Ep. 5451: What should Turning Point USA do next?

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1. Peter 315 says, but in your hearts honor Christ, the Lord is holy. Always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you. Yet do it with gentleness and respect. That is the perfect way to start this show. Had to clear the tears out of my eyes to read the scripture. We're going to do a radio show today, just like always. We'll update you on the hunt for an assassin. I think they know who he is. They're asking for help identifying, but I think they know exactly who it is. We'll talk about all that and much more. We'll take some calls. I'm going to ask you to be a source of inspiration. And then, of course, in the third hour, get it off your chest. It'll be what's to be Friday. Jose's here. I'm here. You're here. We're together. It's the morning show with Preston Scott.

There is something comforting about just kind of doing what we do. The consistency of just, hey, let's talk a little history. Reflect on a few stories that are outside the norm. Get into the news. Expand on things a little bit. Have it out of the chat, shall we say? It is September the 12th. 1782, Betty Zane runs for more gunpowder during the siege of Fort Henry. It is an amazing story. If you don't know the story, look it up. Betty Zane. 1857, the SS Central America sinks in a hurricane off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, loss of 400 lives and a fortune in gold from California. What? In 1857? How could there be a hurricane of that magnitude? That's just not possible. Yeah, we weren't industrialized. We hadn't ruined the environment. We hadn't bogus. That didn't happen. Didn't happen. 1918 in France, U.S. forces launched the first major offensive from the U.S. in World War I. TV series Lassie premiered on this day in 1954. There are some of you that remember that show.

I'm so bad it was like, that dog was so cool. There were like 40 lassies or something like that. And it was on this date in 2024. Polaris Dawn. Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis, the first private EVA, SpaceX. They got out of the spacecraft. First time ever, a private company did it. It's on this date. A year ago. What else do we have here? It is this a big day. It is National Day of Encouragement. Just a little pick me up. Encourage somebody today. I'm going to try to do that for you. I'm going to try and encourage some of you to keep your cool. Accourage others to get off the bench. Encourage maybe one or two of you, pipe it. National Huggin' High Five Day. National Just One Human Family Day. Can't we all just get along? No. No, we can't. There are people that insist on not being part of the human race and act like animals.

Not saying that you not grant them the opportunity to change. I'm just saying, understand that. Understand that. It is National Report Medicare Fraud Day. How about copy and paste that for every single day of the year? And National Video Games Day. Jose is over there going, oh, really? Like he needs an excuse to play video games. And today is National Chocolate Milkshake Day. Okay. Where's the best chocolate milkshake to be found? I mean, and I'm not necessarily saying a malted chocolate milkshake. I'm not a fan of that as much. I'll do it. But like, where's the best milkshake? Just a good old-fashioned milkshake. Not one of those weird exotic ones have cookies sticking all over it and, you know, fudge lining the rim where you get it all over your face when you, just a good chocolate milkshake. Is it steak and shake? Is it, is it Chick-fil-A? Is it McDonald's? I mean, you'd be surprised that there are certain places that you would not think of are go-toes. Feel free to send me a note if you know of the best place to get a chocolate milkshake. Preston at iHeartRadio.com. 18 past the hour. Yes, I know. I know. I know. I'll catch up. Trust me.

David tells me the best chocolate milkshake he's ever had was at Ed's in Defuniac Springs. Thanks, Dave. I know just where to go when I'm in Dufuniac Springs. No, seriously, thanks for the heads up. I just don't go there. I need to know a great place to get a chocolate milkshake in Florida's capital. And it could be just some restaurant that just says, yeah, we do some shakes on the side type thing. Did you know that the celacanth, a fish species that was believed to be extinct for, okay, 65 to 66 million years? until one was caught off the coast of South Africa in 1938. And now they know that they are off some islands off the east coast of Africa and the waters off of Indonesia. So they weren't gone all this time. They say that the fish goes back to the era of the dinosaurs. Just saying, Settled science. This came from Not the Bee, courtesy of Fox. Archaeologists find a Roman council building with Christian symbols in the walls in the ancient city of Laodicea. Isn't that fascinating? Now, of course, that... That church is described in the book of Revelation as lukewarm, as spit you out of my mouth type stuff because you're not hot, you're not cold, you're lukewarm. And I frankly think that the Laida Cian church is emblematic of a lot of churches across the country in America. But Paul wrote about the Laidician church. ever so briefly in Colossians. It's just interesting. This is in Turkey. Modern day Turkey. It just shows first that this is from the era of the time of Christ and that the Roman church eventually embraced Christianity for a time period. And it's fascinating to see this collision of Christian culture in and amongst the Greek and Roman culture after the resurrection of Christ. It's all colliding in this region of the world. I just thought that was fascinating. Today in the program, next, we will update you the latest information on... The efforts to find the man. Yes, a man. He thinks he's a woman. I'm betting. I'm betting. And I'm also betting they know exactly who it is. I think the FBI has to really work hard to not make this look like there was not a bigger conspiracy here.

They're going to have to track this guy down really quickly. I'll give you the latest information and then a little conjecture next here on the morning show with Preston Scott. Hey guys, it is Ryan. For years, Chumba's been set in the bar for online social casino fun, and it just keeps getting better. With new games released every week and daily bonuses to collect, the fun never stops. So claim your welcome bonus now at chumbacasino.com. No purchase necessary. VigW. Boy, prohibited by law. See terms and conditions. 21 plus. Difference in a positive way, improve the lives of others. That's what this show is about. And this is the Preston Scott Show. We're going to do exactly what I think needs to be done. We're going to get back to our business here. Next hour, and I want you to think about this for a little while. That, by the way, is an expression Charlie Kirk would use frequently when talking to somebody who disagreed with him. If they were willing to have a discussion with him. It would get to a point where he would say, let me say one thing, and I'm going to ask you to think about it for the next few days. I'll stop there. And so I'm just going to ask you to think about this for a half hour. I want you to phone in and tell me, If you like, write, you know, Preston at iHeartRadio.com. I want you to share with me what you think Turning Point USA needs to do in response to this. We'll talk more about that in just a little while. I think there needs to be a response. Absolutely. The update right now, the FBI has photos of the person. They're being kind. Person of interest. It's the shooter. They have released the video. It's on our website. It's all over of the guy after having taken the shot. They have him in the prone position. Just university cameras. And here, hindsight. Big event, controversial figure, should maybe somebody have been watching that video, those cameras in real time, in a command center somewhere? Do they have a place where all those feeds are located? Yes, they probably do. Couldn't they have had somebody there saying, hey, we've got a guy on the roof? Hold the event. Oh. Anyway, they've got him running off the rooftop jumping down. He hurt himself a little bit. Then they have found the rifle. It's a Mouser. It's an older Mouser 30-0.6. I heard the gunshot from a different, from a camera that was a phone that was much closer to the gunshot. Yeah, that was a hunting rifle. I believe they know who it is.

