Bongino Back At FBI As JD Vance Seeks To Play Mediator<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cThere\u2019s very low trust of institutions and the institutions have failed them,\u201d Kirk said. \u201cPrimarily, if you\u2019re 18, 19, 20, 21 right now, that kind of portion of Generation Z, they were lied to during COVID and so much of their livelihood and so much of what they care about, and they\u2019re deeply passionate about was taken from them abruptly\u2026 So they\u2019re a little bitter about that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kirk also pointed to soaring prices and the open border under President Joe Biden as key reasons Gen Z is breaking with Democrats and aligning with Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But he warned that if Republicans don\u2019t step up with solutions, they could lose that momentum by 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf we don\u2019t fix the home ownership problem in this country, the cost of living crisis, and if we don\u2019t give the next generation [a chance] at being owners and not renters, we are going to see what I call \u2018Mamdaniism\u2019 spread across the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was referring to Zohran Mamdani, the left-wing socialist who won the New York City Democratic primary for mayor by running on a radical agenda that included freezing rent, government-run grocery stores, free buses and childcare, a massive minimum wage hike, and huge tax increases on businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMamdaniism is the radical element of the Democratic Party, which is bitterness, discontent, the mobilization of grievances,\u201d Kirk said. \u201cWhere it is free stuff, populism weaponized against the American public.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said 2028 will come down to two paths \u2014 a country that celebrates ownership, pride, and patriotism, or one that follows the Mamdani model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kirk also credited voters under 30 as the \u201cdecisive element\u201d in the 2024 election, saying they helped Trump win key swing states like Michigan and even narrowed the gap in Democratic strongholds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo we must deliver for this cohort. We must show them that their lives are tangibly better, or else in 2028, we\u2019re going to be in a much more competitive race than I\u2019d like to be,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Big Tech, according to Kirk, is now paying attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After years of censorship and tension, several Silicon Valley giants, including Meta, sponsored the conservative event in Tampa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kirk said he welcomes the change, adding he\u2019s \u201cthrilled\u201d to see tech companies reconsider their relationship with conservatives and sees it as a smart move, especially with Turning Point and other influencers dominating online platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c7,000 students, this is your target demo,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd secondly, we want to dominate on these platforms because, honestly, we already are. I mean, my personal Instagram, I think we\u2019re upwards of almost 6.4 million followers. We get billions of impressions a year. You know, we\u2019re very viral around TikTok.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI can\u2019t speak for Mark Zuckerberg,\u201d he added, \u201cbut we\u2019re thrilled to have Meta, Rumble, and any other tech companies as well.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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