:44:00] Uh Bahrain has closed its airspace, so [00:44:03] it might we are now seeing potentially [00:44:05] another volley towards Bahrain. Uh [00:44:08] Bahrain is a very small country. I can't [00:44:11] this map is not helpful at all. But you [00:44:13] see Saudi Arabia there, super tiny. Yes. [00:44:15] But Saudi Arabia, there's two clusters. [00:44:16] The two clusters on the eastern part of [00:44:18] Saudi Arabia, the southernmost one is [00:44:20] the Qatari. The northern one is Bahrain. [00:44:22] Exactly. It's the literally like the [00:44:24] icons they're using on that are like [00:44:26] larger than Bahrain. It's a tiny island. [00:44:29] Uh I doubt it's that much larger even [00:44:31] than like So I'm curious. Some people [00:44:33] are emailing us saying, "Charlie, even [00:44:35] though they didn't kill any Americans, [00:44:36] they want to see a huge response from [00:44:38] America." Is that your position? Freedom [00:44:40] charlariekirk.com. Should we now [00:44:42] escalate this if no Americans die? I [00:44:44] don't know if that's my position. I [00:44:45] think President Trump could take a [00:44:46] massive victory here, which is that we [00:44:48] bombed them hard. No Americans died and [00:44:52] that's it. No regime change, no boots on [00:44:54] the ground. By the way, this is factored [00:44:56] in. This was a this was a expected, you [00:44:59] know, uh, response. By the way, we know [00:45:01] that Iran probably wanted an exit ramp. [00:45:03] Take the win. That's my position. Email [00:45:05] us freedom charlark.com. Three different [00:45:07] media outlets are now reporting no in [00:45:09] injuries. Not even injury, let alone a [00:45:11] death. Praise the Lord. Again, this is [00:45:14] the MAGA doctrine. This is the Trump [00:45:15] doctrine. Force. Exert the force. Use [00:45:18] it. Be unapologetic in the use of it. [00:45:21] Limited, decisive, aggressive, violent, [00:45:25] prudent action. [00:45:27] Blake, let's kind of go through the [00:45:29] dynamics here. Why would we [00:45:33] not respond even though that they sent [00:45:35] missiles towards us and no one died? Why [00:45:37] should we take the win here? Well, [00:45:38] because when you think about like what [00:45:40] what were we hope what are we hoping to [00:45:42] get done here? The reason we got [00:45:43] involved was hopefully to do as much [00:45:45] damage to Iran's nuclear program as [00:45:47] possible because that was what Trump's [00:45:49] goal was. He says Iran will not get a [00:45:51] nuclear weapon. And when we think what [00:45:53] are the bad outcomes that could happen [00:45:55] here, the bad outcome is we get sucked [00:45:57] into some sort of cycle of constant [00:46:00] strike and retaliation and strike back. [00:46:03] It would be a huge failure case if we [00:46:05] end up with boots on the ground. And how [00:46:07] do you end up in a situation with boots [00:46:08] on the ground even if you say you don't? [00:46:10] If you're constantly having these [00:46:11] strikes go back and forth, if oh, we [00:46:13] need to get back at them for something [00:46:16] they did. And if this strike did in fact [00:46:18] have no casualties, we kind of have the [00:46:21] perfect excuse to go all right, they [00:46:23] they made their response and it was [00:46:25] totally impotent. We clearly don't even [00:46:27] need to worry about what they have to [00:46:29] shoot at us other than their nuclear [00:46:31] program, which we just hit and did a [00:46:33] bunch of damage to. It perfectly works [00:46:35] out for us to be able to say, "We win. [00:46:37] We take our ball. We go home." no [00:46:39] impacts at the Aludad Air Base in Qatar. [00:46:42] Um, and so that that is uh from every [00:46:45] source that we have as well. Email us as [00:46:47] always, freedom charliekirk.com and [00:46:49] subscribe to the Charlie Kirk show [00:46:50] podcast. We're going to be doing this [00:46:51] analysis all the time on every possible [00:46:53] major breaking news issue. Joining us [00:46:54] right now is Mike Cernovich. We only [00:46:56] have a minute remaining in this segment, [00:46:57] but we're going to take Mike right [00:46:58] through the break. Uh, Mike, great to [00:47:00] see you. Mike, I want to talk about the [00:47:02] politics of what's happening with all [00:47:03] this, but potentially it looks like this [00:47:06] could be a end of this chapter, God [00:47:08] willing. What do you think, Mike [00:47:09] Cernovage? [00:47:11] Well, the there is the risk of [00:47:13] escalation. That's that's of course the [00:47:15] problem is the table the table's being [00:47:16] set for massive attacks that can be [00:47:19] blamed on Iran. The table is being set [00:47:21] for Iran tolerate. Although, I don't [00:47:24] think that they're going to. I think [00:47:25] that the leadership in Iran is way too [00:47:28] afraid of the people uprising. But the [00:47:31] optics of the timing of the attack, I [00:47:32] think, are the the biggest concern I [00:47:34] have. I've I don't think that we're [00:47:36] anywhere near World War II, and that's [00:47:37] all kind of panic and fear-mongering [00:47:40] by the by the usual suspects. But the [00:47:43] the way this went down looks really bad, [00:47:45] and it look it looks weak, in fact, to a [00:47:47] lot of people who turned out to vote for [00:47:48] the first time this past election in [00:47:51] 2024. Stay right there. Email us [00:47:53] [email protected]. Subscribe to our [00:47:55] podcast. We'll be right back in 10 [00:47:56] seconds. [00:47:58] [Music] [00:48:17] Okay, everybody, email us [00:48:18] [email protected]. We are looking at [00:48:20] this live. Um, so right now or Iran [00:48:23] coordinated attacks on the US air base [00:48:25] in Qatar with Qatari officials providing [00:48:27] advanced notice to minimize casualties. [00:48:29] That is the New York Times. And so Iran [00:48:32] has responded and they responded with 11 [00:48:35] ballistic missiles in the middle in the [00:48:36] Middle East. No American troops seem to [00:48:39] have died so far, God willing. New York [00:48:42] Times is reporting though that Iran [00:48:43] coordinated the American air base attack [00:48:45] kind of just be theatrical uh and [00:48:48] performative. Iran appears to coordinate [00:48:50] a response as to what not drag the [00:48:52] United States more directly into the [00:48:53] fight. What does that mean then, Blake? [00:48:54] I mean, it almost makes this sound like [00:48:56] pro wrestling or something like, you [00:48:59] know, if you ever watch it, they have [00:49:00] the whole like, you know, throw the [00:49:02] punch, but the guy's ready for it and [00:49:03] like pulls his head back. It's like, oh, [00:49:06] we're going to strike at you guys to [00:49:07] show we're serious, but we're going to [00:49:09] announce it in advance. You're going to [00:49:11] see everything coming and it's going to [00:49:13] be aimed really badly and yeah, then [00:49:16] nobody dies. That is if this is where [00:49:18] we're able to get an offramp, it is a [00:49:20] gigantic win for the United States and I [00:49:23] suppose a gigantic win for President [00:49:24] Trump's judgment. Yeah. And I if we are [00:49:27] able to navigate it and if we're able to [00:49:29] kind of go through it. So big. Yes. So [00:49:31] So Mike, we're going to continue with [00:49:32] Mike Cernovich here. So Mike, Iran has [00:49:34] just launched 11 ballistic missiles. Um [00:49:37] 10 of the basically all intercepted. It [00:49:39] looks like no US troops died in [00:49:41] response. Iran seems to try to just want [00:49:43] to lower the temperature here. Iran's [00:49:46] top security body um says that they [00:49:48] dropped as many bombs that the US had [00:49:50] used in the attack on the Iranian [00:49:52] nuclear facilities just kind of seems [00:49:53] very theatrical and performative. It's a [00:49:56] big if. But if then we are able to get [00:49:59] to a closure of the chapter here in the [00:50:02] Israel in the American involvement here, [00:50:04] what would that um what would that mean? [00:50:07] And should America strike back now that [00:50:09] Iran hit some of our bases? [00:50:12] Yeah, there there are two issues going [00:50:14] on. There was one the World War II [00:50:16] fear-mongering which I always said was [00:50:18] kind of silly and when and Trump had [00:50:20] killed so many I actually had supported [00:50:22] that at the time and people are saying [00:50:23] well how can you support the so many [00:50:25] show force versus this the the the issue [00:50:28] that concerns me is 2024 was a popular [00:50:30] vote win against all odds it was a maha [00:50:33] coalition it was a bunch of libertarians [00:50:36] who