The Charlie Kirk Show

Rep. Matt Gaetz says that Kevin McCarthy breached the agreement that made him Speaker of the House by negotiating a deeply flawed debt ceiling deal with the Biden Administration. Gaetz joins the show to explain why he believes Republican unity is in danger, and what concessions he wants to avoid being pushed into a motion to vacate the chair. Plus, Libby Emmons joins to discuss the proper goal of a child's education (how government-run schools completely miss it), and how Armenian parents in Glendale, California protested against LGBT propaganda in the classroom only to end up in a street brawl with Antifa.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Human Rights Campaign, the nation's biggest pro-gay group, is announcing a "state of emergency" for LGBT Americans. The Southern Poverty Law Center has labeled Moms for Liberty an "extremist group" because it opposes critical race theory and wants porn out of schools. Charlie looks into Moms for Liberty's most "extreme" views, joined by the group's co-founder Tina Descovich. He also explains how these hysterical smears from the left fit into their agenda of constantly escalating censorship and control.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thomas Baker has been around the FBI since the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan four decades ago. He's seen the FBI at its best, at is worst, and at its ugliest, and now he has a new tell-all book about the decay he saw over the course of his career. Baker joins Charlie to describe the systemic breakdown in the FBI's professionalism and neutrality, how crackpot intelligence analysts have driven the FBI's left-wing agenda, and how a disastrous cultural change has gradually spread from the D.C. headquarters to every field office in the country.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should political expression be a protected right? How can we both end the Ukraine war and pry Russia away from China? Should we end NATO and replace it with a new anti-China alliance? Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy joins to talk about all that and more. Plus, finance expert David Bahnsen explains the financial and economic ramifications from America's near-breach of the debt ceiling.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the 79th anniversary of the D-Day landings, Charlie represents on the tremendous bravery America's fighting men showed so long ago, and asks: How did we go from that kind of heroism to drag queens in less than 80 years? And with every company pandering to Pride Month, who is remembering D-Day? Then, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna joins to discuss her astonishing claim that the FBI fears an anti-Biden informant may be in physical danger.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Strand walked into the U.S. Capitol on January 6...and that's about it. So why was he just sentenced to 32 months in prison by a federal court? John joins Charlie to tell his story, and drive home the necessity of future pardons for the victims of J6 malpractice. Plus, is the word "conservative" obsolete? Texas congressional candidate John O'Shea joins to explain why he prefers a different label, why he's trying to unseat a GOP incumbent, and why he thinks Texas AG Ken Paxton has suddenly become such a target.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To debate or not debate? That is the question for Donald Trump's campaign, with the GOP primary field bigger than ever even as Trump's polling lead grows larger and larger. Raheem Kassam joins the show to make the case for Trump sitting things out, while Charlie brings up the arguments in favor of Trump confronting his rivals directly. Plus, country star John Rich reacts to rumors that Jamie Foxx has suffered serious health issues due to an unwanted Covid vaccination, and speaks up for countless other Americans who have been harmed by Pfizer shots and left without legal recourse by Congress.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the eleventh anniversary of Turning Point USA, Charlie looks back on what has been an incredible journey, including some of the group’s greatest moments, it’s tangible political victories, and where the TPUSA logo came from. He also reacts to the latest GOP campaign announcements, and asks the key question: Who out there is actually voting for Mike Pence?Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Charlie takes the questions you email him at [email protected] including: How are millennials shifting politically as they approach 40? Is Target panicking over anti-Pride backlash? Why is the governor of North Dakota running for President? What's the subtext of the Ten Commandments?Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Charlie is joined live on stage and takes your questions alongside the brilliant Dr. James Lindsay, who provides a commentary on society that you probably haven’t heard before. They dive into the Target boycott, the objective truths the woke mob is willfully ignoring, and the Left’s plan to get you to over react.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What are the five false religions that supposedly "secular" Americans are picking in the place of Christianity? Why is failing to vote not only lazy, but immoral? Why is America already, in effect, a post-constitutional country, and when did it happen? Charlie talks about all this in more in a wide-ranging appearance at Awaken Church in Salt Lake City, Utah.