WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:03.000 Tonight, we continue our coverage of the death and life 2 00:00:03.040 --> 00:00:06.559 and legacy of Charlie Kirk. Will go inside the manhunt 3 00:00:06.559 --> 00:00:08.640 to see whether or not his killers will be found 4 00:00:08.679 --> 00:00:09.560 and held accountable. 5 00:00:09.759 --> 00:00:11.400 Rahem Cassam of the National. 6 00:00:11.160 --> 00:00:14.119 Pulses here, and we'll stop in with Daniel Baldwin at 7 00:00:14.119 --> 00:00:17.399 the White House where they're getting constant information about how 8 00:00:17.440 --> 00:00:20.719 to hold the killer or killers accountable. We've also got 9 00:00:20.719 --> 00:00:24.440 a report from the activist community. Stefano Forte is the 10 00:00:24.440 --> 00:00:26.960 president of the New York Young Republican Club, and he 11 00:00:27.039 --> 00:00:30.320 will share how folks are trying to live the legacy 12 00:00:30.359 --> 00:00:33.159 of Charlie Kirk in their politics and their free speech 13 00:00:33.200 --> 00:00:34.159 and in their activism. 14 00:00:34.320 --> 00:00:35.520 It's all on the Matt Gates Show. 15 00:00:35.640 --> 00:00:36.359 Let's do this. 16 00:00:37.880 --> 00:00:40.359 Shaking up Washington, d C. We're breaking the fever. 17 00:00:41.079 --> 00:00:42.920 Do you haven't watch this guy on television. 18 00:00:43.439 --> 00:00:44.640 It's like a machine. 19 00:00:45.200 --> 00:00:45.840 He's great. 20 00:00:46.479 --> 00:00:53.640 Matt Gates, as we join you tonight, we are on 21 00:00:53.719 --> 00:00:56.520 assignment in Washington, d C. And this is a place 22 00:00:56.560 --> 00:00:59.960 where Maga is indeed in mourning. As I have chatted 23 00:01:00.119 --> 00:01:03.079 with my friends throughout the administration, so many had the 24 00:01:03.079 --> 00:01:06.799 opportunity to serve President Trump on the campaign trail or 25 00:01:06.799 --> 00:01:10.319 in government in some part because of Charlie Kirk. Charlie 26 00:01:10.439 --> 00:01:13.840 Kirk ran a massive organization, Turning Point USA and Turning 27 00:01:13.840 --> 00:01:16.680 Point Action, and that became the theaer system for people 28 00:01:16.680 --> 00:01:22.239 who would ultimately lead precinct walks, organized for caucuses, recruit volunteers, 29 00:01:22.519 --> 00:01:27.680 host fundraisers, share information online, and build out the incredible 30 00:01:28.000 --> 00:01:32.480 magasphere of information domain warfare that allowed President Trump to 31 00:01:32.519 --> 00:01:36.760 prevail in the electoral contest against Kamala Harris. Charlie Kirk 32 00:01:37.120 --> 00:01:40.599 was one of President Trump's closest friends and advisors. I 33 00:01:40.680 --> 00:01:44.439 recall frequently during the tough times of the Trump campaign 34 00:01:44.599 --> 00:01:47.799 during COVID, when we were concerned about whether or not 35 00:01:47.920 --> 00:01:50.480 gatherings would allow us to share our message, it was 36 00:01:50.599 --> 00:01:53.319 Charlie Kirk in the state of Arizona who held a 37 00:01:53.319 --> 00:01:57.040 triumphant return rally for President Trump. It was also the 38 00:01:57.040 --> 00:02:00.840 Turning Point organization that gave President Trump opportunities to be 39 00:02:00.840 --> 00:02:03.959 able to connect with young people about their prospects for 40 00:02:04.079 --> 00:02:07.319 a brighter future. It was a future dimmed by the 41 00:02:07.319 --> 00:02:13.240 Biden administration as regulations, taxes, sanctuary policies reduced what we 42 00:02:13.360 --> 00:02:16.159 believed we could be in the economy, of the future. 