you sometimes can be a little bit [00:50:37] silly I'll be the first to admit it was [00:50:39] a lot of younger men under 30 who were [00:50:41] not politically engaged at all before [00:50:43] the election and everybody kind of turns [00:50:45] out and the the timing of all of this [00:50:48] looks really bad and it actually made [00:50:51] Trump look weak, especially in men under [00:50:53] 30. The circles that I read and keep [00:50:55] tabs on due to my other business [00:50:57] interests and other things I have going [00:50:58] on have been about 90% against what [00:51:02] Trump did. So the the issue is that the [00:51:05] let's say Trump had accomplished a [00:51:07] domestic agenda. It's a year from now. [00:51:09] Economy's good. mass deportations have [00:51:11] happened and Trump out of the blue [00:51:13] decided that he wanted to bomb Iran's [00:51:15] nuclear facilities. I would not have had [00:51:18] a problem with that. In fact, I might [00:51:19] have thought as in the case of the [00:51:21] Salmani thing, I might have thought that [00:51:22] that was a good reminder to the rest of [00:51:24] the world. But the the way this went [00:51:26] down and it it looked like Trump was [00:51:28] trying to do a deal with Iran. Wickoff [00:51:30] was being bashed as an agent of Qatar. A [00:51:33] number of people who were against [00:51:35] massive regime James boards were falsely [00:51:38] accused of leaking people. They're [00:51:40] getting fired. There's all these attacks [00:51:41] and snipes happening from against [00:51:43] American first people and then next [00:51:46] thing you know that looks like there's a [00:51:48] deal. Then Israel starts bombing Iran. [00:51:50] So So just I got to interrupt you. Got [00:51:52] it. So but Trump is saying no [00:51:53] intentional retaliation against Iran [00:51:55] after its failed retaliation attempt. [00:51:57] And so just just let's just kind of look [00:51:59] at it right now. If then this is the end [00:52:01] of that chapter, is it possible then to [00:52:04] keep the coalition together, bring [00:52:06] everybody back if now the United States [00:52:08] will not respond to Iran? [00:52:10] For us, for high information voters, for [00:52:12] for high information voters, nothing has [00:52:14] happened that I find particularly [00:52:16] interesting or distressing. the the [00:52:18] issue is that the the new coalition, the [00:52:20] people who hadn't voted for before who [00:52:23] aren't high information voters and they [00:52:24] just look at the timing of how things [00:52:26] went down and they're forming, you know, [00:52:28] bad conclusions about Trump there. [00:52:30] That's the issue that I'm I'm concerned [00:52:32] with. This World War II stuff I thought [00:52:34] was silly. The Moolas are going to do [00:52:35] what? Try to wage war against America [00:52:37] when their own people want to rise up [00:52:38] against them. That they don't care about [00:52:40] any thing like that. They're like the [00:52:42] Hamas leadership in Qatar. They just [00:52:44] want to have the money. Let me let me [00:52:45] play devil's advocate. I think is so if [00:52:48] and I I hear what you're saying, but if [00:52:50] the president is able to say, "Hey, I [00:52:52] struck we took out nukes and then I not [00:52:54] not a single US troop died." Isn't that [00:52:57] a positive telling of what was kind of [00:53:00] trending in the wrong direction online [00:53:02] this weekend? Do you think that [00:53:03] narrative could stick far better than [00:53:05] where we were maybe 36 hours ago? [00:53:09] Not not to the not to a a large segment [00:53:12] of first-time voters. No, that's that's [00:53:14] like again the concern is to us again [00:53:18] this to people who follow politics [00:53:20] closely, none of this is particularly [00:53:22] surprising or even concerning. I'm not [00:53:24] worried about World War II. It the issue [00:53:26] is that the way it looks to people who [00:53:29] supported Trump for the first time who [00:53:31] were not politically engaged people. And [00:53:33] I don't I don't think it makes Trump [00:53:35] look good. I don't think it makes him [00:53:36] look strong. I don't think it makes us [00:53:37] look good. I think it makes I think it's [00:53:40] I think it's the opposite. But I think [00:53:41] it Trump was forced into it. One second. [00:53:43] Got it. [00:53:45] [Music] [00:53:52] We will not comply. You're listening to [00:53:55] the sound of freedom. It's the Charlie [00:53:57] Kirk show. Okay. Do we have Alex Marlo [00:54:00] with us? [00:54:02] Okay. I want to get to Alex Marlo here. [00:54:03] Email us freedom charliekirk.com. And [00:54:05] Mike Cernovich brings up a good point. [00:54:06] There's going to have to be work to be [00:54:07] done with some of the people online that [00:54:10] seem to be a little bit um uh fired up. [00:54:13] But honestly, this is a great story to [00:54:14] tell. Are you kidding me? That we you [00:54:16] strike Iran, there was risk involved, no [00:54:19] US troops die in response and end of [00:54:24] story. This is a major victory. I I [00:54:26] that's the story to tell. Just to be [00:54:28] clear though, US officials are now [00:54:30] saying this is the US officials are now [00:54:32] saying that Iran that I'm trying to find [00:54:37] this here. [00:54:40] US officials are now saying that this [00:54:41] was largely symbolic. Trump has no [00:54:43] intention of retaliation after uh [00:54:45] against Iran after its failed [00:54:47] retaliation attempt. Alex Marlo, if [00:54:50] that's true, is this not a very powerful [00:54:53] narrative to be able to present to the [00:54:55] American people that look, there was [00:54:57] risk involved, but that ended up being [00:54:59] no casualties and no death to American [00:55:02] troops. [00:55:03] Yeah, I think that what we've seen here [00:55:07] is Trump basically executing a plan that [00:55:10] is very straightforward. He's a man of [00:55:11] his word and Iran has not shown any [00:55:14] willingness to be cooperative in the [00:55:16] slightest. And I think that, you know, [00:55:17] it's just not true. the facts are on [00:55:19] Trump's side that he was not manipulated [00:55:20] into this. I know there's a perception [00:55:21] online that Israel somehow uh coax Trump [00:55:24] into war. Israel was freaking out that [00:55:26] Trump could throw them under the bus. Uh [00:55:28] we of course have a lot of sources in [00:55:29] Israel and there's a lot of people who [00:55:30] are deeply concerned that Trump is not a [00:55:32] fan of Netanyahu, does not want to fight [00:55:33] wars on his behalf. But Iran went right [00:55:36] after Trump by continuing to enrich and [00:55:37] continuing to fund those proxies despite [00:55:39] him pleading with them, please stop. [00:55:40] Let's be diplomatic. And they would not [00:55:42] do it. And this fits very clearly with [00:55:44] Trump's narrative of taking out Baghdad. [00:55:46] You remember Charlie? All those [00:55:46] beautiful dogs going through the wall. [00:55:48] They could have gone through the door. [00:55:49] They went through the wall. All that [00:55:50] great stuff with him. Uh Solommani uh [00:55:53] the taking out the Vagner troops in [00:55:54] Syria. Um proarming proactively arming [00:55:58] Ukraine, cutting out Nordstream 2 to [00:56:01] affect the Russians. Trump has been [00:56:03] highly aggressive when people are not [00:56:04] cooperative with him. And then he does a [00:56:06] one-off move, maybe two or three moves [00:56:08] at the most, and then he backs off. He's [00:56:10] a peaceime president, but he understands [00:56:11] being unpredictable is the quickest way [00:56:13] to peace. If he stops here where he's at [00:56:15] now, that will be the narrative and it [00:56:17] will be a winning narrative over time. [00:56:19] Yeah. And Alex, let's just let's just [00:56:21] kind of uh reiterate this point though, [00:56:24] you know, can you address some of Mike's [00:56:26] Mike Cernovich's contentions that hey, [00:56:28] for low low propensity voters, they [00:56:31] don't like the foreign intervention, all [00:56:32] this. Do you think the way that this is [00:56:35] concluding could maybe remedy some of [00:56:37] that? Yeah, it has to. And Mike is 100% [00:56:40] correct on that that we need to be [00:56:41] deeply cautious of every political [00:56:43] coalition in this country is tenuous. [00:56:46] And it is very important that when [00:56:47] you're in charge and you have to do [00:56:49] stuff, there's nothing that's a 100 to [00:56:51] zero issue. So every time Trump makes a [00:56:53] move, there's always a risk that some of [00:56:55] the base, some of the movement is not [00:56:56] going to understand