The Stack: Condemning Political Violence and Honoring Charlie Kirk’s Legacy
Todd Huff returns to the microphone after a week in Montana, refreshed and ready to tackle one of the most critical issues facing America: the normalization of political violence. On September 19, the House passed Resolution 719, which condemned the assassination of Charlie Kirk, honored his faith and legacy, and called on Americans to reject political violence. While 310 members supported it, 38 voted “no” and 58 refused to take a stand.
Todd explains why this refusal reveals a much deeper divide in America—one rooted in clashing worldviews about truth, morality, and civility. Drawing on the legacy of Kirk, the lessons of “conservative, not bitter,” and even his own football experiences, Todd emphasizes the need to fight with conviction but without hatred.
The episode also highlights disturbing reactions, including a mocking TikTok video from Michigan congressional candidate Shelby Campbell, and previews how the Todd Huff Show may evolve to engage more directly with cultural flashpoints. Todd closes with reflections from Glacier National Park and why time away strengthens both perspective and purpose.
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📝 Transcript: Condemning Political Violence and Honoring Charlie Kirk’s Legacy
The Todd Huff Show – September 26, 2025
Host: Todd Huff
Todd Huff: Yes, my friends, back at it here in the Full Suite Wealth studios. Today it is my pleasure to be back refreshed and raring, ready to go.
Todd Huff: Lots of things have happened in our absence. I want to say thank you to Chris Dunham, Gary Varvel, Micah Clark, and John Crane for all filling in while we were away. My family and I were in Montana, actually spending time at Glacier National Park with my extended family.
Todd Huff: So today I want to catch up on three things:
Talk about what has happened since we’ve been gone.
Share some things I want to improve about the show.
Tell you about our Montana trip at the end of the program.
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Todd Huff: Let me tell you something here off the top. I told Oz this morning — returning to this every day, I love it. We’ve done this for ten years now. But when you get out of the routine for a week, it’s hard to get back into it.
Todd Huff: There’s a lot of moving parts behind the scenes here. So bear with me if there are a few hiccups today.
Todd Huff: I want to talk about House Resolution 719 — honoring the life and legacy of Charles “Charlie” James Kirk. It passed on September 19 with 310 votes in favor, 58 against, and 38 marked “present.”
Todd Huff: This resolution condemned the assassination of Charlie Kirk and political violence as a whole. And I think it’s important we pause here, because we’re at a moment where political violence is not only happening but being excused or even celebrated by some.
Todd Huff: In fact, I mentioned this on today’s Todd Talk. This nation is dealing with some heavy things. It shows up in our politics, but it runs much deeper.
Todd Huff: As John Crane touched on last week, politics is downstream of culture. And culture is downstream from worldview. How we see the world — the meaning of life, why we’re here, whether or not there is a God — those things shape worldview. Worldview shapes culture. And culture shapes politics.
Todd Huff: That’s why we’re so divided. We don’t just have policy differences. We have diametrically opposed worldviews.
Todd Huff: America has often been called a “melting pot,” and that can be a good thing. A diversity of thought and approaches can be positive. But difference for the sake of difference isn’t always good. And it’s certainly not good when one worldview embraces what is objectively wrong or even celebrates evil.
Todd Huff: Difference isn’t morally neutral. Truth matters. And if something is true, we want society to embrace it — not relegate it to a subculture.
Todd Huff: That’s why the mission of this program has always been to help others hear and receive truth.
Todd Huff: I come at this as a Bible-believing Christian who embraces conservative principles and values. Some of those values are rooted directly in Scripture. Others are informed by it indirectly, and still others are based on lessons learned from life. But the moral code — right and wrong — comes from God.
Todd Huff: That’s where the divide is today. One worldview is built on truth and order. The other increasingly celebrates chaos and even political violence. And reasonable people, no matter their religion, should be able to agree that political violence is unacceptable.
Todd Huff: That’s why 310 members of Congress voted for this resolution. But 58 voted against it, and 38 refused to take a stand.
Todd Huff: Now, I try to be cautious and extend the olive branch as much as I can to those on the other side of the aisle. I can understand, to a point, not wanting to honor someone whose ideology you disagree with.
