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Charlie Kirk is the Founder and President of Turning Point USA, the largest and fastest growing conservative youth activist organization in the country with over 250,000 student members, over 150 full-time staff, and a presence on over 2,000 high school and college campuses nationwide. Charlie is also the Chairman of Students for Trump, which aims to activate one million new college voters on campuses in battleground states in the lead up to the 2020 presidential election. His social media reaches over 100 million people per month and according to Axios, he is one of the "top 10 most engaged" Twitter handles in the world. He is also the host of “The Charlie Kirk Show,” which regularly ranks among the top news shows on Apple podcast charts.
Charlie Kirk on Chuck Schumer's Leadership Failures and Tim Walz's Performative Masculinity
Charlie Kirk weighs in on the current state of Democratic leadership, from Chuck Schumer's inability to stand up to President Trump to Tim Walz's questionable claims about masculinity and coaching. Kirk argues that the Democrat party's core values are fundamentally flawed, pointing to examples like the Biden administration's failure to work with Elon Musk on rescuing stranded astronauts. He also challenges Governor Walz to back up his football coach credentials with a simple game of catch, questioning why someone who claims to love football has never been seen throwing one.
Charlie Kirk opens with a blunt assessment of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's leadership, suggesting that Republicans should actually hope he stays in power longer because he keeps losing to President Trump. According to Kirk, Schumer has been "great for us" because he doesn't know how to effectively fight back or stand up against Trump's agenda. Kirk characterizes the Democrats' response as purely performative shrieking that has become part of their standard routine.
Kirk notes that Democrats are experiencing unprecedented inner party fights because their traditional unifying force—opposition to Donald Trump—is no longer sufficient. He praises President Trump's current performance as a "master class," highlighting that Trump is playing offense with precision and his team is doing a phenomenal job. Meanwhile, Schumer appears unable to manage even his own Democrat base.
The Democrat Party's Core Values Problem
Kirk pivots to what he sees as a fundamental flaw in the Democrat party's stated core values. He references Seth Moulton as someone who almost acknowledged this problem but stopped short. Kirk points to a specific example: the Biden administration's failure to work with Elon Musk to rescue astronauts stranded in space. This failure, Kirk argues, illustrates a larger issue with how Democrats approach problem-solving.
Kirk makes a pointed observation: "When there's a problem, you call a man. The Democrats can't even tell you what a man is." This leads him to question Tim Walz's constant assertions about his own masculinity, suggesting there might be some overcompensation happening. Kirk dismisses Walz's claims, noting he's "trying to not even be able to load a shotgun or fix a truck."
True Masculinity and the Tim Walz Challenge
Kirk offers his own definition of masculinity in modern America: "The most masculine thing that someone can do in America today is stand up for women that are not able to stand up for themselves." He then addresses Walz appearing on Gavin Newsom's podcast to attack him personally, calling him a bad guy.
The conversation takes an interesting turn when Kirk points out a curious observation about Coach Walz: "I've seen Charlie throw a football, you have an arm. And Coach Walz, he talks about how much he loves football. I've never seen him throw a football. Isn't that strange?" Kirk finds it odd that someone who claims to be a big football coach and campaigned on that identity never threw a football once during the entire campaign trail, unlike previous politicians like John Edwards and John Kerry who would throw footballs on the tarmac.
Kirk speculates that Walz's throwing ability might be comparable to Barack Obama's infamous baseball throw—not easy on the eyes. He then issues a direct challenge to Governor Walz: "Hey, Governor Walz, let's go have a game of catch. We'll see how you do." Kirk offers to fly up to Minneapolis to see if the self-proclaimed coach can actually throw a football, questioning whether Walz even knows how to throw one and suggesting they let the internet decide.