it. It's imperative [00:56:58] on the messengers and on Trump himself [00:56:59] and on his administration to make that [00:57:02] case to the public in an effective way. [00:57:03] And I trust these guys to do it. But [00:57:06] there are a lot of people who are new to [00:57:07] the movement who do not understand uh [00:57:10] why some of us like Israel so much and [00:57:12] understand that deep history and they [00:57:14] don't want to feel like Trump got [00:57:15] manipulated into war. I know for a fact [00:57:17] that's not why Trump did this, but that [00:57:19] is on the people who want to see this [00:57:21] movement to be strong to make that case [00:57:23] to the people who are skeptical of [00:57:24] everything, Charlie. They're skeptical [00:57:25] of everything for good reason. after all [00:57:27] the COVID stuff and after all the lying [00:57:29] after the 2020 election, people are [00:57:30] skeptical of the government and it is [00:57:32] imperative upon us to make that case to [00:57:34] them. Really quick. Okay. So, so Mike, [00:57:37] in in in closing here, Mike Cernovich, [00:57:40] um what then does the Trump [00:57:43] administration need to domestically to [00:57:44] pitch a perfect game, Epstein files, [00:57:48] border to be able to keep this [00:57:49] coalition? Let's just kind of dismiss [00:57:51] the whole Iran thing. I think this is [00:57:52] going to end up being a narrative win [00:57:54] for him. But what is the perfect game [00:57:56] that this administration now has to [00:57:57] pitch on the domestic side? Mike [00:57:59] Cernovich. Yeah. There there's now no [00:58:02] there's no more excuses because [00:58:03] obviously Trump will act on foreign [00:58:05] policy when he's pushed. Okay, great. [00:58:08] Fine. Cool. Cool. We we always knew a [00:58:11] lot of these people were going to get [00:58:12] what they wanted with Iran and I never [00:58:13] really cared about that. But the the [00:58:15] Maha stuff, I feel like the Maha people [00:58:18] are being taken for granted. had [00:58:19] actually talked to people in the White [00:58:20] House and said, "You guys need to roll [00:58:21] out the red carpet for the maja moms and [00:58:23] who's doing that? Who's responsible for [00:58:25] that?" The that that's so that's so [00:58:28] important. I think it's still being [00:58:29] overlooked. The Epstein files, people [00:58:31] don't have the appetite anymore to hear [00:58:32] that we don't have it. We can't find it. [00:58:35] The pipe bomb, J6 pipe bomb, they have [00:58:37] to really start rolling out a lot of [00:58:38] domestic ones and then sure, today just [00:58:40] a blip on the radar. People will get [00:58:42] over it quick. But there there is now no [00:58:44] more excuse for why things aren't [00:58:46] happening or why things are taking too [00:58:47] long. People are people are just done [00:58:49] with that. Mike, we're going to have you [00:58:51] back on for a longer conversation about [00:58:52] this, but we have to have 10 million [00:58:54] deportations. We got to get Epstein [00:58:55] files out. We need to have the big [00:58:57] beautiful bill. We need spending cuts. [00:58:58] We got to pitch a perfect game to keep [00:59:00] this low prop coalition together. Mike [00:59:02] Cernovich, thank you so much. Uh we have [00:59:04] Alex Marlo with us and Blake. Blake, do [00:59:06] you have a comment here on kind of news [00:59:07] that we're seeing? Well, so I mean [00:59:09] there's not much news right now. One of [00:59:11] the funny things about this is just you [00:59:13] get war has like long ls in it and then [00:59:15] you just have these shows where you [00:59:16] react. for now. Nothing new is happening [00:59:18] on the strikes front. This may be the [00:59:20] end of things. That could always change [00:59:22] at any time. Uh I suppose a big open [00:59:25] question is what will happen if we get [00:59:28] this offramp to get out of things. But [00:59:30] if just the war continues, if Israel [00:59:33] keeps bombing Iran, Iran keeps shooting [00:59:35] missiles back at Israel, will that cause [00:59:39] any pressure for us to get involved [00:59:40] again at any point or are we able to [00:59:43] stand aside with just uh the role we've [00:59:46] played so far? So, there are explosions [00:59:48] in Tyrron right now, which is likely [00:59:50] Israeli jets. And so, Israel and Iran [00:59:52] are going to keep on going back at it, [00:59:53] but this is probably and likely a [00:59:56] closure to the American involvement [00:59:59] here. And by the way, don't take my word [01:00:00] for it. Oil prices are going down. Uh [01:00:02] oil prices are plummeting right now [01:00:05] because the markets, they're like, [01:00:06] "Okay, we know what this is. This was [01:00:08] theatrical. This was performative. This [01:00:10] was kind of check the box." And [01:00:12] President Donald Trump is able to um [01:00:16] President Donald Trump is able to act in [01:00:18] a decisive way. You don't have to agree [01:00:21] with it. But I'm going to ask the [01:00:22] question though. Okay. If no US troops [01:00:24] die and this is the end of the chapter, [01:00:27] has he hasn't he yet again earned your [01:00:30] trust on this stuff? Syria, Solommani, [01:00:33] Alb Baghdadi, [01:00:35] American troops have not died in these [01:00:38] situations. Oil is collapsing right now [01:00:40] and air defenses are activated all over [01:00:42] Tyran. That is not American jets from [01:00:44] our knowledge, our understanding. US [01:00:46] officials are saying that was a failed [01:00:48] response. We don't plan a response. So [01:00:50] it is conceivable then Alex [01:00:53] that we can say that this chapter is [01:00:56] closed. Is that right? Yeah. I think [01:00:59] we're we're hovering around something [01:01:01] really important here is that this needs [01:01:03] to end. The war needs to end needs to [01:01:05] come to a close. We need to not be [01:01:06] involved in regime change and then as [01:01:08] Mike said go back and get that domestic [01:01:10] agenda going with uh 700 illegal [01:01:13] immigration arrests yesterday and we we [01:01:15] barely have time to talk about it. I [01:01:16] mean that's stuff I want to talk about. [01:01:17] I want to get back to that agenda. I [01:01:19] want to I want those maja moms uh [01:01:21] reached out to uh it is the Epstein [01:01:23] files are not going to no one's going to [01:01:24] be happy about that stuff and that [01:01:26] continues to erode the trust uh in the [01:01:29] people the normal people the new people [01:01:31] in Trump's coalition and those people [01:01:33] need to be focused on starting with the [01:01:35] immigration agenda getting those tax [01:01:36] cuts going all the things that Trump had [01:01:38] promised uh that needs to get done next [01:01:40] in order to solidify that he's a man of [01:01:42] his word which I think he is so I'm very [01:01:44] optimistic today and and and Blake the [01:01:47] Iranian response being theatrical is [01:01:50] very good for us, especially if we want [01:01:52] like they gave us an off-ramp and it [01:01:54] looks like President Trump is going to [01:01:55] take it. It's conceivable that a week [01:01:57] from now we're going to be all back to [01:01:58] deportation talk. Yeah, that's one of [01:02:00] the great things. If we get the [01:02:02] successful offramp, this just becomes I [01:02:04] mean, how many details do you remember [01:02:06] about the Solommani thing? How many [01:02:07] details do you remember about the Iran [01:02:10] drone crisis? Can you remember the month [01:02:12] either of those things happened? [01:02:14] probably at this point some of us could, [01:02:15] but I bet most people they couldn't tell [01:02:17] you the exact number of, you know, war [01:02:20] crises we had with Iran in the first [01:02:21] Trump term or when they happened. And I [01:02:24] think the biggest win for Trump would be [01:02:26] if in, you know, a year from now, people [01:02:29] can't even quite remember exactly when [01:02:31] this happened. President Donald Trump, [01:02:33] this is breaking news from Axios, his [01:02:35] administration was aware of the Iranian [01:02:38] attack in advance. [01:02:41] So, um, it's pretty amazing. [01:02:44] So, all right, email us as always, [01:02:46] freedom charlariekirk.com, and subscribe [01:02:48] to our podcast. Alex Marlo, what else [01:02:50] are you seeing and hearing? Yeah, I [01:02:52] think that Charlie, you're talking about [01:02:53] the right stuff. The urgency to end this [01:02:55] thing and to move on is the right thing. [01:02:56] But it is incredible display of weakness [01:02:59] by Iran that this is all they could [01:03:00] summon after two days. And it shows