Todd Huff: But if you look at the purpose of this resolution — it wasn’t about ideology. It condemned an assassination. It condemned political violence. It honored the life of Charlie Kirk, his family, his faith. At its core, it called on Americans to reject violence and recommit to civility.
Todd Huff: Surely we could all put aside ideology for a moment and agree: whatever happens next in America, it cannot look like this. But we can’t even agree on that.
Todd Huff: This resolution condemned assassinations, commended law enforcement for swift action, extended condolences to Charlie Kirk’s family, honored his life, and called on Americans to reject violence and engage respectfully. And 58 Democrats said no.
Todd Huff: Now, this show is ten years old. From the beginning, our slogan has been “Conservative, not bitter.” That means I’ve always tried to extend an olive branch.
Todd Huff: When you engage like I do — or like Charlie Kirk did — you expect heated opposition. You expect name-calling, attacks, misrepresentation. That comes with the territory.
Todd Huff: But there’s a line. And that’s what this resolution tried to draw clearly: we cannot hate one another. We cannot embrace violence.
Todd Huff: That’s the heart of “Conservative, not bitter.”
Todd Huff: The tagline came in part from lessons I learned from a dear friend of mine, Brad Justice, who tragically passed away earlier this year. Brad was a marketer here in Indiana. I worked with him, and he taught me how important it is to clearly identify who you are, what you believe, and how you’re different from the crowd.
Todd Huff: There are a lot of screamers out there — on the left and the right. But persuasion doesn’t come from screaming. It comes from being clear, calm, and truthful.
Todd Huff: That’s always been my goal: not to raise the temperature, but to persuade. To give people the tools to persuade others.
Todd Huff: Some people hear “Conservative, not bitter” and think it means weak. That there’s no fight in it. That’s not true.
Todd Huff: Let me tell you a story from my football days at Butler University. I was one of the smaller guys on the team, playing defensive back. But I thought like a linebacker — always intense. I had two speeds: on and off.
Todd Huff: A teammate of mine, Kyle, used to call me “Huffy Combs.” I didn’t even know the pop culture reference at the time. He said, “Huffy Combs, I don’t want to go up against you in drills. You go too hard.”
Todd Huff: One time when I tackled him, he said I pinched him. I laughed and said, “I’m just grabbing whatever I can to bring you down.” He thought it was dirty, but to me, it was just intensity.
Todd Huff: That intensity started a few fights over the years — not because I was trying to be dirty, but because I was going 100%.
Todd Huff: My point is this: Conservative, not bitter doesn’t mean you don’t fight. It doesn’t mean you’re not intense. It means you don’t hate. You don’t let bitterness consume you.
Todd Huff: I was raised in a union Democrat home. I don’t mind heated conversations. But there’s no way it should ever get to the point it has today — assassination attempts on Charlie Kirk, assassination attempts on President Trump.
Todd Huff: Reasonable people should all agree: this must stop.
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Todd Huff: All right, let’s get back to our discussion about Charlie Kirk and his legacy. There are some things I want to say here.
Todd Huff: I’ve said before — I don’t follow anyone religiously. I used to listen to Rush Limbaugh every day. To me, Rush was the greatest to ever do this by a country mile.
Todd Huff: Charlie Kirk was incredibly effective as well — kind of the next generation of what Rush did. He evolved the conservative message into something more proactive.
Todd Huff: Rush talked every day, and people tuned in if they wanted. Charlie went out to people. He engaged directly, personally. He made it effective.
Todd Huff: And I’ll tell you — he modeled civil discourse. Yes, he got fiery at times. Yes, he could be intense. But watch his debates on college campuses. They were civil, respectful, persuasive.
Todd Huff: He founded Turning Point USA when he was 18 years old. That’s remarkable.
Todd Huff: Looking at his accomplishments and impact has made me reflect on how I run this program. We’ve done this for ten years now. And we’re deliberately doing some things differently.
Todd Huff: I don’t know all the specifics yet. But I do know this: we are in perilous times. And to overcome them, we have to engage more proactively.