And I do believe it's connected to the photos that are circulating of somebody that guaranteed something was going to happen. A person that is, you know, the internet sleuths have found, had posted a song on SoundCloud that they wrote, made. Charlie Kirk is dead at 31. The FBI getting some pressure about a jet, a private jet that took off just five miles from the assassination at an airport that was 10, 15 minutes away. That jet flew south into Arizona. It switched off its transponder for a short period of time before flipping it back on on the return flight. That is an FAA violation. My thought is that this is not a government conspiracy. The government under Donald Trump has no reason, though I do believe there are rogue elements inside of our government that I believe played a role in the attempted assassination of Trump. But having said that, I believe that there is likely going to be one, two, three, a group. that aided and abetted this shooter. This shooter was one guy, but I believe he probably had a car waiting. He probably had that jet waiting. He probably had someone waiting wherever that jet landed, and he's probably being hidden by a group of people. That's my guess. That's the conjecture I said. I would share with you. Besides the photos that are out there that are crystal clear, this guy will be found. They do have some palm prints. They likely will get some DNA. Marsha Blackburn pointing out that a member of the Secret Service posted on X. If you are mourning this guy, delete me. He spewed hate and racism. You can't circumvent karma. She doesn't leave. This is a secret service agent. Any secret service agent that thinks that way is out of a job. Gone. They know who it is. This agent needs to be fired. Letters been sent by Senator Marsha Blackburn calling for the termination of this agent. More on that basic mindset as we go through the show. 41 minutes past the hour. There you go. Caught up on the latest there. The morning show with Preston Scott on News Radio 100.7. WFLA. Some. Sorry. Five, four. Some Columbia students. have done what some on the illiberal left are doing, celebrating the killing of Charlie Kirk, turning the assassination into a punchline. They have a satirical newspaper, the Federalist. The headline, Turning Point USA undergoes unexpected ideological shift. State Second Amendment actually not that important anymore.

They went on to write some pretty vile stuff, and at the end of it concluded in typical conservative fashion, it seems, Turning Point USA only realizes how terrible their politics are when it bleeps with their own lives. Go figure. Could they be more misguided and mistaken? And this is the tragedy of where we are today. There is a group, and I'm going to call credit where credit is due. Maybe they're just trying to save face. I don't know. First, there's an effort right now to draw false equivalences. No, it's not on both sides. It isn't. The hate rhetoric is not on both sides. The Trump is a Nazi. Charlie Kirk is a Nazi. They're fascists. No, that, that, no. No, we, we correctly point out what fascism is. We point out, as I've said repeatedly, where Trump crosses a line when embracing socialist ideas, which he has done now twice.

But that would that would endear Trump to them. Trump is an outsider. Republicans and Democrats that are elected largely hate him. This is a marriage of convenience for the Republicans. I don't like the guy. This is a group of people. Let me, let me back up for a second. The View. The ladies on the view actually, actually in unison all condemned what took place. Now, they're not stepping back and maybe coming to grips with the fact that their rhetoric contributed to the mindset that has been cultivated in some of these people. But I'm grateful that there are some on the left. that are saying, no, this is ridiculous. They acknowledge Charlie Kirk engaged people in conversation, whether you agreed with him or not. And he said, that's okay. Let's talk. Because when you can't talk, you dehumanize the other side. And that's what the other side has done. Conservatives aren't doing that. Now, I will tell you. There is a group inside the conservative movement that is about over it. They're about done. These little children at Columbia and others like them, various places online, celebrating this action, we cannot allow that. to be normalized in our society. So here's my advice to you. First and foremost, be Christ-like in all your actions, in all of your words. Be wise. You know, there's a scripture that says, be gentle. Wise is the serpent, gentle as doves.

Understand that there's a group of people in this country that hate us. And they want us dead. Understand that. So you have to look at each and every situation and circumstance through a different set of lenses these days. You just do. And so my suggestion to you is let's, let's be very smart about how we proceed. That's part of what the next segment's going to be about, 48 minutes after the hour. Not the next segment, the segment after that. The next segment will prepare you for the, what, you get the idea. WFLA. I had more than a few email on this subject, and I'm still getting plenty. Ray just wrote me. My current Facebook status. Go ahead, laugh, giggle, post memes, mock the death of Charlie Kirk. It is absolutely your right as an American citizen. However, please understand that the freedom of speech that is guaranteed in our Constitution does not guarantee freedom from repercussions from the stupid stuff you said. Nowhere in the Constitution is that right enumerated. Understand that you also don't have a right to employment. So with that in mind, I'm going to make it my mission to make sure your employer knows what kind of heartless monster they have working for them. I'm not doing this out of malicious hatred, but just indifferent stoicism and sharing of the truth. The truth that your side is more than happy to silence. Remember, the internet is forever. Kind of like that tramp stamp you got in Panama City back in the spring break of 1993. That'll work. That'll work. Let people know who thinks what. But I will also tell you this. I got a few emails saying I didn't know a lot about Turning Point USA until this happened. I am now a donor. That's one answer. Donate. Just a little bit every month. If the people that have not supported Turning Point up to now just wasn't on your radar, if everybody gave $25 a month,