you [01:03:03] that they're deeply vulnerable. And I'm [01:03:05] not rooting for or against regime change [01:03:07] there. What I am rooting for is for [01:03:08] America not to be a part of it. and [01:03:10] Israel has to has they've said they've [01:03:12] wanted the war to end as well. They can [01:03:13] keep bombing for another week or so and [01:03:15] then after that, you know, wind this [01:03:16] thing down and start focus on those [01:03:18] deportations and the rest of the [01:03:19] domestic agenda. If that happens, Trump [01:03:21] is going to look like just a a historic [01:03:24] figure with historic wisdom. He [01:03:26] continues to play this thing right and I [01:03:28] continue to stay optimistic. [01:03:30] I'm trying to find one thing here, but [01:03:32] Blake, what does this then mean for the [01:03:34] broader foreign policy project? China, [01:03:38] Ukraine, Russia. Does this have other [01:03:40] implications? Well, if we if we get out [01:03:42] of it, I think it's probably mostly [01:03:44] positive. I think our adversaries, if [01:03:47] they had a hope, you know, what could [01:03:49] happen to America? They would be [01:03:50] thinking, "Oh, could America get into [01:03:52] another conflict that will deplete them [01:03:54] and distract them." Uh, I imagine Russia [01:03:56] would love it if we got in an Iranian [01:03:58] quagmire because that would probably [01:03:59] mean the end to any significant support [01:04:02] to Ukraine. China might see, oh, this is [01:04:05] going to slow down their pivot to Asia. [01:04:07] Maybe that's our chance to go for [01:04:08] Taiwan. [01:04:10] If we get out of this quickly, I think [01:04:12] that might make them think, well, one, [01:04:13] they're not distracted, and two, we saw [01:04:16] US military hardware on display. It [01:04:18] seems to be working properly. It seems [01:04:21] any talk about America's armed forces [01:04:24] being, you know, a paper tiger might be [01:04:26] overblown and that that could assist us [01:04:28] in a lot of our international relations. [01:04:30] And also, if we're able to successfully [01:04:33] kind of put Iran in a corner, that can [01:04:35] definitely improve the relationships [01:04:37] we've been building in the Middle East. [01:04:38] Uh, I think, can I can I chime in on [01:04:40] that? Yes, Charlie, because I was [01:04:42] thinking about what you guys were [01:04:43] talking about earlier about the straight [01:04:44] of Hormuz and how that's not shut down [01:04:45] yet. And I was thinking if Iran really [01:04:47] thought they were in a position of [01:04:48] strength, it would have been shut down [01:04:49] by now. But I know that there's people [01:04:50] in their ear who are more aligned with [01:04:52] them who are saying absolutely not. Do [01:04:54] not shut this down. You can't do it or [01:04:56] else we're going to throw you under the [01:04:57] bus, too. So, it just speaks to the [01:04:59] vulnerability that they have right now. [01:05:01] And I think that that is a another sign [01:05:03] that Trump is acting very prudently here [01:05:05] by doing something. Don't you too much. [01:05:07] No ground troops at all. I know Bannon's [01:05:09] warned about the ground troops. He's [01:05:10] right to warn people about it. Uh but [01:05:12] overall, it feels like we're in very [01:05:13] strong footing at the moment. Yes. And [01:05:16] sorry, I was just I was just double [01:05:17] checking um right now. So, it looks as [01:05:19] if the attack is over. US officials told [01:05:22] Fox News that no American soldiers were [01:05:24] killed or injured in the Iranian attack. [01:05:27] Praise the Lord. That's huge, everybody. [01:05:28] Beautiful. That's praise the Lord. Uh it [01:05:31] is really big. So, uh the American [01:05:34] official says, quote, "The US is not [01:05:36] expected to respond to uh Iran's failed [01:05:39] attack." And so, the US official, uh [01:05:42] we'll we'll see what happens. 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We're going to firsthand [01:07:15] individuals talking about what is [01:07:17] happening, the reaction, and it looks as [01:07:20] of right now, according to all of our [01:07:21] sources, no US troops died in the [01:07:24] Iranian response. Subscribe to our [01:07:27] podcast. We'll be right back. [01:07:31] [Music] [01:07:48] Okay. Uh, everybody, welcome back. Email [01:07:50] us [email protected] [01:07:52] and, uh, subscribe to our podcast. Okay. [01:07:55] Uh, Blake, what are we seeing as far as [01:07:57] the reaction online from folks? Uh, I [01:07:59] mean, the reaction online, what's funny [01:08:01] is, you know, this is all so immediate. [01:08:03] I'm not even sure if everyone's seen it. [01:08:04] they're at work or whatever. But the [01:08:06] initial stuff from people who are uh [01:08:09] hyper online I think is optimistic. I [01:08:11] think there's some gloating. A lot of [01:08:13] people at this point are really just in [01:08:15] the phase of making fun of Iran. Uh I [01:08:17] was messaging you earlier. It's almost [01:08:19] like this is the moment where you [01:08:21] remember that Iran is a regime founded [01:08:23] by college professors. Like they just [01:08:25] talk in the game kind of inept, kind of [01:08:27] incompetent, don't aren't really good at [01:08:29] the real world stuff. And you know [01:08:31] that's good to the extent that it's [01:08:32] true. Uh and I think further reactions [01:08:37] will depend greatly on what actually [01:08:39] happens. We live in a very, you know, [01:08:40] add society. So some people are already [01:08:42] spiking the football, declaring total [01:08:44] victory, declaring everything's worked [01:08:46] out exactly as we wanted. We will see [01:08:49] what happens. Things change a lot. We'll [01:08:52] even have to see. One thing we were [01:08:54] discussing this morning, we still don't [01:08:55] know for sure how much damage was [01:08:57] actually done to Iran's nuclear program. [01:08:59] Did they get their uranium out? That's [01:09:01] still an open question. It could turn [01:09:03] out maybe Iran did a minor response [01:09:06] because they already know a lot of their [01:09:08] nuclear material is fine and so they [01:09:10] just don't want to antagonize the US [01:09:12] because they can just get right back to [01:09:14] getting that underway again. So I don't [01:09:17] think we should overreact to things, but [01:09:18] I think the reaction to the extent it [01:09:20] exists is a mixture of cautious optimism [01:09:22] and making fun of Iran. [01:09:25] Okay. Um I I I agree with that. [01:09:28] Subscribe to our podcast. I think Alex [01:09:30] has to Is still with us? 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[01:11:27] We're here at the bitcoin.com studio. [01:11:30] That is the bitcoin.com [01:11:32] studio. Okay everybody. So the response [01:11:34] seems to be largely [01:11:37] theatrical. We need now need to double [01:11:39] check this. Let's change the chiron [01:11:40] until we get triple confirmation here. [01:11:42] But it looks as if based on all [01:11:44] reporting um and we're going to hear [01:11:46] from the US officials and the US [01:11:48] administration sometime soon. Doesn't [01:11:51] look like the United States is going to [01:11:52] respond. Again, this is a lot of fog of [01:11:55] war going on. Could you talk about the [01:11:56] fog of where does that phrase come from, [01:11:58] Blake? Uh the fog of war. I think it [01:12:00] must I think it originally comes from [01:12:02] Klausvitz. Have you ever heard of that [01:12:03] guy? No. Uh Klausvitz was a Prussian it [01:12:07] might even be older than that, but I [01:12:08] think it's from him. He was a Prussian [01:12:10] military theorist in the 1800s. He wrote [01:12:13] a book on war and it was kind of the [01:12:15] first modern like analysis of war that [01:12:20] wasn't just like old-fashioned like [01:12:22] medieval or ancient text. It was a guy [01:12:24] in the 1800s. He was German. So of [01:12:26] course the book had to be like a [01:12:27] thousand pages long and he would write [01:12:30] and I think he also was the source of [01:12:32] kind of the concept of no plan survives [01:12:35] first contact with the enemy. So he's [01:12:37] like in warfare you design plans but as [01:12:40] soon as you actually get into combat [01:12:43] those plans break down you have [01:12:44] uncertainty about what's unfolding [01:12:46] around you. That's the fog of war. And [01:12:49] so from a diplomatic standpoint and now [01:12:52] a US domestic one would you say Blake is [01:12:56] the lesson or the takeaway if no US [01:12:58] troops died? If no US troops die [01:13:02] I I would actually like to caveat there [01:13:04] can be worries