43 00:02:16.599 --> 00:02:19.759 Now that future has been shaped by Charlie Kirk, even 44 00:02:19.840 --> 00:02:23.280 in his passing. It's been shaped by the activists he trained, 45 00:02:23.319 --> 00:02:26.120 by the people in government he mentored, and by a 46 00:02:26.159 --> 00:02:30.439 president whose side he stood by. To say how important 47 00:02:30.520 --> 00:02:33.080 Charlie Kirk was to President Trump. He was one of 48 00:02:33.120 --> 00:02:36.280 the people the President regularly consulted about who would be 49 00:02:36.360 --> 00:02:39.319 his running mate, and Charlie Kirk was indeed on the 50 00:02:39.360 --> 00:02:42.599 side of JD. Vance who was ultimately selected. It was 51 00:02:42.680 --> 00:02:45.199 the Vice President on Air Force two who went and 52 00:02:45.240 --> 00:02:48.360 picked up Charlie Kirk's body in Utah and returned it 53 00:02:48.560 --> 00:02:52.199 to Arizona, where we expect there to be a really 54 00:02:52.240 --> 00:02:55.719 remarkable celebration of life that will go on for some time. 55 00:02:56.159 --> 00:03:00.840 President Trump was at the nine to eleven and he 56 00:03:00.919 --> 00:03:05.039 shared his words on Charlie Charlie Kirk while awarding Charlie 57 00:03:05.080 --> 00:03:06.719 Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom. 58 00:03:06.719 --> 00:03:07.199 Take a listen. 59 00:03:07.719 --> 00:03:11.719 Before we begin, let me express the horror and grief 60 00:03:12.919 --> 00:03:19.560 so many Americans at the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk. 61 00:03:19.599 --> 00:03:23.520 I felt Charlie was a giant of his generation, a 62 00:03:23.639 --> 00:03:27.680 champion of liberty and an inspiration to millions and millions 63 00:03:27.680 --> 00:03:32.800 of people. Our prayers are with his wonderful wife, Eric 64 00:03:32.879 --> 00:03:39.520 and his beautiful children. Fantastic people they are. We miss 65 00:03:39.599 --> 00:03:42.759 him greatly. Yet I have no doubt that Charlie's voice 66 00:03:42.800 --> 00:03:46.879 and the courage he put into the hearts of countless people, 67 00:03:47.560 --> 00:03:52.759 especially young people, will live on. I'm pleased to announce 68 00:03:52.800 --> 00:03:56.560 that I will soon be awarding Charlie Kirk posthumously the 69 00:03:56.680 --> 00:04:01.639 Presidential Medal of Freedom. The date of the ceremony will 70 00:04:01.680 --> 00:04:04.080 be announced, and I can only guarantee you one thing 71 00:04:04.120 --> 00:04:07.520 that we will have a very big crowd, very very big. 72 00:04:09.319 --> 00:04:13.319 I can tell justin listening to my friend the President's voice, 73 00:04:13.319 --> 00:04:16.279 how sad he is about this, how much it has 74 00:04:16.360 --> 00:04:19.680 touched him, and the First Lady, and all who are 75 00:04:19.720 --> 00:04:22.040 working for the country right now in the West Wing. 76 00:04:22.600 --> 00:04:25.160 I will tell you this about Charlie Kirk. He and 77 00:04:25.199 --> 00:04:28.959 I spoke frequently about life and death. In the last 78 00:04:29.000 --> 00:04:32.319 several weeks. I would even seek parenting advice for him. 79 00:04:32.360 --> 00:04:35.600 He gave good advice on diapers and the importance of 80 00:04:35.639 --> 00:04:38.639 spending time with your children even before they can really 81 00:04:38.680 --> 00:04:42.800 react to your presence in a fulsome way. Charlie Kirk 82 00:04:42.959 --> 00:04:47.120 did not fear death. We talked about the risks associated 83 00:04:47.160 --> 00:04:51.040 with our advocacy and our politics. Sometimes we talked about 84 00:04:51.079 --> 00:04:54.360 those things in the context of the outdoor rallies that 85 00:04:54.519 --> 00:04:56.879 Charlie would hold. I would do what I could to 86 00:04:57.000 --> 00:04:59.800 not hold outdoor rallies, but at times they were unavoidable 87 00:05:00.120 --> 00:05:02.759 in the place of the context, and I would ask 88 00:05:02.920 --> 00:05:05.519 Charlie whether or not he believed he would be safe 89 00:05:05.560 --> 00:05:08.720 at these things, and in a way that I knew 90 00:05:08.879 --> 00:05:13.360 he was sincere. He told me that he knew everything 91 00:05:13.480 --> 00:05:16.600 would go according to God's plan with his life. He 92 00:05:16.680 --> 00:05:19.839 knew there were risks associated with the work he was doing. 