that didn't know about it and have been affected by this, their budget would blow up and they would be positioned to do more than ever. And that's what, you know, I thought to myself, and I know this sounds a little, come on now, Preston, he's 31 years old. Yeah, 31 years old, a husband and a father of two, who literally. went from one campus to another to another to just talk. And they killed him for it. And I say they, because this is a movement. I personally think it's going to be tied to the transgender movement because he brilliantly articulated the arguments and asked the question, what is a woman? He emboldened people. He gave people rational thought to share. I believe this is what Charlie would want us to ask. What's next for Turning Point USA? What do you think Turning Point USA needs to do in response to this horrific act? We're going to take your calls. 850-205 WFLA. That's all we're talking about. Nothing else. 850. 205 WFLA. Get in line. Call me with your ideas. What's next? Tyler Reddick here from 2311 racing. Another checkered flag for the books. Time to celebrate with Chumba. Jump in at chumbacasino.com. Let's Chumba. No purchase necessary. VTW Group. Boyd were prohibited by law. CCNCs, 21 Plus. Sponsored by Chumba Casino. Welcome, friends, to the second hour of the morning show with Preston Scott. And I am taking your phone calls and I've asked you to put your thinking caps on. And the challenge is very simple. What do you think would be the proper, appropriate response by turning point USA to what has happened? I would love to hear your ideas. That's what this is about, ideas. I have a statement here from Turning Point USA that is powerful. But I can almost assure you their board of directors, advisory board, I don't know how they were totally constructed. This thing was birthed in Charlie's garage. when he was 18 years of age. But I can all but guarantee you they are right now praying and seeking wisdom for what is the appropriate response. The effort here was to shut it down. Because Charlie was such a visible, vocal, focal point for Turning Point USA. The shooter's idea is, well, that ends that. I think amongst you are good ideas. Better ideas than what I have.

I'll share mine, but I would rather hear yours. I've got every day Monday through Friday to share mine. I can just stop the show and say, I'm going to talk about it right now. I can do what I want, when I want. I'm asking you to not just go through the exercise, which, by the way, I've done. When I decided, I told you yesterday, I was going to pray about what I was going to do today. And I sat in my office yesterday. I finished the show yesterday. I went on a drive, found a driving range, and I beat up some golf balls for a while. Not in anger. Just to just be out surrounded by nobody. There was nobody around. And I just spent some time. And then I got home to my office, gave my wife a kiss, and I started to think about and pray about what should we do today on the show. I decided to do the show to get back to what we do. To not be somber all morning long, I was somber. I still am. I'm like a lot of us. I'm grieving. But we grieve differently. We grieve with hope. And I asked myself the question, what would Charlie want done? I guarantee you, Turning Point USA is wanting that answer. They are asking that question, what would Charlie want us to do? I would imagine at some point, Erica, his wife, his widow is going to weigh in on. Here's what Charlie would want. I'm asking you, what should the response be? Now, I have my idea. We've got a series of them. But I want yours. 850-205 WFLA is the phone number. We're going to get to your calls here in just a second. We've got one caller standing by. I'd love a bunch of them. I refuse to believe that you cannot be inspired to come up with suggestions on what the response ought to be to this. A response. Not a reaction, a response. A thoughtful, forceful, loud response. 10 past the hour. It's the morning show with Preston Scott. 850-205 WFLA. That's how it works.

I'd like to see two callers turn into 4-850-205 WFLA. Tyler Reddick here from 2311 racing. Victory Lane? Yeah, it's even better with Chumba by my side. Race to ChumbaCasino.com. Let's Chumba. No purchase necessary. VTW Group. Void were prohibited by law. CTNCs, 21 Plus, sponsored by Chumba Casino. You know what your customers are doing right this second? The exact same thing you are. Listening to me, which, let's be honest, is kind of flattering. But my point is, ads on IHeart Radio actually get heard. In the car, at the gym, on the couch, while people are walking their dogs. Who's a good boy? Who's a good boy? You're a good boy. That's right, you're a good boy. So why not make the next ad about you? Get started today. Call 844-844-Ehart or go to IHeartadvertising.com. That's 844-844-Ehart or IHeartadvertising.com. If you are among those... And I don't expect there to be any in this audience. But if you happen to be or know of people celebrating or saying things like, well, you know, Charlie, uh-uh, shun them, shun them. Tim, thanks for calling in. What should Turning Point USA do? Good morning. I think they are going to have to quickly find somebody to become. the image of turning point to replace Charlie. It has to be somebody that can articulate like he did, not just get into debates and argue and throw out all kinds of sayings. I mean, he believed in what he said and he could sit when he could invite people to talk to him and argue with him and give their point. And he was very effective at that, and it's going to be difficult to find somebody. But I think they need somebody as quickly as possible that can continue putting the message out there. Tim, thank you. I appreciate that. That's exactly what I'm looking for. Ben Shapiro said he's thinking of getting back and getting onto college campuses. I will tell you right now, as much as I respect and admire Ben, Ben doesn't know Jesus as his Lord and Savior. To my knowledge, he does not acknowledge Christ as His Lord and Savior. He is a Jew, and that's fine. There's nothing wrong with that. But I believe the person filling that role has to be a Jesus Christ apologist, someone who knows the gospel message because that is woven through everything that Charlie believed, every part of Turning Point USA. Let's go to Patricia. Thanks for calling in, Patricia. Hey, Preston. I couldn't agree with you and the prior caller more. I do think they need to get somebody in there. I do think it needs to be exactly the type of person you're talking about. But my thought is that's going to take a little while. I think they need to go with this momentum. I, too, am now a donor to Turning Point USA. I didn't really know a lot about it until all this happened. And I think they need to go with the momentum. I think they need to go have... Big rallies, big, big rallies, like what Trump did his first time out. I went to some of those rallies, and they were so inspiring. And, you know, everybody was really excited. And they could get a lot of really good speakers and have big rallies to get all of us, not just college students, all of us supporting them and behind them so people can see what good it is.

