The Charlie Kirk Show
Watching the Golden Age Begin — My Reaction From the Capitol Rotunda
Tue, 21 Jan 2025
In between the swearing-in ceremony, the rally, and Trump’s blizzard of history-making executive orders, Charlie snuck away to record a special reaction to this incredible day. Listen to Charlie reflect on the election, Trump’s many fulfilled promises, and all the potential of America that is about to be unleashed over the next four years.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapter 1: What was Charlie Kirk's experience at the Capitol Rotunda?
Of course, it was that. but something that I poured every fiber of my being into, my heart, my soul, prayers, energy. As those of you know, this has been a relentless mission for us at Turning Point Action and myself for quite some time. Can we take back our country? Is the form of government that we have still alive? That was the question. We believed yes, and we bet it all on that proposition.
We went all in on the idea that our form of government, which is that the people are in charge, not the plutocrats, not the unelected administrative state, still reigns supreme. So we went all in on that idea, and the whole world was against us. The FBI, the major institutions, every possible power center on the planet did not want Donald Trump to become president again.
They tried to throw him in jail for 700 years. Massive lawfare operation. Unprecedented. And President Trump decided not to give up, and we had his back at every corner and every turn. From mobilizing young people on campuses, from doing campus stops to billions and billions of views on TikTok and Instagram and other social media.
So going through our own trials and the difficulty that we had at Turning Point, from the January 6th committee to the lawfare against us. And so being there was beyond words. And, of course, the ceremony got moved inside the Capitol to the Capitol Rotunda. because of the cold weather. And by the way, let me say, if you even walk for 20 seconds outside here in DC, you will say Trump was right.
Trump was right. You might be listening to this podcast in North Dakota or Minnesota. All that cold is nothing. I'm telling you these people, there would have been an 85 year old that would have come in from South Carolina and would have waited all night to hear Donald Trump speak on the national mall and would have died. I'm telling you, Donald Trump saved lives by putting his
inauguration indoors it is frigid the windchill it is no joke no exaggeration so it was the right move and in the rotunda i thought the visual was phenomenal the aesthetic was classy and president donald trump gave what i believe was the greatest inaugural address in history now hilariously i was seated right in front of eric swalwell i'll tell you about that in a second which was something else
And it was just honored to be able to make the cut, honestly, and be able to get a ticket. It was obviously the hottest ticket in town. Not just the hottest ticket on the planet to get in, but there were like 10,000 people who were planning to get good tickets that got no tickets. So we were honored to be in the room, and the president has always been there for us, and we're always there for him.
The president laid out what I believe was the greatest inaugural address in history. It was bold. It was visionary. It was inspiring. Listen here, as President Trump says that he will put America first.
During every single day of the Trump administration, I will very simply put America first. Our sovereignty will be reclaimed. Our safety will be restored. The scales of justice will be rebalanced. The vicious, violent and unfair weaponization of the Justice Department and our government will end.
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Chapter 2: What are the key themes of Trump's inaugural address?
Ready to go, executive orders, executive actions, knowing that this is not going to be easy, laying everything in front, and playing to win. That kind of rapid, aggressive action is exactly what the American people voted for. And I got to be honest, just as a spectator, it's the first time I actually saw in person Barack Obama. First time in person I ever saw Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton.
Donald Trump is basically pointing out every single one of them to their faces. Decline is a choice. Decline is a choice. And I want everyone to apply this to your personal life. Decline is a choice. If your life is not going well. There are a series of choices that you are making that largely might contribute. Of course, there's external factors, but what do you do with those external factors?
And basically, of course, we're being invaded because we are allowing ourselves to be invaded. And President Trump says no more. While we may have won this election, the fight to restore our great nation is only beginning. Now is the time to take a stand, and Patriot Mobile is leading the charge.
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Again, this is what's so amazing. If the Democrat Party loved America, Donald Trump's speech just would have been, oh, here's our differences of opinion. No, I can fix this on day one. That shows that Joe Biden decided to not fix it on his last day. Also, the CBP1 border app that was the Expedia.com that allowed millions of illegals to come into the United States, gone, deleted.
Deportations are already underway. Mark Milley's portrait from the Department of Defense, gone. President Trump's staff already getting into the White House, setting up shop, and getting ready to roll. And this kind of dramatic action... is exactly what the country needs in this time of crisis. And we're going to be in a time of crisis no more.
We are turning away from the dark days, the dark night of the soul, to the American Renaissance and a bold new golden era. And we are choosing that kind of ambitious success. Here's President Trump talking about how the golden era is here. Listen.
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Chapter 3: How does Charlie Kirk view Trump's impact on America?
Chapter 4: What challenges did Turning Point face during the election?
Ready to go, executive orders, executive actions, knowing that this is not going to be easy, laying everything in front, and playing to win. That kind of rapid, aggressive action is exactly what the American people voted for. And I got to be honest, just as a spectator, it's the first time I actually saw in person Barack Obama. First time in person I ever saw Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton.
Donald Trump is basically pointing out every single one of them to their faces. Decline is a choice. Decline is a choice. And I want everyone to apply this to your personal life. Decline is a choice. If your life is not going well. There are a series of choices that you are making that largely might contribute. Of course, there's external factors, but what do you do with those external factors?
And basically, of course, we're being invaded because we are allowing ourselves to be invaded. And President Trump says no more. While we may have won this election, the fight to restore our great nation is only beginning. Now is the time to take a stand, and Patriot Mobile is leading the charge.
