When and where did Candace Owens make statements about TPUSA and conspiracy to commit murder?
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Executive summary
Candace Owens publicly accused individuals connected to Turning Point USA (TPUSA) of a cover-up and suggested TPUSA figures could be complicit in Charlie Kirk’s killing across multiple broadcast and podcast appearances in late 2025; she made some of the clearest, named assertions on Piers Morgan’s show and on her own podcast and livestreams, while admitting at least once that she had no “concrete evidence” when pressed [1] [2] [3]. Reporting ties those statements to a string of episodes and interviews after Charlie Kirk was shot on September 10, 2025, and shows broad pushback from TPUSA, Kirk’s widow, and other conservative figures [3] [4] [2].
1. The most unmistakable occasion: Piers Morgan’s show confrontation where she named TPUSA and admitted no proof
The clearest, widely reported on-air moment came during a tense exchange on Piers Morgan’s YouTube show in which Morgan pressed Owens about her repeated allegations that people at Turning Point USA were “complicit” in or covering up Charlie Kirk’s murder; Owens told Morgan she was “connecting the dots” and said “I can say confidently that I know [TPUSA] are engaged in a cover up,” but when Morgan asked for proof she acknowledged she lacked “concrete evidence” [1].
2. Repeated claims across Owens’ podcast and livestreams after Kirk’s September 10, 2025, killing
Owens amplified the assertions across multiple episodes of her own platform: she listed what she described as ten “verifiable lies” by TPUSA in a November 13, 2025 podcast episode and continued to press questions about a purported “last text” from Kirk saying “They are going to kill me,” which she said was conveyed to her by a TPUSA insider [3] [5]. CNN and other outlets reported Owens’ post-meeting podcast appearances in mid‑December 2025 in which she said she still did not accept that the charged suspect was solely responsible, signaling that her accusations toward TPUSA leadership persisted after private meetings with Erika Kirk [2].
3. Private meetings, public persistence: meeting Erika Kirk but not retreating from accusations
After a private, around 4.5‑hour meeting with Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s widow, Owens publicly maintained her suspicions; CNN reported that despite the meeting Owens said she did not believe the person charged was solely responsible and continued to question whether others, including TPUSA associates, were involved [2]. Erika Kirk publicly asked Owens to stop spreading conspiracy claims, warning they could affect legal proceedings, and said she found no text messages indicating a prediction of murder on her husband’s phone—an explicit rebuttal to the insider account Owens referenced [4].
4. Scope and tone: from “cover‑up” to wider, more exotic theories met with media pushback
Beyond alleging a TPUSA cover‑up, Owens floated broader, sometimes more extreme conjectures—she has suggested the involvement of foreign or military actors in other appearances—claims that have drawn denunciations from some conservative colleagues and widespread media criticism calling her theories conspiratorial or baseless [6] [7]. Opinion and local outlets characterized her coverage as turning a criminal case into a “whodunit,” and multiple news organizations documented pushback from TPUSA figures and the broader right who called for her to stop [8] [7].
5. What the reporting does and does not show: documented venues, admitted lack of proof, and unanswered questions
The assembled reporting documents the venues and timing: Owens made the statements in late 2025 on her own podcast and livestreams (including a November 13 episode), and was confronted about them on Piers Morgan’s show in mid‑December coverage that quoted her admission of no concrete evidence [3] [1] [2]. The sources do not provide independent verification of the insider messages Owens cites nor do they substantiate the alleged TPUSA cover‑up; several outlets and TPUSA allies have publicly denied the claims and urged Owens to stop, and Erika Kirk has explicitly denied the specific text claims after checking her late husband’s phone [4] [2].