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The Charlie Kirk Show
Following The Money... All the Way to Harvard

Vance even got in a spat with them on X saying, well, if you're doing anything useful, why is the cover photo on your X account and your web page a picture of the Cold War? The Cold War has been over for 30 years. But the fact is, is The National Endowment for Democracy has taken its CIA origins. It was literally conceived of in the office of William Casey, the CIA director in 1983.

The Charlie Kirk Show
Following The Money... All the Way to Harvard

Vance even got in a spat with them on X saying, well, if you're doing anything useful, why is the cover photo on your X account and your web page a picture of the Cold War? The Cold War has been over for 30 years. But the fact is, is The National Endowment for Democracy has taken its CIA origins. It was literally conceived of in the office of William Casey, the CIA director in 1983.

The Charlie Kirk Show
Following The Money... All the Way to Harvard

Its founders told the New York Times publicly that it was created because it was terrible. The direct quote is, it was terrible when groups in the 1960s were seen as being subsidized by the Central Intelligence Agency. That's why the endowment was created. So both the CIA... And the founders itself openly concede that its role is to be an NGO version of the Central Intelligence Agency.

The Charlie Kirk Show
Following The Money... All the Way to Harvard

Its founders told the New York Times publicly that it was created because it was terrible. The direct quote is, it was terrible when groups in the 1960s were seen as being subsidized by the Central Intelligence Agency. That's why the endowment was created. So both the CIA... And the founders itself openly concede that its role is to be an NGO version of the Central Intelligence Agency.

The Charlie Kirk Show
Following The Money... All the Way to Harvard

And that played a very useful role in the Cold War, in the 1980s, in toppling foreign governments that had autocratic features and were left-wing, communist, socialist in nature. and helped open up them to capitalism and to Western liberalism and all the rest. In fact, they were so effective that the New York Times The New York Times in the early 1990s said that we don't even need to confirm.

The Charlie Kirk Show
Following The Money... All the Way to Harvard

And that played a very useful role in the Cold War, in the 1980s, in toppling foreign governments that had autocratic features and were left-wing, communist, socialist in nature. and helped open up them to capitalism and to Western liberalism and all the rest. In fact, they were so effective that the New York Times The New York Times in the early 1990s said that we don't even need to confirm.

The Charlie Kirk Show
Following The Money... All the Way to Harvard

I think it was Bob Gates as the CIA director because we don't need the CIA anymore. We have the National Endowment for Democracy. But they have pivoted completely from countering left-wing communism to countering right-wing populism. And we have a populist president here. The National Endowment for Democracy won.

The Charlie Kirk Show
Following The Money... All the Way to Harvard

I think it was Bob Gates as the CIA director because we don't need the CIA anymore. We have the National Endowment for Democracy. But they have pivoted completely from countering left-wing communism to countering right-wing populism. And we have a populist president here. The National Endowment for Democracy won.

The Charlie Kirk Show
Following The Money... All the Way to Harvard

bragged about censoring Trump voices, had entire operations to stop Trump from the inside. And the fact that they remain what appears to be almost fully funded is like voluntarily giving your own government cancer.

The Charlie Kirk Show
Following The Money... All the Way to Harvard

bragged about censoring Trump voices, had entire operations to stop Trump from the inside. And the fact that they remain what appears to be almost fully funded is like voluntarily giving your own government cancer.

The Charlie Kirk Show
Following The Money... All the Way to Harvard

And I can't for the life of me, other than donor pressure or a need to appease Congress in order to get other parts of the bill passed, understand why this administration would continue to fund that.

The Charlie Kirk Show
Following The Money... All the Way to Harvard

And I can't for the life of me, other than donor pressure or a need to appease Congress in order to get other parts of the bill passed, understand why this administration would continue to fund that.

The Charlie Kirk Show
Following The Money... All the Way to Harvard

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The Charlie Kirk Show
Following The Money... All the Way to Harvard

For more on many of these stories and news you can trust, go to CharlieKirk.com.

The Toast
Maturdity & BSC: Friday, May 16th, 2025

You never have to fear. I'm always waiting in the wings. Is it wings or wins? Wings?

The Toast
Maturdity & BSC: Friday, May 16th, 2025

You never have to fear. I'm always waiting in the wings. Is it wings or wins? Wings?

The Toast
Maturdity & BSC: Friday, May 16th, 2025

You never have to fear. I'm always waiting in the wings. Is it wings or wins? Wings?

The Toast
Maturdity & BSC: Friday, May 16th, 2025

Waiting in the wings.

The Toast
Maturdity & BSC: Friday, May 16th, 2025

Waiting in the wings.

The Toast
Maturdity & BSC: Friday, May 16th, 2025

Waiting in the wings.