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Republicans will be competing in the 2024 elections, but will they just be showing up, or playing to win? Jack Posobiec guest hosts, and explains why the counter to two thousand Democratic ballot mules is two thousand Scott Preslers ready to hit the bricks, find conservatives, and get their ballots into the box. Plus, Charlie rejoins the show along with Darren Beattie to talk about RFK Jr.'s potential to upset the balance of the Democrat primaries, and whether there is long-term promise to a political coalition between right and left-wing populists.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Conservative musical artists Jimmy Levy and Forgiato Blow are topping the music charts with "Boyott Target," their song attacking Target and its sexualization of children. They join Charlie to talk about the power of protest music to resist liberal overreach, and Charlie explains the link between the left's sudden cultural defensiveness and Elon Musk's liberation of Twitter. Plus, getting attacked is painful, but it's even more painful when the hits are coming from the back. Charlie and Jack Posobiec talk to James O'Keefe about how it feels for the organization he built, Project Veritas, to be suing him using the very money he raised on their behalf.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A massive new report by NBC exposes the disastrous state of the GOP get-out-the-vote effort, which is low on manpower and rife with inefficiency and outright fraud. If this doesn't change, the party will be crushed in 2024. So what do we do, right now, to keep that from happening? Charlie talks to Scott Presler and Tyler Bowyer about this crucial topic, and concludes with an exciting announcement of Turning Point Action's planned work in the key swing state of Wisconsin.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the hundredth (thousandth?) time, CNN claims to have a HUGE STORY that will BRING DOWN TRUMP forever. What is it this time, and what does it actually mean for President Trump and the 2024 race? Charlie talks to Trump lawyer Alina Habba, who explains what the new story means for a potential wave of indictments in the months to come. Plus, Charlie reflects on the arrival of Pride Month, the high holy days of the modern left, and Colonel Douglass Macgregor describes the many, many parts of the defense budgets Americans could cut to help achieve fiscal sanity.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A viral video of a girl celebrating her grandmother's assisted suicide has Charlie amped up and ready for another culture battle. Charlie warn of the immediate dangers and long-term tragedies that so-called "medical assistance in dying" will inflict on Christian civilization. He is also joined by Senator Rick Scott to hear his thoughts on the debt ceiling, and each of them offers predictions about what will happen next.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Conservatives have recently struck blows against wokeness with sustained boycotts of Target and another radical pro-trans companies. But Charlie explains why it's important to hold Chick-fil-A accountable as well, precisely because the company has been so good in the past and deserves to be held to a higher standard. Kane of Citizen Free Press responds to the new right-wing boycott culture, explains how the base views the debt ceiling debate, and reacts to Trump's unexpected feud with former press secretary Kayleigh McEnany. Plus, Rep. Dan Bishop explains his opposition to the debt deal, and why he fears this deal could soon spell the end of both House GOP unity and Kevin McCarthy's speakership.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The House is about to vote on its major debt ceiling deal — and many prominent Republicans are furious. Could the deal have had more concessions in it...and is getting more concessions worth breaching the debt ceiling? Steve Bannon joins Charlie to explain why he sees the debt deal as one of the worst legislative disasters since Obamacare. Sen. Mike Lee gives the perspective of Senate conservatives.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ivermectin is incredibly cheap and incredibly safe, and according to Dr. Pierre Kory, it could have nipped the Covid-19 pandemic in the bud. So why was it instead vilified as "livestock medicine"? Dr. Kory joins Charlie to discuss his new book on that matter, and how the war against ivermectin fits into a wider war on successful, cheap, generic drugs. Plus, Gregg Jarrett discusses corruption inside the FBI and his new book on the Scopes "monkey trial."Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Republicans are divided over the debt ceiling deal. Reps. Chip Roy and Andy Biggs join the show, taking turns explaining why they are each a "hard no" to the deal, and discussing whether it has any hope of clearing the House with so much hostility. Plus, New York has a brand new law abolishing "weight discrimination," pushed by the "fat acceptance" movement. Charlie responds, explaining why obesity is a personal choice, why "fat shaming" is healthy, and why conservatives should feel a moral obligation to get their health in order. The response is immediate, and Charlie reads emails from both an offended fan, and another who turned his life around after being inspired by Charlie's message on health.