about that. A worry that [01:13:06] you might have is if we're able to do [01:13:08] this, blow up a lot of Iran's nuclear [01:13:11] program and get out without any [01:13:13] casualties, that could make us [01:13:16] overconfident that that can be [01:13:17] replicated. You might think, oh well, we [01:13:20] can apply the same lessons to this other [01:13:22] country and they'll probably not hit [01:13:23] back at us either. And you make that [01:13:25] mistake. I would like to caveat that [01:13:27] that could happen. Uh that said, uh I [01:13:31] think a lesson we could take is [01:13:33] President Trump has at that point a very [01:13:36] clear track record of having good [01:13:37] instincts on what he can [01:13:41] what he's able to do force-wise without [01:13:44] causing things to spiral out of control. [01:13:46] So it' be a strong win for President [01:13:48] Trump's personal instincts in that [01:13:50] realm. And it's a display that it is in [01:13:54] fact possible to do limited war, that we [01:13:57] can get America back to this attitude of [01:14:00] we can do military ventures with clear [01:14:02] objectives rather than open-ended nation [01:14:05] building. I think a reason so many of [01:14:06] our wars became these nation building [01:14:09] fiascos is because there was a mental [01:14:12] tendency in America, in Washington, that [01:14:15] our interventions had to go that way. [01:14:17] that we couldn't just say we're going to [01:14:19] beat up on this country. It was almost [01:14:21] we got too moralizing about our wars. [01:14:23] That every war had to be to like rescue [01:14:26] an entire country and bring them freedom [01:14:29] and democracy. Whereas Trump because he [01:14:31] comes from a more real politic school of [01:14:35] thought. He thinks I wage war for [01:14:38] America's interests and even if it'd be [01:14:40] great if Iran was free, that is not why [01:14:42] America goes to war. Totally. And and [01:14:44] and it's just so just so we're clear. Uh [01:14:46] third third verification now from a US [01:14:49] official. No casualties reported in Iran [01:14:52] missile attack on US base. Blake, some [01:14:54] people in our audience are saying still [01:14:56] we have to respond with force. [01:14:58] Come on guys, take the win. I mean, they [01:15:01] just did a whole a theatrical response. [01:15:03] You think our enemies are just going to [01:15:05] like not do something at least [01:15:06] theatrical in response? It's like if [01:15:08] you're like if you have this like [01:15:10] annoying neighbor or something and he's [01:15:12] doing I don't know if he's doing some if [01:15:16] he has something really like aggravating [01:15:18] on his property and you go over and you [01:15:19] like smash it to bits or whatever cuz [01:15:21] it's bad. And then he comes over and [01:15:23] he's the like you're big and strong and [01:15:25] he's this little twink and he like [01:15:27] punches you right in the chest and like [01:15:28] it doesn't even hurt you and you're [01:15:30] completely unharmed. Do you then like [01:15:32] respond by like grabbing him and [01:15:33] breaking his arm? No. You just you laugh [01:15:34] at him and you walk away. I want you [01:15:37] guys to email us [01:15:38] [email protected]. [01:15:39] Someone says some people say the chapter [01:15:42] is not closed. We should send uh boots [01:15:44] on the ground. Some people are saying [01:15:45] that. Emails freedom charliekirk.com. I [01:15:47] think that's uh I think that's kind of [01:15:48] wild to be really honest. Um oil prices [01:15:51] though are falling 5% after the Iranian [01:15:54] attack on a US military base. The whole [01:15:56] world knows what this is and I fully [01:15:58] anticipate President Donald Trump. [01:16:00] Here's what President Trump should do if [01:16:01] you want to ask my two cents. And we're [01:16:03] gonna go till the top of the hour. We're [01:16:04] gonna go five more minutes. President [01:16:05] Donald Trump should do a prime time [01:16:08] evening address tonight. [01:16:10] We with more specificity about what we [01:16:12] did, why it was in American interest to [01:16:14] strike Iran, why it was not done [01:16:16] lightly, the amazing military [01:16:18] accomplishment, and how Iran responded [01:16:21] and no American troops died, and then [01:16:25] say that this, you know, we're going to [01:16:27] stay engaged and involved and Iran dares [01:16:29] perks up. We will respond even more. Um, [01:16:33] but [01:16:35] for all intents and purposes, we don't [01:16:36] have any further military action. I [01:16:38] think that would be a great response. [01:16:39] Uh, guys, let's go another couple [01:16:42] minutes, like 3 to four more minutes. I [01:16:43] want to summarize all this. Email us [01:16:45] [email protected]. [01:16:47] Subscribe to our podcast. Be back in [01:16:49] about 10 seconds. [01:16:52] [Music] [01:17:05] Okay, everybody, just to recap today. [01:17:08] So, we started the day kind of talking [01:17:09] about the political fallout and Iranian [01:17:13] missiles were launched, 10 of them were [01:17:15] launched at US base in Qatar, one in [01:17:19] Iraq, and no casualties reported. If [01:17:22] this ends up being the case with this [01:17:25] fastm moving breaking news day, [01:17:27] President Donald Trump [01:17:30] will have pulled off a phenomenal [01:17:35] success, a legendary success, textbook, [01:17:38] a master class [01:17:41] in a way that none of us could have ever [01:17:44] potentially dreamed. We're very worried [01:17:46] about escalation, as we should be. These [01:17:48] things can still escalate from this [01:17:49] point forward. These things can still go [01:17:51] to levels that we do not anticipate and [01:17:53] that we cannot always predict. But I [01:17:56] could tell you right now uh that [01:17:59] President Donald Trump is putting on a [01:18:01] foreign policy masterass [01:18:04] and I believe that President Trump will [01:18:06] now exercise restraint. This is how [01:18:08] strong nations exercise military power. [01:18:11] You don't have to agree with it, but how [01:18:12] could you be against the result though? [01:18:14] If the result ends up being a a nuclear [01:18:19] program that is severely [01:18:22] put back and capability that is [01:18:24] jeopardized and no US troops and no [01:18:26] foreign war, no regime change, how could [01:18:28] you be against the result? So, I I [01:18:31] encourage you to enter into this [01:18:33] discussion with a fair amount of honesty [01:18:35] and integrity. So, email us [01:18:38] [email protected] and subscribe [01:18:40] to our podcast right now. Uh, we still [01:18:42] have well over 60,000 of you on YouTube [01:18:44] and all across our separate platforms. I [01:18:47] hate to say goodbye to 60,000 people [01:18:49] that are watching all at once, but we [01:18:51] could probably go a little bit longer on [01:18:52] YouTube, right guys? We can go a little [01:18:54] bit longer on YouTube even though we say [01:18:55] goodbye to um, Rav. So, in about a [01:18:59] minute and a half, I know we're going to [01:19:00] lose the real America's voice and then [01:19:02] I'm going to throw it to uh our great [01:19:04] friend Jack Pobic. [01:19:07] So, the the takeaway for me and I think [01:19:11] for a lot of people is President Donald [01:19:13] Trump has navigated this beautifully. [01:19:15] Again, there's still a lot of there's [01:19:17] still a lot of sit situational awareness [01:19:20] we must have here. There is still a lot [01:19:22] of um [01:19:24] blowback that can still occur. But look, [01:19:27] this what Iran did here is very simple. [01:19:30] Iran is very worried [01:19:33] about what an American response would [01:19:34] potentially be. 30 seconds, final [01:19:37] thoughts, Blake. I, you know, I think we [01:19:40] talked about why we were worried about [01:19:41] this at the outset, the ways it could [01:19:43] spiral out of control. So far, it is not [01:19:46] spiraling. And I think we would both [01:19:48] agree it'd be great for us to seize that [01:19:50] opportunity, take the win, say, "We did [01:19:53] what we came here to do, and we're [01:19:55] getting out. We are setting a new [01:19:56] template for US military action. [01:19:59] Limited, restrained, clear objectives, [01:20:02] brief, and that's an asset that we have [01:20:06] and we should be grateful for it. Very [01:20:08] good. Everybody, we got to throw off the [01:20:10] America's voice in about 10 seconds [01:20:11] here. We also want to go through the [01:20:12] super chats on YouTube. I bet we have a [01:20:14] plenty of those as we have uh well over [01:20:16] 62,000 live viewers here on YouTube. So, [01:20:18] email us [email