Dylan Ingraham

designer • gamer • traveler • podcaster • nerd

[Dylan Ingraham @thedynamitedyl]

So long, Freddy! Come back anytime! 🇺🇸

[Freddy🇩🇪 @FreddyLA7]

So long, America🫡🇺🇸

49 days ago we landed in the USA to follow our country at the World Cup. We had no idea it would turn into the trip of a lifetime.

Thank you to everyone who followed along, and to all the people we met who made this journey even more special. We honestly don’t have the words to express how grateful we are for everything you did for us.

This trip exceeded every expectation we had. We came here with an open mind, wanting to experience as much of the country as possible. I still remember telling my friends on the flight to Atlanta that I hoped we’d get to meet a few locals on this trip. Now we’re flying home with friends all across the USA.

Before we came, we heard so many stereotypes and warnings about America. People told us about safety concerns, that they might check our social media at the border, and all kinds of other things. None of it matched our experience. This was probably the most welcoming country we’ve ever visited.

So if you have the chance to travel, do it. The world isn’t nearly as bad as the media often makes it seem. 99% of people are awesome!

I heard this quote somewhere during the World Cup, and I think it sums up our experience perfectly:

“If you want to hate the world, watch the news. If you want to love it, travel it.”

Thank you, America ❤️🇺🇸

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Why is it ‘cancelled’ in the U.K. but ‘canceled’ in the U.S.?

Because we gave them that L in 1776.

[Matt’s Idea Shop @MattsIdeaShop]

250 years ago today.

[America @america]

Happy 250th Birthday, America 🇺🇸

[Shawn Farash @Shawn_Farash]

So... Let me get this straight:

Having separate/alternate halftime shows for the Super Bowl is bad...

But having separate/alternate National Anthems for the Super Bowl is good?

The Left can never pass it's own tests.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

The left certainly would not care

[Jack @jackunheard]

*Charlie Kirk gets assassinated over free speech*

The left: “It’s his fault. He deserved it.”

*Woman attempts to murder ICE agents and gets killed*

The left: “It’s not her fault! She didn’t deserve it.”

Do you get it yet?

[Marco Rubio @marcorubio]

I do not normally respond to online rumors but feel the need to do so at this moment

I will not be a candidate for the currently vacant HC and GM positions with the Miami Dolphins.

While you never know what the future may bring right now my focus must remain on global events and also the precious archives of the United States of America.

Thank you

[Dylan Ingraham @thedynamitedyl]

@ESPNFantasy sooooo is there a reason Baylor v TCU is still showing suspended in Pick’Ems despite the fact that they resumed play and finished the game?? Let’s get that fixed ASAP!

[CJ Pearson @Cjpearson]

If you can attend a “no kings protest,” you don’t have a King dumbass.

[Riley Gaines @Riley_Gaines_]

Only God can give a grieving widow the heart, serenity, and strength to forgive her husband's assassin only 11 days after he shot him.

Only God.

[Isabel Brown @theisabelb]

I can’t wait to see this built on the first American college campus who has the courage to do it.

[Riley Gaines @Riley_Gaines_]

Wednesday: disbelief
Thursday: sadness
Friday: anger

[Ben Shapiro @benshapiro]

We will never stop debating and discussing.

We will never stop standing up for what America is and what she should be.

And we will never let Charlie’s voice die.

To those who would stop us, I have two words: FUCK YOU.

[JD Vance @JDVance]

A while ago, probably in 2017, I appeared on Tucker Carlson's Fox show to talk about God knows what. Afterwards a name I barely knew sent me a DM on twitter and told me I did a great job. It was Charlie Kirk, and that moment of kindness began a friendship that lasted until today.

Charlie was fascinated by ideas and always willing to learn and change his mind. Like me, he was skeptical of Donald Trump in 2016. Like me, he came to see President Trump as the only figure capable of moving American politics away from the globalism that had dominated for our entire lives. When others were right, he learned from them. When he was right--as he usually was--he was generous. With Charlie, the attitude was never, "I told you so." But: "welcome."