I like it. Patricia, thank you. You're kind of going down the direction. I'm thinking only I have more specifics in mind. I'm going to get to those. But I want to hear from you. What should Turning Point USA do? 850-205 WFLA. George. Good morning, Preston. First of all, I think you made the 100% right decision on the direction of the show this morning. Thank you. I'm glad you did that. But I think the turning point needs to go on a full-out blitz. Yes. And I mean, just like a 11-man blitz that the Packers used to run back in the day. And I mean, and what I would do is my response statement, I would say, Y'all assassinated Charlie Kirk, not because he spoke, but because the young people listened and they voted accordingly, and you have just woken up tens of millions of young voters. And that's what I feel. They didn't kill him because he spoke. They killed him because so many young people listened and responded. That's a well-put statement and sentiment, George, as always. Thanks very much for the phone call. Let's go to Dodge. Dodge, what do you think? Yeah, Preston. So, you know, I really think Attorney Point needs to take a play out of the playbook of the left. And let's say they raise a couple hundred million dollars, $200 million, $200 million. because of everybody, you know, this event doing that. They need to go and earmark about $2 million per college. Just pick a top hundred colleges and build a building with the $2 million called the Charlie Kirk School of Civil Discourse. And let that be a permanent monument so all these little snibling brats can actually learn how to talk to each other. Wow, on campus if permitted because a lot of universities wouldn't do it or near campus. No, you donate to the campus earmarking this money will be used to build a building. The left does it all the time. Here's two million bucks. You got to build a building and name it after Charlie Kirk. Yeah, I hear you. I like the kernel of the idea. My concern is there are too many university presidents and boards of trustees that would not accept the gift. They wouldn't accept the earmarked designated gift in that fashion. Jason, Danny, Sean, you're up next. 850-205 WFLA. We'll take one more segment of calls. What should Turning Point USA do next? What should they do next? Here in the morning show with Preston Scott. You are not letting me down. Well done. Keep coming strong. Ideas.

What should Turning Point USA be doing in response to what happened? What should their next act be? What should they move towards? We're getting some wonderful ideas. Jason, thanks for calling in. Good morning, Preston. I think that they should take the move out of the Rush Limbo playbook. Big shoes to fill, just like Rush, how they have Clay and Buck. Definitely needs to be Christ-based. But I think go with... Your phone dropped. Jason, you there? Sorry. Did you hear me? Yeah, your phone dropped there for a second. Go ahead. Yes, so use what works. When Rush went to be home with Jesus, Clay and Buck had to fill those shoes. And that... That playbook design is working, and I think that they could learn something from that and get with the rush crew and see what they did to Phil's issues. Okay. Thank you, Jason. I appreciate it. I'm not sure I share your thought that it worked. I don't think Clay and Buck is successful. It's, to me, a placeholder. But... I get your point. But thank you very much. This is all about ideas here. We're going to take three more callers. Danny, you're up. What's your thought? Yeah, good morning, President. You know, my thought is I don't think one singular individual. is appropriate in terms of replacement, because I don't think you're going to replace Charlie in any form or fashion. I think it's going to take a coalition of individuals that are going to need to step up that share his ideals and have his given ability to communicate and articulate. And, you know, I don't see a single individual filling that role in the way that Charlie did. That's just kind of my thought on the subject. Danny, thanks very much. I appreciate you calling in. Let's go to Sean. Sean, you're up. Good morning, and I'm going to try and articulate this as best I can. I think that I agree with the last caller. We don't necessarily, we're not going to be able to replace Charlie, but we could take the leadership of the organization now, and I feel like large events would be great, and I think events close to campuses where we could incorporate. our younger children, and not just our college children, because, and I know some of the conversations that these events get a little bit, you know, heavy for these younger kids, but my youngest son and my oldest son, I would go to an event, and then not only would it help these children, but it would include these parents, so these parents are involved in helping and understanding their children as well. Okay.

Sean, thank you. I appreciate you calling in and sharing your ideas. Jeffrey, you're the final caller here. What do you think? Well, person, I think they should continue the turn. I mean, this was the first stop for Charlie's new tour of the college campuses. There are already speakers lined up, continue with that program, and bring in other selected speakers. Nobody's going to replace Charlie. But, you know, to fill that primary role, but continue with what was already in place, keep that presence on campus, keep the people coming, and let all the guests that were going to come do their speaking and just use different individuals to fill in where Charlie would have been. Thank you very much, Jeffrey. Appreciate the phone call. I need more time. So here's what we're going to do. We're going to take a break. I'm going to give you the latest information on the search for his assassin. And then I'm going to share what I think I would recommend Turning Point USA do. And I'm going to borrow from some of you, maybe enhance it or add to it. Or maybe take a little bit away. But I have my own set of thoughts on this. I've given this great thought. That's what led me to this segment yesterday is just praying about, okay, the goal was to shut this down. The goal, by the way, could be realized in part by universities saying, we're not going to take on the risk and the liability of having something like this happen at our school. The problem is going to be they're going to have to shut down every public speaker. So I don't know that universities are going to do that. So we'll see. Let me share my ideas next here on the morning show with Preston Scott after an update on the tracking of the assassin. Bubba Wallace here from 2311 racing. You know what's slower than a pace car? waiting at the car wash. That's when I fire up Chumba Casino. It turns those slow minutes into fast fun. With new games every week, you'll never get bored. Next time you're stuck in the slow lane, speed up with Chumba. Play now at chumbacasino.com. Let's Chumba. Sponsored by Chumba Casino. No purchase necessary. VGW Group, Ford, where prohibited by law, 21 plus, terms and conditions apply.

36 minutes past the hour of the morning show with Preston Scott, update on the hunt for the killer. There's some interesting little anomalies here. One, there is a private plane that flew from a very close airport, flew south into Arizona, switched off its transponder partially through the flight that turned it back on after it had landed wherever it landed and turned around. and flew back to Utah. That pilot needs to be talked to right now. That's an FAA violation. Is there anything to it? I don't know. They have video of the shooter in the prone position. They likely have video of him taking the shot. They have him running across the roof, jumping down, and then getting away. The path that they have him on video is where they found a 30-06, an old Mouser, and they should be able to find something about where and how that gun traveled and went around whoever owned it. That'll help. They've got palm prints. They likely will be able to get DNA. And they have a very good picture. Conjecture on my part. I believe they know who it is. I believe this person had help. He did the shooting. And he's a transgender. He is a guy who likes presenting himself as a woman. And he cleaned himself up for the act. He dressed in the patriot-like. shirt to not stand out he um he looks very very very very much like the person that um posted on his social media that um something was going to happen that day posted that boy hope somebody vaporizes Charlie Kirk and then posted that he guarantees something's going to happen the next day whoever this is likely posted on SoundCloud a song called Charlie Kirk will be dead Charlie Kirk dead at 31

