TPUSA Presents This Is the Turning Point Tour LIVE with Megyn Kelly and Governor Glenn Youngkin!

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[00:06:40] >> Experience the greatest celebration of [00:06:42] America. Four days, thousands of [00:06:45] patriots, the loudest voices, the [00:06:48] strongest leaders featuring Charlie [00:06:51] Kirk, Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon, [00:06:55] Jesse Waters, Greg Gutfeld, Grant [00:06:58] Cardone, Rob Schneider, Matt Walsh, [00:07:01] Michael Nolles, Glenn Beck, Riley [00:07:04] Gaines, Todd Chrysley, Savannah [00:07:07] Chrysley, and more. December 18th to [00:07:11] 21st in Phoenix, Arizona, the movement [00:07:14] meets here. You won't want to miss this. [00:07:17] Register now at af.com. [00:07:21] [Music] [00:07:29] [Music] [00:07:31] At Turning Point USA, we say that [00:07:33] chapters change the world. [00:07:38] [Music] [00:07:51] We are Americans and we are going to [00:07:53] win. [00:07:57] [Music] [00:08:05] Do you want to change the country? [00:08:07] >> We are turning for USA's national field [00:08:09] program [00:08:10] >> and we're hiring. [00:08:11] >> Are you looking for a challenging [00:08:12] career? [00:08:12] >> Something you can grow with in an [00:08:14] everanging world. [00:08:15] >> Look, this isn't just a job. It's a [00:08:17] journey of development with the [00:08:19] mentorship to guide you through. [00:08:21] >> Join an organization where your warrior [00:08:22] spirit isn't just welcomed, it's [00:08:24] essential. [00:08:25] >> The one thing we can promise you is that [00:08:26] this is a career that will never get [00:08:28] boring. Just ask our biggest fans. [00:08:30] >> So, what does the field program do? [00:08:32] >> We are recruiting the next generation of [00:08:34] American conservative leaders. [00:08:36] >> We give high school and college students [00:08:38] the necessary resources to start [00:08:39] successful chapters. [00:08:41] >> We are the boots in the ground doing the [00:08:42] hard work no one else will attempt. [00:08:44] Whether that's deep in the south or all [00:08:47] the way in California, [00:08:48] >> we plan to host thousands of chapter [00:08:50] events across the nation. [00:08:51] >> Many of our staff and leadership [00:08:53] positions were former chapter leaders [00:08:55] and alumni of Turning Point USA. We [00:08:57] mentor passionate young conservatives [00:08:59] who love their country. [00:09:00] >> Join us [00:09:01] >> late to bed, early to rise, [00:09:03] >> work like hell, and organize. [00:09:12] >> We're we're active in about 15 campuses [00:09:14] and we're growing very very quickly. And [00:09:15] keep in mind, this is not just a flash [00:09:17] in the pan movement. We're going to [00:09:18] become an institution to give them the [00:09:20] power and the confidence to stand up and [00:09:22] let their voice be heard. [00:09:23] >> When I first started this, I was 18. No [00:09:26] idea what I was doing, no connections, [00:09:28] no money, unlimited energy, enthusiasm, [00:09:31] and I actually thought this was [00:09:33] possible, which was kind of crazy if you [00:09:35] think about it. Only in America would an [00:09:38] 18-year-old, with no idea what he was [00:09:40] doing, literally no idea, be able to [00:09:42] walk the halls of the Republican [00:09:43] National Convention, give out business [00:09:45] cards to every human being that I made [00:09:48] on a little topographical printer say [00:09:50] our we are losing our country. Young [00:09:52] people are the answer. We need to do [00:09:54] more on college campuses. [00:09:56] I want our Turning Point USA students to [00:09:59] receive a round of applause. These are [00:10:00] the freedom fighters of America. This is [00:10:03] the greatest generational realignment [00:10:06] since Woodstock. What they're doing is [00:10:08] one of the hardest things to do in the [00:10:09] United States of America. They are [00:10:11] deciding to be less popular on campus. [00:10:14] They are deciding to actually speak out [00:10:17] with a high social cost. They're [00:10:19] deciding even though it might jeopardize [00:10:21] their job, their career or their [00:10:23] reputation to put their country over [00:10:25] themselves. [00:10:26] >> I used to be a Bernie Sanders supporter. [00:10:29] It was one of your video that really [00:10:31] woke me up and then you're an [00:10:32] inspiration. Awesome. Thank you. [00:10:34] >> You are why I do what I do. [00:10:36] >> So, which way you leaning? Can [00:10:38] >> I get a hit? [00:10:40] >> That's a good answer. [00:10:41] >> Be welcoming. Even if people have [00:10:43] different viewpoints, be open. You guys [00:10:46] on the front lines starting Turning [00:10:47] Point USA high school chapters, starting [00:10:49] Turning Point USA chapters. You are on [00:10:51] the front lines of saving this country. [00:10:53] And you look around, our numbers are [00:10:54] increasing. We are happier. We are [00:10:56] joyful. We love the nation. College [00:10:59] campuses should be a marketplace of [00:11:01] ideas where you can have debate and [00:11:02] dialogue and discussion where you can [00:11:04] hear something that is different than [00:11:05] the point of view that you're entering [00:11:07] with. [00:11:08] >> Every day you get to fight for what is [00:11:09] good and what is true and beautiful. You [00:11:10] are doing something that is bigger than [00:11:13] you. [00:11:15] started. [00:11:15] >> Turning point will live longer than me. [00:11:16] That's my mission. [00:11:18] [Music] [00:11:39] [Music] [00:11:50] Good evening. Good evening. Thank you [00:11:52] for having me. My name is Lane [00:11:54] Shamberger. I am the chief investment [00:11:55] officer and founding partner for a [00:11:57] company called Y Refi. I just like to [00:12:01] give a quick shout out right right here. [00:12:02] I mean Charlie, right? Who doesn't love [00:12:04] Charlie? Charlie [00:12:07] [Applause] [00:12:13] So, you know, I'm I'm I'm thrilled to be [00:12:15] up here and underwrite this program and [00:12:18] sponsor it. And why would we do such a [00:12:20] thing? Well, Charlie found something in [00:12:23] us in YEFI. And what that is is he he [00:12:27] found interest in you and how he wanted [00:12:29] to help you get out of debt when you get [00:12:30] out of college. And what we do at Y Refi [00:12:33] is we refinance [00:12:35] private student loans that are in [00:12:36] default. So Charlie took an interest in [00:12:39] us and we took an interest in [00:12:40] TurningPoint. We have a lot of the same [00:12:42] ideals and principles and philosophies, [00:12:44] values, and that's what we just we [00:12:46] clicked just like that. And it was [00:12:47] amazing to be a part of what Turning [00:12:48] Point is building and doing. So um as an [00:12:51] owner of a company, I've seen what he's [00:12:53] built and I'm just sitting here saying, [00:12:55] "Wow, this guy has really got it. [00:12:57] Charlie Kirk has really got this thing." [00:12:59] September 10th, everything changed in a [00:13:02] blink of an eye. Just like that. And now [00:13:04] we're all here celebrating Charlie and [00:13:05] we're building something. We're going to [00:13:07] build this to the biggest thing it's [00:13:08] ever been. Turning Point will become the [00:13:10] biggest thing ever. [00:13:13] [Applause] [00:13:19] And I'm glad to say and I'm really proud [00:13:21] to say I am Charlie. You are Charlie. [00:13:26] >> We are all Charlie. [00:13:30] So, thank you for being here. By the [00:13:32] way, this is a beautiful campus, by the [00:13:34] way. So, [00:13:36] before I go off the stage, I want to [00:13:37] tell you tonight, you've got an amazing [00:13:39] lineup of speakers. I'm hoping you guys [00:13:41] have some real good dialogue and and [00:13:42] conversation with them. Uh, when you get [00:13:45] out of school, I'm curious. Let me ask [00:13:46] you a few questions. I'm going to I'm [00:13:48] trying to see I can see how many of you [00:13:50] all have student loans by raise of [00:13:53] hands. A lot of you. How many of you [00:13:55] know how much money you owe as of right [00:13:58] now? Raise of hands. Not the majority. [00:14:02] Okay. This is why Charlie found interest [00:14:04] in what we do. I've heard him ask this [00:14:06] question on campus. I've heard him ask [00:14:07] this in in debates and so forth. And [00:14:08] it's just one of those things, guys. Pay [00:14:10] very close attention to what you're [00:14:12] doing when you're taking out these [00:14:13] loans. Okay? Hopefully, you'll never [00:14:15] need my services, right? Because if you [00:14:18] do, you're probably in trouble. But if [00:14:20] you do, know that we're here. Look us up [00:14:22] at yrefi.com. It's letter y refy.com. [00:14:26] The other side of our business and what [00:14:27] I focus on really is raising capital for [00:14:29] our uh to to do what we do. So if you're [00:14:32] an accredited investor, maybe mom, dad, [00:14:34] grandma, grandpa, someone that's looking [00:14:35] to help us with our mission, check out [00:14:38] investyrei.com, [00:14:41] okay? Please be a part of it. So all [00:14:43] that being said, I'm not you're not here [00:14:44] to see me. You're here to to to see [00:14:46] Governor Yncan. You're here to see Megan [00:14:48] Kelly. So, I'm going to step off the [00:14:50] stage after I say thank you very much [00:14:52] again for your time this evening. Thank [00:14:54] you for coming out and being here. I'm [00:14:56] really looking forward to hearing some [00:14:57] of these amazing questions and some of [00:14:58] the debate and dialogue. So, thank you [00:15:00] very much. Have a good night. [00:15:06] >> Please welcome Governor Glenn Yncan. [00:15:15] [Music] [00:15:19] [Applause] [00:15:29] [Music] [00:15:31] [Applause] [00:15:34] Unbelievable. Thank you. [00:15:37] Thank you. Come on, Hokes. [00:15:39] [Applause] [00:15:42] I thought we'd have Enter Sandman going. [00:15:46] I can't thank you enough for the [00:15:48] incredibly warm reception. [00:15:51] All gathering together tonight to talk [00:15:55] about a turning point. [00:15:58] A turning point. You got a big night in [00:16:01] front of you. By the way, Megan Kelly's [00:16:04] here. [00:16:10] But I first am going to ask everybody [00:16:12] here to stand up and give a rousing [00:16:14] applause to the Turning Point team for [00:16:16] pulling tonight off. [00:16:24] Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. [00:16:29] Unbelievable [00:16:31] all these volunteers down here. I want [00:16:33] to thank you for your leadership, your [00:16:35] service. Thank you. Amazing. Here we [00:16:38] are. Here we are, my friends. We're here [00:16:40] to [00:16:43] reflect, but we're also here to go. And [00:16:48] that's what tonight is all about. [00:16:53] Two weeks and a day ago. [00:16:57] Two weeks and a day ago, [00:17:01] where were we? We were worried about [00:17:03] lots of things. Not what tonight was [00:17:06] going to be like. To be candid, what I [00:17:09] was worried about two weeks and a day [00:17:11] ago was moving schedule around because [00:17:15] Charlie had been incredibly gracious and [00:17:17] invited me to come to Blackburg and be [00:17:20] part of this event. [00:17:22] That's what I was worried about. I [00:17:25] talked to Megan Kelly yesterday and she [00:17:27] was working on her logistics as well. [00:17:29] The team was working on how to pull this [00:17:32] event off. I'm sure all of you were [00:17:35] focused on school. It was a different [00:17:37] time. It was a different moment. [00:17:42] Two weeks ago, it all changed. You see, [00:17:49] early in the morning [00:17:51] on September the 10th, [00:17:53] Charlie did his last podcast. [00:17:58] He did a podcast. He had done them [00:18:01] more frequently than any of us can [00:18:02] possibly imagine. He had engaged in [00:18:04] conversation all over the world [00:18:08] and that morning he was engaging in [00:18:10] another podcast [00:18:12] and that podcast [00:18:15] would end up being his very last one. [00:18:19] At the end of the podcast, the [00:18:20] interviewer asked him to ask him one [00:18:22] question. Hey, are there any phrases or [00:18:27] sayings [00:18:28] that you like to live your life by? [00:18:33] And he said, 'Well, there's two. [00:18:36] The first is this too shall pass. [00:18:42] What a comment. [00:18:44] This too shall pass. It's just a saying. [00:18:48] It's a saying that when things are [00:18:50] really good, be humble. [00:18:54] And particularly when things are really [00:18:56] bad, have faith. [00:19:00] this too will pass. [00:19:04] His second statement [00:19:08] was really important that morning. [00:19:13] He said 2 Corinthians 4:17 [00:19:18] for this. No, I'm sorry. Romans 8 [00:19:21] version uh verse 28. [00:19:24] Romans 8 verse 28. And we know that in [00:19:28] all things God's work [00:19:32] for the good of those who love him, [00:19:36] who have been called according to his [00:19:40] purpose. [00:19:41] I'm going to say that again. [00:19:43] As we know that in all things, [00:19:47] God works for the good of those who [00:19:49] loved him, who have been called [00:19:52] according to his purpose. [00:19:57] called in according to his purpose [00:20:02] and this too shall pass. [00:20:06] That morning, [00:20:09] Charlie left us [00:20:12] with a blueprint. [00:20:15] At morning, he left us with guidelines [00:20:18] to once again benefit [00:20:22] from a man who spoke truth. [00:20:26] He left us [00:20:29] again with something to reflect on our [00:20:31] own lives. [00:20:33] And therefore tonight we have an [00:20:36] opportunity to reflect and we have an [00:20:38] opportunity to go. [00:20:44] I wish Charlie were here tonight. [00:20:47] I wish we were engaging [00:20:50] in that amazing moment where Charlie [00:20:54] speaks truth. [00:20:57] There is a dialogue, a respect, a [00:21:01] recognition of the beauty of freedom of [00:21:04] expression [00:21:07] and we will have that tonight. [00:21:10] But I know we all wish Charlie was here. [00:21:13] But see, the truth is that the question [00:21:15] that has been asked over and over again [00:21:19] is who will be the next Charlie? And as [00:21:23] I look out in this room and I see [00:21:25] thousands of you, I want to repeat the [00:21:28] best answer that I have heard. [00:21:31] You will be the next Charlie. All of [00:21:36] you. [00:21:37] And that is something to take home [00:21:40] tonight. [00:21:42] Now you will have a leader [00:21:45] that's extraordinary. [00:21:47] a leader that we have all come to know [00:21:52] in a very different way than we knew her [00:21:55] two weeks and a day ago. [00:21:58] Over the course of the last two weeks, [00:22:01] Erica Kirk has demonstrated that she not [00:22:05] only has the courage of a lion, but she [00:22:07] has the heart of a saint. [00:22:10] We have grieved with her and her family. [00:22:13] We have prayed for her and her family [00:22:18] and we have stood together for her and [00:22:22] her family. [00:22:24] And tonight [00:22:26] we see that the next leader of Turning [00:22:30] Point is the person who knew Charlie the [00:22:33] very best. [00:22:35] Someone who looked into his heart. [00:22:39] And therefore, is there anyone better to [00:22:41] lead Turning Point going forward than [00:22:45] Erica Kirk? My friends, I think right [00:22:48] now it's a moment to cheer for Erica [00:22:50] Kirk. [00:23:03] But you see, [00:23:05] you can't put a light [00:23:08] under a dirty old bucket. [00:23:12] That's the way we sang that song in [00:23:14] church with my kids. [00:23:18] You can't put a light under a dirty old [00:23:20] bucket. [00:23:22] Charlie was a light. [00:23:24] He was a light who literally believed in [00:23:28] truth. [00:23:30] And he shined his light in such an [00:23:32] extraordinary way. A way that [00:23:34] demonstrated respect. [00:23:37] A way that demonstrated the basic most [00:23:41] important commanded after love God with [00:23:43] all your heart and all your soul and all [00:23:46] your being. [00:23:48] Love one another as he loves us. [00:23:52] That [00:23:53] was the foundation of Charlie Kirk. [00:23:57] But you see, [00:23:59] given that all of you [00:24:01] are the next Charlie Kirk, all of you [00:24:04] therefore are light. Each one of you [00:24:08] is the light. A light that shines in the [00:24:12] corner of the room. A light that shines [00:24:15] brightly on evil. A light that chases [00:24:19] out darkness. [00:24:21] That is each and every one of you. [00:24:26] And I don't begin to know [00:24:29] where each and every one of you may be [00:24:32] in your own faith walk. [00:24:35] And that's why tonight