protected]. [01:20:20] Subscribe to our podcast. Goodbye and [01:20:22] real America's voice. We're going to [01:20:23] keep going through YouTube right now. [01:20:24] Can you get to the super chats here, [01:20:25] Blake? Yeah, sure. We can read a few of [01:20:27] those. Uh, so on YouTube, we had Rambo [01:20:29] donated $5. He said the war machine is [01:20:31] back on and it's crazy. We didn't vote [01:20:34] for this. He also says we should invite [01:20:36] Dave Smith on. He is Is he appearing at [01:20:38] Yeah. No, Dave Smith is coming to uh [01:20:40] Student Action Summit. And honestly, you [01:20:42] know, I like Dave Smith a lot. I agree [01:20:43] with a lot of things he says. A lot of [01:20:45] stuff he says I think is outrageous. [01:20:46] Like he says Trump should be impeached [01:20:47] and all that. But I would like to ask [01:20:49] him. I say, Dave, okay, I know you don't [01:20:51] want like a foreign war, but this is not [01:20:52] a foreign war. You got to look at things [01:20:53] non ideologically. So, I'd be curious [01:20:55] what his response is there. Uh Tommy [01:20:57] boy, he just says, "Thank you." So, [01:21:00] thank you, Tommy. Uh Donald Lans, uh [01:21:03] donated five with no comment. Uh thank [01:21:05] you, Donald. Uh let's see. Uh King Magma [01:21:10] Abra, he says, "Went to my first church [01:21:13] service yesterday. Was overwhelmed by [01:21:15] the joy and caring of the people there. [01:21:17] Hope war isn't necessary." Amen to that. [01:21:20] As we always say, uh, blessed are the [01:21:23] peacemakers. [01:21:24] Um, I think we had some others, but they [01:21:26] were earlier, so they might have phased [01:21:28] out. Oh, here we've got, uh, Avertify [01:21:30] says, "How do you think this display of [01:21:32] military might will mentally affect our [01:21:34] adversaries across across the globe?" [01:21:37] Uh, I think we said that right at the [01:21:39] end that it'll it's going to make them [01:21:42] feel more uh [01:21:45] they're not so confident about America [01:21:46] being in decline if we get out of this [01:21:48] successfully. [01:21:50] Um, really quick, I just want to say [01:21:52] guys, um, we've been giving away hats [01:21:53] this weekend. We actually gave away 150 [01:21:55] hats this weekend. I'm signing hats [01:21:57] right now. If you guys want a goldplated [01:22:01] 47 hat, as we sign right here, uh, just [01:22:04] subscribe to the Charlie Kirk Show [01:22:05] podcast to get in the running. We're [01:22:06] going to give away 30 of these. So, just [01:22:08] email us proof of subscription to our [01:22:10] podcast by following the QR code freedom [01:22:13] charliekirk.com. We'd love to send you a [01:22:14] free signed hat. Blake. Uh, Jumanna [01:22:17] Hensley, trauma abuse recovery coach. [01:22:19] Praying for you tonight as you do this [01:22:21] research. Thank you. God bless and [01:22:22] protect you. Thank you, Jumanna. Uh, [01:22:25] Fionetto fun for $10 says, "The old [01:22:28] devils are at it again." [01:22:31] It was in quotes. I'm not sure who he's [01:22:32] referring to, but hopefully the devils [01:22:34] are not at it. And just so you know, [01:22:35] breaking news. Qatari, UAE, Bahraini, [01:22:37] and Kuati airspaces are opening back up. [01:22:40] So, it looks like this is really [01:22:41] relaxing. Zero. They're already opening [01:22:44] airspace back two hours. They're opening [01:22:47] the airspace. That's like That's like [01:22:49] O'Hare delays longer than that. Imagine [01:22:51] being, by the way, they said, you know, [01:22:52] the um the Emirati airlines were [01:22:56] delayed. Imagine being in London. You're [01:22:58] flying non-stop from London. And they [01:22:59] say, "Sorry everybody, your flight's [01:23:00] been delayed because of uh air strikes 2 [01:23:03] hours later. Okay, we can resume [01:23:05] boarding. You can now fly to Dubai." Uh [01:23:08] breaking news from CNN uh which is the [01:23:11] Trump administration was anticipating [01:23:12] Tran would retaliate after US strikes on [01:23:15] Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend [01:23:16] and the president does not want more [01:23:17] military engagement in the region. A [01:23:19] senior White House official told CNN [01:23:20] today quote we knew they'd retaliate. [01:23:22] They had a similar response after [01:23:23] Solommani the official said. Please [01:23:26] continue. All right. William Gaither, he [01:23:28] asks, "Could this be a small response to [01:23:30] intentionally get America off Iran's [01:23:32] back while they continue to enrich [01:23:34] uranium? Maybe we didn't get it." Uh [01:23:37] there is a lot of concern about that. [01:23:40] Um Donald Lans unfortunately he says [01:23:44] worst vote I ever made for Trump. He's [01:23:45] upset about this. But I I I I'm trying [01:23:49] to understand that. So but why like what [01:23:52] would the root of that be? Because they [01:23:54] just want no foreign involvement whatso [01:23:56] I guess. I suppose I think they maybe [01:23:58] they just they feel even if it works out [01:24:00] I think maybe they just feel lied to [01:24:01] that. No, I know. But I guess I I [01:24:03] understand that. But even the first [01:24:04] Trump administration, President Trump [01:24:06] did many things of this nature, right? [01:24:08] So, I'm just trying to I'm trying to [01:24:10] comprehend. I'd say I would concede this [01:24:11] is a bigger risk than the ones we had [01:24:13] without 100%. I I totally agree with [01:24:15] that. Yes. Okay. Keep going. Uh Jake K, [01:24:17] if you had to make a guess, do you think [01:24:19] there will be regime change in Iran [01:24:20] during the Trump administration? Say [01:24:22] that again. Do do we think there will be [01:24:24] regime change sometime in this [01:24:25] administration? I I I That's a good [01:24:27] question. It's hard to predict. If there [01:24:28] is, only if the people of Persia rise [01:24:30] up. Exactly. If they rise up and topple [01:24:32] it, that would be great. But I don't [01:24:33] think we should be engineering that. And [01:24:36] if it were to start, if there were a [01:24:38] serious uprising, would we want to be [01:24:40] involved or supportive in any way, or do [01:24:42] you think that would be a mistake? I [01:24:44] think we support only through moral, [01:24:47] vocal, maybe internet means, [01:24:48] non-military means for sure, but arming [01:24:50] rebels and stuff. We don't have a good [01:24:52] track record here. Uh, Villango donated [01:24:56] $5 and says, "Firecrackers to an [01:24:58] abandoned US base." Ha, what a godly [01:25:01] show of balls. Eye roll. This has [01:25:04] happened before. Nothing resulted in [01:25:05] World War II. That's what it's looking [01:25:07] like. We hope it remains that way. Uh I [01:25:10] firecrackers. I I like calling them [01:25:12] bottle rockets personally, but I mean [01:25:14] they are they are more serious weapons [01:25:15] than that. It is an impressive display [01:25:17] to shoot these down. We should say that. [01:25:19] Um [01:25:22] Vinstar clips donated $5 and says, "This [01:25:24] isn't over. Kirk, what are your thoughts [01:25:25] on this with regard to prophecy?" I [01:25:28] believe possibly uh like biblical [01:25:29] prophecy. I'm not going to comment on [01:25:30] that. I will say though that I have a [01:25:32] lot of great friends in that space, [01:25:33] James Cadis and Jack Hibbs. There are a [01:25:35] lot of charlatans in that space. You got [01:25:37] to be very careful of trying to use [01:25:39] world events to try to confirm your [01:25:41] specific prophecy. So, pay attention to [01:25:44] the good guys in that space, but there's [01:25:45] a there's a lot of people that are [01:25:47] trying to swindle you. So, be very [01:25:48] careful. Jacob Holly gave $20. Thank [01:25:50] you, Jacob. He says, "Don't doom, guys. [01:25:52] Don't be a doomer. I'm a progressive [01:25:54] MAGA coalition voter. I know that sounds [01:25:56] weird. I am still supporting Trump here. [01:25:59] This is a catch22 issue. I think Trump [01:26:01] did the best he could. He is human. [01:26:03] Peace and prayers. I will say uh Reuters [01:26:06] is breaking news. No Iranian attack [01:26:08] recorded at any US base other than [01:26:10] Qatar. Yeah. So we had those Yeah, there [01:26:12] were sirens in Kuwait and Kuwait and so [01:26:16] not even Iraq or according to Reuters. [01:26:18] Again, this is the fog of war stuff. The [01:26:20] Dow is up 290 points today. [01:26:23] Real Trump $10. Charlie, great show. [01:26:25] Iran's nuclear program is now emptier [01:26:27] than Rosie O'Donnell's plate at a [01:26:30] buffet, but hopefully it's not refilled [01:26:32] as quickly as Rosie O'Donnell's plate