The Wake Up America Show with Austin Petersen

Donald Trump and Elon Musk shocked the nation by shaking hands at Charlie Kirk’s funeral — their first public interaction since a bitter feud earlier this year. What does this reunion mean for politics, business, and free speech? On today’s Wake Up America Show (Sept 22, 2025): Why patriotic assimilation still matters in light of the latest H-1B visa news. Trump brings back the tougher U.S. citizenship test with 128 civics questions. Guest Jon Miltimore on Fauci’s pardon bombshell — new Senate emails reveal Fauci told staff to destroy federal records. Guest Jeremy Kauffman on the FCC, Jimmy Kimmel, and how the Right can secure free speech without becoming hypocrites. Bonus Unlock ($100): Breakfast Theatre featuring Elon Musk — he explains the awkward handshake with Trump, trolls Kamala Harris, and dishes on his baby mama drama with Ashley St. Clair. 👉 Join the conversation in our Discord: https://discord.gg/VpZjANjpX4 👉 Support the show and shop at 4LibertyShop.com Don’t miss the hottest liberty show in America — streaming weekdays 7–9 AM CT.

President Trump has officially declared Antifa a “MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION” — calling them a sick, dangerous radical left disaster — and demanding investigations into their funders. Meanwhile, Disney’s ABC has pulled Jimmy Kimmel “indefinitely” after his disgusting smear of Charlie Kirk just days after Kirk’s assassination. On today’s Wake Up America Show with Austin Petersen: Trump’s Antifa terrorist designation and what it means for liberty, order, and America’s future. Jimmy Kimmel yanked off late night after his comments on Charlie Kirk spark FCC backlash. Camellia Peterson (@RareCamellia) on the collapse of late-night comedy and culture wars. Matt Kibbe (@mkibbe) on the liberty implications of labeling Antifa terrorists. Plus: a wild Breakfast Theatre sketch featuring a trans Antifa activist that will leave you laughing and shaking your head. 👉 Join the conversation, share your thoughts, and don’t miss the bonus content unlocked with Rumble rants or purchases at TheGriftShop.com . 👉 Hang out with us in the 4Liberty Network Discord: https://discord.gg/VpZjANjpX4 #Trump #Antifa #JimmyKimmel #WakeUpAmerica #AustinPetersen

Vice President JD Vance took over Charlie Kirk’s podcast in a powerful memorial, declaring there will be “NO UNITY” with those celebrating political violence. Today on the Wake Up America Show, we break down what that means for the culture war and for free speech in America.  

In today’s Wake Up America Show with Austin Petersen, we dive into the fallout after the assassination of Charlie Kirk — and how the Left’s cancel culture has transformed into consequences culture. Teachers, pilots, professors, a Secret Service agent, and even corporate employees have been fired or suspended for celebrating Charlie’s death online. This isn’t censorship — it’s justice, accountability, and America finally fighting back. 🔹 Segment 1 (7:10 AM CT): The Right’s Revenge — consequences culture strikes back against those who cheered Charlie Kirk’s assassination. 🔹 Segment 2 (7:30 AM CT): The motive — alleged assassin Tyler Robinson’s furry fixation, trans partner, Biden memes, and the investigation into radical leftist groups like Armed Queers SLC. 🔹 8:00 AM CT Guest: Jon Miltimore (@miltimore79) on cancel culture, free speech, and accountability. 🔹 8:30 AM CT Guest: Will Chamberlain (@willchamberlain), Senior Counsel at @Article3Project and VP at the @NatConTalk Edmund Burke Foundation, on legal and political ramifications. ✨ Bonus Content: $75 unlock: 5-minute mini documentary. $100 unlock: Breakfast Theatre — a satirical “trans furry” monologue exposing the absurdities of radicalized leftist culture. 🔥 Join the fight: 👉 Discord: https://discord.gg/VpZjANjpX4 👉 Merch: https://4LibertyShop.com 👉 CampaignJobsNow: https://CampaignJobsNow.com/Apply 👉 Expat Money Summit: https://ExpatMoneySummit.com (use code AUSTIN for 20% off VIP) This is not just another Monday. This is the fight for the soul of America. #CharlieKirk #CancelCulture #WakeUpAmericaShow #AustinPetersen #Conservatives #FreeSpeech #Justice

