What Charlie Kirk Assassination Reveals About Dems and Media, and Kamala's Book Tour Flops, w/ McCain & Ferguson

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Sep 23, 2025

Join Meghan McCain, known for her conservative commentary, and Ben Ferguson, a political commentator, as they delve into the fallout of Charlie Kirk's assassination. They analyze the media's biased reactions and how it reflects deeper political divides. The duo shares their personal experiences with political threats and explores Kamala Harris’s awkward book tour, critiquing her interviews and shifting blame for her political struggles. Their insights highlight the contrast between the loyalty shown by Trump's team and the fractures within the Biden-Harris camp.

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INSIGHT

Media-Democrat Collusion Erodes Trust

Mark Halperin argues the media and Democrats downplayed Charlie Kirk's significance after his assassination, deepening distrust.
He ties that pattern to earlier media handling of Joe Biden's decline, saying partisan camaraderie erodes trust.

ANECDOTE

Caller Compares Two Moments Of Media Failure

Carrie from Chicago compares media reactions to Biden's debate decline and to Charlie Kirk's assassination.
She expected the press to be honest and felt betrayed when coverage reverted to spin.

INSIGHT

Missed Chance For National Unity

Halperin says moments of potential national unity were squandered by partisan framing and tone-deaf commentary.
He believes such reactions deepen polarization instead of healing it.

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Mark Halperin opens with his latest reported monologue on Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the ongoing distorted coverage surrounding it. He reveals how the Dominant Media, aligned with Democratic leaders, downplays the significance of Kirk’s life and murder — and how it is echoing their role in obscuring Joe Biden’s decline. Mark explains how this “conspiracy of camaraderie” further erodes public trust in legacy outlets, deepens polarization, and signals that political violence is too often judged by partisan affiliation. Democrats’ reluctance to empathize with those mourning Kirk, he argues, reinforces the perception that ideology determines which tragedies matter.

Meghan McCain and Ben Ferguson join to discuss America’s reckoning with Kirk’s murder, Erica Kirk’s extraordinary grace, and their own experiences with political threats tied to their Republican affiliations. They also unpack the start of Kamala Harris’s awkward book tour — marked by slights toward prominent Democrats, shifting blame for her 2024 defeat, and interviews that contradict her own account in “107 Days.” Finally, they examine how Harris’s fractured narrative about Joe Biden stands in sharp contrast to the loyalty and unity projected by Donald Trump and JD Vance.

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