is so important [00:24:38] because tonight is a moment for us to [00:24:41] come together and as I said grieve but [00:24:43] also to go. Tonight is a moment for us [00:24:47] to come together and reflect. [00:24:50] And that's why I want to share with you [00:24:54] a few thoughts around how to do that. [00:24:57] First, [00:24:59] I'm going to ask each and every one of [00:25:00] you to examine [00:25:05] examine yourself. [00:25:07] Stare into the mirror and ask yourself [00:25:09] some really basic questions. What do I [00:25:12] believe? [00:25:14] Do I believe that there is an almighty [00:25:16] being, [00:25:18] an all powerful God? [00:25:21] Do I believe that that God [00:25:23] loved me so much that he sacrificed his [00:25:27] only begotten son so I could be [00:25:29] reconciled with him? [00:25:32] What do I believe? [00:25:34] This is not a moment of condemnation or [00:25:38] challenge. It's a moment of question. [00:25:42] Let me just be clear. [00:25:44] My own faith walk is not one of a rocket [00:25:47] ship. In fact, when I was sitting where [00:25:50] all of you were sitting, [00:25:53] I was not faithful. [00:25:56] In fact, God fixed that for me. [00:26:00] He put in my life [00:26:03] one of I think the key tenants [00:26:06] that Charlie constantly [00:26:10] extolled all of you to understand that [00:26:13] the most important decision you will [00:26:15] make in your life after accepting Christ [00:26:19] as your savior [00:26:21] will be deciding who you marry. [00:26:25] That's the most important decision after [00:26:27] that. And boy did he change my life [00:26:33] because he put Suzanne in my life and [00:26:36] and I love Suzanne and I wanted to marry [00:26:38] Suzanne and and so I asked Suzanne to [00:26:42] marry me and she said yes but [00:26:47] now guys let me just tell you that is [00:26:49] not the answer you want. Yes but. But [00:26:54] she said yes but. And then she looked at [00:26:57] me and grabbed my hands and she [00:26:59] said,"Jesus is really the center of my [00:27:03] life [00:27:04] and therefore he has to be in the center [00:27:08] of our marriage." [00:27:11] Promise me you'll do that. [00:27:15] Now, [00:27:17] [Applause] [00:27:24] now again, here's some coaching for the [00:27:26] guys. When you're in that moment, [00:27:30] let me just tell you what the answer is. [00:27:32] Yes, that's the answer. But see, I [00:27:35] wanted to get married. And so, I looked [00:27:38] at Suzanne and I said, "Absolutely, [00:27:40] yes." [00:27:42] And little did I know that she was going [00:27:44] to take me on a journey. A journey that [00:27:46] would change my life in a way that I [00:27:48] could never possibly imagine. Ever. [00:27:50] Ever. [00:27:53] I remember the day when I actually truly [00:27:56] accepted Christ and I was in a new [00:28:00] Christian's class. Yes, you had to take [00:28:03] that in order to join the church that we [00:28:05] were joining. And I found myself in a [00:28:07] moment where the spirit descended on me [00:28:10] and I could do nothing other than weep. [00:28:13] And at that moment, I knew that there [00:28:15] was so much more to this. And I was on a [00:28:18] journey. A journey that I am still on [00:28:21] today. [00:28:23] A journey that opens up [00:28:26] deeper pathways to God's love for us. [00:28:30] So when I say examine yourself, look in [00:28:34] the mirror. [00:28:36] It's not a moment of judgment. [00:28:38] It is a moment of opportunity. [00:28:42] The second thing that I would challenge [00:28:43] us all with is to engage. [00:28:47] You see, one of the things that we all [00:28:49] loved about Charlie Kirk is he not only [00:28:54] spoke truth, but he challenged us. He [00:28:58] challenged us to do more than sit on the [00:29:00] sidelines. He challenged us to engage, [00:29:04] to engage in thoughtful dialogue. [00:29:07] Of course, recognizing we had to do it [00:29:10] with respect, but to fully engage. Don't [00:29:12] back down from your beliefs. Be prepared [00:29:14] to debate them and discuss them, but [00:29:18] engage. And then he would call us all to [00:29:23] engage in the search for that person [00:29:26] that will make you a better person when [00:29:29] you enter into marriage. To engage in [00:29:32] relationship and family. To engage in [00:29:35] the things that we know make us better. [00:29:40] But also to engage in our civic duties, [00:29:43] our civic responsibilities. [00:29:45] to understand what it means to jump in, [00:29:49] to understand what it means to stand for [00:29:52] the values and the principles that we [00:29:54] hold dear in this great United States of [00:29:56] America. [00:29:59] Now, I'm going to tell you a secret. [00:30:02] Being governor of Virginia is really [00:30:04] cool. [00:30:06] It's awesome. And by the way, someone in [00:30:09] this room, I hope one day, will feel a [00:30:11] calling on your heart. And you will run [00:30:14] for office. And you will run for office [00:30:17] to serve. [00:30:19] You will run for office to stand for the [00:30:21] things that we believe. [00:30:23] And I can't wait to hear the story of [00:30:27] the one of you or two of you or 10 of [00:30:28] you or a hundred of you that choose to [00:30:30] do that. [00:30:32] But I got to tell you, being governor is [00:30:35] really awesome. [00:30:37] You see, every morning I have an [00:30:40] opportunity to think about what are we [00:30:42] going to do today in order to make [00:30:45] people's lives in Virginia better. [00:30:48] Every day, it's unbelievable. Now, I [00:30:52] start out every day with the clear [00:30:54] recognition that it's impossible for me [00:30:56] to discern what that is. It's impossible [00:30:58] for me to execute against a plan. It's [00:31:01] impossible for me to do that without [00:31:05] asking for help. [00:31:08] And so this journey that my amazing wife [00:31:10] put me on, this journey that I found [00:31:13] that there was so much more than just me [00:31:18] invited me into a relationship with the [00:31:20] Lord that's unbelievable. [00:31:22] And so now I have a chance every morning [00:31:25] to wake up [00:31:27] and bury myself in scripture and then [00:31:30] pray about the day. [00:31:33] And I have to say I'm sometimes lazy and [00:31:36] I repeat the same prayer every morning. [00:31:41] I think God's okay with that. I don't [00:31:42] think he minds [00:31:45] because I'm doing what he asks us to do, [00:31:47] which is come to him. [00:31:50] My favorite psalm is Psalm 121. [00:31:55] You all should love this psalm because [00:31:58] you have the appropriate geography. [00:32:01] You see, it starts out with, I lift my [00:32:04] eyes up to the hills. [00:32:08] You get to do that every morning. [00:32:11] Where does my help come from? My help [00:32:14] comes from the Lord, maker of heaven and [00:32:16] earth. It's extraordinary. [00:32:19] That's where it comes from. And so as we [00:32:22] engage and we seek for and we seek help, [00:32:25] there will be help. [00:32:27] There will be help. [00:32:30] In Virginia, we sort of have a lot of [00:32:33] this we carry around with us. You see, [00:32:36] Virginia, for those of you that aren't [00:32:38] from Virginia, I'm sorry, [00:32:40] but America was made in Virginia. [00:32:45] I mean, [00:32:53] I was recently in South Carolina. It [00:32:55] didn't go over so big. [00:32:58] But you see, in this great Commonwealth [00:33:00] of Virginia, [00:33:02] so many of these basic principles were [00:33:05] not just debated, but they were in fact [00:33:08] inscribed on the founding documents of [00:33:11] our n of our nation. And then battles [00:33:13] were held in order to win our liberty. [00:33:18] Battles were held. Most powerful words I [00:33:22] believe written in this hemisphere [00:33:25] were written by a Virginia, Thomas [00:33:26] Jefferson. He wrote it in the [00:33:27] Declaration of Independence. We're going [00:33:29] to celebrate this in 200 the 250th [00:33:32] anniversary, the signing of the [00:33:33] Declaration of Independence next year. I [00:33:34] encourage everybody to start celebrating [00:33:36] now because it's that big. [00:33:39] But he wrote these words. We hold these [00:33:41] truths to be self-evident. [00:33:44] That all men broadly defined as men and [00:33:46] women are created equal. [00:33:49] And that we are endowed by our creator, [00:33:54] not by government, not by a dictator, [00:33:56] not by a monarch, not but by our creator [00:33:59] with certain unalienable rights. And [00:34:02] among them are life, liberty, and the [00:34:04] pursuit of happiness. [00:34:07] These were incredibly powerful words [00:34:09] that changed the world. [00:34:13] Absolutely changed the world. Now, we as [00:34:15] a nation have failed to live up to them. [00:34:18] And yet, we then get to look at another [00:34:22] document that was of course written by a [00:34:25] Virginia, James Madison, the [00:34:26] Constitution. [00:34:28] And the beginning of Yeah, we like James [00:34:29] Madison. By the way, we celebrated [00:34:31] Constitution Day last week. And he [00:34:34] starts out the constitution with these [00:34:35] powerful words. We the people, us, we [00:34:40] the people, in order to form a more [00:34:42] perfect union, recognizing that it will [00:34:44] come up short, we have to engage. That's [00:34:49] what this is all about, engaging. [00:34:53] I challenge each and every one of you to [00:34:56] engage. [00:34:57] I think Turning Point is an unbelievably [00:35:00] great place to engage. That's what I [00:35:03] think. [00:35:10] And therefore, [00:35:13] we are going to donate $100,000 to [00:35:16] TurningPoint USA [00:35:21] to support new Turning Point chapters [00:35:25] all over the Commonwealth of Virginia. [00:35:27] That's what we're going to do. [00:35:38] engage. [00:35:40] The last bit is to endure. [00:35:43] You see, it's easy for moments to be [00:35:47] flashes in the pan. [00:35:49] Two weeks of efforts and then move on. [00:35:53] This is the hard part. The hard part is [00:35:55] to endure. [00:35:57] is to set your sights on long term [00:36:02] to do the work that doesn't have [00:36:05] immediate satisfaction but impacts one [00:36:08] year, five years, 10 years. That [00:36:12] is the magic. [00:36:14] I was watching one of Charlie's [00:36:17] interviews over the weekend and he was [00:36:20] reflecting on what it was like that [00:36:23] first day two three in the beginnings of [00:36:27] Turning Point and he he was just [00:36:29] reflecting on the fact they had no idea [00:36:31] what they were doing. They had no money [00:36:33] and they were just showing up. Now think [00:36:36] about that. Now fast forward to today. [00:36:41] Fast forward to today. A a sniper's [00:36:44] bullet [00:36:46] shot from a heart [00:36:50] filled with evil tried to silence a [00:36:53] voice of truth. [00:36:56] Sniper's bullet [00:36:58] shot from a gun held by someone with a [00:37:03] heart of evil tried to silence truth. [00:37:08] Tried to silence all of us. [00:37:12] But you see [00:37:14] the exact opposite is happening. The [00:37:17] exact opposite is happening. [00:37:26] There is a revival spreading across this [00:37:30] great nation. A revival spreading across [00:37:33] this great nation that is spreading out [00:37:37] while it points up to who's in charge. [00:37:41] This is so awesome. [00:37:53] Examine. [00:37:56] Examine. [00:37:58] That's so important. Engage [00:38:02] and endure. All right, let me finish [00:38:04] where I started because you want to hear [00:38:06] from Megan. [00:38:09] Charlie had two [00:38:12] incredibly preient [00:38:15] quotes to live by. [00:38:18] Two preient ones. [00:38:22] This too shall pass. [00:38:27] And we know that in all things God works [00:38:30] for the good of those who love him, [00:38:35] who have been called accounting to his [00:38:37] purpose. [00:38:39] Take those two home with you tonight. [00:38:43] Reflect on them. [00:38:46] Examine, engage, make a plan to endure. [00:38:50] That's what tonight is all about. [00:38:53] When I look out across this room and I [00:38:56] see thousands of light, I see thousands [00:39:00] of the future. I see where I want to [00:39:04] invest [00:39:06] my future in you [00:39:09] because you will be light. You will [00:39:14] carry the baton. You will engage. You [00:39:17] will change minds. You will be that [00:39:22] revival. [00:39:24] And therefore, [00:39:26] I want to say thank you. Thank you for [00:39:29] being here tonight. Thank you for [00:39:30] believing in what Turning Point stands [00:39:33] for. Thank you for being willing to step [00:39:35] outside your comfort zone. [00:39:38] Thank you. [00:39:44] Now, [00:39:49] here comes the hard part. [00:39:52] You see, one of the things that I firmly [00:39:54] believe in is that prayer is essential. [00:39:58] absolutely essential to everything we [00:40:00] do. And this is now where it might be a [00:40:03] little uncomfortable, but I'm going to [00:40:05] ask you to bear with me. In my family, [00:40:10] we hold hands when we pray. Now, [00:40:13] oftentimes I do this with the big guys [00:40:15] on my detail because I like to see them [00:40:17] hold hands. [00:40:19] We take pictures, too. [00:40:22] But if you wouldn't mind, just quietly [00:40:25] reach over to the person next to you and [00:40:28] hold hands [00:40:33] and gather yourself together [00:40:36] and join me. Join me in a moment of [00:40:39] prayer. [00:40:42] Father God, [00:40:44] thank you. Thank you for every single [00:40:48] person in this room. [00:40:52] Father, [00:40:53] you say to bring our asks to you, we [00:40:55] would ask for some air conditioning. [00:41:00] But Father, we know you gathered us here [00:41:02] tonight for a reason. And you promise us [00:41:06] when two or three are gathered in your [00:41:08] name, you will be among us. And so we [00:41:10] invite you, [00:41:12] Father. We we thank you for Charlie [00:41:15] Kirk. [00:41:16] We thank you for his life. We thank you [00:41:20] for the way that he lived it. We thank [00:41:22] you for the way that you inspired him [00:41:24] and called him. We thank you for his [00:41:29] courage to say yes, send me. [00:41:34] Father, we thank you for your promise is [00:41:37] real that Charlie is with you in your [00:41:40] kingdom. And yes, when he arrived, there [00:41:44] was a celebration and you said, "Well [00:41:47] done, good and faithful servant." [00:41:50] Father, we pray for Erica and their [00:41:52] family. We pray for her first as a [00:41:54] mother. We pray for her as [00:41:58] Charlie's wife. [00:42:00] We pray for you to give her strength to [00:42:03] fulfill those essential callings on her. [00:42:06] But we also pray, Father, for her new [00:42:08] role as leader of Turning Point that you [00:42:12] will provide her the strength, the [00:42:14] capabilities, [00:42:16] and by the way, the team to do all that [00:42:19] you want Turning Point to do. [00:42:23] Finally, Father, I ask for your blessing [00:42:25] on everyone here. Will you stir in their [00:42:28] hearts a moment to examine, a moment to [00:42:31] engage, and the strength to endure? [00:42:36] Father, will you shine your face upon [00:42:39] each and everyone and may they know your [00:42:42] peace? [00:42:45] Father, we pray all of this in the [00:42:47] mighty name of your son and our savior [00:42:49] Jesus Christ. And all God's people say, [00:42:53] "Amen." God bless you all and thank you. [00:43:07] [Applause] [00:43:13] USA [00:43:18] middle USA USA. [00:43:32] [Music] [00:43:41] Wow. Can you guys hear me? All right. [00:43:43] Wow. This is uh this is pretty cool. Um [00:43:46] it's kind of mean for them to put me [00:43:48] after that. I don't I don't think I can [00:43:49] live up to that. But uh my name is [00:43:52] Elliot. I'm the chapter president here. [00:43:53] It is it is really awesome to see all [00:43:55] you guys here. Um [00:44:01] Um yeah, so I mean our chapter the last [00:44:05] the last few weeks we have gotten so [00:44:08] much interest, so much membership. We [00:44:09] we've been blown away. It's been it's [00:44:11] been awesome. Um and I so tonight I want [00:44:14] to thank a few people. Uh first uh I [00:44:17] want to thank the law enforcement people [00:44:18] here. Uh they're they've been doing such [00:44:20] a good job. [00:44:22] [Applause] [00:44:25] um [00:44:26] you know these these last few month or [00:44:28] the last few weeks uh have been really [00:44:30] crazy but I mean these guys come out [00:44:32] here they put their lives on the line uh [00:44:34] for us and I that's really awesome so [00:44:36] really thank you thank all of you uh [00:44:39] that's that's so cool and uh I also [00:44:41] really want to thank all the people