The Charlie Kirk Show - “My Friend Andy” — Charlie on Why He Supported Andy Biggs

Episode Date: July 26, 2026

Arizona matters to the future of this country. Arizona mattered to Charlie. It’s where he chose to headquarter Turning Point, raise his family, and invest his time into. Here’s Charlie in his own words explaining why Andy Biggs is who he supported from the jump for the next Governor of Arizona. Watch every episode ad-free on members.charliekirk.com!    Get new merch at charliekirkstore.com!Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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It's bigger than just November. You see, the media, they're confused. They think, why are the crowds getting bigger? We go to these college campuses, and they go from 2,000 to 3,000 to 4,000 students that want MAGAHATS and that are registering to vote and that are conservatives. And it's because this was never about an election.

These elections are steps towards an ultimate goal. They are steps on a journey to take back America and make America great again. It is bigger than an election. And Arizona has played a central part in that story. Arizona is where all the fun, the drama, the ups and the downs happen. The first ever Trump rally happened in Phoenix, Arizona.

President Donald Trump came up on stage. There was no such thing as a MAGA rally. He just came up on stage and started talking. And all of a sudden, they realized they needed a bigger ballroom. It was on the Phoenix Convention Who was there? Who was at that, that Magarrali? Now, to be honest, I've seen a little bit of fibbing when people say. It was kind of like being like, yeah, I was at the World Series when the Diamondbacks won.

No, you weren't. You were watching it on TV. It's okay. We were all at the Maga Rally when Trump came to Phoenix. Because in some ways, it was this larger-than-life experience where this guy talked about a couple issues that you were not allowed to talk about, specifically that our country was being invaded by a foreign power, and our leaders were allowing it to happen. You were not allowed to say that before Donald Trump. You are not allowed to say that our sovereignty in this state was being diluted, was being destroyed, was being diminished,

and they were supposed to act as if this was a good thing. In fact, the Republican leadership class of this state, and you know exactly what I'm talking about of a generation prior, they told you it was a good thing. They said, no, it's great. It helps, you know, the golf courses run and the restaurants stay open. Meanwhile, a lot of your homes started to get broken into, And your friends started all of a sudden be hospitalized because of DUI's.

Is that Sheriff Joe that I see? The great Sheriff Joe. Stand up, Sheriff Joe. Let's honor Sheriff Joe. Is he not the greatest? And Sheriff Joe stood on that stage with President Donald Trump when few people would. And President Trump knew it instinctively, and all the Republican experts in this state, were quick to go write op-eds and disavow President Trump's hateful rhetoric when it came to immigration.

You see, but what President Trump did was multifold, and we're living through some of the most exciting and transformational history, and you get to play a part, not as a spectator, but as a participant. So when President Trump was here at the first ever Maga Rally, he set forth a vision. Ten years ago, everybody, we are coming on the 10-year anniversary of President Donald Trump with the first ever Maga Raleigh. And he put forward a vision. It's very simple. The people are in charge, not unelected bureaucrats. when you're invaded, you should stop it. It's bad to make your jobs go overseas for no good reason.

We're not going to declare wars that we cannot win for 20 plus years and that we, as the American people, are going to take back our government from a bipartisan uniparty of Republicans and Democrats that are consistently lying to us and making the country weaker. He set forth that vision 10 years ago here in this state. 10 years ago. And this state has been the central player in the Trump story. Because this was the state where you had so many Republicans say,

I don't support President Trump. But you know what was so good about that? We found out they weren't actually Republicans all along. They exposed themselves. They were using the Republican label to get your vote. They were using the Republican name to get your support. but they weren't actually going to D.C. to go fight for your values. Jeff Flake, John McCain.

