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Jan. 4, 2026 - Lionel Nation
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Candace Owens and the GenZ MAGA Revolution

Candace Owens and the GenZ MAGA Revolution

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My friend, I want to give you a subject that a lot of folks who are political operatives cannot bear to note.
And I'm going to say it again.
Candace Owens, Candace Owens, TPUSA, Charlie Kirk, Erica Kirk, whatever this is, has awakened the sleeping giant of a disillusioned, unaligned Gen Z and others who for the first time are being pulled into this arena as Charlie pulled them into the arena.
And who's the leader, Candace Owens?
And if you think that this is an exaggeration, you're missing the point.
This is a critical, critical moment.
The young voter, the unaligned, the disillusioned, what the Bernie Sanders voter was around 2016, what Zoran Momdani thinks he's creating in New York, but he's not.
This is the sleeping giant.
As Admiral Yamamoto said, I've awakened or we've awakened the sleeping giant and given it a terrible resolve when we, or when rather the Japanese attacked us at Pearl Harbor.
He said, uh-oh, now you've done it.
Well, now they've done it regarding Candace Owens.
And this group, who gets them?
And what is she going to do?
She's also critical.
President Trump, if he's smart, maybe, maybe, I don't know, to reach out because her thing is going to say, what about America first?
And I'm going to say a name to you and to my brothers and sisters who are in a group that they think I'm a part of because I'm unaligned.
The names of Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes, you can laugh all you want.
Label them anti-Semitic, label them communist, deo-Nazi, whatever you want.
This is critical.
Because what they're saying, in the case of Nick Fuentes, America first.
America first.
And as we're looking at war right now with or regarding Venezuela, how does that all play in midterms?
Let me explain this to you again, my friends.
Listen, listen carefully, especially those political operatives and political strategists.
They always have that on TV.
You notice that whenever somebody appears and you don't know what to call somebody, they're like, what do we, I need a guest.
What's your name?
Joe Lipschitz.
Okay, what do you do?
I'm going to call you a Democratic strategist.
Okay.
Strategist means you're out of a job or you don't do anything.
So for all of you strategists, listen and listen good.
America is not drifting.
Contrary to what people think, it is splitting by generation, by trust, and by who people believe, or rather whom people believe, to be quite correct, is telling the truth.
And whether the Republican Party likes it or not, or the Democrats or anybody, Candace Owens is now one of, one of the central figures shaping what the next version of, I guess, MAGA or some derivative or hybrid looks like, especially for Gen Z and younger, the Gen Alphas.
That's who I want to get.
I'm tired of people in my generation.
We're done.
We're finished.
We're toast.
We're the back nine.
These are the ones that are important.
I want Gen Z, Gen Alpha, younger millennials who have gone politically AWOL from the political right because we are finding more and more that they are more functionally conservative in the best way, traditional.
They believe in authenticity.
They believe in real messaging.
They believe in family and God.
And they're there.
They're right there.
They're sitting there.
Charlie Kirk brought them in.
They killed Charlie.
And guess what?
They never went back to reclaim his group.
Guess who just did?
Candace.
Let me say this again.
While Erica Kirk is too busy doing this and appearing with Barry Weiss, nobody paid any attention to the group that had already been corralled who showed up and said, what about us?
They've been forgotten.
Because TPUSA, they're doing their best to collect all the money and figure that all of the paper trails are covered over.
Because this is not the MAGA of red hats and cable news, Chirons, and the usual nonsense.
This is something leaner, something angrier, more distrustful of legacy media and the sock puppet proxies.
Far less impressed by institutional endorsements.
Oh, no, no, no.
Candace Owens did not create this shift, but she recognized it early.
So do Tucker.
So do Fuentes.
So do others.
Ignore them.
Let me throw Laura Loomer in there.
By the way, she's a part of this mix.
There's a whole group, Megan Cohen, Megan Kelly, and whoever you want.
But in the top three, believe it or not.
And you see, the folks on regular cable news say, if I acknowledge these people, I'm basically saying I'm irrelevant.
Right.
So they're not going to say that.
When Ian Carroll, by the way, very popular, whether you like him or not, he's a voice and a force to be reckoned with, along with Joe Rogan and others.
One particular commentator said, you're a nobody, you're a hasbin.
It's like, what are you talking about?
You may not know who he is.
You may think he's a hasbin, but he has it.
And as long as there's that intellectual disconnect, guess who wins?
Oop, I didn't mean that.
By the way, every time somebody makes this hand gesture to show a plane or movement, it's not a Nazi salute.
Stop this.
Quit trivializing National Socialism.
In any event, what makes this moment different is not Candace's rhetoric.
