Charlie Kirk on new reporting on Trump: “There was an Atlantic article yesterday, which I just kinda rolled my eyes at”
The Atlantic story mentioned Trump's comments on Vanessa Guillén and also more from Trump's former chief of staff John Kelly on Trump praising Hitler's generals
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Citation From the October 23, 2024, edition of The Charlie Kirk Show, streamed on Rumble
CHARLIE KIRK (HOST): So, before I go to — Kash, before, I throw this to you, I want people to understand — expect desperation out of the Democrats right now. Expect AI-doctored footage of Donald Trump allegedly 20 years ago. Fake stories. They are throwing everything they can as Donald Trump's early voting numbers are great, as his odds in the betting markets are ascendant — which, again, is not necessarily my favorite metric, but it definitely gets people worried. Kash, they're gonna throw these fake stories. So here — there's a lot here. There was an Atlantic article yesterday, which I just kinda rolled my eyes at. Kash, what was in the Atlantic article? Tell us the truth. Please take your time. We have plenty of time in the segment.
KASH PATEL (GUEST): Thanks so much, Charlie. It's great to be with you. I'm on the team Trump bus tour in Western Pennsylvania. And I'm really looking forward to Turning Point event tomorrow in my hometown in my home town of Las Vegas.
Look, you're right. They're gonna come out of nonstop, especially the president. And just — the authors of this one are the same authors of the bogus January 6th insurrection narrative, Russiagate, 51 intel letter, and everything in between.
But this one is personally disgusting because when I was chief of staff at the Department of Defense and tragically, we lost Vanessa Guillén to a murder on a military base, who was serving our country bravely, President Trump, when we informed him of that in the Oval Office -- when I mean me, meaning and the secretary of defense and, of course, then-chairman Mark Milley, President Trump wanted to assure that family that their daughter did not die in vain and that he would give them full military honors, full financial assistance, and the honor that she deserved after serving our country being tragically murdered. That was his direction in the Oval Office. And he said if the Department of Defense would not pick up the tab because of some government bureaucracy error, he, Donald Trump, would pick up the tab. That's the type of commander-in-chief I've seen in the Oval Office time and time and time again.
And what The Atlantic did was absolutely disgusting. They said President Trump made up vile comments about Mexican-Americans and that it shouldn't cost this much or that much to bury a fallen soldier. Of course, it was Mark Milley who's responsible for this leak just like so many other lies and the Atlantic went and ran with it.
And to further debunk the lie, not that I — put aside the fact that I was there in the Oval, Vanessa Guillén's mother and her sister personally responded to the Atlantic article and said President Trump has been nothing but gracious, and kind, and generous to her family. And that the radical left-wing is using this hit piece, which is made up, for political fodder, and her own family was personally disgusted by it and refuted this story entirely, but The Atlantic-- excuse me, The Atlantic printed it anyway just like they did their wonderful hit piece on me.
But you're right, Charlie. They're never gonna stop. But this one's even low by those standards. They are desecrating the men and women that wear the cloth of our country to defend our nation, and they are desecrating the fallen just like Kamala Harris and Joe Biden did for the brave 13 warriors who they are responsible for their death from the Afghanistan disaster control.