And they were going to D.C. And you were voting for them. And you're like, wait a second. Why is the border still open? We can't talk about that because it's racist. We can't talk about the fact that our wages aren't going up and that men that work for a living, that shower before work and shower after work that are forklift operators and waiters and that are driving

Ubers. Their wages are not keeping up with inflation and things are getting more expensive. no, it's okay. It's actually the GDP's growing. And President Trump's like, no, that's actually a bad deal. I'm going to fight for those people. If you're struggling with cravings, bloating, and stubborn weight gain, your gut health is probably playing a bigger role than you think. A damaged microbiome can affect everything from inflammation and digestion to cravings and weight gain. And with today's processed foods and environmental toxin, a lot of people's digestive health is taking a big major hit, which is why taking care of your gut health may be more important now than ever

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unusual thing. When he won the president, I mean, we all remember that night. Was that not one of the greatest nights? And then he did something very unusual. He actually did what he said he was going to do. He secured the southern border and he cut taxes. He made the economy great. He gave the border Patrol, there's support, there's Art Del Quartz, stand up, board of... Don't we... We have Border Patrol's back, don't we everybody, the great Border Patrol. And we saw this unfold, and we were so confused, because we were used

to politicians saying one thing, doing another. And we were kind of like really disoriented, like, wait a second, is he actually going through the checklist of everything he said he was going to do? And then, the empire struck back. They spied on him. They took out Michael Flynn, Russia Gate, and all of a sudden, presidency that was roaring with the will of the American people was he had to fight for his life

on a daily basis. Every day he had to wake up and try to stop the leakers in his own administration and stop the people listening to his phone calls and stop his own FBI from trying to take him out twice in Pete's, but he never gave up. And then, of course, Arizona, always a central player in the story. I want you to remember where you were on November 2020 election night. Hey, no, it's important to remember. Remember, the Bible says over and over, remember, remember, remember for a reason, because memory leads towards constructive action. And we remember what happened.

All of a sudden, we're like, wait a second, why did you call Arizona after like 15 minutes? Who remembers this? And you all remember that. And I was in the White House when that happened. It was just beyond perplexing and animating, and it pissed us off. And I hate to use that language, but that's. what it was. Like, wait a second. State 48, the frontier state. Like, all of a sudden, we're voting for a Democrat that doesn't even know his own name? And then all of a sudden,

Arizona became the central player. And we all know what was happening in all of that. And then they did not stop. The regime struck back. And many of the speakers you heard from here today, this current Attorney General, who's a disaster, by the way, and we're going to get rid of her big time. I'm telling you right now, we're going to fire her. She's a disaster. Remember, the lawfare that they used against President Trump was tested and perfected here in the state of Arizona. They indicted our COO here at Turning Point Action, Tyler Boyer, because he was an alternate elector. Anthony Kern, I see many people, and they're still facing these charges right now.

And the Arizona grassroots, you guys had a decision to make. And here's where the story continued and continued, because last November, despite every name they called you and they tried to take out President Trump he was facing 700 years in federal prison they tried to kill him twice and only by the grace of God that bullet skimmed an ear

and he was able to rise and say fight fight fight they tried to take his business empire away from him they try to ridicule him and humiliate him and all of a sudden despite switching candidates and we all of a sudden had a run up against Kamala Harris and we were told she's the most popular person ever and apparently that there was like this packed crowd

and Glendale like, wait a second, who are these people, exact? You decided to tune out the noise from the mainstream media and stay disciplined and stay focused. And Arizona was the best performing swing state this last November out of all seven swing states, a nearly 200,000 vote victory for President Donald Trump. And it felt so amazing and so vindicating, didn't it? All of that was worth it because the 2020 for election was about so much stuff, it was about inflation about the border, but it was also about

who's in charge of the country? Fundamentally, that was the question. Who runs the country? Does James Comey run the country? Does Valerie Jarrett run the country? Or do the American people run the country? And that was what this last election was about. And Arizona just happens to be the place where all of this is happening. And here I'm to tell you today to remind you, to encourage you, the story is not over. The story continues. What's starting here in Arizona back 10 years ago is still continuing because if it's just about getting Trump elected as the president's who, don't get me wrong, praise God Almighty it happened, and it doesn't materialize in our own home, then that's just a short-lived moment. But we're here about building a movement.

And that is why we are here today and why we at Turning Point so decisively are going all in for a true conservative. Because it's time for us to not just make America great again, but make Arizona great again and make Andy Biggs the next governor. of this great state. So I don't know what the last year of your life has brought you, but for me, I can tell you it has been a season of monumental change, change where my family lives, change how we're doing basic things in our life.

