EPISODE · May 13, 2026 · 1H 3M
The RSBN Anchor Behind the Autopen Story Joins Tea Party Patriots Action | Robert McNeily
from The Jenny Beth Show · host Jenny Beth Martin, Robert McNeily
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
What this episode covers
Robert McNeily, the former Right Side Broadcasting Network anchor whose question on Air Force One in March 2025 sparked the autopen story, joins Jenny Beth Martin as the newest member of the Tea Party Patriots Action team and the newest voice on The Jenny Beth Show. This is a get-to-know-you conversation that traces Robert's full arc through the conservative movement: from eight years old going door to door for Bob Dole in 1996, to studying opera at the University of Illinois, to serving as president of College Republicans during the 2008 Obama election year, to standing alongside Charlie Kirk when Turning Point USA was just 50 people meeting in St. Charles, Illinois. Robert and Jenny Beth cover Robert's years anchoring city news at KTUU in Anchorage, Alaska, his communications work at Truth Social, his return to RSBN as an infield reporter at Trump rallies, and the values that have shaped him: warrior spirit, grassroots humility, and persistent innovation. The conversation turns deeply personal: surviving papillary thyroid cancer at 15, the recurrence at 18 and the vocal box surgery that almost ended his career in broadcasting, growing up with a single mother who worked three jobs, and the faith that carried him through it all. Robert closes with the three issues he believes define the second Trump term: the judiciary and originalism, the dignity of life, and Iran. Subscribe for daily political commentary from Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of the Tea Party movement and Chairman of Tea Party Patriots Action. More at jennybethshow.com and teapartypatriots.org.
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