I think we're going to find that this is a continuation of the dangerous, violent sect of transgenderism that is in this country. It's not sweeping this country. We'll find out. That's what I think we will find, though. There is no doubting in my mind that this person had helped getting away. That he is being aided and abetted as we speak. There may be efforts to smuggle him to Vietnam because after all, we know from the Aedelson crime that they don't extradite from Vietnam. If by some chance anybody listening knows anything, 1-800 call FBI. FBI is under some pressure. We also know that inside the Department of Defense, there are members of the military that rejoiced over Charlie Kirk's killing. Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense said that will be rooted out. Secret Service is being called out because a member of the Secret Service posted thoughts on the killing, suggesting that anyone who's mourning Charlie Kirk Don't be a friend of mine. That person needs to be removed from secret service duty because that person is not safe with national security clearances and is not safe protecting the president in any way, shape, or form. Shouldn't be doing it. There are clearly people inside our government that hate Donald Trump, that hate the Charlie Kirk's of the world, that in fact hate you and me. Now, when we come back, I'm going to share what I think Turning Point USA ought to do. What I think the response ought to be. That's next. 41 minutes past the hour. It's the morning show with Preston Scott. What's the beef Friday still to come? Thanks for joining us. It's the morning show with Preston Scott.

Here's what I would do if I were Turning Point USA. After thoughtful deliberation and prayer. First of all, will anybody emerge to be a singular leader as Charlie Kirk was? Don't know. You know, when you talk about professional athletes, you hear things said like a generational talent. They come along once a generation. I think Charlie Kirk was that. I think Charlie Kirk was a generational talent with gifts on loan from God, as Rush Limbaugh used to say. Only he would say talent on loan from God. Charlie definitely was uniquely gifted. Now, having said that, The first thing I would do is I would put a pause on the tour, just a pause. And I would schedule simultaneous events on every campus you have a chapter, every school you have a chapter. Maybe it's like the National Day of Prayer where you start at noon. or at three in the afternoon or whatever that time was that Charlie liked to do his events and you do a cascade of that through all the time zones across the country and here's what you do you announce the event and you edit together speeches that Charlie had given there's a prodigious amount of audio and video of Charlie And you have him speaking. You share the very best. And you put it together in a one hour, one and a half hour presentation. And you roll that tape on every single campus with one singular message going through every single campus.

Maybe it's some of Charlie's debates. Maybe it's some of Charlie's speeches. Maybe it's some of Charlie's radio program or his TV appearances or interviews that he did on podcasts. It doesn't matter. You lace it all together and you present it. And then you have a spokesman at each of these events that happened on one day across the country. And you announced the tour. resumes and as callers have said you share that we will have these guests at these locations and you just you just do what what you do and keep pushing the envelope if you have someone that's able to to engage in some of what Charlie did fine if someone rises up to seize the mantle of ministry that I believe it is fine but don't force that but go at it again keep going as soon as possible and then to borrow from a listener

raise money to build Charlie Kirk's centers of civil engagement on every college campus you can build them on. And if they won't let it be on the campus, if they won't commit to doing that kind of program, then build it next to the campus. Fundamental to all of this is donate to Turning Point USA. I know from having been involved in fundraising for not just the years I've done this program, but most of my adult life. Recurring giving means more. Sure, a $100 gift is awesome, but what means more is $25 a month. Consistent, steady, recurring revenue. So I'm telling you right now, I will be giving every single month to Turning Point USA. I'm going to join many of you that have already made that decision. I am going to do that. That's my set of suggestions. 47 minutes past the hour. It's the morning show with Preston Scott.

52 past the hour, the false equivalencies being drawn that, you know, both sides need to just tone it down. I'm sorry, it's one-sided. We debate ideas. The other side's incapable of engaging in civil debate, and when they lose the argument, which is why this happened. I thought George said it really well. This was done because students were listening. There were always militant young people always have been. They don't know enough about life to have learned enough to understand that their passions are misplaced. Although some, as proven by the white illiberal carons out there, don't ever grow out of it. They keep wearing their burkingstocks and acting foolish into adulthood. But the fact of the matter is that this isn't on both sides. This political violence is all originating from the extreme left. Not all Democrats. But Democrats have created the fertile ground that this has been grown in. Democrats have sown this seat. This is not eye for an eye, you know, I've, no. This is about recognizing exactly the lay of the land.

The place of DEI. DEI is all racism, bigotry, prejudice, favoritism at the exclusion. Isn't it interesting? DEI. Inclusiveness. No, exclusiveness. And if you are a Democrat and you disagree, you will find out in moments exactly what I'm saying, because you will be outside looking in within minutes. That's why the party, the Republican Party, is grown. There are countless more that are just NPAs. They don't want to be part of the Democrat Party or the Republican Party. I get it. I prefer to say that I caucus with the Republicans because I think they're, I think for the, for a large part of, of the Republican Party apparatus, it's a train wreck. But that said, there is absolutely no doubting this, this, this violence, political violence, philosophical violence is all originating on the left.