It's who is listening to her now.
Who's focusing on her now?
A growing segment of young Americans doesn't trust, as don't we, legacy media.
They don't trust the Republican Party, the Republican Party, the GOP apparatus.
And they don't even trust conservative brands that claim to speak for them.
And they are extremely skeptical of this kind of choreographed politics.
They're very cynical about donor-driven movements like TPUSA.
And they're openly hostile to any kind of message that feels, you know, sanitized, clean, pre-approved, anodyne, saccharine, you know, sweet, harmless.
Candace Owens speaks directly into that vacuum.
I'm telling you.
And you have no idea.
I go to people my age, forget them.
Forget.
My crew, forget it.
They're not even, by the way, they're not even in my crew.
That's why they hate me.
Because I've been telling them, you've never been in my crew.
This is, you're my crew.
If you're wanting me now, you're mine crew.
I'm talking to you.
I'm talking to the enlightened.
I don't want to overdo this, but it's true.
You know, Candace talks about America first, not as a slogan, but as a moral hierarchy, as an absolute.
Nation first, citizen first, America first, sovereignty first.
And she does so without apologizing to the media gatekeepers or watering down her positions to remain palatable.
And you do not have to agree with everything single thing she says.
Okay?
I love Steely Dan.
Asia is my, maybe, my favorite album.
I don't like every song.
Got it?
Capish?
Good.
This alone separates Candace Owens from most conservative figures, still trying to win, you know, MSDNC panels that they'll never be invited to.
Do you ever see people talk about CNN?
Oh, look at this.
Did you see an end?
Who cares?
Do you hear what Joy Reed says?
Joy Reed, what are you talking about?
Her continued defense and investigation of Charlie Kirk matters in this context.
Not because it's sentimental, but because it signals loyalty in an era where most actors cut ties at the first sign of controversy.
And by the way, let me tell you something.
I believe she truly loved Charlie Kirk.
I mean, not romantically, though, maybe I'm not saying that though.
She talks about him with reverence, more so than some members of his family, who never seem to be saying, who knows?
First thing Erica Kirk did was forgive who?
Who?
Tyler Robinson.
They said, How could you forgive the person who killed your husband?
I say she didn't forgive the person who killed her husband.
Dig?
She forgave Tyler Robinson.
Do the math, Sparky.
Do the math.
Candice didn't run from Charlie Kirk when his name became radioactive in certain circles.
She didn't outsource her judgment, you know, to think tanks or PR handlers.
She has no PR handler.
She's it.
She made it clear that loyalty is not negotiable and it never will be.
And at the very same time, and this is where things, this is where things really get uncomfortable for a lot of quote conservative leadership, whatever the hell that means.
The systematic online demolition of Erica Kirk's public narrative did not happen in a vacuum.
Candice did not orchestrate it directly, but her posture, her posture, made it possible.
By refusing to participate in narrative enforcement and by questioning media-driven moral framing, she helped create, I guess, the conditions where younger audiences felt empowered, empowered, and permitted to really start questioning things, to go through the storyline, to question it, and to scrutinize everything.
Think about it.
And that scrutiny, that scrutiny, that analysis wasn't about gossip.
It was about authenticity.
I can't say the word authenticity enough.
Authenticity.
And do you believe me?
Do you think I'm really, do you think I really believe what I'm saying?
Do you believe me?
I mean, me, yes, but that's the issue everybody should say.
Not how did I do, but do they believe me?
Am I persuading you?
If I can't, this is the trial lawyer of me.
I'm a former prosecutor.
This is my thing.
If I can't persuade you, I haven't won my case.
See, Gen Z doesn't care.
And by the way, I'm using that collectively.
It could be Gen, whatever.
It could be Gen Z1.
I don't know.
But Gen Z doesn't care about optics the way the boomers do, the way my generation did.
Don't count me in them.
They care about coherence, validity, authenticity.
Say it again.
When timelines don't add up, when stories feel kind of compressed, when public personas appear overly curated and performance-based and all that stuff, they interpret that as manipulation, not messaging.
And the backlash was not accidental.
It was cultural.
It was cultural.
And here is the part I love saying this.
Here is the part where the GOP needs to hear clearly.
Tourney Port USA has done virtually nothing.
Nothing.
What was that?
Nothing.
To seriously address the circumstances surrounding Charlie Kirk's death.
You know what?
I know it.
Everybody knows it.
Up to and including Erica Kirk.
Do you ever hear her talking about it?
No sustained inquiry, no aggressive public demand, no visible pressure campaign.
Nothing.
Nothing.
For a movement that claims to champion its truth.
