Future of Turning Point - September 17th, Hour 1
The Sean Hannity Show
Sean Hannity
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🗓️ 18 September 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
The shocking assassination of Charlie Kirk has ignited a nationwide movement, marked by over 32,000 requests for new Turning Point USA campus chapters and a visible revival of faith among young Americans. Sean Hannity frames this as a cultural turning point, highlighting how Kirk's messaging blending bold conservatism, personal integrity, and unapologetic Christianity resonated powerfully with a generation hungry for purpose. Noteworthy guests like Selena Zito, who covered Trump's near-miss assassination, shed light on the unprecedented youth response at grassroots levels, from church gatherings to social activism. Hannity reflects on Kirk's unique impact: saying things college students seldom hear and validating silent beliefs, sparking an unexpected and meaningful shift. The surge in faith and civic engagement matters deeply in a time of national soul-searching, as it may redefine cultural and political landscapes for years to come.
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| 0:05.0 | All right. |
| 0:05.6 | Thank you, Scott, Shannon. |
| 0:06.4 | Thanks to all of you for being with us. |
| 0:07.8 | Write down our toll-free telephone number. |
| 0:10.5 | If you want to be a part of the program, it's 800-9-4-1. |
| 0:13.3 | Sean, if you want to join us, amazing things are happening. |
| 0:20.0 | And it's, it doesn't surprise me. |
| 0:24.0 | I don't think anybody with any degree of accuracy can predict the magnitude and the impact on our culture and society that this tragic event and assassination of Charlie Kirk is going to have, |
| 0:40.2 | we're beginning to see massive signs of it. |
| 0:44.1 | You know, over 32,000 requests for new Turning Point USA campus chapters have been filed |
| 0:50.9 | since Charlie Kirk's death. |
| 0:53.5 | I mean, and it's growing by the day. |
| 0:56.1 | I'm staying in touch with, |
| 0:57.3 | with people in the organization that tell them me that they've never seen |
| 1:01.1 | anything like it. |
| 1:02.9 | Later in the program, we'll talk to our friend Selena Zito. |
| 1:06.4 | Remember, she was only a few feet from President Trump when he was |
| 1:10.6 | assassinated. |
| 1:11.4 | She wrote the number one New York Times bestselling book, Butler, the untold story of the |
| 1:15.8 | near assassination of Donald Trump in the fight for America's heartland. |
| 1:20.6 | And she has a Washington examiner piece out today. |
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