How do I know? Because they're still standing. Because if people on our side wanted to just act like them, they'd be done. But people on our side, I pray, continue to operate with restraint, with wisdom. Again, you've got to protect yourself, but. What's the beef Friday is next? 850205. Oh, wow, the lines are full. That's next. Hey, this is Ryan Sechrest here. And if you're looking for some serious fun, head over to chumbac casino.com. At Chumba Casino, you can play all your favorite social casino style games for free anytime, anywhere. It's the most fun you can have on your phone or computer. No purchase necessary. VGW room. Boy, we're prohibited by law. See, terms and conditions, 21 plus. All right, we're going to begin here, but President Donald Trump is speaking live right now on Fox, and underneath they have a graphic that says we have Kirk's suspect in custody. Now, Fox has gotten things like this wrong before. I watched it just the other day during a press briefing on the shooting. So I don't know yet. We will do everything we can to try to nail this down and find out for sure. But Fox is running with the story that a suspect is in custody. So we'll see. If we find out more, I will stop the trains and we'll do whatever we need to do to keep you informed on what's going on. It is what's to be Friday though. It is your chance to get some things off your chest. I have a feeling. But this is your time. But now listen to me. We have young people listening. Keep it on the rails. No profanity. Don't make it personal. If you have a bad experience somewhere, tell us what happened, leave names out of it. And let's go to the phone lines. Joel, thanks for calling in. What's the beef? Good morning, Preston. Preston, my beef is the Democrat House who apparently couldn't give one minute of silence. to Charlie Kirk, which I found unbelievable. Imagine there is some Democrat operative has been assassinated, and Republicans refused one minute in the House of silence. You know, I can't imagine that. I think the Democrat Party is truly the violent party, is the party of crudeness. And anybody who has any civilized nature, she's considered just leaving the Democrat Party. You may not join the Republican Party. That's fine. Yep. But the Democrat Party needs to be left. It needs to rot, and it needs to be reborn. And that's just my comment. Thank you, Joel. I think that's what makes the importance.

of raising our rhetoric and raising our conduct so important to make the distinction ever clearer. 850-205 WFLA. George, thanks for calling. Thank you, Preston. My beef is kind of a two-headed. First. You had mentioned you think that Buck and Clay are not successful. I agree. I don't think they're successful at all. It's always hard to follow the man, just like in sports or football. You don't want to be the guy to follow the legend. You want to be the guy to follow that guy. But yesterday on Clay and Buck, they had Bill O'Reilly, who I like, and I think he's well-informed, and I think he's objective. But I lost a lot of respect for him yesterday. They had him on for a whole entire segment, nine minutes, I believe. And he did nothing but become a carnival barker hawking his book. And after, I didn't count the first. probably six, seven times that he mentioned the name of the book during this interview, because they wanted to get his take on what happened with Charlie Kirk and this, and he tied it into the title of his book. I counted 27 times he mentioned the name of that book and that interview, and that's not counting the first few, and I just thought that was the wrong atmosphere, the wrong place. That's not reading the room. No. He sounded like a cheap, cheap carnival barker, and I just not like that at all for us. Thank you, George. It is one of the reasons why I've never been a fan of Bill O'Reilly. Respect the intellect, just not a fan. That's just not my style. But thank you. We're going to go to, let's see, we got Tim, we got Richard, we've got Craig. What about you? 850-205 WFLA. We have one line open. It can be yours, but call now 850-205-9352.

What's the Beef Friday? Back at it here on the morning show with Preston Scott. Let's go to Tim, who is standing by. Hello, Tim. Good morning. My beef is with the city of Tallahassee. Okay. I think it's ridiculous that they will not spend the money to put turn signals on all the police cars. Tyler Reddick here from 2311 Racing. The rush of racing, nothing beats it. But Chumba Casino comes close. Chumba's got fast spins, fun games, daily bonuses, and all the action you can handle. Now that's a run. Ready to hit the throttle? Get in the driver's seat and head to chumbacino.com. Let's Chumba. Sponsored by Chumba Casino. No purchase necessary. VGW Group, voidware prohibited by law, 21 plus, terms and conditions apply. You know what your customers are doing right this second? The exact same thing you are, listening to me, which, let's be honest, is kind of flattering. But my point is, ads on IHeart Radio actually get heard. In the car, at the gym, on the couch, while people are walking their dogs. Who's a good boy? Who's a good boy? You're a good boy, that's right, you're a good boy. So why not make the next ad about you? Get started today. Call 844-844-Ehart or go to IHeartadvertising.com. That's 844-844-Ehart or IHeartadvertising.com. I just, I. So, so subtly done. Turning left, right all over and never use their turn signals. So they must not have them. Oh, so well delivered, Tim. That's so, I love that level of sarcasm. That is just brilliant. Thank you, sir. I appreciate that in more ways than you know. Let's go to Richard. You're up. What's the beef? Oh, Mr. Scott, good morning. Morning. You know, my wife and I had the good fortune to go to Charlie Scott here at FSU earlier, this very beautiful day, thousands of kids, great opportunity, you know, it was great. And they had the buttons on the table, you know, turning point USA stuff, a little slogans. And I've been wearing that sucker. And so what I would like to encourage, anybody who went to that and got a button, stop wearing those buttons. And just go around and just show your support. What do you think? I love it. I love it. Thank you very much. I'm trying to. How about we do this? My beef is that people that went to that event. They ought to be wearing those buttons all over the place, and I haven't seen enough of them yet. How about that? How about that? I love it. Yeah, see, we got to turn it into a beef somehow. It's a brilliant idea, but we just have to rough it up just a little bit and turn it into an idea. But you know what? You have perfectly led me to my latest blog entry.

I found from Turning Point USA an edited down version of Charlie's visit to Florida State University. It is on my blog page. About 17, 18 minutes, something like that of just Charlie interacting. Check it out. His visit to Florida State University back in February. I think it was February 28th. It's on my blog page. Mark, thanks for calling. What's the beef? Well, my beef is this Charlie response of people that are obviously soulless, have no idea what America's about. And the fact that they are celebrating the death of somebody with a difference of opinion, an influencer, everybody has that chance in this country to take their convictions and beliefs and do that. But people don't understand freedom of speech. was created to protect speech that could be offensive to others, without the threat of death or harm, of course. But my replacement for Charlie is threefold. It's a white man as close as possible to Charlie's convictions and speaking skills. It's a conservative black man and a converted back trans of faith. Each will have a specific... presentation, also a Q&A session with all of them at the end, a total of one and a half hour total event. I would call it Turn It Up, University Tour, sponsored by Turning Point Action, sort of like the act up campaign of the gays years ago, but without violence or any hint of violent rhetoric. just the opposite actually. So they won't even attempt to kill all three at once. So it's sort of a hedge too. But that's my beef and that's my replacement, you know, suggestion. Thank you. Thank you, Mark. Brilliant. I love it. Absolutely loved it. I loved it when you emailed it to me. I loved it that you called in and shared it as well. That was awesome. With one or two provisos, how about we fly a drone over the buildings? monitored by law enforcement in real time. And oh, by the way, how about we have, you know, if we've got cameras all around campus, how about we have someone monitoring those video feeds? They would have seen this guy climb up on the roof. And they would have had all kinds of time to tell Charlie don't appear. And they would have had all kinds of time to, Yeah. Now, in case you missed it, we're going to go back to the phone lines here. Craig is next, and then Patricia. President Trump is announcing live on Fox that we have, quoting, we have Kirk's suspect in custody. That's what he's saying. Now, we've heard three of this, the third announcement like that. Is this the guy? And I'll emphasize, guy. My hunch is he presents otherwise. 16 past the hour. We're going to take two more calls here. And so let me get to them quickly. And standing by is Craig, Craig, thanks for calling in.

