What exact words did Candace Owens use about Charlie Kirk’s death and in which interview or post did she say it?
Executive summary
Candace Owens has publicly alleged that Charlie Kirk warned he was in danger and has repeatedly pushed theories tying people inside Turning Point USA and foreign actors to his September 10, 2025, killing; her precise quote that Kirk “sent a text … saying, ‘They are going to kill me’” appears in interviews and podcasts she gave in mid‑ to late November and is quoted across multiple outlets [1] [2] [3]. Available sources do not publish a full verbatim transcript of every Owens appearance, but they consistently attribute that sentence and identify the Myron Gaines podcast and her own shows/posts as places where she made the claim [1] [2] [3].
1. What exact words are reported — the key quote
Multiple news items quote Owens saying that Charlie Kirk texted someone the day before he was shot: “They are going to kill me.” That short sentence is the recurring, exact phrase attributed to Owens across reporting in The Times of India and Sportskeeda, which cite her podcast and interviews [1] [3]. Those sources treat the phrase as a direct quote from Owens, though they do not provide a longer verbatim transcript surrounding it [1] [3].
2. Where she said it — which interview or post
The Times of India and Sportskeeda report Owens made the claim on the Myron Gaines podcast (November 18, 2025 is cited for the Gaines appearance) and in episodes of her own show and other posts where she asked for answers about Kirk’s death [1] [2] [3]. Sportskeeda notes she also repeated related assertions in an X post on December 2 and on episodes titled and summarized in automated transcripts, indicating she has raised the point in multiple venues [3] [4].
3. What the reporting actually shows — corroboration and limits
Reporting repeatedly frames Owens as asserting the text existed; it does not show independent verification of the text itself. Global Nexter and other outlets emphasize there is “no corroboration” or official confirmation for many of Owens’s broader claims [5]. Times of India pieces report Owens’s statements and link them to her broader conspiracy narrative but do not present the original message or a published transcript beyond the quoted line [1] [4].
4. Competing perspectives and responses
Turning Point USA and allies have pushed back strongly. TPUSA figures and associates called Owens’s claims false and damaging; Blake Neff and others publicly denied the allegations and criticized her for “tar[ring] everyone at TPUSA in complicity” with Kirk’s death [6] [7]. Commentary from outlets such as RedState and Daily Mail documents public repudiations and characterizations of Owens’s claims as “reckless” or “wild” [7] [6].
5. Context: how this quote fits into a broader campaign of claims
Sources show the “They are going to kill me” line is one element of a larger series of assertions by Owens — including claims of hidden planes, foreign involvement, and alleged misstatements by TPUSA — that she has aired on podcasts, her show, and X posts since the shooting [8] [9] [4]. Analysts and commentators quoted in reporting describe her string of allegations as uncorroborated and escalating into conspiracy‑style narratives [5] [8].
6. What journalists and outlets say about evidence
Multiple reports note a lack of external corroboration for Owens’s most explosive claims. Global Nexter and other summaries state “zero evidence” has surfaced to support key parts of her narrative; Times of India pieces record her allegations without presenting independent proof of the alleged text or of foreign involvement [5] [10] [1]. Sportskeeda and others explicitly say the evidence Owens claims to have is not independently verified [3].
7. How to interpret these citations and next steps for verification
The published record in the provided sources shows Owens repeatedly made or repeated the sentence “They are going to kill me” as coming from Kirk; primary attribution points are the Myron Gaines podcast and Owens’s own show and social posts [1] [2] [3]. Available sources do not publish the original text message or a fully sourced transcript proving the line beyond Owens’s repeated public statements; independent verification is not reported [5] [3]. For confirmation, journalists would need to produce the original message, audio/video of the exact segment, or corroborating testimony from the recipient — none of which is cited in current reporting [5] [3].
Limitations: this analysis relies solely on the supplied news items and does not incorporate materials outside that set. If you want, I can extract and compare the exact phrasing from the specific podcast episode transcripts or social‑media posts cited in these pieces — provided you supply the audio/transcript or direct links to those primary posts.