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Charlie Kirk's Death and Baron's Phone Call

from Donald Trump’s Endgame | The Tim Dillon Show #501 · #501

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Swan describes how Trump learned of Charlie Kirk's shooting via a call from his son Baron, and explains Kirk's underappreciated role as a Trump-world voice who was actually skeptical of Israel and opposed the Iran war.

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  • Barron called Trump from the Oval Office to tell him about Charlie Kirk being shot, very upset because he was a big fan.
  • Tim spoke to Charlie Kirk the day before he died.
  • Charlie Kirk was unique as a Republican political organizer who had Trump's ear but was willing to push back on certain issues.
  • Kirk was very against the Iran war despite later claims that he was pro-Netanyahu, which Tim says is absolutely not true.
  • In the last year of his life, Kirk became much more skeptical of Israel and was aggressively arguing against going to war with Iran.
  • Kirk was more in tune with younger voters and listeners than anyone else in Trump's close orbit.
  • Kirk's death removed an important voice who provided counterbalance to the more hawkish voices Trump hears from.
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Charlie KirkDonald TrumpBaron TrumpIranIsraelBenjamin Netanyahu

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