93 00:05:20.959 --> 00:05:23.759 He would give his signature grin and say that he 94 00:05:23.879 --> 00:05:26.920 know he picked such a wonderful mother for his children 95 00:05:27.160 --> 00:05:29.920 that they would be okay if anything terrible happened to him. 96 00:05:29.959 --> 00:05:34.279 And those conversations have been running in my mind constantly 97 00:05:34.360 --> 00:05:37.120 since the news of his death. Another person who Charlie 98 00:05:37.160 --> 00:05:40.399 Kirk helped out a great deal during the confirmation process 99 00:05:40.519 --> 00:05:43.639 during the transition, another friend of his in the media 100 00:05:43.680 --> 00:05:47.519 space previously is now our Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, 101 00:05:47.720 --> 00:05:51.040 who shared some comforting words regarding the passing of Charlie Kirk. 102 00:05:51.959 --> 00:05:57.360 Life example and even death of Christ follower and American 103 00:05:57.399 --> 00:06:06.040 patriot Charlie Kirk. Give me hope, sheer courage, no matter 104 00:06:06.079 --> 00:06:11.040 the arena. Charlie, we love you. We know that you 105 00:06:11.040 --> 00:06:17.759 have heard the Lord's words. Well done, good and faithful servant. 106 00:06:18.279 --> 00:06:21.720 Full heart, clear eyes. 107 00:06:23.319 --> 00:06:27.279 Like those on nine to eleven, You will never be forgotten. 108 00:06:30.519 --> 00:06:34.000 We are learning everything we can about the ongoing manhunt 109 00:06:34.040 --> 00:06:36.959 as this grief continues to lay over so many of 110 00:06:37.040 --> 00:06:40.920 us in the MAGA movement. The authorities believe that there 111 00:06:40.959 --> 00:06:44.040 is a person of interest and they are sharing information 112 00:06:44.480 --> 00:06:48.600 regarding the physical appearance. Let's get that person of interest 113 00:06:48.639 --> 00:06:52.079 screen on our full screen if we can, and that's 114 00:06:52.120 --> 00:06:55.600 something that certainly has drawn the attention of many. And 115 00:06:55.720 --> 00:06:57.600 we a wait to see whether or not that person 116 00:06:57.639 --> 00:07:00.399 of interest is indeed a target and whether or not 117 00:07:00.639 --> 00:07:03.839 our authorities have the opportunity to speak with that person. 118 00:07:03.920 --> 00:07:06.480 But we do know there were two other individuals who 119 00:07:06.480 --> 00:07:09.839 were detained at some point who have subsequently been released, 120 00:07:09.839 --> 00:07:12.199 and so it appears we may be in for the 121 00:07:12.240 --> 00:07:15.879 long haul on this investigation. There were a number of 122 00:07:16.000 --> 00:07:20.000 lawmakers who are our chief Capitol Hill correspondent John Hines 123 00:07:20.040 --> 00:07:23.040 caught up with today who reacted to Charlie Kirk's passing 124 00:07:23.120 --> 00:07:23.680 Take a listen. 125 00:07:24.199 --> 00:07:29.199 Charlie Kirk was a force, a tremendous and articulate spokesman 126 00:07:29.360 --> 00:07:33.120 for what is good and honorable. What an impact he 127 00:07:33.240 --> 00:07:36.560 was having on our young people. And for the coward 128 00:07:36.639 --> 00:07:41.639 that took his life. You know, I just there's no 129 00:07:41.680 --> 00:07:44.920 words to describe the disgust that I feel for that individual. 130 00:07:45.279 --> 00:07:48.759 But Kirk is just an amazing man. And what a 131 00:07:48.839 --> 00:07:52.839 loss loss to his family, friends, and the country. 132 00:07:53.680 --> 00:07:54.360 He is a great man. 133 00:07:54.480 --> 00:07:57.360 At thirty one years of age, he leaves an enormous 134 00:07:57.439 --> 00:08:03.519 legacy and retired generation that has been reintroduced to those 135 00:08:03.920 --> 00:08:09.800 principles of individual liberty, constitutionally limited government, and personal responsibility. 