Digital Social Hour
Backstage with Trump: Diet Coke, Snickers & No Water | Lauren Toncich DSH #1063
05 Jan 2025
Go backstage with Trump and discover his Diet Coke & Snickers obsession! 🍫🥤 Lauren from Turning Point USA spills the tea on organizing massive conservative events and Trump's unstoppable energy. 🇺🇸 Get an insider's look at: • Trump's surprising backstage snack choices • The explosive growth of conservative events like AmFest • Behind-the-scenes stories of working with political powerhouses Lauren shares her journey from student attendee to VP of Events, revealing how Turning Point USA became a conservative powerhouse. Learn about Charlie Kirk's leadership, Trump's impact on the movement, and the challenges of organizing during COVID. Don't miss out on this exclusive peek into the world of conservative politics! Watch now and subscribe for more eye-opening conversations on the Digital Social Hour with Sean Kelly. 🎙️ #DigitalSocialHour #TurningPointUSA #Trump2024 #ConservativePolitics #AmFest #trump #conference #charliekirk #virtualeventmarketing #eventmanagement #foxnews #theview #trump #newstoday #donaldtrump CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:23 - Lauren's First TPUSA Event 02:06 - AmFest Highlights 04:17 - Getting Into Politics 06:14 - Cultural Shift on College Campuses 10:59 - George Soros and Hot Ones 11:42 - Trump and Alternative Media 13:21 - TPUSA Inauguration Ball Overview 17:10 - Future Plans for TPUSA 17:35 - Thanks for Watching APPLY TO BE ON THE PODCAST: https://www.digitalsocialhour.com/application BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: [email protected] GUEST: Lauren Toncich https://x.com/TPA_LT https://www.tpusa.com/laurentoncich LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-social-hour/id1676846015 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Jn7LXarRlI8Hc0GtTn759 Sean Kelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmikekelly/
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That clip of Charlie crying those tears, it got like 100 million views. It was iconic. I was watching it from home that night. They said we won Pennsylvania. It didn't really click in my head. That basically meant that we won everything. And then I see Charlie start crying and I started crying. I mean, you guys were probably working day and night for a year straight. Oh, yeah.
All right, guys, we got Lauren from Turning Point here. First ever podcast. Thanks for choosing me to come on. Thanks for having me. I'm excited. Absolutely. It's going to be fun to dive into the behind the scenes world of conferences and events.
That's what you do, right? Yes, I am. I'm like the vice president of events here at Turning Point USA and Turning Point Action. I'm doing it for about seven years now. I actually attended my first... I got into this whole world by attending SAS 2017 as a student in December. So almost seven years ago to the day. And my final interview there...
A few days later, they're like, hey, I want to move out to Phoenix. I've never really heard of Turning Point. I've never heard of Charlie, but I was a conservative. And then I was like, you know what? This sounds like a good opportunity. I was blessed to come in at a great time when Turning Point was growing and now kind of be a small part of the machine that Charlie has built. Phenomenal.
What was he like back then as a leader? He's always been such a strong leader. It's wild because I'm 29, Charlie's 31. Our entire staff is in their 20s for the most part. Super young. But Charlie, I really truly believe, is a once-in-a-lifetime leader. He really looks out for his people, but he also expects a lot out of us. We never settle for mediocre. It's always greatness.
And he really pushes the bar. But I think that's why we've been so successful as a company, these events. And I'm very blessed to work for him. If he wasn't that strong of a leader, I don't know if I'd still be here. I'm really, really fortunate to kind of play a little small part in his little machine.
I keep hearing these stories of him, of people meeting him when he's like 18, 21, 24, and they're saying there's something special about him.
It really is. And I'm fortunate enough to kind of consider him a friend now. And his wife, Erica, who's absolutely amazing. But he's firm, but he also really believes in just... doing the best you can do and kind of expecting a lot, but also like recognizing and, you know, taking care of the people that put all the work.
Yeah. I want to dive into Amfest since we're here. Over 20,000 people. 20,000 people. The speaking lineup is probably the best I've ever seen. Thank you. In the political space. Thank you. What was the mission when Amfest was starting up?
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