at [01:26:34] a buffet. [01:26:36] Um, other super chats. We've got a [01:26:39] bunch. They're they're coming in as fast [01:26:40] as By the way, also just remember if you [01:26:41] guys We're going to give away 30 free [01:26:43] signed hats. Subscribe to our podcast. [01:26:45] That's the You got to subscribe to the [01:26:47] Apple podcast or Spotify and then email [01:26:49] us proof of subscription. Freedom [01:26:50] charliekirk.com. Like couscous Gaming [01:26:52] says, "Israeli soldier here. Thank you [01:26:54] for making everything clear." And uh [01:26:57] that's what we do. We we do make things [01:26:58] clear and even making uh Hasbara is that [01:27:02] which is the uh Yeah, that's a Israeli [01:27:05] project on PR. Okay. Uh it's uh much [01:27:08] love from Israel. And let's see. Uh I'm [01:27:12] going to Dubai to This is William. I'm [01:27:14] going to Dubai tomorrow for vacation. [01:27:15] Should I still go or should I cancel? [01:27:17] What is your opinion? You're going to be [01:27:18] fine. Yes. Yeah. Go for it, man. We'll [01:27:21] be all right. Uh Jordan Dey donates $5. [01:27:25] Thank you, Jordan. I think it's tragic [01:27:27] that the Iran that that the Iranian [01:27:28] people have no information on what is [01:27:30] happening except for chest pounding done [01:27:32] by the Iranian government. I agree, but [01:27:34] I'd say it's also maybe a blessing and [01:27:37] that it if Iran if the Iranian people [01:27:39] had more access to how kind of lame this [01:27:41] was, it might pressure the government [01:27:43] into taking more aggressive action. [01:27:46] Whereas, since they have more [01:27:47] information control, they can get away [01:27:49] with having these sort of puny responses [01:27:51] and they can show some explosion, be [01:27:53] like, show some AI slop and be like, [01:27:55] "Look at the American cowards run in [01:27:57] fear." Yes. So, uh, you got more super [01:28:00] chats. Like I said, they are coming in [01:28:02] as fast as everything. Tyler Phillips, [01:28:04] $50. Thank you, Tyler. That's very [01:28:06] generous. Uh, thanks for everything you [01:28:07] do, Charlie. I couldn't imagine how it [01:28:09] would be if Harris was in charge. Should [01:28:12] probably still be explaining what Iran [01:28:14] is with a ven diagram. Yeah. Or maybe [01:28:16] with like some Lego blocks or something. [01:28:18] Here is Iran. [01:28:19] Here is a Here's America. And the [01:28:23] overlap is Persian food. [01:28:27] I went to a Persian restaurant on Friday [01:28:29] night. Did I tell you that there is one [01:28:30] in in Scotsdale? It was literally it was [01:28:32] right by we we had that event there. [01:28:34] There was a Persian room. I I literally [01:28:35] just went on my phone. I'm like, "Is [01:28:36] there anything good in Scottsdale?" And [01:28:38] the first thing that pops up was Persian [01:28:39] Room. And I went there and I had uh I [01:28:41] already forgot the name of it. It's [01:28:42] actually really good. It was very nice. [01:28:44] Very good food. Uh here this is uh Kla [01:28:46] Harris's ven diagram on Iran. [01:28:51] America, [01:28:52] Iran, Persian food. [01:28:55] That's what we have in common. Sophia [01:28:58] Myers, $10. Will USA attack Iran back? [01:29:00] It looks like for now, no. Thank God. [01:29:04] Are the peacemakers? [01:29:06] Uh Satama, Japan, part of Japan. Uh $20. [01:29:11] What are the odds realistically of [01:29:12] sleeper cells activating in the United [01:29:15] States? [01:29:17] I would say there's still a risk of [01:29:18] that. Uh I know we like the sleeper cell [01:29:20] lingo where that kind of implies a [01:29:22] degree of control, but I'd say the [01:29:25] biggest hazard is just rogue guy, crazy, [01:29:28] a little unbalanced, and this sets him [01:29:30] off and he decides to go shoot up a [01:29:32] church, shoot up a mosque, maybe attack [01:29:34] a Fourth of July celebration. That's [01:29:36] what I'd be most worried about. I would [01:29:38] still say the risk for any of us as an [01:29:40] individual is low. You should not feel [01:29:42] afraid of celebrating the holidays. Uh [01:29:45] if something happens, that's a tragedy, [01:29:47] but uh I wouldn't let it infringe on [01:29:51] your ability to live your life. Let me [01:29:53] Do we have that piece of tape, guys, [01:29:54] from 2023 at that rally? Yeah. Okay. So, [01:29:56] this is President Donald Trump at like a [01:29:58] random rally in Texas saying something [01:29:59] he never said before that after [01:30:01] Solommani, they gave Trump a heads up [01:30:02] and they were like, "Oh, we have to do [01:30:03] some performative bombing." Play cut [01:30:05] 369. This is from 2023. They called us [01:30:09] up and they first time I told the story [01:30:12] was a week ago. They called us up and [01:30:14] they said, "Listen, we have no choice. [01:30:17] We have to hit you because we have our [01:30:20] own selfrespect." And I understood that [01:30:22] we hit them. They got to do something. [01:30:25] We're going to launch 18 missiles at a [01:30:29] certain military base that you have. And [01:30:31] you remember that night. [01:30:34] Interesting night. [01:30:36] I was the only one that wasn't nervous [01:30:39] because I knew what was going to happen. [01:30:41] They told us [01:30:44] that, "Don't be concerned. We're going [01:30:47] to launch 18 missiles [01:30:50] at your military base, [01:30:53] but none of them will hit the base. [01:30:55] These are very accurate missiles. These [01:30:57] are missiles that essentially never [01:30:58] miss. They're very reliable, very [01:31:00] accurate." [01:31:02] That was basically him recounting what [01:31:04] happened back in 2020. We took out [01:31:05] Solommani. I think we saw chapter 2 [01:31:07] today. Blake, let's keep on going [01:31:08] through. Uh Garrett Middleton, $20. [01:31:11] Thank you, Garrett. I've supported Trump [01:31:12] from the very beginning and I believe in [01:31:15] support for Israel. However, why would [01:31:17] Israel start a fight they couldn't [01:31:18] finish without our help? It felt like [01:31:20] they tied our hands. Could be. It also [01:31:23] could be that they were betting on [01:31:24] Trump's involvement. Uh but maybe [01:31:26] President Trump was even more restrained [01:31:27] than people realized. Maybe they were [01:31:29] act asking for even more involvement [01:31:30] than just bombing of bunker buses. Yeah, [01:31:32] very very possible. Uh Renee uh Renee [01:31:35] Aosta $5. Don't keep an eye away from [01:31:38] Cuba. Iran has a base there. Do they? [01:31:41] I'm not sure. That might have been, you [01:31:43] know, maybe they sent a ship there. I I [01:31:44] recall that being a story. Do you [01:31:46] remember this? This was a couple years [01:31:47] ago. They sent their ship into the [01:31:48] Atlantic and we had to freak out about [01:31:50] that. Uh Rob 221 says, "Hey everyone, [01:31:55] I'm about to join the Navy reserves, the [01:31:57] CBS. What percentage chance do you think [01:31:59] this administration will deploy us to [01:32:01] Iran?" Thank you. very low to almost [01:32:04] none, zero basically. President Donald [01:32:06] Trump does not want boots on the ground. [01:32:08] And Israel is striking Iran right now. [01:32:10] So, Israel, Iran, that's not over. That [01:32:12] is, but it's conceivable that America [01:32:14] and Iran are kind of doing a little bit [01:32:16] of a we're done. We're done. By the way, [01:32:19] let's see what happens. Uh, Vinstar [01:32:22] clips $5. Have you heard about the three [01:32:24] IEDs they found in Arizona within the [01:32:26] last week? I feel like that is swept [01:32:28] under the rug. I have you heard about [01:32:30] this? I have not. Apparently, they found [01:32:32] three IEDs within Arizona. Um, maybe [01:32:36] that's cartel related. I'm not sure. Uh, [01:32:39] I feel like if I was around, I would [01:32:40] strike somewhere besides Arizona first, [01:32:42] though. It I guess it'd be flattering if [01:32:44] we were targeted. Potentially. No, no, I [01:32:47] don't want to say that. I take that [01:32:49] back. Uh, LSE Aava donated $50 with no [01:32:52] message. Thank you. Just a gif of a of a [01:32:55] lemon, it appears. Okay, lemons are [01:32:58] tasty. Uh, Jake Messina, $5. I just went [01:33:02] to uh the uh YLS for the YWS for the [01:33:07] high school leadership summit. It was [01:33:08] great. I heard it through uh my TPUSA [01:33:11] chapter that I started. That's [01:33:12] excellent. Thank you. And we hope to see [01:33:14] you at Student Action or at America [01:33:16] Fest. SAS2025.com everybody. It's going [01:33:18] to be incredible. Keep going, Blake. [01:33:19] Kids Guerrero. $5. No boots on