136 00:08:09.879 --> 00:08:12.920 It created the greatest nation in the history of the world. 137 00:08:12.959 --> 00:08:16.240 He advanced the cause of democracy more than anybody that 138 00:08:16.360 --> 00:08:22.240 I know, and paid a terrible price. We owe him 139 00:08:22.360 --> 00:08:23.519 an enormous. 140 00:08:23.160 --> 00:08:24.800 Debt of gratitude. 141 00:08:24.879 --> 00:08:27.439 As historians look back on this period, I think it 142 00:08:27.439 --> 00:08:31.240 will look to voices like Charlie Kirks as those who 143 00:08:34.120 --> 00:08:36.120 charted a better course for America. 144 00:08:36.519 --> 00:08:40.799 It's a very sad day, I take it wasn't the passing. 145 00:08:40.840 --> 00:08:44.120 It was an assassination. It was just a flat out 146 00:08:44.120 --> 00:08:48.279 assassination of a man. He's got a wife, he's got kids. 147 00:08:49.159 --> 00:08:52.320 If you you know, he was very respectful whenever he spoke. 148 00:08:53.000 --> 00:08:54.799 Just a sad day. 149 00:08:57.879 --> 00:08:59.840 There are a number of visuals that have been held 150 00:08:59.840 --> 00:09:02.279 there around the country as people who hadn't even met 151 00:09:02.320 --> 00:09:06.320 Charlie Kirk were grief stricken by the news of his assassination. 152 00:09:06.600 --> 00:09:22.279 We'll check on those vigils now. 153 00:09:33.600 --> 00:09:38.679 Is with the memory of Charlie Kirk and his sacrifice 154 00:09:39.240 --> 00:09:45.600 for liberty and with the supreme faith in Christ our. 155 00:09:45.519 --> 00:09:47.840 King, that we stand in. 156 00:09:47.720 --> 00:09:52.679 The face of evil, ready to do battle for the Lord. 157 00:09:55.519 --> 00:09:59.240 The vigils in remembrance of Charlie Kirk's life. The celebrations 158 00:09:59.279 --> 00:10:01.879 of his life will be ongoing. Matter of fact, in 159 00:10:02.200 --> 00:10:05.080 Florida's first congressional district in Milton, Florida, they'll be a 160 00:10:05.080 --> 00:10:08.080 gathering on Saturday. Folks can find out the information on 161 00:10:08.120 --> 00:10:10.120 my social media at former Rep. 162 00:10:10.200 --> 00:10:10.840 Matt Gates. 163 00:10:11.240 --> 00:10:15.559 I'll be there with my grieving friends who see the 164 00:10:15.600 --> 00:10:18.840 impact of Charlie and all he's done. And this also 165 00:10:19.399 --> 00:10:23.639 brings into focus broader questions about political violence and about 166 00:10:23.679 --> 00:10:27.679 death threats. Last evening, we had longtime political consultant and 167 00:10:27.720 --> 00:10:31.120 presidential historian Roger Stone on our program. He had this 168 00:10:31.240 --> 00:10:34.039 to say about the political climate of violence today. 169 00:10:34.360 --> 00:10:36.320 Matt knows what this is like. You know, you have 170 00:10:36.440 --> 00:10:38.879 no idea what it's like to get death threats every 171 00:10:39.200 --> 00:10:43.200 single day, by email, by text, on social media. I 172 00:10:43.240 --> 00:10:46.320 don't talk about it because they don't want to generate copycats. 173 00:10:46.360 --> 00:10:49.559 But if you're outspoken, you're subjected to this. 174 00:10:49.679 --> 00:10:51.240 Yeah, you have to becoming detail. 175 00:10:51.080 --> 00:10:53.360 It silence us. If the idea is to silence us, 176 00:10:53.559 --> 00:10:54.720 that's not going to work. 177 00:10:55.000 --> 00:10:57.320 No, it never silenced Charlie Kirk. You showed a tremendous 178 00:10:57.320 --> 00:11:00.919 amount of courage. Roger Stone makes a good point. There's 179 00:11:01.080 --> 00:11:05.279 often this tension that arises when there are terrible death threats. 