Todd Huff: For years, this program has talked about the issues of the day, then used them as springboards to discuss the deeper principles that underlie conservatism and truth. That’s been our roadmap.
Todd Huff: But in seeing the state of things — and how dire they are — I realize we have to break outside of that. All of us do. We need to reach people where they are.
Todd Huff: That’s why you may see us doing more interviews. That brings me to something I want to share.
Todd Huff: There’s a candidate for Congress in Michigan — Shelby Campbell. She’s running in the 13th district. I want to play a soundbite she posted on TikTok.
Todd Huff: Her handle is “Soup4Change.” That’s S-O-U-P, the number 4, Change. Now, I think she’s taken this video down, but someone recorded it.
Todd Huff: Before I play it, I’ll tell you this: I emailed her last night — actually around one in the morning — asking if she’d come on the show to clarify. She emailed me back and said she would love to. We’ll see where that goes.
Todd Huff: But for now, here’s the clip.
Shelby Campbell (TikTok): How bad does it hurt? That Jimmy Kimmel’s back, but you guys can’t get your person back.
Todd Huff: That laugh you hear — I hope that was just a sound effect and not her own. But think about it. She’s celebrating that Jimmy Kimmel’s back on the air, but Charlie Kirk is gone.
Todd Huff: This is where we are, my friends. And it has to be addressed head on.
Todd Huff: I’ve got more thoughts, but I’m up against the break. You’re listening to Conservative, Not Bitter Talk. I’m your host, Todd Huff. Back in just a minute.
Todd Huff: Welcome back, my friends. I want to play this Shelby Campbell clip again. It’s short — just nine seconds — but you need to hear it clearly.
Todd Huff (plays clip):
Shelby Campbell (TikTok): How bad does it hurt? That Jimmy Kimmel’s back, but you guys can’t get your person back.
Todd Huff: That’s it. Nine seconds. “How bad does it hurt that Jimmy Kimmel’s back, but you can’t get your person back?”
Todd Huff: She’s talking about Jimmy Kimmel, who was suspended for comments he made about Trump and the death of Charlie Kirk. Before I left for Montana, Kimmel had been suspended.
Todd Huff: The comments that got him suspended were reprehensible. He compared Trump mourning Charlie Kirk’s death to mourning the loss of a goldfish. Think about that. Mocking the assassination of a human being, reducing it to the death of a pet.
Todd Huff: Disney has now brought him back. But not everyone is carrying the show. Sinclair and Nexstar, for example, aren’t airing it. I think that’s about 20–25% of ABC’s syndicated network.
Todd Huff: And here’s a congressional candidate celebrating it. Not condemning the violence. Not saying “This went too far.” Celebrating.
Todd Huff: As I said earlier, this is why I’ve been rethinking the way we approach things here. I know some critics will accuse me of being opportunistic. But that’s nonsense.
Todd Huff: I started this show in a bedroom closet ten years ago. I’m not trying to capitalize on tragedy. I’m trying to be more effective. Because this nation is hanging in the balance.
Todd Huff: We are in a cold civil war. And in recent weeks, it has flashed hot with political violence. This has to be addressed immediately.
Todd Huff: What we need in America is spiritual revival. We need Jesus. Individually and as a nation. And we need the boldness to share truth.
Todd Huff: But here’s the thing — the truth isn’t always welcome. In fact, many hate the truth. They love the darkness. They love their sin. They don’t want to change. And when you shine light into that darkness, you make enemies.
Todd Huff: Not because you’re special, but because truth is hated by those enslaved to lies.
Todd Huff: That’s where we are. And it’s why Charlie Kirk’s impact has been on my mind. His effectiveness. The outpouring of love — and yes, the outpouring of hate.
Todd Huff: This resolution in Congress should have been unanimous. Every single member should have said, “We condemn political violence.” You don’t have to agree with Charlie Kirk’s ideology to say that.
Todd Huff: But 58 said no. And that tells us something.
Todd Huff: I’ve reflected on my own life. I wasn’t raised in a Christian home. I was taught biblical values, but I didn’t know the Bible. I went to Vacation Bible School a couple of times. I went to weekday religious education once a week in a relocatable trailer outside of school.
