Charlie

The Dan Bongino Show

The Dan Bongino Show honors the first anniversary of Charlie Kirk's death, reflecting on his impact as a political figure and cultural icon. The

Key takeaways

• Charlie Kirk's legacy as a political martyr continues to inspire the conservative movement one year after his death.

Main topics

• The first anniversary of Charlie Kirk's death
• Live coverage from the RNC in Dallas

Notable quotes

"They didn't silence Charlie. They amplified him."

Conclusion

The episode closes with a heartfelt tribute to Charlie Kirk and gratitude toward the

Transcript preview

Speaker 1 (0:02) All America, all the time. Sit down, buckle up, and get ready for The Dan Bongino Show. So folks, when I was a kid, they did this show. I don't know if it was like one day at a time or whatever show it was. No, it wasn't that. It was one of those half-hour sitcoms. I'm probably aging myself as this rotting 51-year-old meat bucket with severe osteoarthritis walking around like I can barely move. However... They did the show and the pitch for the show was we're going to do this show live because the shows were recorded. Now, you know, I do my show live every day from my studio. But as you can see today by the different background, the show is live from the road. Why am I telling you this? Why am I telling you about a stupid sitcom from the 80s that they did it live? Because everybody tuned into that show. Some of you in the chat may remember what it was. Because they wanted to see someone Speaker 3 (0:57) screw something up because it wasn't taped and you couldn't fix it. With Speaker 1 (1:02) this roadshow, which I absolutely wanted to do. I'm like, I don't care where I am. I could be on freaking Mars. We are not watching the RNC and on the first anniversary of Charlie and the Treasure. We're doing a show, no matter what. So if this thing goes swimmingly today from start to finish. Speaker 3 (1:23) I'll be a little stunned. So just hang in there. And if we have a technical meltdown, you can live with us Speaker 1 (1:29) through it and we can laugh about it another time. So this is going to be amazing. I got a lot to get through today. Obviously, the first anniversary of, I don't even know what to call it. A tragedy seems like underselling it. A murder, an assassination, the political martyr of our time, Charlie. I want to talk about that. We have the RNC to cover. Vince is there. Haley's there. Producer Jim is there. I'm not there. I want to get a quick take from Vince about what the energy is like on the ground. And I thought the speech last night by President Trump was incredible. I mean, I got to tell you, I had a hard time looking away. There were a couple of times I was hungry. I had a thing I was at all day yesterday. And I'm like, I don't even want, I got to just watch the end of this. So I got a lot to get to. Stay tuned. It's going to be a great show today. I got a ton of material. We got some highlights from that and a bunch of things I want to talk about with you, the Bongino Army. Thanks for being here. Hey, if you already know what medication works for you, All Family Pharmacy makes it easy to actually get it. That's why more Americans are switching to All Family Pharmacy. Maybe it's something you've dealt with before. You recognize the symptoms and you know what your doctor prescribed last time. The frustrating part is getting access to that medication again. 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Use code BONGINO to save 15%. That's B-O-N-C-H-A-R-G-E.com, bondcharge.com. Use code BONGINO to save 15%. These statements and products have not been evaluated by the FDA. They're not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, prevent any disease or condition. I'd point over there, but the bell guy's not there. Speaker 1 (4:50) Wow. Look, even the bell work. So far, so good, fellas. Okay. Before we get into anything, I want to give you some of the atmospherics on the ground in Dallas. I'm not in Dallas. So I need someone who's there. We're going to do this live. Remember, we're doing it live. We're going to go to our friends, Vince Colonace. Vince is on the ground. Vince has been experiencing the RNC firsthand with his finger on the pulse. The great Vince Colonace, the king. of morning podcasting check them out rumble.com vince 8 a.m every day vince thanks for joining us oh Speaker 2 (5:21) my gosh so i'm so glad to be joining you from dallas it's great to talk to you today man Speaker 7 (5:25) it's great to talk to you live i i'm actually glad we're already this far in and so we'll see how this goes so Speaker 1 (5:32) vince you're on the ground there one of the first things you brought up to me we were kind of chatting before the show a little bit I've been to these RNCs before. You have when you're in the business. I've done them as a secret service agent, as an activist, as a candidate, as a media guy like you and me. The security at these things, I mean, we're glad, thankfully, but the security can make the logistics kind of tough. Tell them what you were telling me. Speaker 2 (5:57) It's just, well, first of all, it's insane. You have to basically plan a two-hour commute to go two blocks. That's essentially how you get through all of this, especially because to get into an event like this, you know, There's like a million different entrances based on whether or not you're a member of the media or you're a delegate