180 00:11:05.320 --> 00:11:08.279 If you talk about those things, they didn't happen. More often, 181 00:11:08.360 --> 00:11:10.840 if you don't talk about them, you aren't able to 182 00:11:10.879 --> 00:11:14.720 activate sufficient outrage to be able to make this not acceptable. 183 00:11:15.679 --> 00:11:18.559 People have to be able to resolve their disputes in 184 00:11:18.639 --> 00:11:21.600 far more productive ways, and we have a lot to 185 00:11:21.679 --> 00:11:25.240 learn about the motivations in this particular event. But I 186 00:11:25.320 --> 00:11:29.440 don't immediately leap to the conclusion that this is someone 187 00:11:29.480 --> 00:11:32.679 who just hated conservatives, because many were. 188 00:11:32.519 --> 00:11:33.399 Gathered that day. 189 00:11:33.480 --> 00:11:36.320 And what we know about the gun that we believe 190 00:11:36.600 --> 00:11:41.200 was acquired by the authorities is that this was a single. 191 00:11:40.879 --> 00:11:41.960 Bolt action rifle. 192 00:11:42.039 --> 00:11:43.480 This was one bullet. 193 00:11:43.480 --> 00:11:45.159 This wasn't somebody who was. 194 00:11:45.120 --> 00:11:49.039 Out there just spraying their outrage through some sort of 195 00:11:49.240 --> 00:11:53.480 high capacity magazine. We also see that this person obviously 196 00:11:53.559 --> 00:11:57.759 had an escape plan. The comparisons to Butler Pennsylvania seemed 197 00:11:57.799 --> 00:12:01.480 deeply misplaced to me, because Butler Pennsylvania, this was someone 198 00:12:01.480 --> 00:12:04.480 who obviously was ready to give their life in this 199 00:12:04.600 --> 00:12:08.960 twisted desire to see President Trump killed. Here, you did 200 00:12:09.000 --> 00:12:13.159 not have such a sacrificial endeavor. It was more pristine, 201 00:12:13.320 --> 00:12:17.799 it was more surgical. It was more precise and awful 202 00:12:17.919 --> 00:12:22.279 and tragic and mind numbing all at once. But nonetheless, 203 00:12:22.320 --> 00:12:26.320 that is a clue that is important. And we certainly 204 00:12:26.399 --> 00:12:29.879 know that Charlie Kirk was someone who weighed in on 205 00:12:29.919 --> 00:12:32.440 a number of very important issues, and he was a 206 00:12:32.480 --> 00:12:35.720 powerful person, and some people want to extinguish that power, 207 00:12:36.080 --> 00:12:39.320 And so much of what is being discussed regarding our 208 00:12:39.320 --> 00:12:42.480 friend Charlie Kirk now relates to what he indeed has 209 00:12:42.559 --> 00:12:47.360 done mobilizing and organizing people. But I wonder whether or 210 00:12:47.440 --> 00:12:50.639 not Charlie Kirk's death had something to do with the 211 00:12:50.679 --> 00:12:53.320 work that he did when folks weren't watching the work 212 00:12:53.360 --> 00:12:56.519 that he did to ensure that President Trump had all 213 00:12:56.559 --> 00:13:00.600 of the support necessary to make reasonable decisions that serve 214 00:13:00.679 --> 00:13:05.879 the American people. And look, presidents are often bombarded by 215 00:13:05.919 --> 00:13:09.720 people who want this or that. Oftentimes they're acting in 216 00:13:09.799 --> 00:13:13.440 their own pecuniary interest. But Charlie Kirk had a way 217 00:13:13.759 --> 00:13:16.720 to have the president's back. He had a way to 218 00:13:16.919 --> 00:13:20.279 ensure that the president had the opportunity to be the 219 00:13:20.399 --> 00:13:23.519 very best version of himself. And we all always want 220 00:13:23.519 --> 00:13:26.200 that of our own selves and of those who assume 221 00:13:26.279 --> 00:13:30.919 mantles of power. And when Charlie would talk to people 222 00:13:31.039 --> 00:13:34.039 in the press, or in Congress or the Senate, or 223 00:13:34.080 --> 00:13:37.720 in the cabinet, he had a way of aligning interests 224 00:13:37.759 --> 00:13:41.200 that we're going to be discussing tonight with his longtime friend, 225 00:13:41.240 --> 00:13:45.000 my longtime friend, the publisher of the National Pulse, Rahem Cassam, 226 00:13:45.159 --> 00:13:48.559 And it's our expectation that that'll give us an opportunity 227 00:13:48.600 --> 00:13:53.200 to really delve into the depth of this man and 228 00:13:53.240 --> 00:13:56.080 his impact on Washington, d C. It was an impact 229 00:13:57.000 --> 00:13:59.600 that has felt even in his passing, and there will 230 00:13:59.600 --> 00:14:02.120 be a lot of time for us in the coming 231 00:14:02.200 --> 00:14:05.799 days and in the coming weeks to talk about where 232 00:14:06.080 --> 00:14:09.480 Turning Point goes, where the door knocking effort goes for 233 00:14:09.519 --> 00:14:12.480 the Republican Party. In a lot of ways, Turning Point 234 00:14:12.559 --> 00:14:17.200 USA did the work that the Republican Party traditional establishment 235 00:14:17.240 --> 00:14:21.440 infrastructure didn't do, wasn't built to do, couldn't do. And 236 00:14:21.519 --> 00:14:25.720 in that way it is an irreplaceable thing in the 237 00:14:25.759 --> 00:14:28.720 success strategy for the America First Movement to have a 238 00:14:28.799 --> 00:14:31.440 vibrant Turning Point. I can share with you that I've 239 00:14:31.480 --> 00:14:34.799 spoken with a number of the senior executives at Turning Point, 240 00:14:35.840 --> 00:14:37.799 and while it is hard at times for them to 241 00:14:37.840 --> 00:14:41.720 even formulate words through the grief, they remain committed to 242 00:14:41.759 --> 00:14:45.600 the mission. Every single person knows that if Charlie Kirk 243 00:14:45.639 --> 00:14:49.399 were here to give comment on the passing of Charlie Kirk, 244 00:14:49.639 --> 00:14:54.279 he would say keep fighting, keep organizing, keep speaking out, 245 00:14:54.519 --> 00:14:56.720 and that we are not going to win the same 246 00:14:56.759 --> 00:14:59.759 way the other side will. Our ideas have to be better, 247 00:15:00.159 --> 00:15:02.440 arguments have to be sharper, and we have to be 248 00:15:02.480 --> 00:15:06.720 able to convey these things with a sense of inviting 249 00:15:06.879 --> 00:15:10.080 and warmth and if our politics is always so off 250 00:15:10.120 --> 00:15:13.639 putting to people and lacks charm, then it is not 251 00:15:13.879 --> 00:15:15.480 a growth asset class. 252 00:15:15.519 --> 00:15:17.360 And we have grown as a movement. 253 00:15:17.440 --> 00:15:20.639 We've grown in a number of demographics, but none more 254 00:15:20.720 --> 00:15:24.000 so than the young people who Charlie dedicated so much 255 00:15:24.000 --> 00:15:25.840 of his time too, and who he wanted to bring 256 00:15:25.919 --> 00:15:29.039 aboard this great turning point in our country. 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Some are telling me that 297 00:18:16.680 --> 00:18:19.160 even focusing on anything other than the loss of their 298 00:18:19.200 --> 00:18:22.759 friend is hard to do. What are you sensing from 299 00:18:22.799 --> 00:18:25.599 the White House as it relates to the passing of 300 00:18:25.720 --> 00:18:26.640 the great Charlie. 301 00:18:26.440 --> 00:18:31.559 Kirk, Matt, Everyone's walking around with the dark cloud over 302 00:18:31.599 --> 00:18:33.759 themselves today. That's what it feels like. It feels like 303 00:18:33.799 --> 00:18:36.799 a nightmare. Everyone here is gutted. Everyone here works with 304 00:18:36.839 --> 00:18:40.160 the administration is just torn apart by what happened. It 305 00:18:40.160 --> 00:18:43.519 feels like a nightmare. And that's speaking personally. That's speaking 306 00:18:43.599 --> 00:18:47.279 to people who work for the president. One of the 307 00:18:47.319 --> 00:18:49.319 officials that it feels like they lost one of their own, 308 00:18:49.640 --> 00:18:52.880 and how could you focus on anything else at this 309 00:18:52.960 --> 00:18:58.000 point in time. This is a dark, dark, dark moment 310 00:18:58.680 --> 00:19:01.039 for the country. And I know