Charlie was one of the first people I called when I thought about running for senate in early 2021. I was interested but skeptical there was a pathway. We talked through everything, from the strategy to the fundraising to the grassroots of the movement he knew so well. He introduced me to some of the people who would run my campaign and also to Donald Trump Jr. "Like his dad, he's misunderstood. He's extremely smart, and very much on our wavelength." Don took a call from me because Charlie asked him too.

Long before I ever committed (even in my mind) to running, Charlie had me speak to his donors at a TPUSA event. He walked me around the room and introduced me. He gave me honest feedback on my remarks. He had no reason to do this, no expectation that I'd go anywhere. I was polling, at that point, well below 5 percent. He did it because we were friends, and because he was a good man.

When I became the VP nominee--something Charlie advocated for both in public and private--Charlie was there for me. I was so glad to be part of the president's team, but candidly surprised by the effect it had on our family. Our kids, especially our oldest, struggled with the attention and the constant presence of the protective detail. I felt this acute sense of guilt, that I had conscripted my kids into this life without getting their permission. And Charlie was constantly calling and texting, checking on our family and offering guidance and prayers. Some of our most successful events were organized not by the campaign, but by TPUSA. He wasn't just a thinker, he was a doer, turning big ideas into bigger events with thousands of activists. And after every event, he would give me a big hug, tell me he was praying for me, and ask me what he could do. "You focus on Wisconsin," he'd tell me. "Arizona is in the bag." And it was.

Charlie genuinely believed in and loved Jesus Christ. He had a profound faith. We used to argue about Catholicism and Protestantism and who was right about minor doctrinal questions. Because he loved God, he wanted to understand him.

Someone else pointed out that Charlie died doing what he loved: discussing ideas. He would go into these hostile crowds and answer their questions. If it was a friendly crowd, and a progressive asked a question to jeers from the audience, he'd encourage his fans to calm down and let everyone speak. He exemplified a foundational virtue of our Republic: the willingness to speak openly and debate ideas.

Charlie had an uncanny ability to know when to push the envelope and when to be more conventional. I've seen people attack him for years for being wrong on this or that issue publicly, never realizing that privately he was working to broaden the scope of acceptable debate.

He was a great family man. I was talking to President Trump in the Oval Office today, and he said, "I know he was a very good friend of yours." I nodded silently, and President Trump observed that Charlie really loved his family. The president was right. Charlie was so proud of Erika and the two kids. He was so happy to be a father. And he felt such gratitude for having found a woman of God with whom he could build a family.

Charlie Kirk was a true friend. The kind of guy you could say something to and know it would always stay with him. I am on more than a few group chats with Charlie and people he introduced me to over the years. We celebrate weddings and babies, bust each other's chops, and mourn the loss of loved ones. We talk about politics and policy and sports and life. These group chats include people at the very highest level of our government. They trusted him, loved him, and knew he'd always have their backs. And because he was a true friend ,you could instinctively trust the people Charlie introduced you to. So much of the success we've had in this administration traces directly to Charlie's ability to organize and convene. He didn't just help us win in 2024, he helped us staff the entire government.

I was in a meeting in the West Wing when those group chats started lighting up with people telling Charlie they were praying for him. And that's how I learned the news that my friend had been shot. I prayed a lot over the next hour, as first good news and then bad trickled in.

God didn't answer those prayers, and that's OK. He had other plans. And now that Charlie is in heaven, I'll ask him to talk to big man directly on behalf of his family, his friends, and the country he loved so dearly.

You ran a good race, my friend.

We've got it from here.

[Dylan Ingraham @thedynamitedyl]

Well done, good and faithful servant!

[Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11]

It’s all about Jesus.

[Queen Natalie 👑 @TheNorfolkLion]

Ok, who done this 🤣🤣🤣

[Karoline Leavitt @PressSec]

America is BACK.

Let’s get to work!

[BLAIRE WHITE @BlaireWhite]

No, Democrats, you did not mess up on "messaging". It's actually the only thing you did well.

Americans heard you loud and clear.
And they said no. ❤️

[Brett Cooper @imbrettcooper]

SOMEONE GIVE TRUMP A STAND UP SPECIAL PLEASE