Todd Huff: I remember the Gideons handing out those little red New Testaments. I read them at night. I prayed, even if my prayers were childish.
Todd Huff: My point is — I didn’t know much. But I learned. And I believe there are still many in America who don’t know. They’re not hardened in evil. They’re just ignorant of truth.
Todd Huff: How will they know if we don’t tell them? And how will they be told if we’re not reaching them where they are?
Todd Huff: That’s what Charlie Kirk modeled. And that’s what I want to do more of here.
Todd Huff: If you go to our website, you’ll see we’ve already begun making changes. You’ll see more changes soon. I don’t know exactly where it will lead. But I know this: the stakes are too high not to try.
Todd Huff: We’re going to do everything in our power to take the message of truth out into the culture — to the people who need to hear it most.
Todd Huff: That’s part of Charlie Kirk’s legacy. And I thank him for it.
Todd Huff: As I wrap up that segment, let me say this — when we don’t proclaim truth, lies fill the void. That’s what has happened in this culture over decades. And that’s why it must be stopped and reversed.
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Todd Huff: Quick time out, my friends. Back in just a minute.
Todd Huff: Welcome back, my friends. Third and final segment today. As I mentioned earlier, we spent the past week out west at Glacier National Park. I don’t know if you’ve ever been there — it’s a beautiful, beautiful place.
Todd Huff: There’s a road there called “Going to the Sun Road.” It’s not easy to get to Glacier. The park is remote and massive. We stayed in Whitefish, a nice little town nearby.
Todd Huff: We were with my brother and sister-in-law for a few days. The kids loved spending time with their aunt and uncle. They drove out, stopping at the Badlands and other places. We flew into Kalispell.
Todd Huff: The Going to the Sun Road is breathtaking. Some of the most beautiful views I’ve ever seen. Parts of the drive reminded me of Pike’s Peak — but in a way, more treacherous. You’re climbing up the side of a mountain, looking straight down into the valley with the river below.
Todd Huff: It’s not as high as Pike’s Peak, but the drop-offs are steeper. There are guardrails, but it’s still intense.
Todd Huff: We went on a relatively long hike, gaining elevation as we climbed. Beautiful scenery.
Todd Huff: And yes — I wanted to see a brown bear. I told the kids that before we left, and they weren’t too thrilled. They thought I meant face-to-face on the trail.
Todd Huff: But what I wanted — and what we saw — was a bear from the safety of our vehicle. It was a younger, hefty bear, eating berries off trees and crossing a stream. Just incredible.
Todd Huff: Our national parks are treasures. Especially those out west. Glacier is among the most beautiful. If you ever get the chance, go.
Todd Huff: If you can ever go to Glacier, do it. But know this — it’s remote. You go there because you want the outdoor experience of Montana. That’s part of what makes it so special.
Todd Huff: On the way home, though, I had a little hiccup. Kalispell has a small airport. When I tried to go through security, I got stopped. Apparently, when the ticket was booked, my name didn’t match my ID.
Todd Huff: This wasn’t something we did. It was an error in the airline’s system. The same thing had happened to someone the day before.
Todd Huff: For about 20 or 30 minutes, I wasn’t sure I was getting home that day. Thankfully, they fixed it at the counter and I made the flight. But for a bit, I thought I was stuck in Montana.
Todd Huff: Vacations are good. They’re needed. If you work hard, like what you do, it’s easy to forget how important it is to step away. Taking time off gives you perspective. It helps you recharge. It gives you new approaches.
Todd Huff: And the people you love most get more time with you. I loved every second of it. Didn’t want to leave that beautiful place. But I was also ready to come home.
Todd Huff: Because I love this. I love doing this show. People say if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life. There’s some truth in that.
Todd Huff: Don’t get me wrong — I work hard. There’s a lot behind the scenes. But I love it. And I was looking forward to getting back.
Todd Huff: So it’s good to be back. And as we close out this Friday, I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Todd Huff: We’ll be back Monday. Have a great weekend, my friends. SDG.
Please note that transcript are generated automatically with transcribing tools and AI. While fairly accurate, it is not perfect. 