An online battle broke out Thursday between right-wing influencers and MAGA conspiracist Candace Owens.
Owens, who has been vocal about alternative theories behind Charlie Kirk‘s killing while the trial was underway for the Tyler Robinson, the suspect accused of killing the Trump ally, fired off a post on X attacking Ben Shapiro and Turning Point USA spokesperson Andrew Kolvet.
“This your daily reminder that Charlie Kirk always hated Ben Shapiro— he thought he was an Israel-First Jew supremacist. And for years, Andrew Kolvet pretended to hate Ben too until the moment Charlie died. Andrew Kolvet encompasses the spirit of Judas.”
Shapiro responded to Owens, saying “I don’t really care about personal drama.”
“I’ve said repeatedly that Charlie and I weren’t best friends,” Shapiro wrote on X. “Maybe you were best friends with Charlie. Maybe not. I don’t know, nor do I care.”
He called her out for the unfounded claims.
“For ten months, you’ve been slandering Charlie’s wife, his friends, and all of the people he worked with. You’re working to acquit his murderer,” Shapiro added. “You’re spreading conspiratorial poison for cash. That’s something anyone of decency should condemn.”
Kolvet also reacted to Owens’ comments and expressed his frustration with her, saying “you’ve hijacked Charlie’s story by smearing and slandering his wife, his org, and his friends (and countless other people).”
“See, your big problem is that this entire thing is not about you, Candace,” Kolvet wrote on X.
“You’re a record breaking narcissist, Candace,” Kolvet added. “But your credibility is also collapsing at record breaking speed. Enjoy the crash out.”
Laura Loomer also weighed in on Owens’ remarks and said YouTube should investigate her.
“Candace Owens has been hinting for months that she is willing to help Tyler Robinson’s defense team,” Loomer wrote on X.
Loomer claimed Owens had aligned herself with the left and wants Robinson to walk free.
“She is openly trying to help the radical left get away with assassinating Charlie Kirk because she is a narcissist who is now being exposed for all of her lies as everyone is seeing the evidence first hand as this trial is live-streamed,” Loomer added.