The Strait Opens, The War Ends? + AMA
The Charlie Kirk Show
Charlie Kirk
4.6 • 65.6K Ratings
🗓️ 17 April 2026
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
The markets are surging and oil prices are plunging with the news of a ceasefire in Lebanon and open traffic for the Strait of Hormuz. The show covers the critical breaking and how it paves the way for a winning message in November. Chris Rufo covers the empire of fraud in Gavin Newsom's California, where taxpayer dollars fund transgender surgeries for homeless illegal immigrants. Then it’s the weekly AMA with questions on marriage visas, Rush’s golden microphone, and more.
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| 0:00.0 | My name is Charlie Kirk. |
| 0:04.6 | I run the largest pro-American student organization in the country fighting for the future of our republic. |
| 0:11.3 | My call is to fight evil and to proclaim truth. |
| 0:14.5 | If the most important thing for you is just feeling good, you're going to end up miserable. |
| 0:19.9 | But if the most important thing is doing good, you will end up purposeful. College is a scam, everybody. You got to stop sending your kids to college. You should get married as young as possible and have as many kids as possible. Go start a turning point USA College Chapter. Go start a turning point. You would say high school chapter. Go find out how your church can get involved. Sign up and become an activist. |
| 0:39.0 | I gave my life to the Lord in fifth grade. |
| 0:41.2 | Most important decision I ever made in my life, and I encourage you to do the same. |
| 0:45.2 | Here I am. |
| 0:46.1 | Lord, use me. |
| 0:48.1 | Buckle up, everybody. |
| 0:49.4 | Here we go. |
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| 1:17.0 | All right. Welcome to the Charlie Kirk Show. We're here in Phoenix, Arizona at the Y-ReFi |
| 1:22.0 | studio. Blake, how are we doing? Oh, we're doing great. Today's a good day. It's a good morning. |
| 1:26.5 | It's a great morning for our event |
| 1:28.1 | here. It is. Build the Red Wall is happening today in Phoenix, Arizona. If you look just behind |
| 1:33.2 | Blake's shoulder, maybe an ISO on Blake. There it is. Build the Red Wall. You see Trump's |
| 1:38.5 | face right there. And it is happening. It starts today at 12 o'clock local time at dream city church we're expecting |
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