Yeah, I want the country to realize that transgender is a mental issue, and I want the government to realize that that is a mental issue. That's all I got to say. Thank you very much. Completely agree. It is mental illness. They deserve our empathy and support if they're willing and want to change. Patricia, you're the final caller here. What's the beef? Hey, yeah, thanks for taking my call. I was really mad the other day. The day that Charlie Kirk was shot and it was announced that he had died from his injury, that on my local news, I live in the Orlando area now. Orange County is where the news stations are, which is a very liberal county. The young newscaster that was, I'm sure, reading from the teleprompter said, Charlie Kirk. A right-wing activist has been killed, blah, blah, blah, and went on this talk. That was what she announced it. I was really angry. Yeah, I understand. It's frustrating how people, pigeonhole, folks like Charlie and others, it happens, and it happens on both sides. But thanks very much for calling in. All right, listen, this is President Trump on Fox and Friends. We're going to just listen in. He said, it's so terrible. I said, let me ask you a question. So we're going to Memphis. I'm just announcing that now, and we'll straighten that out. National Guard. National Guard. And by the way, we'll bring in the military, too, if we need it. But National Guard. But Memphis is, look, it's a great music city. It's, you know, home of Elvis and everything else. But I said to him, where else should we go? Where would you say? He said, sir, please, do me a favor. St. Louis has been so badly hit. It's very hard, very, very hard. He said, don't lose Chicago. You're going to lose Chicago, sir. It's a great city. You're going to lose Chicago. And then we have this Slav J.B. Pritzker on television every day. All he does is hit Trump. He said, does he realize last weekend he had 11 people killed and 28 wounded? It doesn't bother him. He says he's got the situation handled. And he keeps saying, we have no crime problem. The week before, he had a week where he had 72 people injured and, like, 11 died. But if he does five, like you just said, five, that's a good week. Every weekend, they're losing many people. It's out of control. But when this guy, who's a smart guy, you know, the biggest railroad, he said, the way he said it, he said, sir, please don't lose Chicago. We are about to lose Chicago. It's a great city. You can save Chicago. You had a decision in San Francisco that said you're not allowed to use the National Guard, the military in California, and you're waiting for that decision on the appeal. Does that... We've been winning all those decisions. We've just won one against Newscombe. You're waiting for it, and a lot of people think that it's just a matter of time, but you're appealing it. Are you waiting for that appeal to go your direction so you can put the National Guard and have to worry, don't have to worry about the courts, telling them to pull out. We're really not. We think we're going to win all of them, and we have been winning all, and we just won one against Gavin Newsom.

who's been terrible. Look, if we didn't go into L.A. a few months ago, you wouldn't have the Olympics there. They lost 25,000 houses to fires because they didn't have the water come down from the Pacific Northwest. They have a lot of water, but they send it out into Pacific to protect their little tiny fish, which did very badly when it didn't have any water, by the way. But just the whole thing is so crazy, you wouldn't have lost any houses. You would have had a fire. They would have had sprinklers going. They would have fire hydrants. But they lost 25,000 houses. Now they want to build low-income housing where many of those houses. I don't know if you heard this. This came in last week. Nobody's got their permits. The federal government, Lee Zeldin's incredible. He got, and they're much tougher permits. Everybody's permitted in California, in Los Angeles. Everybody has a permit to build their house, to rebuild the house, except the city and the state haven't given the permits. It's a long time now. And the people want to build. But now, what's the reason? Because they're just incompetent. No, but it's really they're incompetent. They could avoid the violence. I have, my environmental is much tougher than his. Everybody had it within 30 days. This is now over a year, and these people are standing outside the house. They want to rebuild the house. But in my opinion, even worse, they now want to tell. All right, President Donald Trump on Fox and Friends. I was hoping to catch a little bit more of what he said about the... suspected assassin of Charlie Kirk. He said that they have a suspect in custody. It has been now announced by the President of the United States. So in theory, you would think he would have been told that by Kash Patel, who heads the FBI. So we'll certainly be keeping an eye on that story. That is going to supersede anything else I've gotten the rundown for the rest of the show. If I learn more, we'll pause, we'll give announcements, we'll do whatever we need to do. 27 minutes past the hour. Thank you for your calls. I'm sorry we couldn't take more. It's the morning show with Preston Scott. Step into the world of power. loyalty, and luck. I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse. With family, canoles, and spins mean everything. Now, you want to get mixed up in the family business. Introducing the godfather at chumpacasino.com. Test your luck in the shadowy world of the godfather's slot. Someday, I will call upon you to do a service for me. Play the godfather. Now at chumpacasino.com. Welcome to the family.