from [00:44:43] Turning Point USA uh my chapter staff uh [00:44:46] really just my VP and my secretary uh [00:44:49] Thomas and Jacob they have been so [00:44:51] awesome and so many times when I haven't [00:44:55] been able to do something, they've been [00:44:56] able to take step up and it's been so [00:44:59] cool. So, can I get a round of applause [00:45:01] for them, please? [00:45:07] Uh, and then also the event staff uh and [00:45:11] uh our field representative Emily. She [00:45:14] has been awesome. Uh, [00:45:19] guys, let me tell you about something [00:45:20] about Emily. I don't know if I know [00:45:22] anyone who works as long hours as her. I [00:45:24] mean, she works so hard. She comes here [00:45:26] at 9:00 a.m. She's not going to leave [00:45:28] here tonight until at definitely past [00:45:30] 9:00 p.m. So, thank you, Emily. Emily, [00:45:33] you are so great. [00:45:38] And all of the Turning Point uh USA [00:45:40] event staff have been so awesome putting [00:45:43] this together. I mean, really, all I do [00:45:45] is just, you know, send a few emails to [00:45:46] admin. They do all of the backend stuff. [00:45:48] They they brought you guys here. So [00:45:50] really another round of applause for [00:45:52] them please. [00:45:57] Um [00:45:58] also I want I want to mention obviously [00:46:00] a lot of you guys here are not uh [00:46:03] members of our chapter. Uh and if you [00:46:05] are interested uh I encourage all of you [00:46:07] to go to turning point tpusa.comget [00:46:11] involved and join our chapter. If you [00:46:12] don't go to Virginia Tech, join a [00:46:14] chapter or start a chapter. Um we we [00:46:16] need you guys. So, please uh I I really [00:46:20] encourage you guys to do that. Finally, [00:46:21] I'm going to plug uh Amfest. If you guys [00:46:24] don't know about Amfest, it's really [00:46:26] awesome. It's in u it's in Arizona. It's [00:46:29] in a few months and it it's going to be [00:46:31] really awesome. So, go to the Turning [00:46:32] Point website uh and you're not going to [00:46:34] want to miss that. Um finally, the last [00:46:36] thing I have is uh to honor Charlie, we [00:46:39] wanted to take a picture uh with all of [00:46:42] you guys. So, you guys should have [00:46:43] little flags and banners in your seats. [00:46:45] If you guys want stand up and make get, [00:46:49] you know, bring up the energy a little [00:46:50] bit. Let's cheer. Let's, you know. Yeah. [00:46:53] All right. And we're going to take a [00:46:54] picture. [00:46:57] Come on. Yeah, guys. Come on. Yeah. [00:47:00] Yeah. Yeah. There we go. [00:47:04] [Music] [00:47:22] [Music] [00:47:29] Thank you guys. That's awesome. Thank [00:47:30] you guys. Um, and now it is my honor to [00:47:35] introduce Miss Megan Kelly. [00:47:40] >> Who are you? My name is Charlie Kirk and [00:47:42] I love America [00:47:44] >> because I love talking with people I [00:47:45] disagree with. [00:47:46] >> What have you done for your country? [00:47:47] >> Started an organization that's now in a [00:47:49] thousand plus campuses to save the [00:47:50] greatest culture and country ever to [00:47:52] exist. [00:47:52] >> Our family's divided. We're divided the [00:47:54] same way the nation is divided. Will [00:47:56] anything ever be remedied. A nation [00:47:59] divided against itself will not stand. [00:48:01] Neither will a family divided against [00:48:02] itself. [00:48:03] >> Why do you think your son is [00:48:04] conservative? You as a father should [00:48:05] listen to your son. I used to be at one [00:48:07] point on my father's side. Upon doing my [00:48:10] own research and seeing things [00:48:11] firsthand, I've switched sides. We talk [00:48:14] every day about politics to the point [00:48:15] where it's divided us. [00:48:16] >> Father son divide is more important than [00:48:18] politics. Really try to come down at [00:48:20] what generational perspective do they [00:48:22] have. Never let politics get in the way [00:48:24] of the beautiful relationship between [00:48:25] father and son. [00:48:26] >> And my question for you is, do you have [00:48:29] any hate against the LGBT community? [00:48:32] >> How could I hate that which I have a [00:48:34] heart for? I might not agree at that for [00:48:36] some of the lifestyle choices that some [00:48:38] people make, but of course not. And if [00:48:40] someone said, "Charlie, what's your view [00:48:41] on marriage?" I say, "I believe marriage [00:48:43] has been one man and one woman." Do I [00:48:44] have hate in my heart for somebody that [00:48:46] doesn't choose the lifestyle that I [00:48:48] believe that God laid out in the [00:48:49] scriptures? Of course not. [00:48:52] >> What's this been? [00:48:53] >> I go around universities and have [00:48:54] challenging conversations because that's [00:48:57] what is so important to our country is [00:49:00] to find our disagreements respectfully. [00:49:03] Because when people stop talking, that's [00:49:04] when violence happens. [00:49:06] >> Okay? [00:49:06] >> You could see that happen all across the [00:49:08] world. [00:49:08] >> What motivates you to from that view? [00:49:10] >> Well, because I I love talking to people [00:49:13] I disagree with. When people stop [00:49:15] talking, that's when you get violence. [00:49:16] That's when civil war happens because [00:49:18] you start to think the other side is so [00:49:20] evil and they lose their humanity. [00:49:21] >> First, I just want to say I don't agree [00:49:22] with you on a lot of stuff, but I I [00:49:24] really respect now I think you don't [00:49:26] agree with me on a lot of stuff, but I [00:49:27] really respect that you'll have a [00:49:28] dialogue. I think one of the big [00:49:29] problems in this country right now is [00:49:30] like people can't have a dialogue and [00:49:32] people like don't even know how to like [00:49:33] have a dialogue and use logic and like [00:49:35] have an actual argument like you do. So [00:49:37] how do we improve that as a country? How [00:49:39] do you think we get more people that can [00:49:41] argue like on both sides of the aisle? I [00:49:42] think this event is a great example of [00:49:44] it, right? I think that this event is we [00:49:46] need to have differing opinions. We need [00:49:47] to have people that don't share the same [00:49:49] worldview and see which one is better [00:49:51] and try to find common bond. You should [00:49:52] have your own discussions like this [00:49:54] every day. You should try to model it [00:49:55] and try to have, you know, back and [00:49:57] forth and that's what makes the country [00:49:58] strong and great. Civil dialogue. [00:50:00] >> Megan, you are amazing. God bless you. [00:50:02] At Turning Point, you'll say, "Thanks. [00:50:04] You [00:50:17] [Applause] [00:50:19] guys [00:50:21] [Music] [00:50:26] Oh, you look so beautiful. [00:50:29] It's awesome to be with you. Thank you. [00:50:32] Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank [00:50:34] you. [00:50:36] Wow. [00:50:38] It's so great to be with you. Thank you [00:50:40] so much for being here, you guys. I am [00:50:44] thrilled to be here with you guys [00:50:45] tonight. And of course, my only sadness [00:50:49] is that it's not with Charlie. [00:50:51] Charlie asked me to go on the tour with [00:50:53] him a couple of months ago and we were [00:50:56] going back and forth on which stop would [00:50:58] make the most sense and you know he [00:51:00] proposed one date and I couldn't do it [00:51:01] or you know the other way around and we [00:51:04] settled on Virginia Tech a while ago and [00:51:07] he was so looking forward to this. I was [00:51:10] just talking to Erica and she wanted to [00:51:13] tell me that number one wanted me to [00:51:15] tell you he's so looking forward to [00:51:16] this. He so wanted to be here with you [00:51:19] and that she is so proud of you for [00:51:22] showing up and she also wanted me to [00:51:24] tell you that she's got your back. [00:51:27] Turning Point has got your back. [00:51:29] [Applause] [00:51:32] I guess I wanted to start with just [00:51:35] thanking you for showing up. [00:51:37] Showing up. They say half of life is [00:51:40] showing up and you did that. And in this [00:51:42] particular circumstance, showing up is [00:51:44] courageous [00:51:46] given what happened with Charlie. And [00:51:47] I'm sure many of you thought about it. [00:51:49] I'm sure many of you had conversations [00:51:50] with your parents about it. Is it safe? [00:51:52] Should I do it? Am I going to be okay? [00:51:55] And I had conversations with my family [00:51:56] about it, too. But I think we all came [00:51:59] for the same reason. [00:52:01] obviously to hear me, [00:52:05] but really the reason is to send a [00:52:07] message that we will not be silenced by [00:52:11] an assassin's bullet, [00:52:14] by a heckler's veto, [00:52:16] [Applause] [00:52:18] by a left-wing woke professor, or anyone [00:52:21] who tries to silence us from saying what [00:52:24] we really believe. [00:52:28] Those days are done. [00:52:32] They're really done. [00:52:35] The last in-person conversation I had [00:52:37] with Charlie was in July, and you just [00:52:38] saw a tiny clip of it at the end of that [00:52:41] real. We were in Tampa at the Turning [00:52:43] Point event, and [00:52:46] we did a long segment. We talked about [00:52:47] Epstein. We talked about a bunch of [00:52:49] stuff. And we finished it with Charlie [00:52:51] asking me, "What advice do you have for [00:52:53] all these students here?" Because it was [00:52:55] the student action summit. So, it was a [00:52:56] bunch of young people just like you. [00:52:59] And it wasn't He didn't know what I was [00:53:01] going to say. We just happen to have a [00:53:02] lot of shared values. And I said, [00:53:06] "Say the thing you really want to say. [00:53:09] Say what you really believe. [00:53:12] Say what's actually in your heart. Don't [00:53:14] go along with what the professor wants [00:53:17] you to say just to get a pat on the head [00:53:18] or a good grade. It's truly deeply [00:53:21] important." [00:53:24] And let me explain why. You you know the [00:53:26] basics, but let me explain more. [00:53:29] For too long, what's been happening in [00:53:31] college campuses and high schools and [00:53:33] middle schools for that matter and [00:53:35] possibly below is that students who are [00:53:38] right-leaning or conservative in thought [00:53:39] or independent-minded even and may have [00:53:41] heterodox thinking on whatever is issue [00:53:43] of the day it is have been clamming up [00:53:47] because we all know very well that 99% [00:53:51] of our professors are leftists and [00:53:53] they're not going to like us if they [00:53:54] find out that we're not. and they will [00:53:56] like us more if they at least think we [00:53:59] might be leftists. Like there's still a [00:54:00] chance and we're not going to get as [00:54:03] good a grade on our paper if we write [00:54:06] right-wing things instead of left-wing [00:54:08] things. If we take all the positions [00:54:11] that they want us to take, especially on [00:54:12] cultural issues, we're going to be [00:54:14] well-liked and well-graded. And maybe [00:54:16] you want to go to med school. Maybe you [00:54:18] want to go to grad school. So your [00:54:20] grades matter. So you figure, I'm just [00:54:22] going to play along for the short term, [00:54:24] for the long term gain. And then [00:54:25] finally, maybe when I get out there into [00:54:27] the world, I can say how I feel. At that [00:54:29] point, I can express my actual beliefs. [00:54:31] But what happens is you get into grad [00:54:34] school or med school or law school and [00:54:37] you just run into a bunch more of the [00:54:38] same kind of professors. They're just [00:54:40] giving you a different degree. So, the [00:54:42] game has to keep going because your [00:54:44] grades don't stop mattering when you get [00:54:45] into law school or med school or grad [00:54:46] school. That you could argue they matter [00:54:48] even more because now you're competing [00:54:50] for your real job at the end of this [00:54:52] particular stint. So, you need to have [00:54:54] the perfect days in your med school. [00:54:56] You've got to, you know, these are [00:54:57] competitive people. We're all doctors. [00:54:58] We're all lawyers. We're all grad [00:55:00] students. So, you keep doing it, this [00:55:02] routine. And then you get hospital hired [00:55:05] at a hospital or a law firm or a company [00:55:08] that likes these grades and has no idea [00:55:11] who you really are because you've done [00:55:12] nothing. You haven't put anything on [00:55:14] your resume that would telegraph you [00:55:15] might not be like-minded to them. You [00:55:16] might actually be on the right side of [00:55:17] the aisle. So, they welcome you into [00:55:19] their company. And then you may find out [00:55:22] the hard way a year or two or more into [00:55:25] it that there has been a mismatch [00:55:29] because they're not looking for somebody [00:55:32] who thinks the way you do, who loves [00:55:34] America the way you do, who believes in [00:55:37] personal integrity the way you do. [00:55:39] They're looking for a woke duck that's [00:55:43] going to follow in line behind without [00:55:45] making too much noise. And they see on [00:55:47] your resume, you are such a person. You [00:55:49] never caused trouble. You didn't put [00:55:51] Turning Point USA on your resume while [00:55:54] applying. You didn't ha you didn't walk [00:55:56] into that interview with your advanced [00:55:59] history or you know politics and gov [00:56:03] essay and a D on the front of it and you [00:56:07] didn't hold it up like a badge of honor [00:56:09] saying let me show you what I wrote and [00:56:11] why I got this D. Because I refused to [00:56:15] write that capitalism is bad. I refused [00:56:19] to write that men can become women. I [00:56:23] refused to say the Second Amendment [00:56:25] should be repealed. I refused to say [00:56:28] that hate speech is not free speech. [00:56:31] I refused [00:56:34] and told that employer right from the [00:56:36] get-go who you really were. So that at a [00:56:38] minimum you if you weren't like-minded, [00:56:40] you had a basic respect for the fact [00:56:42] that you stand up for what you believe [00:56:44] in and you don't lie about what's [00:56:46] important to you. And so what needs to [00:56:49] happen now [00:56:51] needs to happen now for a couple of [00:56:53] reasons. To ensure that your longterm [00:56:58] marriage with your corporate employer, [00:57:00] whoever it may be, is a good one, is a [00:57:02] real one, and is founded on ideal [00:57:03] principles. You don't have to wear your [00:57:05] politics on your sleeve, but you can't [00:57:06] hide them anymore. You can't hide them [00:57:09] anymore because of the second reason, [00:57:12] which is [00:57:14] simply put, there is safety in numbers. [00:57:20] You know, the we are all Charlie Kirk [00:57:22] that we've been saying and hearing, [00:57:24] that's more than a slogan. We're saying [00:57:27] that because we believe in Charlie's [00:57:28] ideals. We believe in what he stood for, [00:57:30] and we want to reinforce in our own [00:57:31] personal lives. But we are Charlie Kirk [00:57:34] means something more to me. If you say [00:57:37] it and you say it and you say it and you [00:57:39] say it and you say it and you say it, [00:57:41] then it is less dangerous for me to be [00:57:43] up here or for you to be up here the [00:57:45] next time or for you guys to be in class [00:57:48] writing what's true or for you guys to [00:57:49] apply for that internship or corporate [00:57:52] job or med school, whatever it is. We [00:57:54] know we're in the majority. We know that [00:57:56] conservatives are in the majority in the [00:57:58] United States of America. That is why we [00:58:00] have Trump as 47. [00:58:06] So why are we so afraid? [00:58:09] We're the majority. [00:58:11] Why are we so afraid? Because we are [00:58:14] indoctrinated for the first 25 years of [00:58:16] our lives in leftist institutions that [00:58:19] try to make us little leftists or at [00:58:22] least afraid, scared, cowering [00:58:26] conservatives who don't want anyone to [00:58:28] know. Let it out. [00:58:31] Say it loud. Say it proud. There's [00:58:33] nothing wrong with it. It's beautiful. [00:58:35] [Applause] [00:58:37] Stop hiding it. [00:58:41] Stand up for what you believe in. Be [00:58:44] respectful of the other side just like [00:58:46] Charlie was. You don't have to own your [00:58:49] professor, you know, be a jerk, but [00:58:52] they're not allowed to own you or be a [00:58:54] jerk to you either. [00:58:57] >> We've