On September 11th, America wakes up to tragedy. Conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University while speaking to students. His assassination is not just a crime against one man — it’s an attack on free speech and the very foundations of liberty. In today’s Wake Up America Show, Austin Petersen delivers a powerful opening monologue on what Charlie’s death means for our movement, our country, and our future. Guests: 🕢 7:30 AM CT — Camellia Petersen (@Rarecamellia ): Grassroots grief, campus safety, and the cultural shockwaves of Charlie’s assassination. 🕗 8:08 AM CT — Rep. Dr. Bob Onder (@BobOnderMO ): Inside the chaos on the House floor after the moment of silence and why Charlie must be remembered as a martyr. 🕣 8:30 AM CT — Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter ): Cold fury, righteous justice, and why the Left won’t murder their way to victory. Topics Covered: The assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University Outrage and chaos in Congress following his death Union protests and escalating threats against conservatives Media gaslighting and attempts to downplay political violence How the conservative movement must respond with clarity, courage, and action 🙏 Out of respect for Charlie and his family, we have suspended bonus content today. 👥 Join the conversation and community on Discord: https://discord.gg/VpZjANjpX4

The brutal murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska aboard a Charlotte train has become a national outrage — and a referendum on soft-on-crime, Democrat-run cities. We break down her final moments, the shocking surveillance footage, and the failure of woke justice systems that put compassion for criminals above safety for citizens. Plus, expert guests weigh in on the legal, cultural, and geopolitical fallout — and we unlock one of the wildest Breakfast Theatre sketches yet. 🔹 Today’s Show Topics 📉 Charlotte train murder: Iryna Zarutska’s final moments 🧑‍⚖️ How violent felons keep getting released (w/ @JudgeNap) 🚢 Trump’s Venezuela boat strike: act of war? 📦 SCOTUS fast-tracks Trump’s global tariff appeal (w/ @philwmagness) 😷 New Right’s lockdown hypocrisy exposed (w/ @philwmagness) 🔪 Urban crime & media narrative breakdown (w/ @wil_da_beast630) 🎭 BONUS CONTENT UNLOCKS 🔓 $75 = 5-minute Mini Documentary (TOP SECRET. Only unlocked by rants or purchases. Disappears forever if not unlocked.) 🤖 $100 = BREAKFAST THEATRE UNLOCKED Mark Zuckerberg testifies — kind of. A full 12-minute green screen comedy sketch as “Zuckerborg,” glitching his way through the Meta VR grooming scandal.

🔴 Main Story: The brutal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail sparks outrage. President Trump calls the suspect “evil” and demands a national crackdown on violent crime, while Elon Musk pushes for expedited death penalty sentences. Charlotte’s Democrat leaders scramble with excuses about “safety nets.” Austin breaks down what went wrong — and what must change. 👨‍👦 7:30 AM CT: Mark Ludwig (@StLMarkLudwig) of Americans for Equal Shared Parenting joins us. He’s fresh from helping secure victories in Kentucky custody reform and is headed to meet Speaker Mike Johnson about making 50/50 parenting the national standard. 📊 8:00 AM CT: Camellia Peterson (@RareCamellia) on shocking new NBC News polling showing Gen Z split on what defines success in life. Trump-voting men prioritize marriage, kids, and financial independence — Harris-voting women put career, money, and emotional stability first. 🇦🇷 8:30 AM CT: A Special Urgent Message to Javier Milei and the People of Argentina. Austin delivers a Churchill-inspired monologue urging Argentina to stay the course on Milei’s pro-freedom reforms despite political setbacks and economic pain. “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” 🛒 Support the show: 4LibertyShop.com 💬 Join our community: Discord Invite The Wake Up America Show streams LIVE weekdays 7–9 AM CT right here on Rumble: rumble.com/AP4Liberty

A shocking tragedy in Charlotte: Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, just 23 years old, was brutally murdered on a light rail train by career criminal Decarlos Brown Jr., a man with 14 prior arrests who was still walking free. Why was he released? Why did city leaders stay silent? And why does the media ignore this case when the racial dynamics don’t fit their narrative? Today on the Wake Up America Show, Austin Petersen breaks down the horrific details, exposes the political cowardice behind soft-on-crime policies, and asks why Democrats and corporate media refuse to confront the truth. 👉 Topics in today’s show: Philly “Karen” steals a home run ball from a kid — what real de-escalation looks like Charlotte train murder: repeat offender kills refugee while leaders look away @miltimore79 joins to discuss CBS staffers “apoplectic” over Bari Weiss @OGGlennReynolds on Missouri’s redistricting battle and Trump’s GOP strategy BONUS CONTENT: $75 unlocks a mini-documentary, $100 unlocks Breakfast Theatre with Austin playing… a HIPPO. 💬 Join the discussion in our Discord: https://discord.gg/VpZjANjpX4 🛒 Support the show at The Grift Shop: https://4LibertyShop.com

