Did the White House or U.S. intelligence issue any statement about threats to Candice Owens from Emmanuel Macron?
Executive summary
Candace Owens has publicly alleged that French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife plotted to assassinate her and that she informed “the White House and our counterterrorism agencies,” which she says confirmed receipt of her allegation [1] [2]. Available sources show widespread media coverage of Owens’s claim and the Macrons’ separate defamation suit against her, but they do not report any formal public statement from the White House or U.S. intelligence agencies corroborating a threat or taking action on Owens’s specific allegation [3] [1] [2].
1. What Owens says happened — the public allegation
On Nov. 22–24, 2025, Candace Owens posted on X and repeated on her show that a “high‑ranking French government employee” told her the Macrons authorized an assassination squad and that allegedly $1.5 million was moved for her killing; she later wrote that the White House and U.S. counterterrorism agencies “confirmed receipt” of what she had reported [4] [5] [2]. Multiple outlets summarized her detailed allegations, including naming an alleged involvement of French elite units and an Israeli operative in some versions [4] [1].
2. What the Macrons have done and the legal backdrop
Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron filed a defamation lawsuit in Delaware earlier in 2025 over Owens’s repeated claims that Brigitte Macron was born male; that litigation is an important context for Owens’s continuing public attacks and claims [3] [6]. Reporting notes the Macrons’ legal strategy includes presenting photographic and scientific evidence in court to refute Owens’s core allegations about Brigitte Macron’s identity [6].
3. What U.S. government sources have publicly said — absence of official confirmation
Available reporting in the provided set does not show any public statement from the White House, the U.S. intelligence community, or U.S. counterterrorism agencies publicly confirming an assassination plot tied to the Macrons. Coverage cites Owens’s assertion that she told U.S. authorities and that they “confirmed receipt” of what she reported, but journalists relay that as Owens’s claim rather than as an independent White House or intelligence confirmation [2] [1]. In short: news articles quote Owens’s claim about notifying U.S. officials but do not present an independent, corroborating release or statement from the White House or U.S. intelligence in the provided sources [1] [2].
4. How outlets are treating the claim — reporting vs. repetition
News outlets in the provided sources (TheWrap, The Times of India, Sportskeeda, Raw Story, Brussels Signal and others) largely report Owens’s assertions and link them to the ongoing defamation suit; many emphasize the lack of evidence in the public domain and present the allegations as unverified claims originating with Owens [1] [7] [5] [8] [9]. Encyclopedic and background sources (Britannica) note Owens’s history of promoting conspiracy theories and cite the assassination allegation as part of that pattern [10]. Some outlets reproduce Owens’s wording that U.S. agencies “confirmed receipt,” but do not present an independent government corroboration [2] [8].
5. Competing viewpoints and motivations to consider
Two competing frames appear in the reporting: Owens frames this as an urgent, credible threat she has elevated to U.S. authorities and the public; other coverage frames her claim as an extension of prior unverified conspiracy theories that prompted a defamation suit by the Macrons [4] [3]. Observers should note the implicit agenda dynamics: Owens has both an audience and active litigation against the Macrons that could incentivize high‑impact public claims, while the Macrons have institutional motive to counter reputational attacks through defamation proceedings [3] [6].
6. Limits of the available reporting and next steps for verification
The current source set does not include any White House or intelligence‑community press release, official comment, or independent confirmation of an assassination plot or of any protective action taken on Owens’s behalf; it also does not report a direct response from the French government in these specific pieces [1] [2]. To verify whether U.S. agencies made any official statement, consult primary sources: official White House briefings, public statements from the Department of Homeland Security, FBI, or the Director of National Intelligence, and direct press responses from the French government — none of which appear in the provided material [2] [1].
7. Bottom line for readers
The facts established in available reporting are: Owens has made a public allegation of an assassination plot and said she notified U.S. authorities; mainstream reporting relays her claim and places it alongside the Macrons’ defamation suit and Owens’s prior conspiracy‑driven claims [1] [3] [10]. However, the provided sources do not contain an independent White House or U.S. intelligence confirmation of a threat stemming from Emmanuel Macron, nor do they show an official U.S. rebuttal of Owens’s broader assertion — those items are not found in current reporting [2] [1].