been going along with that, [00:58:58] letting them do that to us for too long. [00:59:01] And it's bull. [00:59:05] You know me and my potty mouth if you [00:59:06] listen to the show. But this is a [00:59:07] Charlie event, so I'm going to keep it [00:59:09] clean. I'm going to try. Um, so you have [00:59:12] to now you have to. And by the way, [00:59:15] having been cancelled from a job very [00:59:18] publicly, can I tell you it's better for [00:59:20] you if you really do have your [00:59:22] principles line up with those of your [00:59:23] employer. I've actually come around to [00:59:25] the place where I love cancel culture. I [00:59:27] actually think it separates a person [00:59:28] from a place at which they did not [00:59:30] belong. You know, you don't get canceled [00:59:32] from a company that that shares your [00:59:34] values. Time after time, these [00:59:36] cancellations have worked to remove to, [00:59:38] I would say, liberate many of us from a [00:59:41] place that was positively vile. What was [00:59:45] that out loud? [00:59:47] So, you've got to do it. So, find your [00:59:49] courage, find your strength, and show [00:59:53] up. Show up for yourself. Be honest. [00:59:56] Bring your integrity into the room. [00:59:57] Stand up for your principles. Stop [00:59:59] hiding them. Don't let a professor [01:00:01] berate you out of them. and you remind [01:00:03] them that you, not they, are in the [01:00:06] majority. All right, enough from me. [01:00:08] Let's hear from you. You guys have some [01:00:09] question for me. [01:00:14] >> I'm going to let the Turning Points [01:00:15] people take it over. [01:00:17] [Applause] [01:00:20] >> Come sit in the front row of your life. [01:00:30] >> God bless you. Thank you. [01:00:34] Love you guys. Love you. [01:00:42] >> It's like the we have ways of making you [01:00:45] talk late. [01:00:48] >> Hi Megan. [01:00:49] >> Hi. [01:00:49] >> I'm just wondering what is your gym [01:00:52] split? [01:00:53] >> My gym split? That is very funny. So, I [01:00:57] do work out um only twice a week. And [01:01:01] can I tell you that's enough. I work out [01:01:04] twice a week for 45 minutes with a [01:01:06] trainer and I I just lift like, you [01:01:09] know, light weights. That's it. That's [01:01:10] all you have to do. I do walk a lot. [01:01:12] Like I do some aerobic activity and [01:01:14] that. But I'm telling you, you really [01:01:16] don't have to do much more than that to [01:01:18] be honest. And I don't really have a ton [01:01:19] of time to do much more than that. But [01:01:20] if you can spare 45 minutes twice a [01:01:22] week, it'll tone you right up. [01:01:25] >> Yeah. [01:01:26] Yeah, right on. [01:01:28] [Applause] [01:01:30] >> Megan, I just wanted to also start you [01:01:32] off [01:01:32] >> Sorry, sorry, I can't hear you, hun. [01:01:34] >> Hello. I just wanted to start you off [01:01:35] with another easy question. What is your [01:01:38] Starbucks order? [01:01:39] >> Oh, my Starbucks order. All right, so [01:01:41] it's a it's a trick answer. I don't go [01:01:42] to Starbucks. [01:01:44] [Applause] [01:01:47] >> Right on. [01:01:49] Not go to Starbucks. It's too bitter. [01:01:52] And by that, I mean the employees. [01:01:55] Stop for me. [01:01:56] >> Hi. [01:01:57] >> Hey. Uh, nice to meet you. Uh, I do [01:02:00] disagree, I think, with um some of the [01:02:03] things that you have said, but I also [01:02:04] disagree with some of the things that [01:02:05] have been said about Israel in regarding [01:02:08] to what Candace Owens has said, what Ben [01:02:10] Shapiro has said, but I feel like I do [01:02:12] agree with you in the sum that you [01:02:13] sometimes will take a more nuanced [01:02:16] approach and criticize them or agree [01:02:17] with them. But I wanted to ask I I [01:02:20] disagree with the Republicans. I feel [01:02:21] like they're being vague about Israel. [01:02:23] And so I wonder if places I'm asking for [01:02:26] specific people. Do people like Bill [01:02:27] Aman, Robert Schilman, or Apac, are they [01:02:31] influencing [01:02:32] uh American politicians? Are they [01:02:34] influencing popular YouTubers? Are they [01:02:36] influencing people like Fox News? And [01:02:38] god forbid, are they influencing our [01:02:40] president and the decisions that are [01:02:42] made? [01:02:44] >> Um that you might be the one person in [01:02:46] America that agrees neither with Ben [01:02:48] Shapiro nor with Candace Owens. I don't [01:02:49] understand where you are. Um, so I I [01:02:52] don't know if the what the answer to [01:02:54] that is, whether Bill Aman is [01:02:56] influencing President Trump on Israel. I [01:02:58] mean, I think President Trump, [01:03:00] especially on foreign policy, has come [01:03:01] to his own conclusions. You know, look [01:03:03] what he just said about Ukraine [01:03:04] yesterday. You know, he's suddenly [01:03:06] flipped the switch and he was like, I [01:03:07] think they could win the whole territory [01:03:08] back. What? And then something he said, [01:03:10] wait, what? Um, Trump is actually, you [01:03:13] can see his evolution as he deals with [01:03:15] foreign policy. And that's a that's a [01:03:17] job of one really, right? because the [01:03:19] commander-in-chief is going to have to [01:03:20] make a lot of these calls that are going [01:03:21] to get people killed. His goal is to [01:03:23] stop killing people and to save lives, [01:03:25] which is really laudable. So, I think [01:03:27] Trump is making his own decisions on [01:03:29] Israel. I think Trump is very [01:03:30] pro-Israel, very pro-Israel. And I would [01:03:33] say Trump and I have the same position [01:03:34] when it comes to Israel. We're on [01:03:36] Israel's side. However, having said [01:03:38] that, Trump said this a year ago and I [01:03:40] said this thereafter, it's time to wrap [01:03:43] it up. It's time. It's been too long and [01:03:47] Israel is losing the support of its [01:03:49] closest ally and most important ally in [01:03:51] the world and that's us. They've already [01:03:53] lost the Dems. They've lost the [01:03:54] independence. They've lost Republicans [01:03:56] under 30 and they're starting to etch [01:03:57] away at Republicans over 30. And that [01:04:00] can't happen if Israel wants to maintain [01:04:02] its standing in the world. So that's my [01:04:04] view. [01:04:05] >> Real fast. Quick followup. Thank you. Do [01:04:07] you think rich billionaire Jews or the [01:04:09] Israeli government influences America [01:04:11] polit American politics? Did you say [01:04:14] rich billionaire Jews? [01:04:16] >> Whoa. [01:04:17] >> I don't I don't like when people call [01:04:19] Jewish people Jews after the word [01:04:21] billionaire. It sounds kind of [01:04:22] uncomfortable. Makes me feel [01:04:24] uncomfortable. Um, yeah. I hell, why [01:04:27] not? If you're if you're a rich [01:04:28] billionaire, whether you're Jew or [01:04:30] you're a Christian, you're a Muslim, why [01:04:31] wouldn't you try to exert your [01:04:32] influence? I mean, that's what they all [01:04:33] do. They all try to buy the president. [01:04:35] All of them. One of the reasons Trump [01:04:37] got elected is because he had [01:04:38] independent money and he promised us [01:04:39] that he wasn't loyal to anybody except [01:04:41] for us. and we believe that promise and [01:04:43] so far I feel like he's done pretty well [01:04:45] on it. [01:04:51] Hi there. [01:04:53] Hi. I just wanted to know um because I [01:04:56] feel like we live in a world that's full [01:04:58] of a lot of hate right now. Um how I as [01:05:00] a Christian conservative woman on a [01:05:02] college campus can love and show [01:05:05] compassion to people who don't agree [01:05:07] with me and quite frankly hate me. Um [01:05:10] because it's scary to walk around and um [01:05:13] feel secure in my beliefs when I know [01:05:14] that people want me to, you know, die [01:05:16] for what I believe in. [01:05:18] >> Well, I would say first and foremost [01:05:19] have in your frontal lobe a woman named [01:05:22] Erica Kirk. [01:05:25] >> Have you ever seen such a showing of [01:05:28] strength and compassion and Christianity [01:05:32] in one soul? [01:05:34] you know, she is now the lifeblood of [01:05:36] this entire organization, and she was [01:05:39] completely the appropriate choice. But I [01:05:40] mean, if she can find forgiveness in her [01:05:43] heart for the assassin who stole Charlie [01:05:46] from all of us, you can surely find it [01:05:48] for the people who are jerks on college [01:05:50] campuses. Now, having said that, I do [01:05:52] actually have a real life approach to [01:05:54] dealing with hardcore liberals with whom [01:05:56] we disagree. And I know this approach. I [01:06:00] have this in my heart because some of my [01:06:02] best friends are hardcore liberals. I [01:06:04] mean, I've been living in Manhattan for [01:06:06] the past 20 years. We only recently [01:06:07] moved to Connecticut. I'm from a family [01:06:09] of Democrats, so I I have this skill [01:06:11] down. And I would recommend the [01:06:13] following. Be with them. Have dinner, [01:06:16] have lunch, have coffee, have a drink, [01:06:18] whatever. And don't talk about politics [01:06:21] at all. There's so many other things we [01:06:23] can talk about besides politics. Here [01:06:25] tonight, we'll probably talk about some [01:06:26] politics among other things. But think [01:06:28] about it, like when you go out with your [01:06:29] girlfriends, you're not constantly [01:06:30] talking about Trump and you know Chuck [01:06:32] Schumer. Literally nobody's ever talking [01:06:34] about Chuck Schumer. Um, you're talking [01:06:37] about your life, like the guy you're [01:06:39] dating and what school you want to go to [01:06:42] and this professor who's a jerk and you [01:06:45] know the diet that you want to try. Like [01:06:47] that's all the stuff like that's the [01:06:48] spice of life. That's what can bond you [01:06:50] with somebody and remind you of their [01:06:52] humanity without making politics the [01:06:55] stakes. You know, I I go on a once a [01:06:57] year girls trip with two of my best [01:06:58] friends. One's from Chicago, one is from [01:07:00] Detroit. And my Detroit gal is [01:07:02] definitely very liberal, a committed [01:07:04] liberal. I wouldn't call her a leftist. [01:07:06] She's not woke. The Midwesterners are [01:07:09] sane. Um, and then my my Chicago gal is [01:07:13] is more independent, right-leaning. And [01:07:14] we've been doing this every year for 20 [01:07:16] plus years. And why does it work? [01:07:17] Because we don't talk about politics [01:07:19] that much. I think you should keep [01:07:20] leftists in your life. I don't think you [01:07:22] should talk about politics. If you [01:07:23] really really love each other and you [01:07:25] feel like it's safe to try an issue here [01:07:26] or there, then introduce it. But there's [01:07:28] really no reason to start debating, I [01:07:30] think, people with whom you have [01:07:31] diametrically opposed views because [01:07:34] while you should hear them, you should [01:07:35] know what they are, debating them with [01:07:37] each other, I think, is probably not [01:07:38] likely to convince either one of you. [01:07:41] >> Thank you, ma'am. [01:07:42] >> Thanks for coming. [01:07:49] >> Hi, how are you, Megan? [01:07:50] >> Hi, thank you for being here. Thank you, [01:07:51] Glenn Ynan. Uh this is a great event. I [01:07:54] just want to start off by saying I'm a [01:07:55] huge lefty. I love Joe Biden. I was one [01:07:57] of the [01:07:58] >> welcome here. Anyway, [01:07:59] >> I was one of the 50 to 100 people at his [01:08:00] rallies back in the 2020 COVID era. [01:08:03] >> And uh I just want to ask about your [01:08:05] thoughts on uh Barack Obama. He's like [01:08:08] my favorite president of all time. I [01:08:10] think he was great for this country. It [01:08:11] was really nice to see a beautiful black [01:08:13] man in the office. And uh where would [01:08:15] you rank him among like modern US [01:08:18] presidents? Where would you put him? [01:08:19] >> Sorry, I didn't hear the landing. Like [01:08:20] where would you rank Barack Obama out of [01:08:22] the last few modern presidents? Like for [01:08:24] me, he's number one. Like where would [01:08:25] you put him? [01:08:27] >> You're very brave man. First of all, [01:08:28] good for you. Good for you for coming [01:08:30] out here and saying that in front of all [01:08:31] these people who you probably assume [01:08:33] don't don't agree. So that's very brave [01:08:34] of you. Um I would rank him in the, you [01:08:37] know, 21st century at the very bottom. [01:08:39] Yes. Correct. Yeah. [01:08:42] He laughs. And I And I'll tell you why. [01:08:45] I'll tell you why. [01:08:47] As you guys may know, I don't know [01:08:49] because you're young, but are you guys [01:08:50] aware of the fact that President Trump [01:08:52] and I didn't always get along? [01:08:54] >> Yeah. Okay. So, there's a history there. [01:08:56] But now we do. Now we're all good. But [01:08:58] at the beginning of Trump, you know, [01:09:00] 1516, we were coming off of Obama. And I [01:09:03] used to say at that time, I think Obama [01:09:06] is a good man but a bad president. And [01:09:09] that Trump is a bad man but a good [01:09:11] president. That's what I thought [01:09:13] initially. [01:09:15] And I completely had that wrong. I [01:09:18] actually think Obama was a bad president [01:09:20] and I genuinely think he was a bad man. [01:09:23] I know, sorry, controversial. [01:09:25] Um, [01:09:28] and I think Trump is a good man and a [01:09:31] good president. I think both. [01:09:35] And the thing that I really object to [01:09:37] about the Barack Obama years, having [01:09:38] lived them and reported on him nightly [01:09:40] on Fox News, is that I don't think we've [01:09:43] had a more divisive president. People [01:09:45] think President Trump is divisive. Let [01:09:47] me walk you back through the Barack [01:09:48] Obama years. Okay? The first thing he [01:09:51] did, the first thing was he seized [01:09:53] control of 17th of the US economy and [01:09:56] shoved down our throats Obamacare, which [01:09:59] the American people did not want and did [01:10:00] not have majority support. It was the [01:10:02] first time in our history that had ever [01:10:03] been done and the country was angry. He [01:10:07] he lied repeatedly saying if you like [01:10:09] your doctor you can keep your if you [01:10:10] like your plan you can keep your plan. [01:10:11] It was a lie and he knew it was a lie at [01:10:13] the time. I used to give him the benefit [01:10:15] of the doubt saying he was mistaken [01:10:17] about his own health care plan because [01:10:19] that's the kind of person I used to be [01:10:21] and then it became clear that he knew it [01:10:23] was a lie because the facts came out it [01:10:24] was a knew it was a lie. So he lied [01:10:26] intentionally and took people's doctors [01:10:28] away and people died. He got in there [01:10:30] and said, "Elections have consequences. [01:10:32] Too bad. I'm doing it." He's the one who [01:10:34] injected race into the society at every [01:10:37] turn. We never had a president do this [01:10:38] before. And not just because he happens [01:10:41] to be of mixed race. We never had a [01:10:43] president take cases, legal cases, and I [01:10:46] was a lawyer, practiced law for 10 years [01:10:47] before I went into journalism. Take [01:10:49] legal legal cases that are in the news [01:10:51] and comment on them in a way that's very [01:10:53] provocative and stirs up anger like the [01:10:56] Trayvon Martin case. He's the one who [01:10:59] made that a new practice of getting [01:11:00] ahead of the evidence and dividing us on [01:11:02] that issue. We could be here all night, [01:11:04] but those are a couple of examples. So, [01:11:06] >> okay, thank you. Those uh [01:11:07] >> thank you for coming and for the [01:11:08] question. [01:11:13] >> Hi, thank you so much for being here. [01:11:15] So, I'm a mom and I know you're a mom [01:11:17] and I have my child on Yimpy and that's [01:11:21] a Christianbased, you know, app so she [01:11:23] can watch TV and everything. But I have [01:11:26] a question on we pray morning eating [01:11:30] midafter afternoon. We do scripture and [01:11:32] we pray at night. But at the same time I [01:11:35] don't want to like brainwash her and [01:11:37] make her feel as she gets older that I'm [01:11:39] just shoving it down her throat and my [01:11:41] brainwashing her. I want her to have [01:11:44] that feeling that he's there [01:11:46] >> on your faith. You're saying [01:11:47] >> right. So how how do I