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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 Trump's Middle East Ceasefire Deal Brokered Before Taking Office
Charlie Kirk examines the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement brokered by President Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff before Trump even takes office. Kirk argues this demonstrates Trump's effectiveness as a peace president, contrasting it with the Biden administration's inability to end conflicts in Gaza or Ukraine. He discusses how Trump's outreach to Arab-Muslim communities, particularly young Arab men in Michigan, helped win the youth vote and could reshape political alignments for a generation. Kirk emphasizes that Trump's promise to end the war resonated with voters who feared being drafted into foreign conflicts, and now Trump is delivering on that promise before his inauguration.
President Trump sent his envoy Steve Witkoff across the planet with a clear directive: get the hostages home before the first day of his administration. Trump had warned that if the hostages were not released, all hell would break loose. Israel and Hamas have now reached an agreement on a ceasefire deal to end their 15-month war in Gaza.
Under the deal, a ceasefire will last for at least six weeks. Hamas will release dozens of hostages it is still holding from October 7th, that terrible mini-Holocaust, an unspeakable tragedy that was formed against Israel—unwarranted, unprompted, one of the most evil acts we've seen in the modern era. Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners will be exchanged, and large convoys of aid will be allowed to enter Gaza. After the initial exchanges, if the ceasefire holds, the second phase will see Israel withdrawing from the territory of Gaza, Hamas releasing its remaining hostages, and a permanent peace deal being settled.
The deal still has to be approved by Netanyahu's cabinet, and his political coalition is not necessarily a big fan of this.
Biden's Missed Opportunity
Joe Biden had an opportunity to end this conflict. In fact, you could make an argument that if Joe Biden and Kamala Harris would have been able to end this war last year, this would have helped them politically. All of the kids who voted for Trump did so because he promised to prevent World War III. President Trump is already delivering as the peace president before he takes office.
On Turning Point's TikTok videos that got billions of views, the message was clear: vote for the president and he'll prevent you from being drafted into a war. It turns out that President Trump is the peace president. This mandate is about peace through strength, diplomatic means first.
You can make an argument that we wouldn't have won the state of Michigan if it wasn't for President Trump reaching out to the Arab-Muslim community. Biden is just so useless—couldn't end Ukraine, can't end Gaza. What it takes is for President Trump and Steve Witkoff to go right into the scenario before he's even president, during a transition period.
What This Means for Future Conflicts
Donald Trump becomes president in four days and 23 hours, and he's going to inherit what he has actually helped broker before he's even president. Can you imagine what he's going to do with Russia-Ukraine? The Russia-Ukraine war will likely be over by the summer, which is a big deal because during the winter there's a fair amount of killing that happens. The summer is exponentially higher—there isn't the ice, things thaw, and it is killing season throughout the spring and summer. Mud season ends in late March or early April, maybe May, and as soon as the mud season is over, it is killing fields throughout Ukraine.
This is not because of Joe Biden—it is despite Joe Biden that we are seeing peace in the Middle East. As a show that is resolutely pro-America and pro-Israel, it's time for the killing to stop. This is not good for Israel's PR, it's not good for their status in the international world to have an ongoing non-stop war where they are being misrepresented as something that they are not. It is time now to have an Abraham Accords 2.0.
Biden had to appease the pro-Hamas wing of the Democrat Party and he was unable to manage any of it. The stories of how this deal was actually brokered are really interesting. Steve Witkoff flew in and told Netanyahu they were going to strike a deal. Netanyahu didn't like it, but Witkoff said no, they are not going to start day one of the Trump administration with killing fields in unnecessary places. This is bad for Israel, it's bad for America, and it's getting us closer to a war with Iran. Time to calm down tensions and focus on our country first.
The Deal Benefits Israel
This deal is also very good for Israel—they're getting their hostages back. Some people are saying they can't cut any deals, but life is sometimes about bringing people to the table. Over a thousand Israeli troops have died. It says so clearly in the scriptures: blessed are the peacemakers. President Trump is the peacemaker in this situation.
Joe Biden was not able to do any of this. It just goes to show how we have been prisoners of the low energy, the bureaucracy, the administrative state. If you can end the Israeli-Hamas conflict before even becoming president, imagine what else is possible. Imagine what else we could do.
The Avengers Squad Assembles
As these confirmation hearings are ongoing, we are seeing the assembly of a superstar team, the Avengers Squad that will be able to implement President Trump's agenda. We're going to have a reset starting on Monday: peace in the Middle East, peace between Russia-Ukraine, a booming economy, a secure border, mass deportations. You're seeing a little bit of a preview of what is to come.
If you hear people complain about this peace, you should just take a step back and say: you don't want peace, you don't want a stop to the killing. What is in the best interest of America? The best interest of America is not getting us closer to another quagmire in the Middle East, while of course standing with our great ally Israel. Both of which are simultaneously very important.
