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Glenn Beck Breaks Down Honoring Charlie Kirk—Placing Rush Limbaugh’s Golden Mic on His Desk

Guest-hosting The Charlie Kirk Show, Beck shared the story he never got to tell Charlie in person.

Sep 17, 2025
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This will surely go down as one of the greatest honors for the family and friends of Charlie Kirk.

Today, Glenn Beck stepped in to guest-host The Charlie Kirk Show—and from the second the cameras rolled, he knew it was going to be emotional.

What he didn’t expect was just how powerful the moment would become.

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As the show opened, Beck sat in Charlie’s studio—and immediately broke down.

He didn’t even make it through his first sentence before his voice cracked and the tears started forming for his late friend.

“Hello, my name is Glenn Beck and I am—”

He paused, overcome with emotion.

“—a friend of Charlie Kirk’s. You may not know who I am, but one thing I am known for is, my emotions, and I think we’re going to need a tarp today.”

You could hear it in his voice—this was raw. This was real.

Off to his side, an empty green chair sat silently on set—the one Charlie alw…

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