Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on what to expect from Republican National Convention.
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Didnt have to shut down Montana
if the trouble was in New
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lets bring in Charlie Kirk the
executive director of turning
point: u dot SA.
Is he joining us from
Scottsdale? I believe
so Charlie? You are one of the
speakers tonight
and you know I know you dont
want to reveal your entire
message, but we heard from the
president in that interview with
Steve Hilton that ran last night,
where he said essentially that
the Democrats had a grim message
last week and their message. The
Republicans starting tonight
will be one of pot of
andpositivity
isnt that, because we are so
exhausted by coronavirus,
we are desperate for some good
news.
Absolutely
we have a country to celebrate
and we should do exactly that. We
should recognize the threats
that are facing our country, but
also, I believe we want a
president who is bold enough to
go and confront those threats,
not basically admit he is going
to try to win the presidency by
staying in shelter in place.
We want a president who yes, of
course, respect the restrictions
that are in place, but also
show the leadership path
forward
and so im honored to be
speaking tonight.
Part of my remarks will be
focused on one thing that the
president talked about last
evening and also part of his
policy rollout, which is teaching
personal exceptionalism.
Some could say thats my day,
job
actually getting young people to
love. America again,
I think thats also, a very
important point that was missed
last week in the Democrat
Convention was how there is a
growing sense of rebellion
amongst young people towards the
history and the cultural of this
beautiful country that we live
in
Ainsley. So, in an interview in
the new Yorker
President Obama said that Bernie
Sanders and Joe Biden they are
really not. That different.
Here is a quote from that
interview.
He says if you look at Joe
Bidens goals and Bernie
Sanders goals, they are not that
different from a 40000 foot
level.
They both want to make sure
everybody has healthcare a lot
of time. The issue has to do
with. How do we go about that and
what are the coalitions needs?
What I think the moment has done
is to change some of those
caucuses, not because necessarily
Joes changed, but because
circumstances have changed.
Why is he trying to link these
two to sound so similar? When you
look at their issues,
one is extremely progressive and
one is old, school establishment.
Democrat.
Do you think they are more alike
than they are different
on the surface? He very
confusing because it runs Contra
to the message. Democrats were
spending time on last week to
get moderate Republicans to go
vote Joe Biden
huge part of their programming.
I think there is a deeper lesson.
Some of the anxiety of the
Democrats are.
They have a base problem.
I think Barack Obama is very
cued in to this.
I think Barack Obama is trying
to convince
so younger voters that hey
Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are
exactly the same.
If you showed up for Bernie
Sanders, you should show up for
Joe Biden.
They are seeing a democrat
enthusiasm gap in some of the
public polling. Reflects that I
cant imagine how this is a good
thing to try to win Wisconsin
and Pennsylvania to all of a
sudden make the argument, oh
forget about all of the hours of
programming that we tried to
dedicate to show Joe Biden as as
moderate Democrat.
Instead is he actually the same
as the radical Bernie Sanders,
its very confusing, but telling,
in a certain sense that the
Democrats, an enthusiasm problem,
especially with younger, more
progressive voters?
Brian Charlie, you are
one hundred percent right,
President Obama, even his grit
particular good politician.
They wasted four days trying to
say that Joe Biden is a
moderate,
ignore those people who said: is
he going to get rid of fracking
and ignore those people? Is he
going to up Everybodys taxes
and ignore cut definition, thats
what he does
ignore the fact that he is not
going to defund police?
No one can underscore how
valuable you have been to the
Republican Party.
Your rise has beened me or Rick.
Anybody who watches agrees
appreciate impact is Kellyanne.
Conway
talk about the loss of
Kellyanne,
her strategy,
her knowledge of the electorate,
especially suburban women. How
are you going to be able to fill
that gap?
Kellyanne is a friend.
She does an amazing job for the
president.
We must remember four years ago,
a late addition campaign
manager
actually came the first female
campaign manager to win a
presidential campaign,
Steve Historic.
She did phenomenal job
through targeting voters,
Wisconsin and Michigan.
I dont think she got the credit
she necessarily deserved there.
She was part of that late
switch.
We forget that was late August
in twenty sixteen
just about exactly four years
ago, when she come in,
and so I think I dont think
Kellyannes involvement in the
conservative movement is over. I
have known Kellyanne for many
years.
She is very smart and works very
hard.
Those of Thawfs know her
consider her to be a very good
ally to the President,
Steve. She is taking time off to
tend to her family, which
everybody can understand.
Charlie Kirk, one of the first
speakers tonight at the big Rnc.
By the way in the 1000 hour we understand there is going to be
understand. There is going to be
a special surprise every night
Charlie. Will you tell us what.
Transcript generated on 2020-08-24.