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James O'Keefe: Hello, everyone. Hello, everyone. What a time to be alive. Hello, Turning Point. Ah, wow. It's great to see you all.
I just want to say a few words. I've got some special guests before I get to that. As we enter this dawn of a new era, I want to talk about all that we have been through together. We have faced a lot of evil in the recent years. And I do believe the fight, the fight is not about left versus right, or liberal versus conservative, or Republican versus Democrat. It's about good versus evil. And about what is true versus what is untrue. It's about truth and untruth. And oftentimes, that fight is not necessarily with an external foe or an enemy outside of you. That fight is actually within us. The fight inside of ourselves, do the right thing no matter what. Tell the truth no matter what. And telling the truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act. It's hard. It's difficult. Even as we enter this new era, it will be difficult. And that's why the people who do that, the few, the very few, are so inspirational to us. Because they do it at great personal cost. And in the beginning of a fight, a charge.
The patriot is a brave but rare man. But when his cause succeeds, the timid then join him. For at that point, it doesn't cost as much to do what he does. So in the beginning, we have these brave people that act as a catalyst for everybody else. People like Zachary Apotheker from the Border Patrol. Who appears in the in, Line in the Sand. Who had his badge and gun taken away because he had the audacity to blow the whistle on child tracking. People like Aaron Veckey, here in Arizona from the Border Patrol, who blew the whistle. Who are currently facing retaliation from the United States government. But they did it anyway, because it was the right thing to do. People like Kelsey Goodman from FEMA, in North Carolina. Who told the truth at great cost to themselves.
These are very brave people, and, I think we're at the dawn of a new era. Where perhaps people in the United States government. Perhaps people in these agencies can now feel comfortable to come forward. And I call upon President Trump and the head of all these agencies. Whether it be IRS, EPA, FBI, whatever. To have the back of the people who have witnessed the corruption and fraud. To encourage people to come forward. To re anybody who retaliates against them. I think we have a very limited window of time to do this. And in the next year, to keep the pendulum swinging.
I know what you're thinking. You know, maybe you will face retaliation one day. Maybe it's not worth it. Maybe it's not worth the pain and the sacrifice. But I go back to a guy like Aaron Veckey, who told me he's going to tell his grandchildren one day about what he did. And to paraphrase Shakespeare. This is the story that the good man shall teach his son. And you're going to be remembered. From this day to the ending of all time. Because the truth is eternal. And you can be part of a group like this. The few. The happy few. The band of brothers. For he who sheds his blood with me today shall be my brother Wherever you are. Wherever you come from. This day shall make you a man. And men who are asleep will stand accursed they were not here. And hold their manhood cheap. While any speaks that fought with us today.
Everybody, take out your phones. There's a flashlight on the phone. I want you to turn it on. And right here, right now. I'm going to introduce you to some of the people who inspire me. In the darkest moments. When we're surrounded by evil. Reminded by the best of humanity. And the goodness in people. It just takes a few. A happy few. Ladies and gentlemen. I want to introduce you to. Two border patrol agents and a FEMA whistleblower. Come on stage.
James O'Keefe: Hello, everyone. Hello, everyone. What a time to be alive. Hello, Turning Point. Ah, wow. It's great to see you all.
I just want to say a few words. I've got some special guests before I get to that. As we enter this dawn of a new era, I want to talk about all that we have been through together. We have faced a lot of evil in the recent years. And I do believe the fight, the fight is not about left versus right, or liberal versus conservative, or Republican versus Democrat. It's about good versus evil. And about what is true versus what is untrue. It's about truth and untruth. And oftentimes, that fight is not necessarily with an external foe or an enemy outside of you. That fight is actually within us. The fight inside of ourselves, do the right thing no matter what. Tell the truth no matter what. And telling the truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act. It's hard. It's difficult. Even as we enter this new era, it will be difficult. And that's why the people who do that, the few, the very few, are so inspirational to us. Because they do it at great personal cost. And in the beginning of a fight, a charge.
The patriot is a brave but rare man. But when his cause succeeds, the timid then join him. For at that point, it doesn't cost as much to do what he does. So in the beginning, we have these brave people that act as a catalyst for everybody else. People like Zachary Apotheker from the Border Patrol. Who appears in the in, Line in the Sand. Who had his badge and gun taken away because he had the audacity to blow the whistle on child tracking. People like Aaron Veckey, here in Arizona from the Border Patrol, who blew the whistle. Who are currently facing retaliation from the United States government. But they did it anyway, because it was the right thing to do. People like Kelsey Goodman from FEMA, in North Carolina. Who told the truth at great cost to themselves.
These are very brave people, and, I think we're at the dawn of a new era. Where perhaps people in the United States government. Perhaps people in these agencies can now feel comfortable to come forward. And I call upon President Trump and the head of all these agencies. Whether it be IRS, EPA, FBI, whatever. To have the back of the people who have witnessed the corruption and fraud. To encourage people to come forward. To re anybody who retaliates against them. I think we have a very limited window of time to do this. And in the next year, to keep the pendulum swinging.
I know what you're thinking. You know, maybe you will face retaliation one day. Maybe it's not worth it. Maybe it's not worth the pain and the sacrifice. But I go back to a guy like Aaron Veckey, who told me he's going to tell his grandchildren one day about what he did. And to paraphrase Shakespeare. This is the story that the good man shall teach his son. And you're going to be remembered. From this day to the ending of all time. Because the truth is eternal. And you can be part of a group like this. The few. The happy few. The band of brothers. For he who sheds his blood with me today shall be my brother Wherever you are. Wherever you come from. This day shall make you a man. And men who are asleep will stand accursed they were not here. And hold their manhood cheap. While any speaks that fought with us today.
Everybody, take out your phones. There's a flashlight on the phone. I want you to turn it on. And right here, right now. I'm going to introduce you to some of the people who inspire me. In the darkest moments. When we're surrounded by evil. Reminded by the best of humanity. And the goodness in people. It just takes a few. A happy few. Ladies and gentlemen. I want to introduce you to. Two border patrol agents and a FEMA whistleblower. Come on stage.