Charlie was a personal 311 00:19:01.079 --> 00:19:02.920 friend of yours, So I want to say I'm sorry 312 00:19:02.920 --> 00:19:05.240 for your loss, Matt. And of course we're praying for 313 00:19:05.359 --> 00:19:08.039 Charlie here at One American News. I know the White 314 00:19:08.039 --> 00:19:10.640 House is doing the same. The Vice President vote a 315 00:19:10.680 --> 00:19:14.720 beautiful post on X last night, and we spoke with 316 00:19:14.759 --> 00:19:17.720 the President today for a good couple of minutes, and 317 00:19:18.720 --> 00:19:22.319 his message is basically that the Turning Point family is strong. 318 00:19:22.640 --> 00:19:24.240 He has a lot of love for them. Charlie was 319 00:19:24.240 --> 00:19:27.519 an incredible man. He had the pulse of the youth 320 00:19:27.759 --> 00:19:30.920 in this country unlike anyone else. And to any of 321 00:19:30.920 --> 00:19:33.839 the young Americans who feel like they lost their political voice, 322 00:19:33.839 --> 00:19:35.880 he said, to hang in there, and now is the 323 00:19:35.880 --> 00:19:38.440 time to be brave and let your voice be heard. 324 00:19:38.680 --> 00:19:40.519 So that seems to be the message from the President 325 00:19:40.599 --> 00:19:43.759 here today and what again, is a very dark dark 326 00:19:43.799 --> 00:19:46.359 hour for this country. 327 00:19:47.640 --> 00:19:50.640 I've spent a lot of time speaking at Turning Point campuses. 328 00:19:50.680 --> 00:19:54.119 I've got friends and contacts who built Turning Point chapters 329 00:19:54.160 --> 00:19:57.200 and gone on to careers in and out of politics. 330 00:19:57.359 --> 00:20:00.799 And yes, that is a feeling that is premating from 331 00:20:00.880 --> 00:20:04.839 the White House throughout the country. And Daniel, you spoke 332 00:20:04.839 --> 00:20:08.519 to the President about his conversations with Erica Kirk, the 333 00:20:08.519 --> 00:20:10.920 widow of Charlie Kirk. What did the President have to 334 00:20:10.960 --> 00:20:11.880 share with you about that? 335 00:20:13.720 --> 00:20:16.799 He said he had a lengthy conversation. She's just devastated, 336 00:20:16.960 --> 00:20:21.440 just wrecked, absolutely devastated. And it's easy to look at 337 00:20:21.519 --> 00:20:26.240 Charlie and say, well, he's a major influential figure in 338 00:20:26.599 --> 00:20:30.160 conservative politics, politics in general, someone who had a lot 339 00:20:30.160 --> 00:20:31.799 of people here. A lot of reporters have come up 340 00:20:31.799 --> 00:20:34.720 to me and said that they believed that Charlie Kirk 341 00:20:34.720 --> 00:20:37.680 had a presidential run in his future. Multiple people have 342 00:20:37.720 --> 00:20:40.119 said that to me today, So that sort of tells 343 00:20:40.119 --> 00:20:42.680 you what reporters have thought about him, Matt. But at 344 00:20:42.720 --> 00:20:44.960 the bottom line was he is a husband, He has 345 00:20:45.000 --> 00:20:48.119 a father to a two beautiful young children, and that's 346 00:20:48.119 --> 00:20:52.000 what this absolute savage ripped away from his family. And 347 00:20:52.240 --> 00:20:55.880 the President, of course, understands grief and the need to 348 00:20:55.920 --> 00:20:58.400 be there for people better than most, and he had 349 00:20:58.440 --> 00:21:02.039 a lengthy conversation with Charlie's wife and was likely there 350 00:21:02.079 --> 00:21:04.880 for her and heard her, and he just reiterated that 351 00:21:04.960 --> 00:21:07.319 message to the Turning Point family that the White House 352 00:21:07.319 --> 00:21:09.839 stands with them in their hour of grief, and that 353 00:21:09.920 --> 00:21:12.599 Charlie was a titan of a man, and that his 354 00:21:12.680 --> 00:21:15.720 voice will go on for decades and generations to come 355 00:21:15.720 --> 00:21:17.839 in the president and this White House will help make 356 00:21:17.880 --> 00:21:18.920 sure of that meant. 