What statements, if any, did the State Department or National Security Council make about Macron and Candace Owens?
Executive summary
Candace Owens publicly asserted that she informed the White House and U.S. counterterrorism agencies that French President Emmanuel Macron “attempted to organize” her assassination; multiple outlets report Owens’ claim but note she has provided no public evidence and U.S., French and Israeli authorities have not issued confirming statements in available reporting [1] [2] [3]. Fact‑checks and mainstream outlets treat Owens’ allegations as unverified and link them to an ongoing defamation suit the Macrons filed against her earlier in 2025 [4] [5].
1. What Owens actually said and how she framed it
Candace Owens posted on X that her show would be off air for the week and that “both the White House and our counterterrorism agencies have confirmed receipt of what I reported publicly: Emmanuel Macron attempted to organize my assassination, per a source close to the first couple,” repeating claims about payments, GIGN involvement and alleged Israeli participation [1] [2] [6]. She has described being warned by a “high‑ranking” French government employee and has urged followers to look to U.S. leaders and intelligence communities to corroborate her account [1] [7].
2. Official U.S. statements — what reporting shows (and doesn’t show)
Available reporting documents Owens’ claim that U.S. agencies “confirmed receipt” of her report, but none of the cited articles show or quote a formal State Department or National Security Council (NSC) statement endorsing her allegation; outlets instead report Owens’ own assertion that the White House and counterterrorism agencies received her material [1] [6] [8]. Fact‑check coverage stresses that receipt of a report is not the same as validation of its content; The Daily Guardian’s fact check and other outlets emphasize the claims remain allegations without independent verification in current reporting [4] [3].
3. What French, Israeli or U.S. agencies have publicly said (per available sources)
Reporting collected here notes that French, Israeli and U.S. authorities have not publicly corroborated Owens’ allegations; several outlets explicitly state officials “have issued no public statements responding” to the specifics of her claims, and fact‑checking teams report no evidence has been produced to substantiate the plot [2] [3] [4]. A France Ministry of Armed Forces spokesperson is reported disputing at least one training timeline referenced by Owens, according to Euronews’ fact check [3].
4. How news organizations and fact‑checkers are treating the claims
Mainstream outlets (The Wrap, Euronews, BBC backgrounding on the Macrons’ defamation suit) and numerous fact‑check pieces present Owens’ allegations as unverified and place them in the context of her earlier claims about Brigitte Macron, which prompted a July 2025 defamation lawsuit by the Macrons [1] [3] [5]. Fact‑checkers and independent reporting highlight that Owens has not produced documentation to prove payments, operational orders or corroborating intelligence [2] [4].
5. Motives, context and competing narratives to consider
Reporting frames Owens’ assertions against a backdrop of a legal dispute and longstanding conspiracy narratives about Brigitte Macron that Owens promoted; commentators quoted in coverage link her escalated claims to the defamation case and to the public attention surrounding Charlie Kirk’s death, which Owens has also tied into broader theories [5] [4] [1]. Some outlets describe her statements as amplification of conspiratorial themes; others simply report her allegations while noting a lack of corroboration [3] [6].
6. Limits of the public record and recommended caution for readers
Available sources repeatedly underline that Owens’ posts are allegations and that “receipt” of a report by U.S. agencies—if true as Owens claims—is not confirmation of factual accuracy; moreover, multiple outlets say Owens has produced no documentation and no government entity (State Department, NSC or intelligence agencies) is quoted in these reports as confirming the substantive claim [4] [2] [1]. Readers should treat the claim as unverified until primary evidence or official, on‑the‑record statements appear [4] [3].
7. Bottom line for journalists and the public
Owens asserts that the White House and U.S. counterterrorism agencies received her report alleging Macron plotted her assassination, but contemporary reporting shows no corroborating official confirmation of the plot itself and fact‑checkers mark the allegations as unproven; the strongest documented fact is that Owens publicly made these claims and that the Macrons have sued her for defamation earlier this year [1] [4] [5].