balance that? [01:11:50] >> Well, I think with any of these issues [01:11:52] could you guys hear the question? Okay. [01:11:54] How can she raise her child to be a [01:11:56] person of faith without shoving it down [01:11:57] her throat and be going over the top? I [01:12:00] really think the answer to that is the [01:12:01] answer I'd give you on virtually [01:12:02] anything that you want to teach your [01:12:04] children, which is light-handed. [01:12:07] Let them think it's their idea. [01:12:10] You know, even with our children, my [01:12:11] husband and I really do not want to [01:12:13] raise three lefties at all. [01:12:16] But we have said from birth, it's up to [01:12:19] you. You guys will figure out what you [01:12:21] want to do. These are our values. This [01:12:22] is how we view these issues. Even on the [01:12:24] most controversial issues, you name it. [01:12:26] We say this is what we think, but you [01:12:28] guys are going to have to figure out [01:12:29] what you think. And then just exposure, [01:12:31] exposure, exposure. You know, it's like [01:12:34] Tucker Carlson is back for his 20th [01:12:36] visit. I don't know why he's here again, [01:12:38] right? Just exposure. Um, and I think [01:12:40] she'll get it, but it's kind of like you [01:12:43] being a little more subtle about [01:12:44] bringing it into her life. [01:12:45] >> So, part two, what do you think is like [01:12:47] a good age? Like, let's say we go to [01:12:49] church. What is a good age to be like, [01:12:51] "Okay, you can make that decision." [01:12:53] >> Well, that I would say never once [01:12:56] they're out of your house. Like in our [01:12:57] house, they're going whether they want [01:12:59] to go or not, you know, and and you [01:13:01] teach them. That's an obligation. You're [01:13:02] coming. [01:13:02] >> Thank you so much. [01:13:03] >> You bet. [01:13:08] >> Hi. [01:13:08] >> Hi, Megan. It's so nice to meet you. Um, [01:13:10] my name is Jenna. I'm one of the [01:13:12] co-founders of the Turning Point Chapter [01:13:13] at JMU. [01:13:14] >> Right on. All right. [01:13:17] I'm the other co-founder, co-president, [01:13:19] vice president. [01:13:21] >> Way to go, girls. [01:13:22] >> Um, so I have a question for you. Sorry, [01:13:23] I'm like shaking. I'm so nervous. Um, so [01:13:25] I work at school. Um, and I work under [01:13:28] and with mainly a lot of people who [01:13:30] disagree with my values and beliefs. Um, [01:13:32] and I've never really spoken about it in [01:13:34] front of them just for the sake of [01:13:35] keeping the peace and the friendships. [01:13:37] Um, since starting this chapter, I've [01:13:39] received a lot of like different [01:13:41] treatment from those people at work. Um, [01:13:43] indirectly mostly. However, recently [01:13:46] this past week, I was reported by a [01:13:48] co-orker for discussing politics and [01:13:50] making her uncomfortable with a fellow [01:13:52] co-orker when I was mainly just [01:13:53] discussing how great it was to have this [01:13:55] new chapter in the events we had planned [01:13:57] this week. And in an interview for a [01:14:00] higher position, I was asked who my role [01:14:02] model was. And my answer was Charlie [01:14:04] because that's always been my answer. [01:14:05] And I tried to think of a different [01:14:07] answer, but I'd be lying. So, I said [01:14:09] that. And when discussing this with a [01:14:11] co-orker who was present, I was [01:14:12] basically told that it was a bad answer [01:14:14] and that it was the wrong answer. Um, so [01:14:17] just like dealing with all of this at [01:14:19] work, what is your advice on moving [01:14:21] forward with this? [01:14:22] >> Well, I mean, I'm not I'm trying not to [01:14:23] swear, but f these people. [01:14:28] >> These are bad people. You you should not [01:14:30] want to continue the relationship with [01:14:32] them. Anybody who would make your [01:14:33] politics the stakes of your presence [01:14:35] there is not somebody you should work [01:14:37] with. They're bad people. Normal [01:14:39] lefties, again, I have them all over my [01:14:41] life. Normal liberal people, normal [01:14:43] Democrats will not make your love for [01:14:45] Charlie the stakes of your employment or [01:14:48] advancement. What you're telling me is [01:14:50] these are bad people and you should you [01:14:52] should extract yourself from them as [01:14:53] soon as humanly possible and find a [01:14:55] better place to work. You're in [01:14:57] Virginia. We we have actual [01:14:59] conservatives here, not like New York [01:15:01] where I've been living. [01:15:04] get get me your number and I will help [01:15:06] find you a job. [01:15:11] >> Thank you. I'll try and find you after [01:15:13] if that's okay. [01:15:14] >> You're welcome. [01:15:15] >> Um and also part two, um for our like [01:15:18] new and upcoming chapter, do you have [01:15:20] any advice for us starting in a mostly [01:15:24] leftsided campus? [01:15:27] Well, you think they're mostly [01:15:28] left-sided this campus, but let me tell [01:15:30] you what happens once you start speaking [01:15:34] as a conservative because there have [01:15:36] actually been studies on this. Not not [01:15:37] about politics, but on how in any given [01:15:40] room, you think you're in the minority, [01:15:42] so you don't raise your hand. You think [01:15:43] your question's dumb, so you don't raise [01:15:45] your hand. You think your position is [01:15:46] the weird one, so you don't raise your [01:15:48] hand. And that every time you do speak [01:15:50] up, you find there's a circle in the [01:15:53] room that agrees with you. And then the [01:15:55] circle multiplies because people hear [01:15:57] you espouse the idea and they're like, [01:15:58] "You know what? That's my belief, too." [01:16:00] And you don't have to trust Megan Kelly [01:16:01] about this. Go on X any day of the week. [01:16:04] I know you're all young. Do you guys go [01:16:06] on X? It's okay. You're not stuck on [01:16:08] TikTok alone, right? Because they hate [01:16:10] our people. Um, but go on X any day of [01:16:12] the week and you will see the sea of [01:16:15] videos coming out right now of young [01:16:18] people. Young people saying, "Oh my god, [01:16:20] I've been watching Charlie Kirk videos [01:16:21] and I am a conservative." But you don't [01:16:24] you're not going to get people there [01:16:26] unless you speak the truth. You say what [01:16:29] you believe. You stand up in class and [01:16:31] then someone's going to say, "You know [01:16:32] what? She's bold." And I'll just say, [01:16:34] not as, you know, just as an aside, but [01:16:37] I do kind of think where the hot men [01:16:38] are, the hot women come. So, I know [01:16:41] Turning Point can be very heavily [01:16:42] male-dominated, but you know, ladies, as [01:16:45] soon as you start showing up there and [01:16:47] show them who you're seeing, I feel like [01:16:48] you're going to have a lot more droves [01:16:50] behind you. [01:16:52] Thank you so much. [01:16:53] >> Welcome. [01:16:57] [Applause] [01:16:59] >> Hi. Love your hat. [01:17:00] >> Hi. Thank you so much. I just want to [01:17:01] first thank you so much for being here. [01:17:03] >> Um my question today is what is your [01:17:05] advice to young adults who are getting [01:17:07] leftist bull, we'll call it, um pushed [01:17:10] down their throats. Specifically with [01:17:11] like my grandparents, they blatantly [01:17:14] like screamed at me in front of like a [01:17:16] family dinner for not being vaccinated. [01:17:19] I originally told them like it wasn't [01:17:20] their business along with I'm taking an [01:17:22] identity and inclusion in agriculture [01:17:24] class which is a um required course for [01:17:27] my major and again I like you I know you [01:17:30] mentioned it already a little bit but I [01:17:32] feel forced to act like I'm a lefty. Um [01:17:34] what's your advice on that? So on the on [01:17:37] the vaccine front [01:17:38] >> just um no on how to deal with people [01:17:41] who are trying to change my views and [01:17:44] >> well I should listen to them you know I [01:17:46] mean I I listen to people who disagree [01:17:48] with me all the time because the rare [01:17:51] occasion comes along when I realize I [01:17:53] was wrong about something and then as a [01:17:56] result of this conversation I'll be less [01:17:57] wrong tomorrow than I was today. So I I [01:18:00] mean the name of Charlie's this session, [01:18:03] you know, that he does on college [01:18:04] campuses or did is prove me wrong. So [01:18:07] you should be open-minded to being [01:18:08] proven wrong because maybe we are wrong [01:18:11] on some some things. Who knows? Could [01:18:13] could happen. Thought I was wrong once, [01:18:15] but I wasn't. I was right. Um so you [01:18:18] should listen to them and maybe engage, [01:18:21] ask questions, see what's why they think [01:18:23] about these issues differently than you [01:18:25] do. And if you disagree, you don't have [01:18:27] to try to convince them back. You say, [01:18:29] "I got it. You gave me something to [01:18:30] think about. That's it." And there's [01:18:32] nothing wrong with your questions about [01:18:33] vaccine. And that class you have to take [01:18:36] is absolute [01:18:38] baloney. And I'm doing well, aren't I? [01:18:42] Um, on my swearing. Um, and I actually [01:18:46] think in that class, maybe you could [01:18:48] have some fun. Like, if I went to that [01:18:50] class, I think I'd enjoy myself. You [01:18:52] should you should say what you really [01:18:54] believe. I'm honestly afraid that I'm [01:18:56] not going to pass the class if I speak [01:18:57] up like you've already mentioned. Um, [01:18:59] and I [01:18:59] >> then you take that paper and you go to [01:19:01] your dean and you say, "This person's [01:19:03] failing me because I'm conservative and [01:19:05] I'm literally going to at Har Dylan at [01:19:08] the DOJ's civil rights office if you try [01:19:11] to ruin my college career because of my [01:19:13] political beliefs." [01:19:16] [Applause] [01:19:20] >> Okay. Well, thank you so much. I'll [01:19:21] definitely I definitely speak up in [01:19:23] class. I'm just a little hesitant even [01:19:25] though I'm normally like pretty loud and [01:19:26] proud about my [01:19:27] >> You're hesitant because you guys aren't [01:19:28] having her back. Charlie's army. They [01:19:30] use that term at his memorial. Charlie's [01:19:32] army. And you're all part of it. And you [01:19:35] guys have to have her back. Erica said [01:19:36] she'd have your back. You got to have [01:19:38] her back. If she speaks up in classes, [01:19:40] says something, somebody say, "I agree [01:19:42] with her." That's how I feel, too. You [01:19:45] got to do it for each other so you don't [01:19:47] so you're not just the the one sore [01:19:48] thumb sticking out and the teacher feels [01:19:50] less emboldened to try to bully you. [01:19:53] >> Thank you so much. [01:19:54] >> Yeah. [01:19:57] [Applause] [01:19:59] >> Hi Megan. My name is Mary. Um my mom [01:20:02] loves you by the way. [01:20:04] >> Right on. [01:20:04] >> Um do you think the Epstein files should [01:20:08] be released? And why do you think they [01:20:10] haven't been released yet? Yes, I think [01:20:11] the Epstein files should be released. [01:20:14] Um, this has not been handled well [01:20:18] by the administration. I mean, the [01:20:20] overpromising and the underdelivering [01:20:22] doesn't work in any area of politics and [01:20:24] it really doesn't work when it's [01:20:25] something this, you know, well covered. [01:20:28] Uh, so no, I think we are entitled to [01:20:30] more documents. Will we get them? I [01:20:33] doubt it. I don't think so. I think so [01:20:34] far they've been sort of putting out [01:20:36] things that they think are supposed to [01:20:37] satisfy us like we'll call for the the [01:20:39] court transcripts like the grand jury [01:20:41] indictment in the Epstein case and the [01:20:43] Gain Maxwell case which they knew they [01:20:45] weren't going to get. They knew the [01:20:46] court was going to say no and indeed the [01:20:48] court said no. So these have been fig [01:20:50] leaves so far. I'm not satisfied. I've [01:20:52] also moved on because we have a lot more [01:20:53] important things to discuss at this [01:20:55] point. But yeah, no I I give them a D [01:20:58] minus in how they're handling Epstein. [01:21:01] >> Thank you. [01:21:01] >> Yeah. [01:21:05] [Applause] [01:21:07] Hi. [01:21:08] >> I'm a big fan of the podcast. [01:21:10] >> Thank you. [01:21:11] >> As a fellow Catholic, I really enjoy [01:21:13] seeing you engage with the faith on your [01:21:14] show, particularly when you bring on uh [01:21:18] guests like Bishop Robert Baron and [01:21:20] Father Michael Schmidz. U my question is [01:21:23] seeing you re-engage with your faith, [01:21:24] has that made you reconsider your [01:21:26] position at all on IVF over the last [01:21:29] year since the Alabama court case? Um, I [01:21:32] know that you've been very publicly [01:21:33] supportive of IVF and on a couple of [01:21:36] points on which I think we agree. I [01:21:37] think we both agree that all children [01:21:39] that have been brought into the world [01:21:40] using IVF are a blessing. It is a good [01:21:42] thing that they exist and are in the [01:21:44] world. I think we also both share the [01:21:46] opinion that all children that are [01:21:47] currently in a chyrogenic freezer should [01:21:49] have the opportunity to be born and they [01:21:51] shouldn't be held captive by an IVF [01:21:54] clinic. But my question is specifically [01:21:56] on your thoughts on is it good for [01:21:58] society? Should we allow society to have [01:22:02] millions of human children conceived in [01:22:05] a way through IVF in which many of them [01:22:07] will be destroyed? Many of them will [01:22:09] never have the opportunity to be born. [01:22:11] >> Does everybody hear it? [01:22:13] >> He's asking about my opinion on IVF, you [01:22:16] know, invitro fertilization because it [01:22:18] can leave a fertilized embryo in a test [01:22:20] tube or, you know, petri dish forever [01:22:23] more frozen, potentially millions of [01:22:24] them sitting waiting that'll never be [01:22:27] born and that is life. So, it's a good [01:22:29] question. And I've been public about the [01:22:31] fact that we used IVF to conceive our [01:22:33] kids, so obviously I'm in favor of it. [01:22:35] Uh, yeah, thank you. You're really going [01:22:38] to love them when you meet them. Um, but [01:22:40] I I totally get that it's controversial. [01:22:42] And I would just say like I'm not really [01:22:44] into like forcing other people to do it [01:22:47] exactly the way I did it. But I think [01:22:49] there is an ethical way of doing it [01:22:50] because having been through this now I [01:22:52] can say you get all the eggs and you [01:22:55] know how many eggs you have and then you [01:22:58] can choose how many to fertilize. Like [01:23:00] someone women will will only produce two [01:23:02] eggs. So most women would say I would [01:23:06] carry two babies and then you can [01:23:08] fertilize that those two eggs. But if [01:23:10] you are somebody who produces a bunch of [01:23:12] eggs let's say you produce 20 eggs then [01:23:14] now you have a real moral quandry. I [01:23:16] think you should before you fertilize [01:23:18] those all those eggs because those are [01:23:19] babies and you probably aren't going to [01:23:21] go back and get them. Now having my [01:23:23] three children, I can't imagine having [01:23:26] three more of them just like them [01:23:27] waiting for me in a freezer and I'm too [01:23:29] old to go get them, you know. So I agree [01:23:32] with you that it really does pose a [01:23:33] serious moral issue and I thank God [01:23:35] every day that we did it in a way where [01:23:36] I did not have any extra embryos and I [01:23:39] think everyone can get there. the mother [01:23:41] will have to go through potentially [01:23:42] another cycle or two because you don't [01:23:44] just get all the eggs at once and [01:23:45] fertilize them all. But it's worth it. [01:23:47] It's worth it to to not have a child of [01:23:50] yours sitting in a freezer somewhere. [01:23:52] >> Yeah, I agree. Do you think that since [01:23:54] it's such an ethical problem that we [01:23:56] should have the government involved in a [01:23:58] way where we can make sure that extra [01:24:00] leftover children, as you once mentioned [01:24:02] on the podcast, um won't be created. [01:24:06] won't be [01:24:07] >> like um how do we prevent the creation [01:24:10] of what you called um leftover children [01:24:12] just like the