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because Andy's been a fighter on the border. Andy has been a fighter on every major issue. Andy is unafraid to challenge leadership and not just go with the flow. And boy, do we need that here in the state of Arizona? Because President Trump is fighting hard. Look, Border Patrol, they're doing an amazing job. We've got to find you more stuff to do.

There's no one coming across the border anymore. I get these messages from Border Patrol agents. They say, look, my Tetra score is very good, but I'm kidding. But we went from 10,000 people a day. How many people a day is it now, Art? It's like none. It's a ghost town. But you know what?

Make no mistake. Right now as I'm speaking, there are thugs, there are gang members, there are rapists, and there are bad ombrays here in this city that Katie Hobbs is protecting. And they're coming in your neighborhoods. They're coming to Glendale. They're coming to Mesa. They're coming to Chandler. They're coming to Gilbert. I am not fearmongering.

You all know a story of a home invasion, a break-in, a young, girl on a college campus and it is preventable. But Katie Hobbs floated with the idea of making the state a sanctuary state. Day one, day one, when Andy Biggs says, so help me God, Andy Biggs will pick up the phone and say, Mr. President, how can I help get every illegal out of the state of Arizona? Day one, day one, is understand that mass deportations, which we voted for, does not happen if you do not have harmony at the state and the local level. We can fight in the courts and we can fight and all that stuff, but imagine the potential of this state if we had a governor that was willing to work with the president of the United States, that was willing to actually pick up the phone and work

with Christy Nome and pick up the phone and work up with Border Patrol. Instead, it is a constant battle. It is a constant fight. And this is again, goes back to a fundamental question, which is that this state is, for all of us, our home. I grew up in Illinois. Who else grew up in Illinois? Anybody? Yeah, Crook County, exactly. Fun thing about being from Illinois is we have term limits in Illinois. It's one term in office, one term in jail. It's unlike most states.

And my grandmother passed away. She's a lifelong Republican six years ago, and she's been voting Democrat ever since. So if you think elections are bad here in Arizona, go to Chicago. But I will say Chicago does count their ballots quicker than Maricopa. So, it's true. We're going to fix that too, right, Justin. We're fixing that.

Justin Heap, he's doing a great job. Justin's fighting hard. He's doing great. But this state is the best of America for so many reasons, which is that almost everybody here came here for a reason. There are, of course, Andy Biggs' family has been here probably for five or six generations. Tyler is like a ninth generation in Arizona before air conditioning. However, I came here because I saw the best of America.

It was not a place like Georgia, and I like Georgia or North Carolina, but you know what happens when you go to Atlanta? They say, well, what college did you go to? Who's your dad? What family do you come from? It's very ancestral. It's very like where did you come from. It's very protective. And then all of a sudden I showed up to Scottsdale. I show up to Phoenix. People say, well, what do you do? And I like that question a lot more. Because this state's about doing stuff. This state's about building. The state is about building families and building businesses, building communities. You see, this state is so unique. Only in Arizona are you able to experience the 110 beautiful sun in July. As I always say to Andy, praise God for the heat because it keeps the California lips away. I'm telling you right now, I'm telling you, it builds character and it builds strength, and it is the greatest repellent of San Francisco purple-haired migration.

only in Arizona are you able to experience that and then in the afternoon go to the Grand Canyon and see God's majesty go up to Page Arizona go to Payson, go to Prescott, go down, well you have to Tucson, we'll talk about that later, but you go to I'm kidding, I'm kidding, I'm kidding,

we're going to make Pima County great again, right? We're going to make, I'm kidding. We love all the parts of Arizona. I'm kidding, I'm giving you a hard time. There's something special about this state and it's not a coincidence that all the drama unfolds here that, oh, we're 10,000 votes short, or 18,000 votes short,

or 20,000, it just seems as if everything matters more in the state of Arizona. And that's one of the reasons why we've picked Turning Point to be the headquarters. Understand, turning point, we could be anywhere. We could be in Denver, we could be in Atlanta, we could be in Charlotte, we could be in Miami. We have the pick of the litter of any city in the country. And we have

decided consciously to double and triple down on this state, because this state is home. And this state is the state where I am raising my kids. Because there's this unique opportunity here. Don't tell Byron Donald's this. And don't tell anyone from Florida.