The Trump Justice Department is reportedly considering banning transgender Americans from owning firearms in the wake of the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting. We break down what this means for the Second Amendment, the future of liberty, and the dangerous precedent it could set. ✅ Stories we cover today: DOJ’s rumored trans gun ban proposal Costco gold bars surge 42% in value Malcolm Gladwell’s shocking confession on trans athletes 💬 Join the conversation live and share your thoughts! 👕 Support the show at TheGriftShop.com 💬 Join our community on Discord: https://discord.gg/VpZjANjpX4 📺 Watch all episodes on Rumble: https://rumble.com/ap4liberty

President Trump says he’s sending the National Guard into Chicago and Baltimore — with or without the governors’ approval. Are federal troops the solution to crime-ridden cities, or is this a dangerous precedent for government overreach? In today’s Wake Up America Show with Austin Petersen: 🔥 Democrats’ secret influencer program backfires 📉 Poll shows Americans losing faith in the American Dream 🚨 Trump’s National Guard move in Chicago & Baltimore ⚖️ Judge Andrew Napolitano (8:00 AM CT) on the legal case against Trump’s tariffs 📚 Dr. Phil Magness (8:30 AM CT) on the postliberal war on free markets 👽 Plus, an unexpected alien visitor drops in during Breakfast Theatre to deliver a cosmic critique of humanity’s obsession with extraterrestrials 👉 Join the conversation LIVE, support liberty, and help unlock our bonus content! 🔗 Discord: https://discord.gg/VpZjANjpX4 🛒 Shop & Support: https://4LibertyShop.com

Two children were murdered and 17 others injured in a horrific Catholic school shooting in Minneapolis. The killer, Robin Westman, left behind a manifesto filled with antisemitic hate, “Free Palestine” slogans, and “Kill Trump” notes scrawled on gun magazines. The mayor immediately pivoted to defending transgender ideology and pushing gun control, rather than confronting the disturbing patterns behind these crimes. Today on the Wake Up America Show with Austin Petersen: 🕊️ Breaking down the facts of the Minneapolis Catholic school massacre 🧠 Stephanie Petersen, licensed therapist & social worker, on the mental health and trauma angle 📉 The media spin & Mayor Jacob Frey’s presser — ideology over victims 📰 Camellia Peterson (@RareCamellia) joins at 8:00 AM CT to analyze the political fallout 🎶 At 8:30 AM CT, we pivot to something lighter: Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce eye a $18M Ohio mansion with a recording studio 👉 Join the community on Discord: https://discord.gg/VpZjANjpX4 👉 Support the show & grab patriotic merch: https://4LibertyShop.com

🚗⚡ BACK TO THE FIRST AMENDMENT | Wake Up America Show 8/26/25 ⚡🚗 Strap in, patriots—this morning we’re firing up the DeLorean and punching it to 88 MPH... straight into the fight for freedom of speech! Today’s broadcast is so powerful it might just disrupt the space-time continuum of the Constitution. 👨‍🏫 Special Guests: 🧠 Camellia Peterson (@RareCamellia) – defending the First Amendment from Trump’s executive order on flag burning 🔥 Glenn Jacobs (@GlennJacobsTN) – wrestling with America’s $37 TRILLION debt 📜 Today’s Timeline of Topics: 🇺🇸 Trump’s Flag-Burning Executive Order – Can the First Amendment survive a MAGA rewrite? @RareCamellia joins us to lay down some constitutional law 💰 $37 Trillion National Debt – @GlennJacobsTN breaks down how Washington’s time-traveling spending habits are destroying the future 🎭 BREAKFAST THEATRE: Snoop Dogg vs. Pixar – What happens when Papa Snoop just wants a Buzz Lightyear adventure... but gets LGBT lectures he has to explain to children? (💵 BONUS CONTENT @ $100!) ⏰ Boomer Wisdom That Holds Up – From QR menus to toothbrush apps, we’re siding with the folks who still know how to fix a VCR 👀 Liberty is a Vibe – Why Reagan–Bush ’84 shirts are cooler than a flux capacitor 🛠️ Join the Resistance (and the Fun) 🧠 Chat with fellow liberty-lovers on Discord: https://discord.gg/VpZjANjpX4 🎉 Unlock bonus content by hitting $100 in Rumble Rants or store purchases at https://TheGriftShop.com 📺 SHOW PLUGS & POWER UPS 💥 Official Merch: https://4LibertyShop.com 💬 Twitter/X: @AP4Liberty 🎙️ Listen to the audio podcast: Wake Up America with Austin Petersen 📦 Sponsor inquiries: austin@stonegaitllc.com Remember: where we’re going… we don’t need censors. 🔥 BACK TO THE FIRST AMENDMENT 🔥