Pam Bondi's Confirmation Hearing
The hearings this morning featured Pam Bondi, who was incredibly impressive and had to endure questioning from Senator Sheldon Whitehouse from Rhode Island. Whitehouse has targeted Turning Point USA. He wrote a letter to the Internal Revenue Service saying that Turning Point USA's 501(c)(3) status should be revoked. Why? Because we hosted an event at Mar-a-Lago and the Palm Beach Convention Center without masks and social distancing.
Sheldon Whitehouse said that our 501(c)(3) tax deductibility, our ability to receive tax deductions and be a tax-free nonprofit—of which we have a five-star rating from Charity Navigator, we do independent audits every single year, we take it very seriously—he said it should be removed and revoked because we had an event where we did not require masks or social distancing.
He was grilling Pam Bondi this morning about Kash Patel. When asked if she would have hired someone into the Florida Attorney General's office who had an enemies list, Bondi responded: "To cut to the chase, you're clearly talking about Kash Patel. I don't believe he has an enemies list. He made a quote on TV which I have not heard. I know that Kash Patel has had 60 jury trials as a public defender, as a prosecutor. He has great experience in the Intel Department, Department of Defense. I have known Kash and I believe that Kash is the right person at this time for this job."
Sheldon Whitehouse was more interested in Kash Patel than in Pam Bondi. Documents reveal Senate Democrats pressured the IRS and Department of Justice to target conservative groups—that's Sheldon Whitehouse for you.
The Youth Vote Shift in Michigan
We won the youth vote in Michigan, we almost won it in Wisconsin, and we almost won it in Pennsylvania. But why is it that we won it in Michigan but not Wisconsin or Pennsylvania? It's because in Michigan there was a serious movement of young Arab men. We saw it firsthand in downtown Atlanta at Georgia State University—20 or 30 young Arab-Muslim men who are huge fans of the program, huge fans of us on Instagram and TikTok, came up to us.
They don't like this radical feminism, they don't believe in any of the trans ideology, they're very pro-life. The question they had was: what is President Trump going to do about the war in Gaza? Is he going to end the war? I disclosed to them I'm very pro-Israel, but I want to see the killing stop, which of course is a very reasonable thing to say.
They said they're all going to vote for Trump, their whole community is going to vote for Trump. These young Arab-Muslim men told me that if President Trump delivers a peace deal, it will change the direction of how Arab-Muslims view politics for a generation. They said that amongst all of their friends and their family in Middle Eastern Arab-Muslim communities in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota, they will be watching Trump very closely. If Trump does deliver this victory, if Trump does deliver a peace deal, they will leave the Democrat Party in major numbers.
Historic Youth Vote Swing
According to CNN exit polls in Michigan, President Trump won the youth vote R+3—a 27-point swing from 2020. In 2020, Biden won the youth vote by 24 points. In 2024, Trump won the youth vote by three points.
Even amongst young non-Arab kids on campuses, I would be asked about the Gaza-Israel conflict all the time: "Charlie, when is the killing going to stop? When is the war going to be over?" I said if you want a chance at a war to be over, put President Trump in charge.
Young men did not want to be drafted to another foreign war, and young Arab men especially were giving Trump a shot. In 2018, young men favored the Democrat Party by 19 points. In 2020, by 15 points. In 2022, by one point. Young men now vote Republican by 13 points. That's the power of Turning Point Action and the power of the social media cannon that we have here.
A Political Realignment for a Generation
The breaking news of the Gaza-Israel-Hamas peace deal could recalibrate and change politics for a generation. It could change the way that young Arab-Muslims view politics, and with it, we could turn Michigan into a solidly red state. We could win back Minnesota with this.
Mind you, we should not pander. If you are in support of radical Islamic terrorism, I got nothing for you. If you're anti-Israel, anti-Semitic, we're not going to cut a deal with that. However, spending time with some of these young Arab-Muslim men, they don't see the Israel issue nearly as sympathetic towards Israel as I do, but they don't hate Jews. A lot of them just have friends and family in the region and they want peace, and they believed that Donald Trump will bring peace. They were right that Donald Trump will bring an end to the slaughter, an end to the killing.
It turns out Joe Biden and the American war machine, brought to you by Kamala Harris and Leon Panetta, they're the ones that wanted to see this conflict continuing. It's a pause in fighting, which is a phenomenal thing. It is a ceasefire. A deeper peace agreement is going to come down the road, but it goes to show the command that President Trump has.
Trump Keeps His Promises
The Arabs who flipped to voting for Trump just learned something very quickly: more than any other politician in America, Trump keeps his promises. I want every Arab-Muslim that is watching right now—and there's a lot of you, young Arabs and especially young men that watch us on social media—I want you to listen carefully: Donald Trump kept this promise. It's one of his greatest traits. He believes in keeping his campaign promises. That's why he nominated Bobby Kennedy to Health and Human Services.
It's so revealing that so many in Washington wanted Trump to just ignore his promises to Bobby Kennedy after the election. In Washington, they lie casually. President Trump is a man of his word.