children that you're [01:24:13] worried about? [01:24:14] >> I don't I don't think it's a matter of [01:24:15] the law. I agree with you. It's not a [01:24:16] government solution. I think it's an [01:24:18] individual solution. [01:24:19] >> Are you concerned at all on just of [01:24:22] society moving in a direction where we [01:24:24] differentiate the value on life based on [01:24:26] if you're conceived in a womb or [01:24:28] conceived not in a womb but yet planted? [01:24:30] >> Yeah. [01:24:31] >> Yeah. [01:24:31] >> A little I am. Am I worried about [01:24:34] differentiating the value of life if [01:24:36] it's in a womb versus out? Because we're [01:24:38] really getting into a weird transhuman [01:24:39] and you know experimental [01:24:42] experimentation place in life. And I [01:24:44] don't know where that's going. And [01:24:45] you've got some people talking about [01:24:46] growing babies in incubators without a [01:24:48] mother even present which is a hard no. [01:24:51] So I am concerned and I don't I don't [01:24:53] have that one all figured out. I just [01:24:54] know like too many parents I know who [01:24:56] are so amazing who have had their kids [01:24:57] via IVF and we definitely want more [01:25:00] kids. because we already have a [01:25:01] population problem uh you know in this [01:25:03] in this country. You guys are not going [01:25:04] to be able to support my people when [01:25:05] we're all on social security which will [01:25:07] be bankrupt anyway. Um so we really do [01:25:09] need more babies especially in the [01:25:11] United States. So we want to encourage [01:25:13] that. I don't think it's up to [01:25:15] government to say no. Thank you for your [01:25:16] question. [01:25:17] >> I want to be respectful of the line but [01:25:18] I do want to say God [01:25:19] >> Yeah. Let's let somebody else go. But [01:25:20] thank you. [01:25:21] >> God bless you and God bless Charlie. [01:25:22] >> Thank you. Oh yeah. God bless. [01:25:26] >> I feel bad because you guys are all [01:25:27] lined up. [01:25:29] Hi, Megan. [01:25:30] >> Hi. [01:25:31] >> Oops. Hi. My name is uh David Anus. I've [01:25:34] been a lifelong um conservative Jew and [01:25:38] I just wanted to understand or sort of [01:25:41] reconcile the idea of um all the [01:25:43] different beliefs that are held here. I [01:25:45] know that there are a lot of [01:25:46] >> Do me a favor. Put the mic closer to [01:25:48] your mouth you guys so everybody can [01:25:49] hear. [01:25:49] >> There we go. [01:25:50] >> Yes, it's better. [01:25:50] >> Everybody can hear me now. We're all [01:25:52] good. Awesome. All right. So, I've been [01:25:54] a lifelong conservative Jew and I was [01:25:56] just trying to reconcile the idea of all [01:25:58] the different beliefs that we have here [01:26:00] and um the [01:26:03] um religion being uh brought into them [01:26:06] as well. Can can those beliefs be [01:26:09] separated and sort of perpetuated [01:26:12] without having to believe specifically [01:26:14] in Catholicism or Christianity? [01:26:16] >> Of course. Of course. [01:26:17] >> And so [01:26:19] >> you can be an atheist and believe [01:26:20] everything that we believe. everything [01:26:22] >> except for the part about um God and [01:26:24] Jesus and you know scripture but but you [01:26:27] can you can not believe in God and still [01:26:29] believe in respect for your fellow [01:26:31] humans and still believe in [01:26:33] >> divided government and still believe in [01:26:35] the constitution and the way we've [01:26:36] chosen to live here in America and in [01:26:38] fact that was one of the founding [01:26:39] principles we were Christian nation and [01:26:40] founded as a Christian nation but but [01:26:42] the ability to have different faith in [01:26:46] the country was there from the beginning [01:26:48] so yes I I think it's a very big tent [01:26:51] conservatism ism is a a very big tent. [01:26:52] Now, I will say taking conservative [01:26:55] values and infusing them with faith in [01:26:58] God supercharges them. And I I think we [01:27:01] saw that in Charlie, you know, gives you [01:27:03] the will and the tearity to go out there [01:27:04] and spread the good word and fight for [01:27:06] these principles in a way you probably [01:27:08] wouldn't have if you were purely an [01:27:09] atheist. But yes, I think the answer to [01:27:11] your question is yes. [01:27:12] >> No, of course, it allows you to have [01:27:14] some humility and understanding, at [01:27:15] least fuels that humility and [01:27:18] understanding there's at least something [01:27:19] bigger than you. Um, my next question [01:27:22] then was what [01:27:25] uh the [01:27:27] I'm good. Thank you. [01:27:28] >> Okay. Thank you. Yeah, forgive me. Do me [01:27:30] a favor though. Keep it to one because [01:27:32] the line is so long. I will never get [01:27:34] through it and I don't I hate to leave [01:27:35] people standing. Hate it. [01:27:38] >> Hi. [01:27:39] >> Hi. Thank you for be Thank you for being [01:27:41] here today. I just wanted to bring up [01:27:42] some bipartisan issues. Sure. Um, first [01:27:45] like what's your stance on congressman [01:27:47] term limits and individual stock [01:27:49] ownership for congressmen? [01:27:51] >> H the the stock ownership while they're [01:27:54] in Congress and they basically insider [01:27:56] trade all day has got to end [01:27:59] and it it looks like it may [01:28:02] it looks like there's majority support [01:28:04] in the House for that to happen. Now the [01:28:06] question is whether the Senate will get [01:28:07] on board because it can't get to Trump's [01:28:10] desk until we get unless we get Senate [01:28:11] buy in. But I think that will come to an [01:28:13] end. I mean, Paul Pelosy's trades are [01:28:16] awfully on the mark. That woman got rich [01:28:19] off of all of us and she actually wants [01:28:21] us to believe that it was just his good [01:28:23] luck. That's a bull. Um, so yeah, I'm [01:28:26] totally against it. Term limits. I don't [01:28:28] I mean, like, yes, I guess so. I haven't [01:28:31] really thought it out to be honest with [01:28:33] you. You guys like it. I see why. I [01:28:36] guess here's my my true view. [01:28:39] I have zero hope in US Congress people. [01:28:43] I do not think they're the answer. I [01:28:45] don't think it's going to matter whether [01:28:46] we switch them out and switch new people [01:28:48] in. I think the organization is corrupt [01:28:50] and basically lost to us and tomorrow's [01:28:53] solutions rely on you, the private [01:28:56] sector, Elon Musk, Peter Teal, and [01:28:58] people like that. I just don't think the [01:29:01] the idea is not to give Congress any [01:29:03] more power than it already has or find [01:29:05] new people. That's not the solution. the [01:29:07] the institution has been lost and it's [01:29:10] been lost for a whole bunch of reasons. [01:29:11] Citizens United, which I believe was [01:29:13] correctly decided, but it has really [01:29:14] corrupted Congress in a way where they [01:29:16] only have to answer to the richest [01:29:17] donors who oversee their district. So [01:29:19] there's no more across the aisle [01:29:20] negotiating. They don't do [01:29:22] bipartisanship anymore. And so they just [01:29:25] they talk past each other. They don't [01:29:26] make compromise. It's just it's a lost [01:29:27] institution as far as I'm concerned. We [01:29:29] tactically need them, but there's no [01:29:31] fixing it. [01:29:33] >> I wanted to bring up one follow-up quick [01:29:34] question. Um, conservatives and liberals [01:29:37] both combined polls show that about 80% [01:29:39] support term limits or support banning [01:29:42] individual stock ownership and [01:29:43] representatives are supposed to [01:29:44] represent the people yet obviously they [01:29:46] haven't tried to really push towards [01:29:48] this. So how do we as individuals even [01:29:50] on both sides of parties try to make [01:29:52] this issue more known or tried to be [01:29:54] pushed more in representation? Well, you [01:29:57] know how Governor Yncan was saying out [01:29:59] of all of you, one or 10 or 100 of you [01:30:02] may one day decide you might want to run [01:30:04] for Virginia governor and it's a great [01:30:06] job and you should do it. Well, someday [01:30:09] one or 10 or 100 of you may decide you [01:30:11] want to become a journalist and you [01:30:14] should definitely not do it. [01:30:17] Run. Do not walk in the opposite [01:30:19] direction. But you could start a [01:30:21] podcast, which isn't exactly the same [01:30:23] thing, and use your voice and build your [01:30:25] following and say all these things. And [01:30:26] I think that's the future for my [01:30:27] particular business. And I would submit [01:30:30] to you that I have more influence over [01:30:32] most issues of the day than any US [01:30:34] congressperson. So do use your voice, [01:30:37] but find ways around this corrupt, [01:30:39] broken system to do it. [01:30:40] >> Thank you. I appreciate it. [01:30:41] >> You bet. [01:30:44] >> Good evening. I um I feel like we are [01:30:47] living through a time of unprecedented [01:30:50] political divide and [01:30:53] >> way closer. Okay. And it's uh it's [01:30:56] something that I feel like affects like [01:30:58] everyone. It's what ultimately got [01:31:01] Charlie in my opinion. It's what almost [01:31:04] got Trump. So, how do you feel we should [01:31:07] go about as individuals trying to [01:31:10] reconcile that political divide? [01:31:12] >> Because ultimately it's down to all of [01:31:13] us. Well, I think we talked about it [01:31:16] right off the top, right? First of all, [01:31:17] say what you believe. We've seated the [01:31:20] fight on the right. We have seated it. I [01:31:22] mean, all the way through. It's like, [01:31:23] and then, you know, to continue the [01:31:25] point I was making earlier, then you get [01:31:26] out into your job and now you're still [01:31:28] not saying your politics because now you [01:31:29] don't want to offend your boss or your [01:31:30] co-workers, etc. And then dying in your [01:31:33] bed, you know, 50, 70 years from now. [01:31:35] You can be really proud of yourself that [01:31:37] you never offended anyone. Great job. [01:31:40] You know, I was just looking at this [01:31:41] article that was online today and it was [01:31:43] about a hospice nurse who talks about [01:31:44] what people what matters to them in the [01:31:47] final days of their lives. And of [01:31:50] course, we've all heard it's family and [01:31:51] kids and having spent time with loved [01:31:53] ones. But the other thing she was saying [01:31:55] most people want to talk about is [01:31:58] whether they mattered and they want to [01:32:01] go over the things that they [01:32:02] accomplished in their lives that made [01:32:04] them feel like they mattered. [01:32:07] I mean, wouldn't it be nice to know at a [01:32:09] young age that you are making a [01:32:10] difference, right? That your your voice [01:32:13] and your values meant more to you than [01:32:15] being wellliked everywhere. Where's that [01:32:17] ever gotten anyone? The goal is not to [01:32:20] be well-liked. The goal Matthew McConna [01:32:22] was on the show today and he said, "I I [01:32:27] want to be known as a good man, not a [01:32:29] nice guy." He said, "It's fine to [01:32:31] sometimes be a nice guy, but what's [01:32:32] important sometimes when there's [01:32:34] conflict is that you're a good man, not [01:32:35] that you're a nice man." And I think [01:32:38] that's really what you're getting to. [01:32:40] Like, there are times to stand up and [01:32:41] and say, "I I'm a good man." And a good [01:32:44] man fights for his values and says [01:32:46] what's real. And if we have to have a [01:32:48] disagreement politically, I mean, when [01:32:50] we're in the political arena, not at the [01:32:52] dinner table, not necessarily [01:32:53] Thanksgiving, but in the political arena [01:32:54] where we're in a class or we're in a [01:32:56] conversation about politics, say what [01:32:59] you believe and don't be apologetic [01:33:02] about it. You remember that you're the [01:33:05] side that has the 80 plus million votes. [01:33:07] You're the side that's elected a [01:33:09] Republican president twice. The [01:33:11] Democrats are losing. Their party [01:33:12] supporters in the toilet. Even Democrats [01:33:14] don't like Democrats anymore. [01:33:16] Republicans are enthused. They're [01:33:18] energized. It's never been cool to be a [01:33:21] Republican. Trust me, this is the People [01:33:24] are like, "Republicans are cool again." [01:33:25] I'm like, "Oh, you had it almost right. [01:33:28] So close." Again, does not belong on [01:33:30] there. But it's we are. So don't be [01:33:34] ashamed. Talk about it openly. And [01:33:36] that's really the only way we're ever [01:33:38] going to affect change. And by the way, [01:33:39] I will see say even though I'm sort of a [01:33:41] cynical mofo about Congress, there are [01:33:44] signs of hope like Congressman Brandon [01:33:46] Gil, right? He's from here, Virginia. [01:33:50] And uh he's brilliant. There are some [01:33:53] people who go in there and they do it [01:33:54] boldly and they do it well. So let guys [01:33:56] like that be your inspo. [01:33:57] >> All right. Thank you. That was a great [01:33:59] answer. [01:33:59] >> Oh, thank you. [01:34:04] >> Hi. [01:34:04] >> Hi, Megan. Um I just have a quick [01:34:07] question. So, I work on labor and [01:34:09] delivery at a hospital in Salem. Um, I'm [01:34:12] just going to read something. [01:34:13] >> Yeah, go for it. [01:34:14] >> So, uh, one of my co-workers posted on [01:34:16] her Facebook that she would not pray for [01:34:19] evil to rest peacefully, referring to [01:34:20] Charlie. Um, and then she said, she [01:34:23] shared a post that said Trump blamed the [01:34:24] radical left on the assassination when [01:34:26] there wasn't even a suspect identified [01:34:28] yet. You want to know why our country is [01:34:30] so divided? He divides us. He said, same [01:34:33] friend. She said, "Same friend. I'll be [01:34:35] playing No One Mourns the Wicked all [01:34:37] day, every day in celebration. She was [01:34:39] suspended for only a week. Um, I just [01:34:41] want to know how you think I should go [01:34:43] about this because if it was me or a [01:34:46] conservative Christian who posted this, [01:34:48] we would have been fired on the spot. [01:34:50] We've also been told that we shouldn't [01:34:51] post things on social media because we [01:34:53] don't want to be unwelcoming and create [01:34:55] like a hostile environment. Um, so I'm [01:34:58] just want to know how I should go about [01:35:00] this when they have double [01:35:01] >> what's what's her job? [01:35:02] >> Uh, she's a lactation consultant. So, [01:35:04] she's not technically a nurse, but she [01:35:06] goes in and helps um new [01:35:08] >> Yeah, I know a lactation consultant is. [01:35:10] >> Yeah, that's all that's in all your [01:35:11] futures, ladies. Look forward to that. [01:35:13] One thing I will say about [01:35:14] breastfeeding, it is best for the baby, [01:35:16] but they're selling it all wrong. If you [01:35:18] breastfeed your baby, by the time that [01:35:19] baby's eight months, if you're still [01:35:21] breastfeeding, which you should be, at [01:35:22] least through the first year, that [01:35:23] weight comes off like there's no [01:35:25] tomorrow. It's better than the Ompic. [01:35:27] So, in any event, [01:35:30] um I'm surprised that the hospital did [01:35:33] anything to her for saying the hateful [01:35:34] things about Charlie. And by the way, [01:35:36] she's wrong because we the reason we [01:35:38] knew this was a leftist who took [01:35:39] Charlie's life right from the get-go is [01:35:41] because we we heard we saw the bullet [01:35:42] casings right away before we even knew [01:35:44] who the guy was, we saw the bullet [01:35:46] casings, which were very clearly leftist [01:35:48] messaging. And then it's been reinforced [01:35:49] at every single term, no matter what [01:35:50] Jimmy Kimmel wants to tell you. Right. [01:35:53] So, I I would say, look, as a [01:35:55] conservative, I don't think it's really [01:35:57] our our jam to run around getting people [01:35:59] canceled, even for hateful thoughts. I [01:36:02] think it's good the university or the [01:36:03] hospital suspended her for a week. She [01:36:05] probably got the message. But in this [01:36:07] life, you're going to deal with bad [01:36:08] people. You know, you are. If it's the [01:36:11] majority at your place and they're [01:36:12] actually your employers, you have to [01:36:13] rethink