Charlie Kirk complains about a lack of Epstein messaging from the Trump administration: “We're basically having to do the PR work of the administration”
Kirk: “People like myself and Benny Johnson and Steve Bannon and Jack Posobiec, we're out here. We're having to explain this all day long. ... People are very, very confused, and some people are very disappointed and mad.”
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From the July 16, 2025, edition of The Charlie Kirk Show, streamed on Rumble
CHARLIE KIRK (HOST): This is the most important — not most important, but the most immediate.
And honestly, I'm gonna say this with all love and reverence for the administration. This does not even touch President Trump.
Why is it that for a week and a half, we have had to go just cover this story without a press conference from the administration? We need Pam Bondi, Todd Blanche, Dan Bongino, Kash Patel. Boom. Boom. Boom. Boom.
What's happening is we are now — we're basically having to do the PR work of the administration, basically. And, honestly, we're like, guys, it's been ten days since you've leaked this thing on the holiday weekend, and you still have not done a straight to camera, straight to the sticks press conference. Here's what we looked for. Here's what actually existed. Here's why we reached the conclusion that we did.
And so what they've done is, basically people like myself and Benny Johnson and Steve Bannon and Jack Posobiec, we're out here. We're having to explain this all day long, kinda doing little crumbs, little here, little this, little that. President Trump, he's got a million other things going on. We're trying to fill the void, and we're trying to explain it. When we get questions that remain, here's what we are doing to reach transparency. It is at critical mass right now, and that is number ten on this list.
Guys, you gotta get to the sticks for at least an hour, hour and a half. You gotta get out there. And I know these guys. I've said it, and I've given some time. I'm like, OK. You know, let's buy them some time.
We are now Wednesday going into Thursday. People are very, very confused, and some people are very disappointed and mad. You need to help them out a little bit. Explain what is going on. It's — by the way, I'm glad people are tuning in to our show at record numbers. Our show's never been doing better, and thank you for that. We're covering this extensively and exhaustively.
But at some point, we gotta hear from the DOJ, FBI. And — Dan Bongino is a media wizard. There is no one better in front of cameras than Dan Bongino. He knows how to handle himself in front of a camera. So release him to the dogs. And when Dan Bongino says something with a no-BS type approach, boom. I think that will go a long way. Totally.
We made so much progress with Gen Z, and this is a big vulnerability. Online, on TikTok, this story is not landing well. Let's fix this, and we can. Why? Because we are the most resolute defenders of President Trump. That is why.