For a movement, you would think a movement.
I've got to explain to people why they've got to care about Charlie, but for this seismic movement that claims to advance the champion its people, the silence speaks volumes.
And young conservatives, or those who don't know their conservatives, and keep that in mind, they see beyond that.
They see a real disconnect between rhetoric and action.
And they see a movement quick to fundraise, but slow to confront the uncomfortable truth.
And they contrast that with Candace Owens, who repeatedly, repeatedly, inexorably reminds them what America First actually means.
Not slogans, not branding, not schmaltz, but accountability.
And this is why, my dear fellow patriot, this is why Candace's audience is changing.
And it's not just traditional conservatives.
Listen to what I'm saying.
It's disaffected liberals, apolitical Gen Z men, young women tired of being patronized.
People who feel lied to by every major institution they were told or told and frankly sold to trust.
This is also why 2026 is shaping up to be a realignment year.
I'm going to tell you it right now.
Figures, people, commentators like Tucker Carlson are no longer outliers.
Oh, no, one-offs.
Oh, no, no.
They are templates, long-form, independent, unfiltered, willing to question not just Democrats, but Republicans and donors and conservative conservative orthodoxy itself, going after traditional theories and values that people thought were indelible.
And yes, whether you like it or not, whether you hate this guy or not, you listen to me.
Nick Fuentes exists in this, I hate this word, but I'll say it, ecosystem as a signal, not an endorsement.
He represents what happens when institutions refuse to engage younger audiences honestly.
They radicalize everywhere, elsewhere.
Let me tell you something.
I remember when rap, Rap turned into hip-hop.
And when gangsta and two live crew, which was so innocent compared to this.
And a lot of people came along and people say, oh, that's ridiculous.
Those lyrics are terrible.
How can you endorse it?
I'm not endorsing it.
I'm telling you, you got to pay attention.
This is what they're listening to.
Oh, they're using the N-word.
I don't give a listen.
I'm not.
I can't argue this away.
Pay attention.
See, that's what conservatives do.
If they don't like something, they just say, well, since I don't agree with it, since I don't believe, it's going away.
No, it's not going away.
Ignoring that reality doesn't make it go away.
It pushes it underground.
And where it kind of grows like a mushroom, so to speak.
But it grows without correction or accountability.
See, they just don't understand.
They think they're the cool kids, the ones who sat together in high school, the ones who, that's who these people are.
They think that you're watching cable news and reading newspapers.
And meanwhile, by the way, conventional sock public media will do what it always does.
Look at Barry Weiss.
Oh my God.
This will be, Barry Weiss will go down in history as the new coke of news.
What she has done and will do to CBS by design, I don't even think she realizes it, is going to be something for history books.
Barry Weiss will package safe rebellion.
CBS will host panels that explain nothing.
Town Hall, whenever you hear town hall, nothing.
Waste of time.
MSDNC will moralize and lecture.
I'm sorry, MS Now, right?
MS Now.
They lost their name.
They're broadcasting out of a closet.
They're going to moralize and lecture and lose another generation in the process.
They've lost their way.
Success killed them.
Money killed them.
Listen, this isn't media bias.
It's media irrelevance.
My friend, my fellow Americans, the Republican Party, including, I guess, the Republican Party itself and the GOP, and those who, I guess, are standard bearers for it, cannot afford to sleepwalk through this shift.
But they will, I promise you.
Especially with Democrats widely predicted to retake the House in midterms.
Oh, yeah.
And do they look nervous?
No, of course not.
Why?
Because they're right.
Because they've got cable news and they've got memes and tweets and gifts.
Now, if that happens, if that happens, it will not be because voters suddenly love progressive policy, no, no, no.
And they will not understand this.
It will be because Republicans failed yet again to speak to a generation that doesn't respond to focus groups, schmaltz, and platitudes and BS.
Okay?
Even Donald Trump would be wise to take note.
His original appeal was not policy papers.
Remember that?
It was disruption.
That's what made him popular.
Candace always carries that same disruptive energy, but filtered through a generational lens that understands social media warfare.
Okay?
She understands the rudiments of narrative collapse and this institutional distrust.
And people ask, why Charlie Kirk matters?
Why does Erica Kirk matter?
Why these stories keep resurfacing?
The answer is simple.
They're not stories.
They're symbols.
Symbols that mean so much to this generation.
And by the way, a lot of older people, not just kids, but others.
Again, people kind of a none of the above voter.
They represent a broader crisis of trust inside conservative circles.
And a movement that claims to be anti-establishment, okay, which I thought was what it was, while still protecting its own gatekeepers, doesn't make any sense.