where you're working. If it's [01:36:14] just some co-orker who's like dealing [01:36:16] with breast milk, [01:36:19] you got better things to worry about. [01:36:20] Say what you believe and say it loud. [01:36:22] make sure more people agree with you [01:36:24] than trying to police her. [01:36:25] >> Okay. [01:36:26] >> Doesn't have to be your problem. [01:36:27] >> Just a second part really quick. How [01:36:28] would you suggest that I as a [01:36:31] conservative and Christian, if I talk to [01:36:33] another person about my beliefs, like [01:36:35] we'll talk about it at the nurses [01:36:36] station, it's no big deal. But when [01:36:39] other people come up to us, like [01:36:40] higherups, and tell us to be quiet, but [01:36:43] then they allow the liberals to talk [01:36:45] about this around other people, how [01:36:48] should I go about that? Well, I mean, [01:36:50] look, at the at the office, you should [01:36:52] be working, [01:36:53] >> you know? You should be talking about [01:36:54] politics at the office. Like, at my [01:36:56] office place, we talk about politics, [01:36:57] but like at yours, you you got babies to [01:37:00] deliver. Like, let's focus on that. If I [01:37:01] were your boss, I'd say save it for the [01:37:03] after dinner drink, too. But if they [01:37:06] have a different standard for the left [01:37:07] and the right, one of two things. Now, [01:37:10] we may be back to you're not at the [01:37:11] right place for you. Uh, or it may be an [01:37:14] issue that you have to go directly to [01:37:16] your boss and address. And let me tell [01:37:18] you something, this is not just, you [01:37:19] know, old hag Megan Kelly telling you [01:37:21] that young co-ed Megan Kelly had a [01:37:25] moment just like that. When I was a [01:37:27] brand new lawyer, I had a partner at my [01:37:29] law firm who kept making only me copy [01:37:31] cases if he had an assignment for the [01:37:33] young men, the male lawyers. He had the [01:37:36] parallegal copy the case and then the [01:37:38] two would discuss it or his secretary. [01:37:39] But I was the only female attorney in [01:37:42] the office. And when it was me, he [01:37:44] wanted me to copy the case, which is [01:37:45] secretarial work. And I was 24 and he [01:37:49] was 64. And I was very scared. But I [01:37:52] resolved the next time he asked me to [01:37:53] copy a case, I was going to confront him [01:37:55] on it. And I did. I had my pre- ready [01:37:58] line. I had it in my head. I said, "Bob, [01:38:03] if the next time you want me to copy a [01:38:05] case, I'm going to tell you that you [01:38:07] need to ask Peggy or this other girl to [01:38:09] do it. If you want me to copy a case [01:38:10] because you want to sit down and discuss [01:38:11] it with me as lawyers, that's a separate [01:38:13] matter. But you have a secretary to do [01:38:15] secretarial work." Well, he got red in [01:38:17] the face. He almost blew a gasket. But [01:38:19] you know what? He never asked me to copy [01:38:21] a case again. And the owners of the firm [01:38:24] back me. They backed me. Yes. They [01:38:27] actually said to him, "If you ever make [01:38:28] an associate of this firm copy a case [01:38:30] for you again, it'll be the last thing [01:38:31] you do at this firm." So that, you know, [01:38:35] God may be calling you to a moment where [01:38:36] you may need to say to your employer, [01:38:40] "I don't object to you telling me that I [01:38:41] can't discuss politics at work, but I do [01:38:43] object to the double standard, and I [01:38:45] would like an explanation." [01:38:46] >> Thank you. [01:38:47] >> Yeah. [01:38:51] >> Hi. Um, hello. Um, so um I came here [01:38:58] from North Carolina to um see um Turning [01:39:03] Point USA and um we were going to go to [01:39:08] see Charlie Kirk um but you know and [01:39:15] um [01:39:18] uh so I just wanted to say like [01:39:22] thank you for like contining doing it [01:39:24] and yeah um [01:39:26] >> thank you for showing up. [01:39:27] >> My question is [01:39:32] >> thank you guys. [01:39:35] >> My question is um there are two [01:39:38] definitions for um the word virgin. Uh [01:39:43] the first one is um [01:39:47] >> that was getting [01:39:49] >> Did you hear what she said? [01:39:51] >> Two definitions for the word virgin. [01:39:54] pay attention. [01:39:57] >> Um that in like Greek um terms, the [01:40:02] first definition is what we all know [01:40:05] what a virgin is. And the second is a [01:40:11] young woman of varying age. So if um [01:40:16] like what was Mary like was she the [01:40:19] first or the second? Wow, that's above [01:40:22] my pay grade. [01:40:24] I mean, virgin a virgin in my [01:40:27] understanding is somebody who has never [01:40:28] had sex. Yeah, that's my understanding. [01:40:30] That's and that's my understanding of [01:40:32] the Virgin Mary. Ne never had sex. I [01:40:34] don't think it the meaning changes. I'm [01:40:36] not sure about the dual meaning that [01:40:38] there's there's no ven diagram that [01:40:39] comes to mind that would explain that. I [01:40:41] apologize for not being more [01:40:43] illuminating to you. I'm stuck in 21st [01:40:44] century America, but that's I think [01:40:46] there's only one real understanding of [01:40:47] it and that's it. Thank you. [01:40:56] Um, would you rather be a human with [01:40:57] pineapple thoughts or a pineapple with [01:40:59] human thoughts? [01:41:01] >> Would I rather be a human with pineapple [01:41:03] thoughts or a pineapple with human [01:41:04] thoughts? Wow. I guess I'd rather be a [01:41:08] pineapple with human thoughts, right? [01:41:09] Because then you have sentience. Then [01:41:11] you actually have a way of thinking. [01:41:13] Yeah. Thank you. [01:41:13] >> Thank you. [01:41:14] >> Well done on your originality. I got to [01:41:17] ask the TPUSA people whether that one's [01:41:18] ever been asked. [01:41:20] >> Originality. [01:41:23] >> Hi there. [01:41:23] >> Hi. I had either a silly question or a [01:41:26] serious question. Which would you [01:41:27] prefer? [01:41:28] >> Silly or serious? [01:41:28] >> Yes, ma'am. [01:41:29] >> Let's do a silly one. [01:41:30] >> All right. So, Charlie Kirk was very [01:41:32] well known for his stance that the [01:41:34] original Star Wars trilogy was the only [01:41:36] one that should ever be watched. But I [01:41:37] don't think you've actually come out on [01:41:39] this issue. So, in your own words, which [01:41:42] is the best Star Wars movie, and why is [01:41:43] it Revenge of the Sith? [01:41:45] >> Okay. Okay. Very I I mean I hate to [01:41:48] really let you down, but I never even [01:41:50] saw the second trilogy. I mean I I I [01:41:52] know I didn't do it. I know. [01:41:56] >> So I'm going to have to go with the [01:41:57] first because that was, you know, I was [01:41:58] there. I saw that the original time it [01:42:00] was in the theater. [01:42:02] >> But I will take you on on a related but [01:42:06] different question which is which is the [01:42:08] best Willy Wonka and why is it the one [01:42:10] with Gene Wilder? [01:42:11] >> Oh, Gene Wilder. [01:42:12] >> Hello. [01:42:12] >> Psychopath. The one with Johnny Depp is [01:42:14] creepy. Why do they even try that? Tim [01:42:16] Burton shouldn't have touched Willy [01:42:18] Wonka. That's obvious. And by the way, [01:42:20] while we're on movie trivia, Rose should [01:42:22] have just gotten on the boat and then [01:42:26] Leonardo DiCaprio could have had that [01:42:28] piece of wood when they were floating in [01:42:29] the water. She had a spot. [01:42:33] Poor Jack froze to death in the Atlantic [01:42:36] because she couldn't give up those extra [01:42:38] 20 minutes with him. He would be alive. [01:42:40] Maybe not today. For for a nice long [01:42:41] time, has she not been so selfish? [01:42:43] >> If only. If only. Well, thank you very [01:42:44] much for coming. Thank [01:42:45] >> you for coming. [01:42:50] >> Hi. Thank you so much for being here. [01:42:52] This question was originally meant to be [01:42:54] directed towards Charlie. So, um, guess [01:42:56] I have to ask, do you pay attention to [01:42:57] basketball? [01:42:59] >> Not at all. Erica is going to be [01:43:00] disappointed in me, too. She could [01:43:02] answer this. Sports are not my thing. [01:43:05] I was going to ask um well Charlie said [01:43:08] the go debate should have been between [01:43:10] MJ versus Kobe. So I was going to ask [01:43:13] >> why he thinks Kobe's better than LeBron. [01:43:16] >> Wait, better than LeBron or MJ? [01:43:19] >> He he was basically he thinks the go [01:43:21] debates between MJ and Kobe and not MJ [01:43:24] and LeBron. So I wanted to ask [01:43:27] >> why he thinks Kobe is better than [01:43:29] LeBron. Well, I don't know about that, [01:43:30] but I can tell I for sure Michael [01:43:32] Jordan's the GOAT, right? Are we all in [01:43:34] agreement? [01:43:36] >> That I know a little bit about because I [01:43:38] did live through that. And I was in [01:43:39] Chicago when the Chicago Bulls were that [01:43:42] that magic team was there. I ran into [01:43:44] Dennis Rodman at a bar right after he [01:43:46] married himself. [01:43:48] That happened. [01:43:50] And uh there was no it was truly like [01:43:53] watching magic on the court. They those [01:43:55] guys floated up and down. They didn't [01:43:56] run. They didn't. They weren't normal [01:43:58] basketball players. That's as much as I [01:43:59] can say. LeBron, I don't know anything [01:44:01] about basketball other than he's [01:44:02] annoying and I'm sick of him giving me [01:44:04] his opinion, which is completely [01:44:06] boneheaded. He literally said that cops [01:44:08] were hunting black men in the streets, [01:44:11] which is a untrue and two and b [01:44:13] incredibly divisive and incendiary. [01:44:16] Those are incendiary comments. So, shame [01:44:18] on him. I'm not his fan. [01:44:20] >> Okay, that's all I wanted to hear. Thank [01:44:22] you. [01:44:22] >> I tried. [01:44:23] >> Yeah. [01:44:30] Who wins in a fight, a hokey bird or [01:44:33] cavalier? [01:44:35] >> What? [01:44:37] >> Hokey bird. Hokey bird. [01:44:42] >> That's all I needed to know. Thank you. [01:44:49] >> Hi. Can everyone hear me? [01:44:50] >> Yeah, they can hear you. I want to know [01:44:53] why you support a president who [01:44:55] contributes to the rhetoric that got [01:44:57] your friend Charlie killed. We saw his [01:44:59] rally recently. He said, "I hate my [01:45:01] enemies." He's he his uh Steven Miller [01:45:05] said similar things. How can you support [01:45:07] him when he contributed to what got [01:45:10] Charlie killed? [01:45:12] >> Assumes facts, not evidence. What you [01:45:14] said is not true. [01:45:15] >> 70% of political violence is committed [01:45:18] by Republicans. Okay, [01:45:20] >> look it up. DOJ just pulled it. DOJ The [01:45:23] DOJ just pulled it from their website. [01:45:25] DOJ just pulled the study from their [01:45:27] website because they're delusional. [01:45:28] >> That's not true because [01:45:29] >> they just pulled it. Look it up. [01:45:30] >> Once you pull pulled it from their [01:45:32] website, [01:45:32] >> once you pull the crazies out of there, [01:45:34] it is overwhelmingly leftwing violence. [01:45:37] >> Google it. [01:45:37] >> We have had [01:45:38] >> every single person in your audience, [01:45:40] Google it right now. [01:45:41] >> You know, this is this is how we get [01:45:43] here. [01:45:44] So, first of all, let me take on the [01:45:45] first part of the premise of your [01:45:46] question that it was President Trump's [01:45:48] rhetoric that led to an assassin killing [01:45:52] our friend Charlie Kirk. That's a [01:45:54] blatant lie. It's a defamatory blaspheme [01:45:57] and it's inappropriate in this setting. [01:45:58] >> That's not what I said. [01:45:59] >> We know. Yes, it is. [01:46:00] >> No, I said he contributed to the polit [01:46:02] he contributed to the political [01:46:04] atmosphere. The the the [01:46:06] >> Well, then you have no point. Then your [01:46:08] point is utterly empty. Contributing to [01:46:10] the atmosphere. This guy was No, let's [01:46:12] just make clear. Let's just make clear [01:46:14] this guy was motivated by leftist [01:46:16] ideology. We know it from the bullet [01:46:18] casings. We know it from the Utah [01:46:20] governor. We know it from his own [01:46:21] mother. Yes, we do. Let's be really [01:46:24] clear on that. [01:46:25] >> Even if that's true, so then you're [01:46:26] saying because let's say this guy's a [01:46:28] leftist. Even if that's true, does that [01:46:30] make it okay for the sitting president [01:46:32] of the United States to incite violence [01:46:34] against liberals? [01:46:35] >> The president of the United States has [01:46:36] not accepted violence against liberals. [01:46:38] The president of the United States made [01:46:40] a joke at the Charlie Kirk Memorial [01:46:42] which was funny and self-deprecating. It [01:46:44] was on the heels of Erica Kirk saying [01:46:47] she in an extraordinary moment forgave [01:46:50] her husband's killer. [01:46:52] >> And let me finish. And then President [01:46:54] Trump got up and making a joke playing [01:46:58] off of what Erica said. He said, "We [01:47:00] disagree. I need to do better. Erica is [01:47:02] going to try to convince me, but I'm in [01:47:04] a different place." And that's [01:47:05] completely normal for a politician to be [01:47:08] thinking about his political fights. And [01:47:10] by the way, Trump has every right to [01:47:12] loathe his enemies. They tried to put [01:47:13] him in jail for the rest of his life. [01:47:16] They tried to bankrupt. They tried to [01:47:17] put his family in jail and they tried to [01:47:20] kill him. [01:47:22] >> Jackith, wait, wait. Let Okay, now you [01:47:24] go. [01:47:25] >> Thank you for your time. [01:47:30] [Applause] [01:47:31] >> No, no, it's fine. It's good. It's good. [01:47:34] It's good to have some folks come up and [01:47:35] disagree. Hi. [01:47:37] >> Try to follow that. Uh um I wanted to [01:47:41] say thank you so much. I love that you [01:47:44] embody your rhetoric. I mean, you talk [01:47:47] to us about being brave and standing up [01:47:50] and saying what you believe. And you've [01:47:52] done that in the hardest of times. And [01:47:55] it's cost you and and it's easy to say [01:47:57] it, but when it cost you something, it [01:47:59] means you really mean it. So, I just I [01:48:01] honor you for that. And um stole my [01:48:04] political question. So, I was going to [01:48:06] ask you a personal one, which is, uh, [01:48:08] what do you want to be remembered by or [01:48:10] as? What would you want people to say [01:48:12] about you? Um, [01:48:14] >> I mean, I think the number one thing I'd [01:48:16] want them to say is that I was a great [01:48:19] wife and great mother. [01:48:21] >> And I hope Broadcaster comes third, [01:48:24] you know, [01:48:26] >> and it is something you have to nurture. [01:48:28] You know, I'm a big believer in in being [01:48:30] a gunner and being a hard worker and out [01:48:32] hustling your competitors in the office [01:48:35] and elsewhere. But at the end of the [01:48:37] day, you really do have to prioritize [01:48:38] your family. And if that requires a [01:48:40] downshift from time to time in your [01:48:42] career, do it. Do it. Because there the [01:48:45] family and the rewards you get from [01:48:46] having kids and having a strong marriage [01:48:48] dwarf everything in the professional [01:48:49] lane. Even if the professional lane [01:48:51] winds up good and great like it has for [01:48:53] me, there's really no contest. So don't [01:48:56] forget to nurture that piece of [01:48:57] yourself, especially and Charlie would [01:48:59] want me to say this and I he was right, [01:49:01] especially young women, because there is [01:49:03] a clock. It does go tick- tock and you [01:49:07] don't have forever to find somebody to [01:49:09] settle down with. It's not that, you [01:49:10] know, you have to do it right away. [01:49:14] But that whole virgin thing, that [01:49:15] shouldn't stay on too long because like [01:49:17] at at some point you're going to have to [01:49:18] get down to business and start [01:49:19] recreating fellow great humans. [01:49:21] >> Hi. Go ahead. Get some [01:49:27] Poor guy. He's got to follow that. Go [01:49:29] ahead. [01:49:29] >> So, there's a lot of videos and claims [01:49:32] out there, like conspiracy theories, [01:49:34] like Nick Fuentes talks about them a lot [01:49:37] about Israel. Um, and some of them seem [01:49:40] kind of true, but it's hard to find true [01:49:43] information anywhere. Where would you [01:49:46] find good true [01:49:47] >> unc? That