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Again, this is what's so amazing. If the Democrat Party loved America, Donald Trump's speech just would have been, oh, here's our differences of opinion. No, I can fix this on day one. That shows that Joe Biden decided to not fix it on his last day. Also, the CBP1 border app that was the Expedia.com that allowed millions of illegals to come into the United States, gone, deleted.
Deportations are already underway. Mark Milley's portrait from the Department of Defense, gone. President Trump's staff already getting into the White House, setting up shop, and getting ready to roll. And this kind of dramatic action... is exactly what the country needs in this time of crisis. And we're going to be in a time of crisis no more.
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Chapter 5: What actions does Trump propose for the southern border?
We are turning away from the dark days, the dark night of the soul, to the American Renaissance and a bold new golden era. And we are choosing that kind of ambitious success. Here's President Trump talking about how the golden era is here. Listen.
The golden age of America begins right now. From this day forward, our country will flourish. and be respected again all over the world. We will be the envy of every nation and we will not allow ourselves to be taken advantage of any longer. During every single day of the Trump administration, I will very simply put America first.
Now understand, not only was he giving that speech in front of Biden and Obama, but the entire D.C. cabal. Eric Swalwell was sitting right behind me. By the way, Democrats, some of those Democrat lawmakers are bad people. Donald Trump would have said, God save my life from a bullet. Everybody stands up except Eric Swalwell and Brad Schneider and all the Democrats.
They would not even stand up and applaud the fact that Donald Trump is alive. I'm not going to go as far to say that they want Donald Trump dead, but it's an inference that maybe they do.
What Joe Biden did, and I have to mention this, and I'm sorry, guys, in this broadcast, as I just literally got back from the Capitol, I'm doing this broadcast to give you this urgent alert, this amazing breaking news alert. I hate to spend our valuable time on this, but what Joe Biden did on his last couple of hours of being president is one of the most mystifying things
The one of the most grotesque, one of the most disgusting things we've ever seen. Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons. We have not seen this kind of preemptive pardons since Jimmy Carter would draft Dodgers in the Vietnam War or Gerald Ford preemptively pardoning Richard Nixon. Usually don't do preemptive pardons. Joe Biden preemptively pardoned Anthony Fauci.
Every member of the January 6th committee, including Eric Swallow, who's sitting behind me. I was so tempted for the record. For the record, I took the high road today. I want everyone to write. I was so tempted while we were milling around to go up and get Eric Swalwell on camera and be like, so are you going to accept the pardon? Did you do anything wrong? I was so tempted to put him on camera.
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Chapter 6: How does Charlie Kirk reflect on the emotional reactions at the inauguration?
Liz Cheney, Eric Swalwell, Thompson from Missouri, Adam Kinzinger, they all get pardons. I thought they did nothing wrong. So that was the news. And Mark Milley, that was the news in the morning. Then the news, right as Joe Biden was taking the stage to surrender the presidency, hand over the presidency, was Joe Biden pardoned his entire family dating back to 2014.
We were told that there was nothing there, no issues, nothing to be worried about. He then preemptively pardons his entire family going all the way back to 2014. Going all the way back. Get lost is all I have to say. He's the worst president in American history. He leaves in a disgrace in a way that no president ever has.
They were telling us forever, there's nothing here, there's nothing here, there's nothing here. And then on the way out, Joe Biden goes nuts starting to issue executive orders all the way across the board. I have to mention, everybody, it's just so grotesque. It is such a middle finger to our traditions. And honestly, that makes this day taste even sweeter because that's who they really are.
That is what we just defeated. That is what all of you who chased ballots and registered voters, all of you that supported your local Turning Point USA chapters, all of you that organized groups together, You helped make this happen, to get rid of this sick and diseased cancerous rot, this bacterial infection that has been eating the nation from within.
It is gone, but there's a lot of work yet to be done, and we are operating at a rapid pace. As I am doing this right now, this update, there are more executive orders to come. President Trump has a lot more executive orders to come on January 6th pardons, on tech issues, on a lot more stuff. Drill, baby, drill. I mean, we're trying to keep up with all the news here in real time.
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Chapter 7: What does Charlie Kirk say about the future of America?
Chapter 8: How can listeners support the show?
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Of course, it was that. but something that I poured every fiber of my being into, my heart, my soul, prayers, energy. As those of you know, this has been a relentless mission for us at Turning Point Action and myself for quite some time. Can we take back our country? Is the form of government that we have still alive? That was the question. We believed yes, and we bet it all on that proposition.
We went all in on the idea that our form of government, which is that the people are in charge, not the plutocrats, not the unelected administrative state, still reigns supreme. So we went all in on that idea, and the whole world was against us. The FBI, the major institutions, every possible power center on the planet did not want Donald Trump to become president again.
They tried to throw him in jail for 700 years. Massive lawfare operation. Unprecedented. And President Trump decided not to give up, and we had his back at every corner and every turn. From mobilizing young people on campuses, from doing campus stops to billions and billions of views on TikTok and Instagram and other social media.
So going through our own trials and the difficulty that we had at Turning Point, from the January 6th committee to the lawfare against us. And so being there was beyond words. And, of course, the ceremony got moved inside the Capitol to the Capitol Rotunda. because of the cold weather. And by the way, let me say, if you even walk for 20 seconds outside here in DC, you will say Trump was right.
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