But this is going to be the new Florida. We're going to make Arizona like Florida. We're going to make it more conservative, more free, lower taxes, and no humanity. Hi, folks, Andrew Colvett here. I'd like to tell you about my friends over at Y. Refai. You've probably been hearing me talk about Y Refi for some time now. We are all in with these guys. If you or someone you know is struggling with private student loan debt,

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We have land that could be developed. We have an incredible AI boom that is ready to happen. We have entrepreneurial people. We are now seeing this happen in real time. Understand in 2020, we had about 100,000 more registered reports. Republicans and Democrats in the state. Now, as Eli Crane said, it's nearly 300,000, 330,000 more registered Republicans than Democrats in the state. This state is getting redder. However, despite it getting redder, this is the wake-up call. That's why this journey continues. We have

five big problems in the state, and it's not going to happen in one year. We have a Democrat governor. We have a Democrat Secretary of State. We have a Democrat Attorney General and two Democrat Senators. And let me tell you right now, we at Turning Point Action Turning Point Pack are ready to go, one, two, three, four, five, and run the gauntlet. One, two, three, four, five. And it's only going to happen if we do the work. Because we have this alignment. A state that Trump wins by 200,000 votes,

all of a sudden we have two Democrat senators and we have a Democrat governor and secretary of state, we're going to make 2026 too big to rig. And we're going to do it every single year. And that brings us to my first. friend Andy. Because what I love most about Andy is that, as was said previously, he could be doing anything. This guy is disciplined. He is focused. And what do you want as a politician? More than anything else, you want an astronaut? Let me give me a break. No. What you want, what I want in my

governor is I don't have to worry. I don't have to worry that he's going to flake out to some sort of influence, some sort of lobbyist. Because Andy picked the biggest fights in D.C. and he's been consistent and we know it. He has been a tried and true conservative when the heat was the most intense. And also, I believe in a contrarian way that if you actually want to win the governorship in 2026, if you nominate a moderate, a lot of people are not,

they're going to stay at home. If you want to keep this Trump movement going, we need someone that is more like President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement, not just another, like, well, this person can win a straw poll at the Paradise Valley Country Club. That's fine. That's great. Go run for city council.

We want a conservative as the governor of Arizona. I'll say this in closing, everybody. As I travel the country, when I come back to Arizona, I always have a smile on my face. The beauty, the grandeur, what God has blessed us with in this state. The people and the community, it is larger than life. This election is a long timeout. This is unusual, kind of doing a rally like this early,

but it's necessary. You know why it's necessary? to set the record straight. It's necessary to tell the story the right way. Because if we just kind of sat in our laurels, even though the election was like seven months ago, and we allowed a different narrative to be formed, well, then all of us, honestly, we would see this beautiful state and this moment slip away from us. Instead, we have a very clear goal. We want to make this, Arizona, the model for the rest of the country. The grassroots are on fire. And that means this summer getting involved and knocking on doors where appropriate. It means this fall, this winter. Support Andy in any way

you possibly can. Donate five bucks. Host a fundraiser. Host a friendraiser. Get involved with Turning Point Action. Get involved with Turning Point Pack. And then it culminates to once he wins the primary, which with all of your help he will, then we need to have every energy focused together to defeat what might be America's most unimpressive and worst governor, Katie Hobbs, and retire her as governor of this state. It is a, and I want to say thank you for all of you that pray for us at Turning Point, that support us, that understand what we go through from the death threats to the backlash, to the censorship, to the condemnation, it's all worth it. Because this 10-year journey that we have been in that started at the Phoenix Convention Center,

and now I look at you guys in the Biltmore, which is another chapter we're all going to remember, is the ride of a life. It really is. And together, we stay focused, we tell the right story, the narrative is straight. On election night in 2026, it feels like a long time away, but boy, It's going to be here just like this. We are going to be celebrating that my friend, Andy Biggs, is the next governor of the state of Arizona. For more on many of these stories and news you can trust, go to charliekirk.com.