is a great question. I'm sure [01:49:50] you guys all have this experience, [01:49:52] right? like what's real? You hear people [01:49:55] who you respect, like saying stuff that [01:49:59] sounds like crazy, and you're like, "Did [01:50:02] we land on the moon?" [01:50:04] >> Right? They they can make you rethink [01:50:06] anything. [01:50:08] And it is an ongoing battle. It's going [01:50:09] to be a really hard battle for all of [01:50:11] you because you're young and you're [01:50:12] going to have years of dealing with [01:50:13] this. My advice to you is to find one or [01:50:16] two people who you know you can trust. [01:50:19] And you'll know those people because [01:50:20] they will tell you the bad news for your [01:50:23] side. They will not just keep whispering [01:50:26] sweet nothings in your ear every day [01:50:28] when you turn on their podcast or the [01:50:30] news or what have you. And once you find [01:50:32] those two people, stick with them. Don't [01:50:35] trust a platform that has an agenda [01:50:37] that's got corporate backers. You know, [01:50:38] when I was at Fox, I did not realize [01:50:40] that we were funded by Fizer, but we [01:50:42] were. There was a reason we weren't [01:50:44] allowed to say certain things on the [01:50:45] air. you tried to talk about what was [01:50:47] calling causing autism and whether it [01:50:48] was a vaccine back in 2005 at Fox News. [01:50:52] It was not going to happen. Um, so I [01:50:55] would recommend choosing someone from [01:50:56] the independent lane. Of course, I'm [01:50:58] biased, but I submit to you I'm an [01:51:00] option for you. Ben Shapiro is another [01:51:02] great option for you. There's a bunch of [01:51:03] us in this lane who you can trust. And [01:51:05] then stick with those people who don't [01:51:07] get too out there, unless that's just [01:51:10] your jam for fun. But I will say once [01:51:11] you sort of let let those earworms get [01:51:13] in there, it can kind of corrupt your [01:51:15] thinking. So choose people who are super [01:51:17] factual. [01:51:19] >> Thank you. Jesus is Lord. [01:51:21] >> Amen. [01:51:26] [Applause] [01:51:28] >> Hi, my name is Dylan. It's nice to meet [01:51:29] you. [01:51:29] >> Hi Dylan. [01:51:30] >> Um I wanted to start by offering my [01:51:32] condolences. Um I don't think anybody's [01:51:34] father or husband should be killed like [01:51:35] that. [01:51:36] >> Sorry I couldn't Can you speak louder [01:51:39] >> closer to the mic? Yeah. Um, I wanted to [01:51:40] offer my condolences. I don't think [01:51:42] anybody's father or husband should be [01:51:43] killed like that or killed at all. Um, [01:51:46] which is what informs the rest of my [01:51:48] question. It's kind of a lot of words. I [01:51:49] hope that's all right. [01:51:50] >> Yeah. [01:51:50] >> Um, it has been credibly reported that [01:51:52] 83% of the people Israel has killed in [01:51:54] Palestine are citizens, not terrorists. [01:51:57] Two migrants were shot by a sniper and [01:51:59] killed recently in an ICE facility. 32 [01:52:01] people were killed by a gunman at [01:52:03] Virginia Tech, the most of any school [01:52:05] shooting at in American history. [01:52:08] All you guys offer are thoughts and [01:52:09] prayers. Charlie Kirk had more than that [01:52:11] to offer actually, which was the idea [01:52:13] that some gun deaths are necessary in [01:52:15] order to maintain our Second Amendment [01:52:16] right. So my question is, which of those [01:52:19] deaths were the necessary ones? The tens [01:52:21] of thousands of Palestinian babies, the [01:52:23] 32 students and professors at Virginia [01:52:25] Tech or the late Charlie Kirk? And do [01:52:27] you still believe that thoughts and [01:52:28] prayers can stop bullets? [01:52:31] Well, you're asking me to defend words I [01:52:33] didn't say, which I'm not prepared to [01:52:34] do, but I'm perfectly happy to discuss [01:52:37] violence in America with you. And I I [01:52:41] would say to you that first of all, I'm [01:52:42] not sure where you got your stats on [01:52:44] Israel. But most of those come out of [01:52:47] the Palestinian ministry, which you [01:52:48] cannot trust. They lie and they're [01:52:50] propaganda experts. [01:52:52] >> I'm getting those numbers from the [01:52:53] Guardian. [01:52:54] >> Sorry, [01:52:55] >> I'm getting those numbers from the [01:52:56] Guardian. [01:52:57] >> Yeah, same difference. the Guardian. Um, [01:53:01] so yeah, I don't it's and I will I [01:53:03] sympathize with you because it is very [01:53:05] hard to get actual data on what the [01:53:06] numbers are out of Israel and Palestine. [01:53:08] I mean, I think you're struggling with [01:53:10] the same thing I struggle with because I [01:53:12] am not a shill for Israel at all. I've [01:53:14] been very defensive of American Jews on [01:53:16] campuses. What's been happening to them [01:53:18] is disgusting and I will defend them to [01:53:19] the death. But what Israel does in this [01:53:22] war, I don't have to defend Israel. They [01:53:24] are an important ally of of ours and I [01:53:26] would love for them to end this war so [01:53:28] that we can stay supportive of Israel, [01:53:30] but it's gone on too long. As I said, [01:53:33] the civilian deaths is problematic, but [01:53:36] in any war, there are massive civilian [01:53:38] deaths. And if we went back and we [01:53:40] looked at those civilian deaths in World [01:53:41] War II, we'd be horrified, horrified at [01:53:44] the numbers. So, I mean, those are just [01:53:45] hard truisms. Now, on the gun violence [01:53:48] here in America, it's not just thoughts [01:53:50] and prayers. That's not true. [01:53:52] Conservatives look I'm a great person to [01:53:54] talk to you about this because I am not [01:53:56] a big Second Amendment person. Like I [01:53:58] believe in the Second Amendment, but I'm [01:53:59] not somebody like my friend Dana Lash [01:54:02] who could, you know, go chapter and [01:54:03] verse you on the guns. I've had my own [01:54:06] frustrations on states that won't pass [01:54:08] strong like uh red flag laws and so on. [01:54:11] But having said that, we could take away [01:54:15] all the guns in the country, all of [01:54:16] them, and killers still want to kill. [01:54:19] And but on the first premise, we cannot [01:54:21] actually take away all the guns in the [01:54:22] country because you know how many there [01:54:23] are. [01:54:26] >> What? [01:54:26] >> Over 400 million guns. There are more [01:54:29] guns in America than there are people. [01:54:31] And the vast majority of those over 300 [01:54:32] million are semi-automatic pistols. So [01:54:36] the kind that can kill you very quickly. [01:54:37] And I'm sorry to say you mentioned [01:54:39] Virginia Tech, the kind that was used [01:54:41] right here at Virginia Tech where I came [01:54:43] after that terrible shooter killed so [01:54:45] many of the the students on this campus. [01:54:48] So, it wasn't an AR-15, it wasn't a [01:54:51] machine gun, it was a it was a [01:54:52] semi-automatic pistol. And not even the [01:54:54] Democrats plan to ban assault weapons [01:54:56] would get semi-automatic pistols in it. [01:54:58] So, just realistically speaking to you [01:55:00] as somebody who would like, I think, to [01:55:01] see a an assault weapons ban or [01:55:03] something done about guns, they're just [01:55:05] not going to do it. Even if we pass the [01:55:07] Democrat's dream, it it's not going to [01:55:09] encapsul. [01:55:13] So, we have to talk about what the other [01:55:14] solutions are. And I think Republicans [01:55:16] have two, which makes sense to me. One [01:55:18] is to fortify the soft targets so you [01:55:20] guys don't have to go to school worrying [01:55:21] about this stuff. You guys need armed [01:55:23] guards on your campus to protect you. [01:55:26] God forbid something were to happen. You [01:55:27] know, I mean, this school of all schools [01:55:29] understands that risk. And secondly, and [01:55:32] and schools like K through2 schools, [01:55:34] which are just sitting ducks. That's why [01:55:36] these terrible people choose them [01:55:37] because they know teachers aren't armed, [01:55:40] students aren't armed, and usually there [01:55:41] isn't an armed guard. But secondly, we [01:55:44] really need, desperately, desperately [01:55:45] need mental health care facilities to [01:55:48] which loving parents would voluntarily [01:55:50] commit their children if they need it. [01:55:53] And we don't have it right now. We don't [01:55:55] have it. There's one facility in [01:55:57] Michigan called Nemores, which is not [01:55:59] terrible, but there time after time [01:56:02] we've seen with these mass shooters, [01:56:04] their mom knew or their dad knew in [01:56:07] advance, but didn't know what to do with [01:56:10] them. They the therapists, they won't [01:56:13] take somebody who's a psychopath. You [01:56:14] can't be therapized out of psychopathy [01:56:17] or a sociopath. You know, he's killing [01:56:19] the family hamster. He's torturing the [01:56:21] cat. They won't take them. These parents [01:56:23] don't have the skills to deal with it. [01:56:25] So, they have to wait for them to get [01:56:26] caught up in the criminal justice [01:56:27] system, which most parents don't want [01:56:28] because that means jail. Well, at least [01:56:30] it used to be in this country if they [01:56:31] went to jail, 30% of the jails would [01:56:32] offer mental health services. No more. [01:56:35] So, now they go to jail. The mental [01:56:37] health services are gone. And by the [01:56:38] way, usually now because of the leftist [01:56:40] policies, they're not really going to [01:56:41] jail. They're going through a revolving [01:56:43] door right back onto the street where [01:56:44] they're killing their fellow Americans. [01:56:46] So we need a facility, a loving but [01:56:49] secure facility to which loving parents [01:56:53] would commit their own child. [01:56:57] [Applause] [01:57:02] >> So I got to be honest, when I first got [01:57:03] into this line, I was, you know, heart [01:57:05] was pumping. you know, I was getting a [01:57:06] little bit nervous, but seeing the way [01:57:07] that you were treating everyone with [01:57:09] kindness and respect, you know, that [01:57:10] really settled me down. So, I'd like to [01:57:11] first of all, thank you for that. [01:57:12] >> Thank you. Thank you very much. [01:57:14] >> So, my question stems from my experience [01:57:18] in high school. I'm currently a senior [01:57:19] in high school and me and one of my [01:57:21] friends are currently working to create [01:57:22] a chapter. And my question, [01:57:25] >> why not? Yes. [01:57:26] >> And what grade? [01:57:28] >> Sorry, [01:57:29] >> what grade? [01:57:30] >> I'm a 12th grader. I'm a senior. [01:57:31] >> Awesome. It's going to start a TPUA [01:57:33] chapter at a school. 12th grade. So my [01:57:36] question for you is, you know, knowing [01:57:38] the very polarized and volatile times [01:57:42] that we're in right now and knowing the [01:57:44] condition that my school is in being [01:57:45] very split far left or far right, how [01:57:47] can I remain a mutualistic respect [01:57:49] between the two? That way we don't have [01:57:52] really screaming matches and more of, [01:57:54] you know, very respectful kind of civil [01:57:57] discourses and debates. Well, I mean, I [01:57:59] think you're already halfway there [01:58:00] because you sound like you're [01:58:01] approaching it with a pure heart, and I [01:58:03] think that'll come through in the way [01:58:05] you talk to people. I think people can [01:58:06] glean whether you are somebody who's [01:58:09] respectful of the other side, even if [01:58:10] you disagree. But, but make no mistake, [01:58:14] being kind to the other side doesn't [01:58:15] mean sacrificing one inch of your [01:58:17] principles, of course. [01:58:18] >> So, you need to study up. You need to [01:58:20] know what you actually stand for, and [01:58:21] you need to be able to defend it. And [01:58:23] you should do that unapologetically. You [01:58:24] should do that boldly and with [01:58:26] confidence without a sheepish posture as [01:58:30] if you have something to feel bad about. [01:58:32] You don't. I mean, there are a lot of [01:58:34] dicey issues that are in the societal [01:58:36] conversation right now, but if you [01:58:38] discuss them boldly and with confidence, [01:58:41] people will see that you're earnest. And [01:58:43] you should, as I always did when I was a [01:58:45] lawyer, if you really want to like win [01:58:46] an argument or persuade somebody of what [01:58:49] you're saying, the very first thing you [01:58:51] need to do is study the other side's [01:58:52] arguments. Don't go into rhetorical [01:58:55] battle without knowing what they're [01:58:56] going to say against you. And then be [01:58:58] ready for those points. And show them [01:59:00] that this is not a pastime for you. This [01:59:02] is something you're really committed to. [01:59:04] Don't be on your phone doing games after [01:59:05] school. Be online doing research on [01:59:07] these issues. Go to PragerU. They've got [01:59:09] tons of educational videos. Go to Hill [01:59:12] Hills Hillsdale College online. They've [01:59:13] got tons of great uh information for [01:59:15] you. But you can arm yourself with [01:59:17] information so that when you do [01:59:18] rhetorical battle, you're ready. [01:59:20] >> Thank you so much. [01:59:24] This will be this will be the last [01:59:25] question. [01:59:26] >> Okay. I'm sorry to those of you who [01:59:28] didn't get your questions answered. [01:59:30] >> Hi. [01:59:30] >> Hi, Megan. Thank you so much for being [01:59:32] here. My name is Emma Dayton. I'm a [01:59:34] student at Liberty University. [01:59:36] >> Right on. [01:59:37] >> Yeah. Liberty. [01:59:41] >> Yes. We actually care about the First [01:59:42] Amendment and everything in our [01:59:44] government. Um, I wanted to end on a [01:59:48] faith note, which is probably something [01:59:50] Charlie would have wanted. Um, we're [01:59:52] seeing revival all across this country. [01:59:54] Like we I don't I've never seen anything [01:59:56] like it before. And we saw so many [01:59:58] people in church the first Sunday after [02:00:01] Charlie was assassinated, which is [02:00:03] amazing. And I wanted to know your [02:00:07] thoughts on what you think pastors [02:00:09] should have said to their congregation [02:00:11] that Sunday. I know a lot of Christians [02:00:13] may have left disappointed knowing their [02:00:16] pastors didn't say anything or maybe [02:00:18] they didn't really address it. So, what [02:00:21] would you have had pastors say to their [02:00:23] congregation and then maybe how can [02:00:24] churches go forward in light of that? [02:00:26] >> Yeah, thank you for that. Um, I think if [02:00:29] your pastor didn't say anything about [02:00:30] Charlie Kirk on the Sunday after he was [02:00:32] killed, you need to find a new church. [02:00:38] I I think that's a sickness. I I don't [02:00:41] who could Christians find that was [02:00:44] better than Charlie as an evangelist for [02:00:48] their beliefs, [02:00:50] both faith-based and political. Most [02:00:54] Christian conservatives lean right, and [02:00:57] most understood that Charlie was talking [02:00:59] about the gospel in a way that was [02:01:00] inspirational, even if they didn't share [02:01:02] his politics and would like to hear him [02:01:03] more uh on the faith-based issues. And [02:01:06] so I don't understand that there could [02:01:07] be a pastor in America who wouldn't at [02:01:08] least embrace that side of Charlie and [02:01:11] take a moment to to pay their respects [02:01:13] to him. I think it's it's disrespectful [02:01:15] to him and to the millions of people [02:01:17] around the world who felt inspired by [02:01:19] him and feel inspired by him right now. [02:01:22] So I think shame on them. Find a new [02:01:24] church. Once again, back to my original [02:01:25] point. In a way that's cancel culture. [02:01:27] It's you cancelling them or them [02:01:29] cancelling themselves right out of your [02:01:30] life. That should not be your faith [02:01:32] leader. [02:01:33] Listen you guys, that's it. I I [02:01:35] apologize to the people who didn't get [02:01:36] their questions asked, but send me an [02:01:38] email megan uh megan Kelly.com and I [02:01:41] will try to answer them all. And I'm so [02:01:43] grateful to you. You're very brave. [02:01:46] You're very courageous. Keep saying yes. [02:01:49] Lots of love. [02:01:51] Have a great night. [02:01:56] [Applause] [02:02:22] Hey. [02:02:33] Hey. Hey. [02:02:34] [Music] [02:03:09] [Music]