A party that talks about courage, courage, and flags while avoiding confrontation, uh-uh, no good.
As we say, that's what I say.
Candace Owens, I know you're hating that name.
Get used to it, spell it correctly.
Understand?
She thrives now, and you haven't seen anything yet because she refuses to play that game.
She speaks to people, so many people who are watching me right now who feel politically homeless, and tells them they are not crazy for noticing contradictions.
And let me also tell you something.
You're going to find out right now that to really have power, what really is important for power is for you to understand a couple of things.
You are more powerful on a platform like this or some social media platform than to be a congressman.
Ask Marjorie Taylor Greene.
She's going to dry up and blow away.
She's nothing without this.
She's nothing.
She doesn't get it.
That is powerful.
And it's dangerous to ignore.
The future, the future of MAGA, whatever that means, will not be decided on cable news panels or donor retreats or little, you know, more pay-per-view.
Let's have more of these little mini wood stocks where you pay $10 million to have breakfast with, you know, whoever.
It will be decided by who young Americans believe is telling them the truth.
And right now, right now, Candace Owens is winning that fight.
And they cannot believe it.
So you listen to me and you listen good.
I am telling you.
But they're not listening to me.
That they never do.
That's good.
If you are watching me, I want you to know who I am.
I ain't running for office.
I am neither conservative nor liberal.
I'm not a Democrat.
I'm a registered independent.
And 99% of the, I guess 99% of the population, 99% of everybody, I disagree with.
It's very, very simple what I am.
It's very, very simple.
I'm not a conspiracy theorist.
I'm a conspiracy analyst.
And that's the most important.
And I hear, who is it, Balzac who said, I represent the opposition party.
That's who I am.
I'm a contrarian.
I don't believe in anything that has a label.
Ask yourself this question.
What music do you like?
Give me one name to explain it.
You can't.
What would you like to eat?
Give me one name.
One name.
Let's go out to eat.
What do you want?
One name.
Name one name.
Give me one type of food that explains your entire quiz.
You can't.
It doesn't make any sense.
And these politicians, and let me tell you something.
Let me leave you with this, especially if you're younger.
Carol quickly and other people have talked about the Uniparty.
The Uniparty is basically the illusion of the left-right paradigm.
There's no such thing as that.
It's two sides of the same coin.
If you go to pay something, if you have a coin in the old days, you'd have a quarter here.
And if you turn it over like that, here, it's the same quarter.
Di Coke di Pepsi.
What the hell is the difference?
Nothing.
The difference between Democrats and Republicans, what they disagree with are matters that don't matter.
What they agree with is everything of importance.
So remember, focus on what issues affect you.
What affects me is the future of my republic.
What affects me, I'm telling you right now, is the Constitution.
I know nobody talks about this, but trust me, as a lawyer, this is it.
This is the rule book.
Doesn't matter who you are.
You could be a hippie, you could be whatever, hippie, whatever you want to call yourself.
Gen Z, Gen Alpha, but I don't care.
That's what matters, period.
That matters to me.
The future.
AI scares the hell out of me.
What is worrying me so much is the future, the targeting, the predation of our children.
Our children become our families, our fathers, and mothers and students.
They don't remain children.
I think sometimes people forget that.
I think people think, oh, kids just, no.
You damage them now and you damage them forever.
Hurt people, hurt people.
That's why I've asked you, and you've been terrific.
Follow my wife on YouTube at Lynn's Warriors.
Listen to what she's saying regarding what's happening right now.
You're not going to believe it.
Understand, I don't speak for her, but I speak as she speaks for children.
Okay?
Period.
Also, please like this video, subscribe to the channel.
Do everything in your power to support not just me, but people who think like me.
I am not going to let you down.
John Mander Kane said, when the facts change, I changed my opinion.
People said, I thought you were a liberal, that you were a Democrat.
No.
They left me.
The Democratic Party of 25 years ago doesn't exist anymore.
It's a new world.
That's what I'm trying to tell you.
It's a new world.
I've also thank you for your incredible comments.
I've got some questions for you in the back, in the back, on the back section of this, which is so terrific and so important.
Asking you your thoughts and comments regarding a variety of things.
I've got about five questions for you.
And I love your input.
I love your brilliance.
So please, thank you for allowing me into your head, into your heart.
Recognize this moment because it's bigger than anything anybody can really explain.
I'm telling you, I have seen this.
I have seen this.
This reminds me of McGovern in the 70s.
It reminds me of Bernie Sanders before he sold out when kids were really motivated by this.
We're part of a revolution.
And by the way, it's not going anywhere.
All right, my friends.
Thank you so much for watching.
I appreciate everything.
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