or you're a VIP or you're a member of law enforcement. The whole thing is kind of an incomprehensible way to get into the building. And that's just by design. You know, they're trying to secure this building. The left's trying to assassinate President Trump all the time. So I think everybody who's going understands you have to have a high security level for an event like this. I will say that I want to hand it to people who are in your line of work, who are in your previous line of work, Dan. All these Secret Service agents who are standing out there and all the other federal law enforcement and local law enforcement who are supporting it, they're doing it with a lot of cheer, like almost too much happiness. They're like, they're really nice right now. And they're being super nice to everybody, directing them places. And I keep thinking it is so hot outside. How are you in such a good mood? Like it is like it's over 100 degrees here yesterday in Dallas. It's going to be like that again today. And they're just sweating it out all day, smiling, directing people and securing the president of the United States. So they're doing a great job. Speaker 1 (7:02) Yeah, I mean, it's one thing for those of you out there in our military or law enforcement, you know, Vince and I both, I don't ever speak for Vince, but I will here because I know we Speaker 7 (7:12) love you guys. Like, this is your home. You will always be at the tip of the spear for us. If there was a totem pole of people we love and respect, you're it. Speaker 1 (7:20) But to sit out there in 100 degrees with bullet resistant body armor on in a suit with your tie Speaker 3 (7:27) like snugged up. so no possible air can be exchanged with the outside world is absolutely brutal Speaker 1 (7:35) but give us a take from inside the arena and i want to i'm going to get to this in a segment in a minute but you know we'll we'll let you roll i really appreciate it but there was a perception before by the left-wing you know a goon squad media They were trying to put out there, oh, this thing's going to Speaker 3 (7:52) suck. No one's going to show Speaker 1 (7:53) up. They said the same thing about the Speaker 3 (7:54) UFC at the White House. This thing is terrible. Meanwhile, I was there. It was like the greatest event I'd ever seen. No one's going to show up. Look at these stupid Republicans. First midterm convention. It's a failure. It hadn't even happened yet. Speaker 1 (8:07) I'm not there, but I watched on television last night. It looked pretty freaking energetic Speaker 3 (8:12) to me, man. Speaker 2 (8:14) It's through the roof, dude. So there's a couple of practical explanations for that. These are dedicated Republican delegates. These are people who are into Republican politics. They've worked very hard to try to get the president elected in previous elections. Here they are with the privilege of being in the room with the president as he gives this big address. Of course, they're enthusiastic about this. They voted for this. They're getting a report back of all the successes. And now they're enthusiastically rooting for the Republicans to get more power so that President Trump gets back up in Washington so we can secure that agenda. So, of course, the room's excited. People are absolutely amped. President Trump, by the way, was in. I mean, he's always pretty good. He was in rare form yesterday. He was like full of energy. The guy was like off the, just off the top rope on everything. The guy was, he was hilarious one. He was great at listening through the accomplishments. He was, of course he did the weave. He like was navigating through all these different things that he was thinking about that he wanted to share with the audience. And then he had somber moments where he was kind of reflecting on Charlie and his legacy and his passing and what it means for the rest of us. And all of that, created this world-class atmosphere that I think everybody was super excited to even be close to yesterday. So it's the opposite of what Politico said yesterday morning in their infamous newsletter. They said, I have the quote here, the vibes are very bad in Texas. Dude, I haven't experienced a single bad vibe in Texas. I love what's happening in Texas right now. Speaker 1 (9:35) And folks, listen, I'm not throwing smoke here. You know, I throw compliments like manhole covers. I've known Vince a while. Vince is... a truth he is if it if it sucked like he's going to tell you because he one he wants you to know there's a problem and we may need to accommodate by doing extra work and go he's not going to lie to you if he's telling you you could etch that sucker in stone last question vince um you think there's some kind of democrat melancholy and regret now that maybe they didn't do the same thing because they were through their left wing media kind of goon squad. They're out there telling people it's going to suck. It's so stupid. It's so stupid. After last night, I agree with you that the Trump speech was excellent, was very energetic, somber moments mixed with hurrah moments. Get out there. Agenda celebrating moments. Here's what we did at the border. There was substance to it. There was some humor to it. You know, a couple of jokes in there. You think there's some damn regret though? Like, Speaker 3 (10:32) Hey man, maybe, you know, maybe we should have tried the same thing. Speaker 2 (10:36) Oh, absolutely. Actually, I