The latest dispute between conservative influencer Candace Owens and Turning Point USA (TPUSA) has been drawing notable reactions across social platforms. The drama began with a disagreement about alleged unanswered questions following Charlie Kirk's assassination. The conversation has reached a point where supporters, critics, producers, and friends are openly clashing online. Charlie Kirk's assassination on September 10, 2025, left his family in mourning.Candace Owens claimed that TPUSA leadership betrayed Charlie Kirk before his murder. On the other hand, TPUSA leaders argue that her claims are baseless and have led to harassment of staff following the conservative influencer's killing.The latest wave of backlash erupted after Candace Owens' recent post on X (formerly Twitter). In the post, she appeared to celebrate while discussing TPUSA "throwing down the gauntlet" and being "ready to JUST ANSWER THE QUESTIONS about 9/10." Candace Owens' viral X post was captioned:"Today on the show: -Turning Point USA throws down the gauntlet!! They are ready to JUST ANSWER THE QUESTIONS about 9/10 and they are calling me out. LET’S GOOOOOOOO!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥"Netizens accused her of celebrating while family members are still grieving the murder of Charlie Kirk. One user commented,"Candace Owens is getting what she wanted, all for the low price of her soul."SkullandJones @SkullandJLINK@bren45000 Candace Owens is getting what she wanted, all for the low price of her soul.Internet reactions to Candace Owens appearing to celebrate in a post about Charlie Kirk assassinationX (formerly Twitter) user Bren took to his official handle to criticize Candace Owens' latest X post. He penned:"In case you forgot … Charlie was assassinated live in front of the world. His widow is still grieving. His children still miss their daddy. His best friends are mourning. His staff probably has PTSD. And Candace is celebrating in this post? She thinks this is some sorta game? Like a big, fun entertainment event?"The post continued:"TPUSA is being forced into this, and they never should’ve been put in that position. They do not want to waste time battling Candace or her endless parade of false claims, gossip, innuendo, and self-serving reputation attacks. Again … Charlie is freaking dead. And Candace is over here making this tragedy all about herself and turning it into a public spectacle. This is Luciferian behavior, and God will bring judgement and destruction upon her for this, either in this life or the next. Pray for Erika. Pray for the children. Pray for TPUSA. And . . . Pray that Christ un-hardens Candace’s heart and imparts Godly wisdom into her mind, which has been clearly taken over by pride, self-worship, and wicked deception."Netizens were notably quick to weigh in on the comment section of the X post as they voiced their views on the matter and Candace Owens' viral X post. Below are some of their reactions:"Her challenge to TPUSA - “If you answer every question that I have” that’s a trap. There are questions that legally they won’t be able to answer because of the gag order and she is betting on that so she can reframe it as a continued cover up.", noted an X user."What else is Candace Owens going to say? Of course she has to sit down with them. All they have to do is ask her to bring her evidence with her and present it live on tv. She can talk all she wants, but where are the phone records between DuPont and the TUPUSA higher ups for starters? It will become a screaming match of who can talk the loudest over her lies and farcical stories.", commented another."I have got PTSD from what i witnessed and I am sure I am not alone. Stop trying to claim some moral high ground for these people. The whole nation suffered that day and still do.", shared a third.Others also chimed in:"She is celebrating that these people who are acting VERY STRANGELY say they are finally going to answer questions. Blake Neff, Turek & the marvellous magnificent mighty tighty whitey Mikey wikey boy wonder McCoy all fled without checking how Charlie was let alone assisting him 🤯", penned a netizen."She is disgusting. It's disturbing how many people give her attention and trust. I don't want to think poorly of all those who have fallen for her grift, but it is incredibly hard not to. They should be ashamed of themselves. As should Candace, but that's beyond her capacity.", added another."Sadly Blake is straight up lying in much of this. Too many people are making up stuff she did NOT say then attacking her on THEIR lies. Anyone falling for your misinfo should watch Candace Owens' show of 3 Dec and her point by point response to what Blake said", commented a third.TPUSA's challenge and Candace Owens' acceptanceOn December 2, 2025, Candace Owens claimed:"I received information last night that put the final pieces together for me. I now can say with full confidence that I believe Charlie Kirk was betrayed by the leadership of Turning Point USA and some of the very people who eulogized him on stage."She added:"Yes I will be naming names and providing evidence for my claims.... You were lied to. And leadership knew."Eventually, "The Charlie Kirk Show" producer, Blake Neff, addressed Candace Owens on air. He outlined the allegations she had made over the past three months and said the organization would now publicly respond through a livestream. Neff told viewers:"In the near future, there will be a livestream here in Phoenix where we address in a clear and