Well, normally we would, on a day like this, we would do the best and worst of the week. We all know what the worst of the week is. But I've decided to turn the worst of the week into just something else in that I wanted you to hear another side of Charlie Kirk when he gave speeches and talks. And, you know, it wasn't all just sitting behind a table, taking questions. It was opportunities to speak, whether it's at CPAC, whether it's at the Republican National Convention, a gathering, a Turning Point USA event. And this clip is edited together. And so you'll hear some applause and some cuts and all of that. But it is Charlie talking to young men about what it means to be... A man. Young men, you need to have a destination in your life. If you are on a date and a young lady says, well, what do you do? And you're like, uh, yeah, it's a kind of meander. And I, you know, I go on draft kings and I, you know, I own crypto and like, I don't know. And loser. Instead it should be, I'm studying this because of this. I'm going to start a business. I'm going to work for this person. I want to be able to make this much money by this period of time to provide for a family. And I don't care how hard it gets, but I'll provide for you and provide for the kids. And I'll be the protector and the covering over the family. Follow me because I'm going to lead us. That's what they want to hear. They want the confidence and the security. That when life gets difficult and when life starts falling apart, that that man will lead them. towards security and stability. Because deep down, women have a very well-built and finely tuned, God-given instinct that they'll be able to tell in a man, when the bullets start firing, is this guy going to protect me and protect my kids? And is he going to provide or is he going to run for the hills? Go look to your grandfather's generation that stormed Normandy Beach. They'll build this nation that started big businesses that went on adventure. If the most important thing for you is just feeling good, you're going to end up miserable. But if the most important thing is doing good, you will end up purposeful. That was brilliant. If what matters to you the most is feeling good, you will end up miserable. If what matters to you is doing good, you will end up purposeful. I thought it was important. for people to hear the breadth of Charlie. It wasn't just the Constitution. It was about life. It was about roles and responsibilities. I hope anyone listening. That hears that and goes, wow, there's really nothing wrong with that. And you were on that other side. I hope you start to get convicted over this. If you are a Democrat, I hope you are convicted, and you wake up to what's happening to your side of the aisle. Wake up.

recognize the extreme element, the violent extreme element of the Democrat Party, of illiberalism, the socialist, the communists, the true fascists. Fascists shoot and kill people for things they say. That's, that's, they've just self-identified again. You need to run from those people. Again, I keep using this expression. People that are rejoicing over Charlie Kirk's death should be shunned because there is not a decent person, even those that are diametrically opposed to Charlie's philosophies, my philosophies, your philosophy. Anyone is welcome to oppose those. Let's sit down and talk about it. Let's see whose ideas stand up. But anyone rejoicing over the death of violent murder of an opponent like this that advocated, let's just talk, that person should be shunned from society and be an outcast until they repent and change their mind. And say, I was wrong. 40 minutes past the hour.

I'll let him sum it up. Story you want to share, write him at Preston at iHeartRadio.com. Yes, he knows how to read. Well, actually, his producer reads him. He doesn't know how to read. Welcome to The Morning Show with Preston Scott. 42 minutes after the hour. Two months ago, Charlie Kirk sat down with this kid and did an interview with him on Facebook, Facebook Live, something, I don't know. I don't know who the kid is. To me, the question is poorly asked. The answer that Charlie gives is short and succinct. Let's listen. Everything completely goes away. How do you want to be remembered? If I die? Everything just goes away. How would you, if you could be associated with one thing, how would you want to be remembered? I want to be remembered for courage for my faith. That would be the most important thing. That's it. That's it. That would be the most important thing. Not battling politics, not battling the freedom of America, not battling for the Constitution. No, his faith in Jesus Christ. This is why I believe that whoever steps up. into a leadership role with Turning Point USA must be of the same. Must be of that cloth. Must be a devout, outspoken, articulate, defender of the faith.

Most important thing in his life is his faith. You'll notice he didn't say family. Because your faith is most important. Your love of God enables you to love your family. Your commitment to Christ enables you. to be a good husband and a good father. That is why the priorities have to always be God first, family, second, all else, third, fourth, fifth, six, and so on. Those first two are non-negotiable. So as we... Edge towards the end of this program. And it would appear that we are going to have a lot to talk about on Monday because, again, what is being announced is that the suspected assassin of Charlie Kirk is in custody. President Trump just said a few minutes ago, I think with a high degree of certainty, we have him. He said, essentially someone who knew him turned him in. We have the person that we think is the person we're looking for. They drove him to the police headquarters. He's there now. What police headquarters? We don't know. I'm going to be, as I always try to be, honest and transparent with you.

I am somewhat relieved that someone who knew this person turned him in. Because that tells me that someone who knew this person agrees that what he did was wrong. And there is no defense for that. Sadly, the person who turned him in will now be targeted. by the zealots on the extreme illiberal left that will view this person as a hero. This person, whoever is responsible, whether it's the one in custody or not, we don't know. They'll have their day in court. But whoever is responsible will face eternal judgment from God. But on this side of eternity, we'll face death. And one can only hope that it's speedy and that they will hide into anonymity. I will do my part, but I'm sure I will be all but alone. 47 minutes past the hour, when we come back, something you will not expect.

I said we were going to end this show a little differently. So before we get to that, let me share a couple things. First of all, I've had a ton of email about the way we started the show. Yeah, I was just yesterday's I was praying about today's show. I just felt. strongly about playing a specific song to open, because each Friday I open with a song. I know, talk show opening with a song. Weird, right? Yeah, well, you know, and I really prayed and found what I wanted, and it impacted a lot of people. And so I've been sharing a link to it. We cannot allow it in the podcast, and what I'm about to play cannot be in the podcast. So it will go up on a blog this weekend, the song. Also, if you want to give the Turning Point USA, T-P-U-S-A.com. T-P-U-S-A.com. It's just that simple. And to take us to the end of the show, sort of, Tom McDonald, a very conservative rapper and a song called Charlie. And this will not be on the podcast. And oh, by the way, The proceeds go to, um, go to, uh... Hey, it's Bubba Wallace from 2311 racing. You know what feels like forever? Sitting on a plane waiting for takeoff. Good thing, I've got Jumba Casino. With daily boost and social casino games on tap, this is a kind of fun that makes time fly. Why not turbocharge your downtime? Play now at jumbacasino.com. Let's jumba. Sponsored by Chumba Casino. No purchase necessary. VGW Group void where prohibited by law, 21 plus, terms and conditions apply. These days, it's getting harder and harder to trust what you're seeing. Who made it? Is it real? But with iHeart, everything you hear is guaranteed human. That's why 78% of listeners trust their favorite radio hosts product recommendations. And if you own or manage a business here or need to drive sales, that trust goes a long way in creating your future customers. Make iHeart media a part of your 2026 plan today. Call 844-844-I-Hart. Again, that's 844-844-I-Hart.