ground, [01:33:21] no regime change. Take the W. I think [01:33:24] that's fair. We don't need boots on the [01:33:27] ground. By the way, I I want to just [01:33:28] reiterate that if President Donald Trump [01:33:30] takes the victory right now, what a [01:33:31] story he'll be able to tell. We took out [01:33:33] the nukes, no boots on ground, no US [01:33:36] troops killed, incredible military [01:33:39] operation, no new wars. I mean, what an [01:33:41] amazing victory. And if anyone has a [01:33:43] problem with that, I want to know what [01:33:44] your problem if it ends like that. Got [01:33:46] in, got out, non ideological, [01:33:49] no nation building, none of that. [01:33:52] I did say along, you know, you gota [01:33:54] press I all along that you got to trust [01:33:56] President Trump on this. Okay. Uh, keep [01:33:59] going. Elizabeth Warren, $5 and it's a [01:34:02] sad video game controller. Ah, I don't [01:34:05] know what that means. Uh, Zerella4, $10. [01:34:09] Going to see you Charlie in South [01:34:10] Carolina in August. Hopefully a meet and [01:34:12] greet at some point. Hopefully. That'd [01:34:14] be fun. Uh, Luca Azeri, $10. Thank you. [01:34:18] I just wanted to say that Azerbaijan [01:34:20] stands with Israel 100%. Our people and [01:34:23] our government are with you, dear Jewish [01:34:25] brothers. Incredibly controversial. [01:34:28] That's very controversial. It is because [01:34:30] they're fighting Armenia. Yeah. And [01:34:31] controversial there. And but also [01:34:33] interesting because more Azeris live in [01:34:36] Iran than live in Azerbaijan. Are you [01:34:38] serious? Yeah. So uh I mean the uh the [01:34:40] Ayatollah is Azeri. Did you know that? [01:34:42] No, I did not. So there's that's a whole [01:34:44] thing. There's some scenario you can [01:34:46] imagine where if Iran goes into civil [01:34:47] war, how Azerbaian feels about it could [01:34:50] be very relevant. Uh, but one thing at a [01:34:53] time. Um, Madison Davidson, $5. Can I [01:34:57] send you my resume? I'm a recent college [01:34:59] graduate with a business degree. Uh, [01:35:02] sure. Email me your resume. Freedom [01:35:04] charliekirk.com alongside your podcast [01:35:06] subscription. [01:35:08] Uh, David Chakan, 30 in some unit I [01:35:11] don't recognize. Love from Illinois. [01:35:13] Keep speaking your mind. [01:35:16] Uh Rican rug dealer $5. My brother is 18 [01:35:20] years old in the Navy and he just got [01:35:22] sent to the Middle East on a carrier [01:35:23] from Japan. It's probably the Nimmits I [01:35:25] believe they were sailing over. Um I [01:35:28] don't know if it means anything. I think [01:35:29] that was even underway before the [01:35:31] strikes. So I think it's precautionary. [01:35:33] I don't I wouldn't worry too much about [01:35:35] it, but obviously our prayers are with [01:35:37] him for continued peace. [01:35:39] Uh Samantha Glade, any thoughts on what [01:35:42] Russia, China, or North Korea will do in [01:35:44] this situation? We've discussed that a [01:35:46] bit. I think uh we're optimistic that if [01:35:48] we take the W on this, they will respect [01:35:51] American strength more and not see any [01:35:53] reason to help escalate this. Uh Andy [01:35:56] Gabs, hey man, any plans to come out to [01:35:59] Massachusetts? Maybe in the fall. Maybe. [01:36:03] By the way, we have a huge campus tour [01:36:05] coming up in the fall. It's going to [01:36:06] it's going to break uh it's going to [01:36:08] break records. Keep going. Uh, Toeer, [01:36:10] $5. Peace through strength. Amen. Uh, [01:36:14] Joe King5. The meek shall inherit the [01:36:18] earth. Uh, as long as that is okay with [01:36:20] everyone else. [01:36:22] I think it only has to be okay with one [01:36:24] guy. Yeah. Jesus Christ. Yes. Uh, free [01:36:27] men die free. $5. This was entirely [01:36:31] avoidable. not being a military empire [01:36:34] encircling Iran with our bases, not [01:36:35] striking Iran, not being attached to the [01:36:37] hip to Israel. I think that's you a big [01:36:40] picture view. Yeah. I mean, I would say [01:36:41] everybody under the age of not everyone, [01:36:43] a lot of people the age of 30 are still [01:36:44] very upset today, which I again I think [01:36:46] that once time passes and proper [01:36:48] explanation wins. [01:36:50] Just if it ends the way it is right now, [01:36:52] I I your passions will calm down. [01:36:56] Uh let's see. Glenn Kelly, $10. Thank [01:37:00] you very much, Glenn. Uh Chad Yansu, [01:37:04] Charlie, huge fan. $14 in Canadian. Huge [01:37:07] fan here. Uh after all your debates [01:37:09] throughout the Trump campaign, you made [01:37:10] me want to get out there and make my [01:37:12] leader uh and make sure we have leaders [01:37:15] who fight for the people. Thank you very [01:37:17] much, Chad. Uh Wolf, $100. Thank you [01:37:21] very much, Wolf. This is the best W we [01:37:24] could have asked for. Charlie, I enjoy [01:37:26] your videos and you have changed my mind [01:37:29] on pro-life versus pro-choice. That's [01:37:31] what it's all about. I never considered [01:37:32] that new DNA meant new life. Thank you. [01:37:35] Go Trump. It's true. That I We love We [01:37:37] especially love to hear that. We are [01:37:39] very pro-life on this unapologetically. [01:37:42] Trevor Keith. Uh I $5. I try not to go [01:37:45] in depth on modern politics, but I trust [01:37:47] the president's judgment with this. I [01:37:49] hope we learn from our past with no [01:37:51] regime change. Uh, Chris Cardi, longtime [01:37:56] viewer. I love your content for years. [01:37:58] Uh, I want our side to have an open [01:38:00] exchange of ideas and let the superior [01:38:02] argument win. Love from Scotland. [01:38:07] Uh, [01:38:08] MLG $5. Aren't the actions from the US [01:38:11] and Israel the more reason for Iran to [01:38:13] plan a nuclear attack in the future? Is [01:38:16] it inevitable? Like, I guess would they [01:38:17] bring back their nuclear program to [01:38:19] avoid being attacked in the future? It's [01:38:21] a valid concern. Um, I'm not sure what [01:38:25] the intelligence says about that. I [01:38:26] guess that's all I can say at this [01:38:27] moment. Um, [01:38:31] Rain Black, 1400, $20. Thank you, Rain. [01:38:34] Thank you for keeping us informed of [01:38:35] what is going on. Do you know how the [01:38:36] rest of the world thinks about this [01:38:38] situation? China, North Korea, Russia. [01:38:39] We've been hearing that triad of [01:38:40] countries several times. Uh, I since [01:38:43] they asked China and Russia have both, I [01:38:46] think, condemned this, but it's not [01:38:48] super forcefully. I think that's [01:38:50] actually what's most interesting about [01:38:51] this. Even like Saudi Arabia actually [01:38:54] condemned the strikes on Iran, but it's [01:38:56] it's almost a pro-forma condemnation [01:38:59] like you know, okay, got to got to get [01:39:01] this email in. Got to make sure our turn [01:39:03] in your assignment, get the C++ on it. [01:39:05] That it's that sort of attitude. They're [01:39:07] not You can sort of tell the difference [01:39:09] between that and real outrage that will [01:39:11] have big diplomatic consequences. I [01:39:13] think a lot of the world played wait and [01:39:15] see on this and the what they're seeing [01:39:17] is not so bad so far. We'll go a couple [01:39:20] more minutes. I want to remind you guys, [01:39:21] we're going to give away 30 hats. And by [01:39:23] the way, there's still ones left. Email [01:39:25] us proof of subscription to the Charlie [01:39:27] Kirk Show podcast page. Freedom [01:39:28] charliekirk.com. Would love to sign you [01:39:30] a signed hat. 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We're selling them also, but you [01:40:17] know, that's in the store below the [01:40:19] YouTube channel. So, couple more, Blake, [01:40:20] then we got to run. All righty. All [01:40:21] righty. Uh Timmy, uh $10. How can the [01:40:25] average person stay informed about [01:40:26] politics with so much noise and limited [01:40:28] time? It feels impossible to keep up. [01:40:30] Very easy. Listen to the Charlie Kirk [01:40:31] show on one and a half times speed. You [01:40:32] will learn all you need to know. And [01:40:34] that's why you should subscribe. Two [01:40:35] times. Two times speed is where real [01:40:36] masculinity comes in. Uh Brian Null, $5. [01:40:40] I don't think this is over until the [01:40:42] Supreme Leader and his cabinet are He [01:40:44] says until they are still alive. I [01:40:46] assume no longer still alive is what he [01:40:47] meant. You know, I think we can get out [01:40:49] of this without having more blood. 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