think the Democrat is that they have no functional leadership whatsoever. Like there's a DNC chairman, but nobody actually knows his name. Everybody's always fighting with him about the agenda of the party and whether they should admit all of their failures. And they're also in massive debt. Like, Dan, if the DNC wanted to have an event like this, they couldn't do it because they don't have any money. They don't have it. They're so poorly managed that the venue would turn them away for fear that they would just absolutely not be able to cover the charges. So the reality here is only one political party is even equipped to do this right now. And President Trump has decided to just dive straight into yet another novel idea. The guy's like full of them for the first time ever, a midterm convention for a major political party. And it's got everything, man. And I don't know if the camera showed it yesterday, but I'm going to give everybody a little teaser. Yes, there will be a balloon drop. There's a massive array of balloons prepared to fall tonight. at that big event. So we'll, it's, they're pulling out all the stops, Dan. And the Democrats can't even afford to do Speaker 1 (11:38) that. Vince Colon, Ace, as I told you, the king of morning podcasting. Nobody does it like him. Rumble.com slash Vince. 8 a.m. Eastern every single day nationwide in the radio, 12 to 3. Vince, thanks for your time, buddy. We appreciate Speaker 2 (11:53) it. Just one more thing. Bongino Army is everywhere. I just need people to understand this. They're everywhere in this convention space. We're going to stop every five seconds by people. Speaker 5 (12:03) Yeah. Speaker 1 (12:03) Vince told me like Justin, Jim, obviously Vince, Haley, everyone. They're getting stopped for selfies and pictures. So Bongino army, Vince, me, Haley, Jasmine, Justin, Andy, Josh, Guy. Yeah. We, we love you, man. We will never forget you guys. And every time, you know, you come up to us and say Speaker 7 (12:22) that it, I don't want you to think any of that is ever taken for granted. It's not. So thanks guys. Big deal. Thanks a lot, Vince. Tell him I love them all. We'll see y'all later. Vince Colanese, folks. So, folks, I'm sorry to do an abrupt tone shift, but there's no way to transition to this and try to make it cute for media. I'm not interested in that at all. It is September 10th. It is a really somber day. It's not only the day before September 11th, which obviously we all know about, 25th anniversary of that horror tomorrow. Speaker 7 (13:01) But this is a day, I think, for every Republican, I think, independent and sane-minded Democrat, a day that is tattooed on their brain forever because we lost a good friend of mine and a good friend to you, too, our friend Charlie Kirk. You know, this morning, I was sitting in a hotel room and I was chatting with Guy on the phone, and Guy said, you know, what do we title today's show? And I said, Charlie. There's nothing else to title it. And I think from now on, every show we do on September 10th, regardless of what it's about, is going to be called Charlie. And, you know, I had an idea. I Speaker 1 (13:45) mean, we don't have to make some Speaker 6 (13:46) federal Speaker 1 (13:47) holiday to get the government if we don't need the government to handle it for us. But I had an idea I just wanted to Speaker 7 (13:52) throw at you before I just play this tribute to Charlie. And I want to just get your thoughts on it. I just think as Republicans, MAGA people, conservatives, libertarians, and others who tend to vote with us on the other side, Charlie died fighting for your God-given right, capital G God-given, capital R right to speak freely. He was murdered and assassinated listening to people who didn't agree with him to hear them out. Speaker 1 (14:26) And Speaker 7 (14:27) I Speaker 1 (14:27) thought Speaker 7 (14:27) to myself, today should be, even if we do it ourselves, a national day of remembrance for Charlie. Again, we don't need government, some congressional proclamation. They want to do whatever. I don't know. That's their business. But I think Republican Party headquarters around the corner, around your corner in your neighborhood, we have one in Martin County. I think every September 10th should be a National Day of Remembrance for Charlie. I'm going to tell you something, folks. Charlie was human. He has flaws like I do and anyone else. But very, almost no one in the Republican movement did more to organize people and get them out and actually win elections and project political power through electoral wins, not just talk to Charlie Kerr. Speaker 7 (15:10) You know, it's, thank you, Dan, Martha. No, thank you. It's, you know, it's hard to believe that actually happened. I'll tell the story every year. I'll make it quick, but I was your deputy director of your FBI. You own it. It wasn't mine. And I was sitting in my office on the seventh floor and I was engaged in a meeting about. Speaker 1 (15:40) It wasn't the most important issue in the world, but about what to do with FBI firearms and handguns after agents retire. Because we were destroying them, which was just stupid. Perfectly usable firearms. So I was in a meeting with one of the lawyers, this woman, Gail, Gail Trotter, you may actually know her, and a couple of other administrative people. And I looked up at the Fox News coverage. I had a TV in the office, you know, a small one,