Candace Owens has launched a new podcast series titled Bride of Charlie, alleging betrayals and conspiracies surrounding the death of conservative leader Charlie Kirk. The series questions the involvement of Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, and invokes elements like time travel and foreign governments. The claims have drawn sharp criticism from much of the conservative movement.
Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot in September during a campus event by Tyler Robinson, who reportedly acted out of opposition to Kirk's anti-transgender views. The incident was captured on camera and supported by police investigations and text messages from Robinson's phone.
In her new series Bride of Charlie, released this week with the first two episodes, Candace Owens challenges this official account. Owens suggests that Erika Kirk, Charlie's widow and now leader of Turning Point USA, may have betrayed her husband. She points to biographical inconsistencies in Erika's background, such as details about her father's involvement and birth date on documents. Owens also implies Erika conspired with Turning Point USA leaders and foreign governments, linking her Romanian charity work to child sex trafficking and accusing her of grooming a 15-year-old girl.
The series escalates into broader conspiracies, including claims of involvement by Israel and Jewish influences. Owens references leaked text messages from October where Kirk expressed frustration with 'Jewish donors' and considered leaving pro-Israel stances. She portrays this as a motive for assassination by Zionist forces. Additionally, Owens revives theories of a CIA 'Project Looking Glass' using ancient Sumerian technology for time manipulation, suggesting Erika was trained as an agent at Arizona's Tesseract School, connected to a building named after 'Looking Glass.' Owens claims Charlie Kirk was a time traveler monitored by handlers, killed after resisting 'Jewish money and influence.' She also mentions dreams where Kirk revealed betrayal.
Other elements include potential roles by French and Egyptian governments in schemes tied to sex trafficking. Owens has speculated on these without definitive statements, framing them as questions needing answers.
The trailer, released on Monday, has provoked outrage among conservatives, who call Owens' attacks on the grieving Erika 'demonic' and 'sick.' Erika Kirk was invited as a special guest to the State of the Union address. Turning Point USA issued a cease-and-desist letter to Owens. Despite past tensions, including Owens' departure from Daily Wire in 2024 over antisemitic comments, her independent show maintains millions of listeners, amplifying these fringe narratives within the right-wing sphere.
