Erika Kirk used Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA podcast to take aim at Candace Owens, accusing her of spreading claims that crossed a line after her husband was shot at Utah Valley University in September 2025. Owens fired back on X, calling the appearance “Very uncomfortable to watch. Painful prompter read. A speech CLEARLY written by someone else. Objectively terrible so they will now pay for people to tell us otherwise.”
The exchange landed with force because it revived one of the ugliest corners of the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s killing. Tyler Robinson, a Utah native, is being tried for murder in the case, and Owens has spent months pushing conspiracy theories that cast doubt on Erika Kirk. On the podcast, Erika Kirk directly slammed Owens over what she portrayed as false and reckless accusations tied to her husband’s death.
Owens then doubled down, writing, “Also, of everything I’ve said about Erika she chooses to respond to something I never said. They always lie.” Turning Point USA spokesperson Andrew Kolvet entered the fight by posting a screenshot of an alleged conversation Owens had with a TPUSA member, and wrote, “Funny, you said exactly that to my former employee Aubrey. Yes, Aubrey took a screen grab of your chats and bragged about it to her friends.” Erika Kirk retweeted Kolvet’s post, turning the dispute into a public pile-on rather than a private quarrel.
Owens responded by demanding the full exchange, writing, “Why don’t you go max and show the full context of that conversation entirely and not just a screen grab.” She later said, “It was an OBVIOUS joke mocking the absurd neocon notion (at that time) that any body who had a single question toward Erika was guilty of accusing her of murder.” The back-and-forth sharpened the dispute over what Owens had said, and whether her comments were criticism, sarcasm or something closer to an accusation.
Laura Loomer then jumped in on Owens’ birthday, attaching her comments to an earlier post in which she had shared an alleged mugshot and claimed it was Owens’ husband George Farmer. Loomer, who has often locked horns with Owens and is a longtime supporter of President Donald Trump, wrote, “What an amazing birthday present to CandyO. I love this for her,” and added, “I’m just so glad Candace is getting hammered on her birthday. Finally, she and her husband will have something in common for once…”
The fight matters because it shows the dispute over Charlie Kirk’s death has moved well beyond the original tragedy and into a lasting political food fight, with Erika Kirk, Owens, Kolvet and Loomer all using X to settle scores in public. For now, the sharpest fact is the simplest one: Erika Kirk chose to confront Owens directly, and Owens chose not to retreat.