🔥 Today’s Topics: 🍳 Cracker Barrel Cracks Up: $100M Gone with the Woke Wind after disastrous woke rebrand 📉 @danieljmitchell – Trump’s Intel stake exposes the socialist roots of MAGA economics 💼 @miltimore79 – Fragile job market & the rise of “labor hoarding” 👜 Performative Males: the tote bag, feminist-book-carrying, soy-boy hustle to get laid 🏋️‍♂️ Breakfast Theatre: Zohran Mamdani’s viral bench press humiliation & his plan for an “E-ZPass for criminals” ☕ New study proves your morning coffee really does make you happier 💬 Join the community on Discord: https://discord.gg/VpZjANjpX4 🛍️ Support the show & shop liberty: https://4libertyshop.com

It’s Freedom Family Friday! Austin and Stephanie tackle the latest cultural and family stories with humor, insight, and plenty of laughs. 🔥 Today’s Segments: 👀 The Gen Z Stare — Respectful listening or silent rebellion? 💪 Hulk Hogan’s Death Mystery — New surgery details and unanswered questions ⚰️ America’s Early Death Crisis — Why Millennials & Gen Z are dying younger than peers abroad 🍼 Child Care in America is Broken — Why daycare costs more than college (and how to fix it) 🎤 Donny Osmond vs Michael Jackson — “Your name’s poison, Donny” ✨ Bonus Content Unlock: An exclusive Brooke Hogan special report — wild theories, cryptic clues, and conspiracies about her father’s death you won’t hear anywhere else.

Cracker Barrel's Collapse, Ghost Hulk's Revenge, and the GOP's Budget Betrayal | Wake Up America Show 8-21-25 Welcome to the Wake Up America Show with Austin Petersen — the only morning show where liberty roars, guests bring heat, and the bonus content might just summon a ghost. 🔥 Today’s Topics: ✅ Cracker Barrel controversy – Why America's most nostalgic restaurant just committed branding suicide ✅ Guest Brandon Prichard (@RealPrichard) – North Dakota GOP accused of sabotaging their own government efficiency task force ✅ Guest Camellia Peterson (@RareCamellia) – RFK Jr.'s glyphosate U-turn: has MAHA already caved to the farm lobby? ✅ Guest Kerry Slone (@thereal_SnS ) – When protecting your home makes you the criminal: two shocking self-defense cases ✅ BONUS: Ghost of Hulk Hogan – Wild conspiracy theories, Brooke Hogan’s bombshells, and a one-way ticket to MLK's Hell Lecture Hall 🧠 Bonus Content Unlocks: 🎬 $75 – Mini-Documentary: An exclusive 5-minute deep-dive into liberty, history, or philosophy. 👻 $100 – Ghost of Hulk Hogan: Hilarious over-the-top sketch starring Hulk's ghost as he investigates his own death and prepares for cosmic justice. 💥 Support the show & unlock bonus content: https://TheGriftShop.com 💬 Join the conversation in our Discord: https://discord.gg/VpZjANjpX4 📲 Follow Austin on X: https://x.com/AP4Liberty

Generation Ghosted: Why Gen X Won’t Lead | Wake Up America Show Is Generation X really the “forgotten generation” with no legacy of leadership, or are we the last sane Americans holding it all together? Austin Petersen breaks down the New York Times hit piece on Gen X and explains why independence isn’t irrelevance. 🔥 Today’s Topics: 📰 Gen X in the crossfire: NYT says we’ve been ghosted from leadership 🧬 Designer babies and the ethics of genetic engineering 🪖 National Guard locked and loaded in Washington, D.C. with guest @HeyRemso 📺 NYT’s Gilded Age takedown vs. Grover Cleveland’s legacy with guest @tylercurtis42 💡 Bonus Content: A message from Anonymous is waiting… but they only have bandwidth for one urgent communique. https://discord.gg/VpZjANjpX4 🛒 Support the show and shop liberty merch: TheGriftShop.com 📚 Get Austin’s new children’s book Grover: The Nope President on Amazon 🎟️ Sign up free for the Expat Money Summit at ExpatMoneySummit.com — use code AUSTIN for 20% off VIP