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After Kevin McCarthy and President Biden reached an agreement on the debt ceiling over the weekend, both conservatives and liberals seem disappointed and even angry. Charlie unpacks what is actually in the deal, what was left out, and what the media isn't telling you about the the compromise. Because this isn't just a deal between Biden and McCarthy. There's a third man in the picture of the debt negotiations that everyone should know about.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With over 1,100 pastors and church leaders in attendance, the TPUSA Faith Pastor's Summit was one of the largest gatherings of faith leaders in the world. Charlie opened the summit with a challenge: How do we build strong churches and preach the Gospel without fear, instead of cravenly hiding away from woke bullies? It's a message that all believers, not just pastors, can be uplifted by.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Charlie takes the questions you email him at [email protected] including: What does Target's CEO think about their 10 billion dollars in lost value after a conservative boycott? Why are the LA Dodgers inviting anti-Catholic drag queens to a game? What do you do if you get a bad grade for saying "biological women?" How can you raise children to share your values?Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TPUSA's Pastor's Summit was one of the largest gatherings of faith leaders in America, but it wasn't just for pastors. One of the event's highlights was a conversation on stage between Charlie and Catholic Daily Wire commentator Michael Knowles. Charlies and Michael talk about Dante, the existence of Hell, the spiritual falsehood of the trans movement, and more. Listen in to an ad-free conversation you don't want to miss!Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Target has lost nearly $10 billion in market cap after the backlash to its radical transgender clothing, and executives are panicking. Allies of woke capital are retaliating by lying about Charlie and other Target critics. Charlie responds with a call to continue and intensify the boycott. Jack Posobiec joins to talk about the "Bud Light-ing" trend and how conservative boycotts are finally becoming as effective as the left's. Plus, Revolver News's Darren Beattie takes a look at Gov. DeSantis's record on big tech, how it might not be as inspiring as the governor's campaign surrogates argue, and the lessons it offers for other red states looking to curb tech's power.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The long run-up is over and the 2024 primary has now truly begun in earnest. Charlie walks through each of the GOP candidates, the money they are receiving, and how the powerful tribal loyalty enjoyed by Trump could negatively effect the careers of his foes. Then, he looks at the state of America three years since the death of George Floyd, and how nobody has suffered more from BLM than the black lives that it pretended to be saving.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

June is Pride Month, the most holy month of the year for the woke regime, and James Lindsay thinks that regime has a plan. Are the forces of woke ready for their "Drag Floyd" moment, and if so, what will it look like? Charlie and James have a far-reaching conversation on that, as well as what drives woke capital, the Marxification of education, and more.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Department of Homeland Security was created to combat foreign terrorist threats, but now it has fully shifted into targeting America's own people — and now, TPUSA itself is in the crosshairs. Brent Bozell of the Media Research Center joins to discuss newly-discovered DHS grants, which gave taxpayer money to an ANTIFA professor who advocates violence and censorship, and who directly links TPUSA to neo-Nazi groups. Plus, John Solomon of Just the News describes the FBI's latest transgressions in targeting Americans while blocking the Hunter Biden investigation, and discusses the possibility of House Republicans retaliating by refusing to renew the Patriot Act.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How much do first impressions really sway people’s opinions? We’re about to find out, after technical issues and a dull opening speech hampered Ron DeSantis’s long-awaited presidential announcement. Charlie and Andrew compare Ron’s announcement to Trump’s eight years ago, and those of other past presidential contenders, to unpack what the damage might be, what the governor’s strategy is, and what it means for 2024 and beyond.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Charlie is in Nashville for TPUSA's Pastor's Summit, one of the largest gatherings of Christian leaders in America. Two of the attending pastors, Russell Johnson of The Pursuit and Jurgen Matthesius of Awaken Church, join Charlie to talk about the secrets to growing a faith community, resisting lockdowns, and spreading the message of Christ in the profoundly hostile cultures of Seattle and southern California.