357 00:21:21.279 --> 00:21:23.839 You make such a good point about how President Trump 358 00:21:24.279 --> 00:21:27.559 has always approach to grief just as a human being. 359 00:21:27.960 --> 00:21:29.200 We've heard the stories in. 360 00:21:29.160 --> 00:21:33.000 The past when Robert Craft's wife died, he would regularly 361 00:21:33.039 --> 00:21:37.559 call Robert Craft and comfort him through those very difficult moments. 362 00:21:37.880 --> 00:21:42.119 When the Japanese leader Sinjo Abe was executed, President Trump 363 00:21:42.279 --> 00:21:46.160 kept in touch with his widow, just to create a 364 00:21:46.240 --> 00:21:50.200 human connection and to show deep empathy. President Trump knows 365 00:21:50.319 --> 00:21:53.640 Erica Kirk well. He's dined with Charlie and Erica kirktt 366 00:21:53.640 --> 00:21:56.640 on a number of occasions at mar Lago, at Bedminster, 367 00:21:57.160 --> 00:21:59.839 around the country, at Charlie's turning point events, and so 368 00:22:00.559 --> 00:22:03.440 they have a close relationship, and I would expect that 369 00:22:03.480 --> 00:22:05.000 they would continue to keep in touch. 370 00:22:05.440 --> 00:22:05.799 Daniel. 371 00:22:06.119 --> 00:22:09.720 The other real challenge here is that so many people 372 00:22:09.759 --> 00:22:14.920 in the administration tasked with conducting this man hunt bringing 373 00:22:15.240 --> 00:22:19.039 the person or people responsible for this to justice. 374 00:22:19.119 --> 00:22:20.640 They're friends of Charlie Kirk. 375 00:22:20.839 --> 00:22:24.880 The FBI director is close personal friends with Charlie Kirk. 376 00:22:25.200 --> 00:22:28.480 Pambondi and Charlie Kirk are very close. What are you 377 00:22:28.599 --> 00:22:32.240 learning from the White House about how the President and 378 00:22:32.279 --> 00:22:35.920 the team there is being kept abreast of this investigation 379 00:22:36.000 --> 00:22:38.160 that appears to be very hot and still ongoing. 380 00:22:40.160 --> 00:22:42.640 It's hot and it's ongoing, met but their laser focused 381 00:22:42.640 --> 00:22:44.559 at the bottom, the bottom, like the end of the day. 382 00:22:44.640 --> 00:22:47.559 These are professionals, right, They're professionals, and they understand that 383 00:22:47.599 --> 00:22:48.640 they have a job to do, and they have a 384 00:22:48.720 --> 00:22:50.680 job to need to do right by Charlie and by 385 00:22:50.720 --> 00:22:53.480 his family, and that means bringing this killer to justice, 386 00:22:53.519 --> 00:22:56.640 in locating whoever that killer may be, in making sure 387 00:22:56.680 --> 00:22:59.319 that the punishment is appropriate for what happened. Right the 388 00:22:59.319 --> 00:23:01.079 presidents of they're making great progress. 389 00:23:01.279 --> 00:23:02.240 And he also said. 390 00:23:02.039 --> 00:23:03.599 That he had a pretty good idea about what the 391 00:23:03.680 --> 00:23:07.039 killer's intention was. He didn't really needed to imagine or 392 00:23:07.319 --> 00:23:10.319 make that much of an extrapolation understand what the killer's 393 00:23:10.319 --> 00:23:12.599 intention was, but he was going to keep that close 394 00:23:12.640 --> 00:23:15.160 to the vest. And obviously the entire country, regardless of 395 00:23:15.160 --> 00:23:19.000 your political affiliation, is waiting for this killer and the suspect, 396 00:23:19.000 --> 00:23:21.640 the person of interest to be apprehended and brought to justice, 397 00:23:21.640 --> 00:23:24.319 which is appropriate. We heard the governor of Utah say 398 00:23:24.319 --> 00:23:27.240 that the death penalty still exists in the state of 399 00:23:27.319 --> 00:23:29.319 Utah on matt so that could be something as well, 400 00:23:30.000 --> 00:23:32.599 and just a tagging back off that point you made 401 00:23:32.640 --> 00:23:34.920