Shelter, Jail, or GTFO — Trump’s New Homeless Plan Hits DC The Wake Up America Show with Austin Petersen — August 13, 2025 Trump isn’t waiting for permission — he’s sending DC’s homeless encampments packing. Is it cruel or long-overdue cleanup? Austin breaks down the libertarian case against open-air tent cities and explores why order is the foundation of freedom. 🔥 Plus: Trump targets woke museums, the surveillance state gets exposed, and we confront authoritarianism creeping in from the right. 🎙️ Today’s guests: Judge Andrew Napolitano (@JudgeNap) on unconstitutional NSA surveillance and the right to be left alone Zack Bonfilio (The Misfit Patriot) on online right-wing authoritarianism and preserving liberty from within 📣 Topics covered: 🛏️ DC homeless crisis — Shelter, jail, or GTFO 🏛️ Trump’s Smithsonian museum purge 📡 NSA surveillance exposed — Left, right, and Trump all guilty ⚠️ Right-wing authoritarianism is real — and rising 🍄 BONUS: Defense Against the Dark Arts class vote — The Spore of Subsidy Addiction vs The Root Rot of Regulatory Capture 💸 Support the show: Unlock the mini doc at $75, bonus class at $100 👕 Shop: 4LibertyShop.com 🗣️ Join the chat on Discord: https://discord.gg/VpZjANjpX4

Trump Mops Up DC: The Federal Cleanup Begins President Trump is taking the broom — and the National Guard — to Washington D.C. in one of the boldest law-and-order moves of his presidency. By federalizing the D.C. police and sidelining the mayor, Trump is aiming to scrub the capital clean of its crime crisis. But is this a necessary restoration of order or an overreach of federal power? In this episode of Wake Up America, Austin Petersen breaks it all down with hard facts, sharp wit, and no-nonsense analysis. Segments: AI Entrepreneurial Revolution — Why the future belongs to the early adopters. Trump’s DC Takeover — What it means for the Constitution and the rest of America. Camellia Peterson on Lila Rose’s “men don’t need sex” post and the Supreme Court challenge to Obergefell. Senator Nick Schroer on marijuana rescheduling and law & order. Bonus Content — Mini-documentary at $75 goal, and Defense Against the Dark Arts with the Magic Mirror at $100 goal.

🎙️ Hosted by Austin Petersen — your daily dose of liberty, facts, and wit from the heartland. 📌 Today’s Topics: 🌿 Trump considers reclassifying marijuana — liberty, risk, and why freedom is worth it 🏫 Department of Education demands proof schools aren’t using race-based admissions — and why that’s a win for fairness 💣 80 years after Hiroshima — Austin debates Jon Miltimore on whether using the atomic bomb was justified 📢 Cliff Maloney joins with a big announcement for the liberty movement 🪸 Bonus Content Unlock — Professor Glub’s Defense Against the Dark Arts class: audience vote between The Triton of Tolerance and The Leviathan of Licensing 💬 Join the conversation in our Discord: https://discord.gg/VpZjANjpX4 🛒 Support the show at TheGriftShop.com

🎙 Sydney Sweeney’s Great Crime: Voting Republican? | The Wake Up America Show Is denim now a hate crime? Hollywood starlet Sydney Sweeney is under fire for the unthinkable—being a Republican in public. In today’s Wake Up America Show, Austin Petersen dives into the online mob’s meltdown over Sweeney’s voter registration and her unapologetically American Eagle ad. Here’s what we’re covering in today’s explosive episode: 🔴 Sydney Sweeney backlash – Why voting red is the new scarlet letter in Hollywood 🔫 Mark McCloskey returns – The St. Louis hero gets his AR-15 back, and he joins us live 📉 Trump fires BLS chief – Manufacturing jobs slump, Trump drops the axe, and Jon Miltimore breaks it down ⚖️ Missouri vs. Missouri? – Ron Calzone sues the state over a stadium bill. Yes, really. 💬 Join the discussion in the 4Liberty Network Discord:  https://discord.gg/VpZjANjpX4 🛍 Support the show and shop liberty gear: https://4LibertyShop.com 🚨 Unlock bonus content by sending a Rumble Rant or purchasing from TheGriftShop.com Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share if you're tired of the outrage mob running the show. Let’s take culture back—one vote, one voice, one episode at a time. 💪