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did you know that RADICAL Christian Charlie Kirk and his pastor thinks Jesus Christ will return to Earth to rule the world one day? Chances are you do, but Rolling Stone has a comical article treating this as big news. Charlie reacts, and also talks to Rich Baris about the state of the 2024 primary with DeSantis's official entry into the race. Plus, James O'Keefe became a conservative legend building Project Veritas from scratch. Now, in a matter of months, O'Keefe has built his new venture, O'Keefe Media Group, into a force of its own. He joins Charlie to talk about his plans for decentralized investigative journalism, where any conservative with a microphone can break a national scoop.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just hours ahead of Ron DeSantis’s official campaign announcement takes place with Elon Musk on Twitter, Charlie and Andrew break down the governor’s strategy: Can he beat Trump, should he have waited for 2024, and most importantly, who the heck is narrating his campaign announcement video?Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 2024 presidential election will probably be Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump...but will they be joined by third candidate, representing the D.C. uniparty? Could Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin make a run for the White House? Charlie and Tyler Bowyer talk about an idea that is more plausible than it sounds, as well as how GOP legislatures have more power than the realize to reshape their election laws. Plus, Rep. Byron Donalds talks about the high stakes of the Ukraine War, the debt ceiling, and more.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kari Lake on Tuesday announced that she will be helping Republicans fight fire with fire. If elections can't be secure, then she will ensure Republicans are at least as good at ballot chasing as the left is. But before her announcement, Kari joins Charlie to respond to a court ruling on her election challenge, and explain why she thought a Maricopa judge got the decision so wrong. Plus, with Target in a major crisis over its sale of "tuck-friendly" trans bathing suits, PublicSq CEO Michael Seifert joins to talk about the need to punish woke capital and reward companies that stand with conservative, Christian, and patriotic values.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The US is one week away from hitting the debt ceiling, and negotiations between House Republicans and President Biden are deadlocked. Charlie walks through the stakes, explains what kind of deal the GOP should look for, and explains why the GOP should not be afraid of cutting military spending if it means getting America's fiscal house in order.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Almost three times as many people voted by mail in 2020 compared to 2016. Yet instead of the ballot rejection rate going up, it went down — and it doesn't take a genius to figure out why. Charlie talks to Tracy Beanz about Kari Lake's battle for a new election in Arizona, the incredibly suspicious process of signature verification in the state, and what must change to prevent every future election from being sabotaged the same way. Plus, Charlie talks to Winning Team Publishing founder Sergio Gor, who is putting out proudly conservative books, including Charlie's own.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After more than half a year of fighting, Russia says it has captured the city of Bakhmut. Ukrainian President Zelensky, who once described the city as the turning point of the whole war, is now dismissing it as irrelevant. What's really going on, what will happen next in the war, where has America's $100+ billion in aid gone, and most importantly, how do we end the conflict without putting American troops in danger or starting World War 3? Charlie breaks it all down with Col. Douglas Macgregor and Jordan Schachtel, author of the "Dossier" Substack.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NAACP is calling for black Americans to boycott Florida. Charlie responds, laying out where the NAACP should actually be directing its boycott calls, and explaining why they ought to be renamed the NAADP: The National Association for the Advancement of the Democratic Party. Plus, Chadwick Moore joins to discuss his soon-to-be-released biography of Tucker Carlson, and gives his inside view of what happened inside Fox that caused Tucker to be so abruptly taken off the air.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Charlie takes the questions you email him at [email protected] including: What does Charlie think about the 2023 Pride Line at Target? What can be done about the mass corporate pandering to the alphabet mafia? And is it ever okay to call someone a “Karen?”Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Charlie sits down for a deep, intellectual interview with MSCS Media, where he walks through the three pivotal movements the Left has used to take over the culture, and how Conservatives can reverse them. Charlie and MSCS dive into the Trump indictment, 2024, fatherhood, the #MeToo Movement, the beginning of TPUSA, and more.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Things in Biden's America keep getting worse, yet for tens of millions of ordinary Americans, no alarm bells are going off. The culprit: Normalcy bias, which allows people to see the status quo as "normal" now matter how much it would horrify their grandparents, their parents, or even themselves just a few years ago. Plus, FBI whistleblower Garrett O'Boyle describes the rot inside the FBI, where it comes from, and how bureaucratic tyrants have tried to destroy his life and livelihood for stepping out of line.