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