GUEST: Robert McNeily is a former anchor and infield reporter for Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN) who joined Tea Party Patriots Action in May 2026 as Director of Broadcasting and Grassroots Engagement, and on-air contributor for The Jenny Beth Show. A Turning Point USA alum from the organization's earliest days, Robert previously anchored at KTUU in Anchorage, Alaska, worked in communications for Truth Social, and served as student senator and president of College Republicans at the University of Illinois.

KEY TOPICS:

• The Air Force One question that sparked the autopen story in March 2025
• Working with Charlie Kirk in Turning Point USA's earliest days (50 people in St. Charles)
• How conservative event security has changed after the assassination of Charlie Kirk
• Surviving papillary thyroid cancer twice as a teenager
• Faith, second chances, and growing up with a single mother
• Robert's top three issues for the second Trump term: judiciary, dignity of life, Iran

TIMESTAMPED BREAKDOWN:

00:00 — Welcome and Introduction

01:35 — Robert's Political Background: 1996 and Bob Dole

02:30 — The Autopen Question on Air Force One

03:36 — From Turning Point USA to RSBN

07:13 — Opera, Acting, and the Phantom of the Opera Connection

10:04 — College Republicans Presidency in 2008

15:27 — Noticing the Tea Party Movement

17:14 — Peter Roskam and the IRS Targeting Story

18:22 — Meeting Charlie Kirk

21:04 — The First 50 People at Turning Point USA

22:53 — Warrior Spirit, Grassroots Humility, Persistent Innovation

25:30 — Studying the Left: Alinsky vs. Christ

28:50 — The Obama Era and Political Comedy

31:03 — DEI and the Culture Wars

32:14 — The New Security Reality for Conservatives

37:35 — Mark Hamill's "If Only" Post

40:36 — DC Bureaucrats vs. Real America

42:05 — Anchoring News in Anchorage, Alaska

45:15 — Senator Murkowski and the SAVE America Act

46:05 — Growing Up With a Single Mom

48:13 — Diagnosed With Thyroid Cancer at 15

50:54 — Cancer Recurrence and the Vocal Box

52:22 — Faith, Catholicism, and Second Chances

53:53 — Joining the Jenny Beth Show Team

57:13 — Issue One: The Judiciary and Originalism

59:26 — Issue Two: The Dignity of Life

01:00:26 — Issue Three: Iran and the Global Economy

LINKS: jennybethshow.com | teapartypatriots.org