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The left tried to steal the 2016 election at the last minute with the "Hamilton Electors," and failed. In 2020, using Zuckerboxes, mass mail-in ballots, and Twitter censorship, the steal succeeded. The only guarantee in 2024 is that they will try again — but what will their strategy be? Charlie looks past the horse race news of the moment to try and determine what the left is wargaming in their secret strategy meetings. Then, Rep. Jim Jordan joins to discuss the latest findings of his House weaponization subcommittee.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Taylor Marshall, father of eight, is already the single most-viewed Catholic YouTube personality. Now, he's making a longshot run for the presidency. Dr. Marshall joins Charlie to explain why, and the two embark on a far-reaching conversation about shifting the Overton Window, protecting the family, and what the greatest threat to Christianity is today. For more than eighteen hundred years, the chief dangers to Christianity were external. In 2023, have hostile Roman emperors and menacing Islamic armies been replaced by your local cowardly, un-orthodox pastor?Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The American Dream of safety, prosperity, and home ownership still exists...but does it exist in America anymore? Darren Beattie of Revolver takes Charlie on an around-the-world tour, comparing the affordability of other countries with how prices have spiraled out of control even in America's mid-tier cities. Plus, Darren assesses the best way for Tucker Carlson to come back into the limelight, and Jack Posobiec joins to discuss the Covenant School's effort to suppress the Nashville shooting manifesto, and how the Daniel Penny episode demonstrates the right's dramatically improved response to BLM frenzies.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The House Weaponization sub-committee has released an interim progress report, which exposes the dramatic and disturbing excesses of our own FBI. A bureau created to catch pimps and gangsters has now become a vast nationwide dragnet aimed at ordinary American patriots. Charlie discusses the committee's findings, and describes how the FBI began and how it grew into such a dramatic threat to American freedom and wellbeing.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just how strong is Trump's primary position as the summer approaches? And if he can't be beaten, then isn't the natural follow-up question "Who is the best VP pick?" Rich Baris breaks down the numbers, then he and Charlie break down the strategy. Plus, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene comes on to explain why she has proposed impeaching Chris Wray and D.C.'s federal prosecutor, and why Republicans ought to do it even if they have no hope of forcing them out of office.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kyle Rittenhouse, Daniel Penny, Douglas Mackey, and Is Fox News panicking about their post-Tucker ratings collapse? Is alternative media supplanting the establishment? And did Ron DeSantis take too long to announce his presidential run? Kane of Citizen Free Press joins Charlie to answer all those critical 2024 questions, and many more. Plus, Donald Trump Jr. endured bogus accusations of treason during the Mueller probe. Now, he hits back following the Durham Report's vindication, and Charlie breaks down how a new ranking of the America's best places to live obliterates the left's narratives on diversity as America's "strength."Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elon Musk may not be the perfect billionaire, but he's the one conservatives need right now. Musk is under fire from the media for taking on the villainous George Soros, and Charlie is here to hop into the foxhole alongside him. Charlie explains why Musk is valuable to the conservative cause, and why the media's cries of "anti-Semitism" when George Soros is the subject are so disingenuous and malicious.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the release of John Durham's report, there is no better time to revisit what happened in 2020 — How the same creatures who concocted the Russia hoax also suppressed the Hunter laptop, rewrote the election rules, and shut down anyone who tried to argue against them. Charlie talks to Rigged author Mollie Hemingway about how Durham vindicates her book, and then speaks to Joseph Fried about his own book finding countless red flags in the 2020 process.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Schiff lied about having hard evidence of "Russian collusion." Hillary Clinton sustained the lie for years to cover up her disastrous failed campaign. The FBI went along with all of this. So why didn't the Durham probe deliver any charges, and in the wake of that disappointment, what should Republicans do to create accountability? Charlie talks about that with Devin Nunes, who did so much to debunk the Russia hoax five years ago, and then talks to Julie Kelly about scandalous new revelations further undermining the January 6 inquisition.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.