Candace Owens vs TPUSA: Betrayal, Bravado, and Battling for Charlie Kirk's Legacy

06/12/2025 3 min
Candace Owens vs TPUSA: Betrayal, Bravado, and Battling for Charlie Kirk's Legacy

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Candace Owens BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Candace Owens has spent the past few days locked in a high drama standoff with Turning Point USA over a planned livestream about her explosive claims that TPUSA leadership “betrayed” the late Charlie Kirk, a feud that now threatens to become a defining chapter in her biography. According to the Economic Times and Hindustan Times, the clash began after Owens publicly alleged she had evidence of a “deep betrayal” surrounding Kirk and promised to “name names,” prompting Blake Neff of The Charlie Kirk Show to announce a December 15 Phoenix livestream to rebut her, with an open invitation for her to appear in studio. Midday India and other outlets report that conservative media treated it as a political shockwave, a high‑stakes showdown between a onetime TPUSA star and the institution built around its late leader.Owens initially responded on air and on X with bravado, saying “you can pick the place, you can pick the time, I say we do it tomorrow,” as noted by Hindustan Times and Times of India, and agreed in principle to a no‑moderator, no‑pre‑screened‑questions livestream at TPUSA’s studio. But when Neff later posted at midnight that the event would be December 15 at 4 p.m. Eastern in Phoenix, Owens blasted the move as disrespectful and unserious, saying she found out from social media, not from a direct call or email, and that the timing collided with her own daily live show and her husband’s birthday. Times of India and TimesNowNews report that critics mocked her “anytime, any place” rhetoric once she balked at the fixed schedule.Barrett Media and multiple international outlets now say TPUSA is moving forward without her, framing December 15 as a definitive rebuttal to her claims, while Owens plans to counter‑program by livestreaming their event and offering real‑time commentary to her own audience. An outlet called ZoomBangla News reports that Neff has formally excluded her from the in‑person panel, thanking her for the back‑and‑forth but asserting they will answer her allegations on their own terms.Social media has been ablaze with clips and commentary: Hindustan Times and the Economic Times highlight that Owens escalated matters by publicly calling out Charlie’s widow Erika Kirk over whether she approved the scheduling, while older video of Charlie expressing that he “cares for Candace Owens” has resurfaced, adding an emotional undertone to a feud that is now about loyalty, legacy, and who gets to control the story of Charlie Kirk’s memory.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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