On the Glenn Beck program, co‑host Sue asked Beck to describe his relationship with conservative activist Charlie Kirk after Kirk was targeted at an event in Utah. Beck said Kirk began as a listener who told him, "I used to listen to you every day," and that he watched Kirk rise from local tea‑party activism to national prominence.

Beck cited a tweet from Kirk dated 10/13/2011 in which Kirk wrote, "GlennBeck, I'm 17, a high school student. I listen to you every day. I speak for local tea parties about debt and deficit. Fight liberal bias." Beck and Sue used the message to underscore Kirk's long-standing ties to conservative organizing.

Beck said his impressions of Kirk changed after meeting him in person. "When you talk to him in person ... he came off like a professor," Beck said, describing Kirk as well read and thoughtful beyond his on‑campus debate persona. Beck recalled meeting Kirk at 17 and watching him "grow in faith" and in his public work.

The conversation turned to the wider question of threats against public figures. Beck recounted a private balcony discussion with Kirk in which he warned that "the only thing left in this cycle is assassinations," saying, "they're coming, Charlie." According to Beck, Kirk replied, "I hope not." Beck framed the remark as a warning about escalating political violence and said leaders needed to be grounded "in God and his principles and the Constitution" if such violence occurred.

Beck also described his daughter Cheyenne's experience at the Utah event. He said she took several hours to reach safety and arrived about 8:00 p.m. He quoted her as saying she heard people screaming behind her, thought she heard a firecracker, and was pushed down; she was about 10 feet from the tent, he said. Beck added that she told him she did not actually see the shooting.

Sue closed the segment with an emotional note about the personal cost of public life, pointing to viral family videos and the choice many public figures make to hide children’s faces for safety. She thanked Beck for the sacrifices he and others make in the public eye. The exchange ended with brief personal remarks between the hosts.