Candace Owens has made several accusations about those close to Charlie Kirk — including those leading the Turning Point USA organization he founded, and his wife, Erika — in the days, weeks, and months following his death. The organization is responding to those accusations for the first time.
To open The Charlie Kirk Show on Wednesday afternoon, producer Blake Neff read a prepared statement addressing many of the comments made by Candace Owens in the time following Kirk’s September 10th assassination.
“There is always something new coming up, and none of it ever pans out, because from the start, there has been nothing there,” Neff said. “The attacks and allegations from Candace are either lies or they are innuendos thrown around with a total reckless disregard for the truth so that Candace can manipulate and string along an audience of people who don’t realize they are being played instead of being able to grieve properly after one of the most heinous murders in American history, a murder many of us had to witness. My friends have had to endure harassment from people who have gotten whipped up by what Candace is saying.
“In fact, I would say we have suffered more harassment from these people than we have from Antifa supporters who overtly celebrate Charlie’s murder. And just like a lot of those Antifa members, many of these people take this delight and how gross and unpleasant they can be,” continued Neff. “What our friends have had to endure is not funny and it’s not insignificant. It is evil. I have seen it for months.”
Neff continued by sharing the thought process for why Turning Point USA has continually ignored the statements made by Candace Owens.
“For a long time, our approach was to say nothing. We did that for several reasons,” Neff said. “First, we thought that her prevarications were so absurd that nobody would believe them. We shouldn’t have to answer questions about secret tunnels or Egyptian air force planes. That sort of thing is just it’s beneath contempt to respond to. The second reason we’ve said so little, though, is because there’s a good rule of thumb which Charlie followed: ‘Do not feed the trolls. Focus on the mission of reviving America, uplifting young people, and making heaven crowded. Don’t give air to people who want to tear you down and sew discord.’
“Lastly, we didn’t respond, because Charlie always viewed Candace as a friend, and we were holding out hope that she would return that friendship and stop what she was doing,” The Charlie Kirk Show producer added. “But a week from now, it’s going to be three months since Charlie’s murder, Candace has not changed her behavior. She has continued to spread falsehoods about Charlie’s friends, and she continues to concoct new ones about new people. She’s using these falsehoods to enrich herself … Our silence has never been — and it will never — be equal to complacency or approval. Still, we decided Charlie would not allow this to go on … Charlie would not allow someone to spread lies about the people closest to him with impunity, and he would feel ashamed if other people were stepping up to defend his friends, while he never did so himself.”
Neff then shared that the organization is offering Candace Owens the opportunity to appear on a live stream to “address in a clear and comprehensive way” as Turning Point USA plans to “walk through everything carefully and thoroughly” that Owens has asserted.
“If Candace is available, we would sincerely welcome her participation in that live stream at our studio here in Phoenix,” Neff concluded. “At this point, we believe the ball is back in her court. Our motivation for doing this is not out of any obligation to Candace. It is about honoring Charlie. We feel a deep responsibility to protect his legacy, his work and the truth.”
In response, Candace Owens has said the date and time presented by Turning Point USA does not work for her, as that’s when she hosts her daily podcast.
However, it appears as if she’s accepted the invitation.
“We will happily cancel the daily podcast and will join you guys virtually instead for the livestream on the 15th if that works on your end?” Owens said in a post on social media. “Let’s lock it in?”
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