comprehensive way the claims and accusations... If Candace is available, we would sincerely welcome her participation in that livestream at our studio here in Phoenix."Neff's complete statement was as follows:"Ever since Charlie's murder, Candace Owens has leveled a flood of allegations against people at Turning Point USA, people at Turning Point Action, and people who work for this show. She has made them against some of Charlie’s closest friends and against some of his most dedicated employees. She has suggested that Michael McCoy, Charlie’s chief of staff, knew Charlie would be murdered, was happy that he died, and stayed silent because he was told he would be the next Charlie. She has suggested Michael is not his real name. It is, I have seen his birth certificate myself. She has called it suspicious that Mikey's wife, who works at Turning Point, helped plan the campus tour event where Charlie was murdered, which she didn’t, by the way. She doesn’t work on campus events."He also added:"Candace Owens has suggested the Utah Valley University event was unusual and its details suggested a quote “inside job.” She has claimed that foreign aircraft have followed Erica Kirk around the country and that Turning Point has lied about this happening. She has accused us of lying about Charlie wanting Erica to take over for him if he died. She has suggested Charlie’s security team intentionally denied him first aid after the shooting to ensure that he died. She has raised suspicions about the head of our technical team because he took an SD card out of a camera. She has spread absurd claims that Tyler Boyer, who we just had on the show, sexually abuses male interns. She has suggested that TPUSA Faith-affiliated pastors, like theologian Frank Turek, who we’ll have on in a moment, and Pastor Rob McCoy, are part of a military quote “infiltration” of Turning Point, either because they are veterans or because they have family members who are."Even if not everyone has been named specifically, though, Candace has effectively tarred everyone here with complicity in Charlie’s death by repeatedly saying he was, quote, “betrayed by,” quote, “everyone.” She has said Charlie’s murder, quote, “had to be approved by Charlie’s friends,” and then suggested those friends might have her murdered too for quote “knowing the truth.” She has made claims of financial impropriety and fraud at Turning Point, adding up into the millions of dollars, which again is not true. Charlie made sure the organization was audited by a third party every year. He personally reviewed and signed off on every expense report and literally every single bill paid by the organization down to a single United States dollar. We have never missed a 990 deadline."His long statement about Candace Owens continued:"Candace has made other, stranger allegations involving French paratroopers in maroon shirts, Egyptian Air Force planes flying out of Provo, Utah, and potential underground assassins traveling through unseen tunnels. At one point in early November, she started wildly throwing suspicion on members of Utah Valley’s soccer team for wearing hoodies. I could go on. There is always something new coming up, and none of it ever pans out. Because from the start, there has been nothing there."The attacks and allegations from Candace Owens are either lies or they are innuendos thrown around with a total, reckless disregard for the truth, so that Candace Owens can manipulate and string along an audience of people who don’t realize they are being played. Instead of being able to grieve properly after one of the most heinous murders in American history, a murder many of us had to witness, my friends have had to endure harassment from people who have gotten whipped up by what Candace is saying. I would say we have suffered more harassment from these people than we have from Antifa supporters who overtly celebrate Charlie’s murder. And just like a lot of those Antifa members, many of these people take delight in how gross and unpleasant they can be. What our friends have had to endure is not funny and it’s not insignificant. It is evil. I have seen it."For months, we have received hundreds, thousands, I suspect, of emails and calls asking us to respond. People have wanted us to invite Candace on the show. But for a long time, our approach was to say nothing. We did that for several reasons. First, we thought that her prevarications were so absurd that nobody would believe them. We shouldn’t have to answer questions about secret tunnels or Egyptian Air Force planes. That sort of thing is just, it’s beneath contempt to respond to. Lastly, we didn’t respond because Charlie always viewed Candace as a friend, and we were holding out hope that she would return that friendship and stop what she was doing."But a week from now it’s going to be three months since Charlie’s murder. Candace Owens has not changed her behavior. She has continued to spread falsehoods about Charlie’s friends, and she continues to concoct new ones about new people. She’s using these falsehoods to enrich herself while dividing the conservative movement at an absolutely critical time for this country. And far too often, we here have heard from ordinary people, people who loved Charlie and who Charlie loved so much in return. These people have expressed the worry that we are staying silent out of cowardice or as some sort of tacit admission that some of the attacks are true. Neither is the case. Our silence has never been, and it will never be, equal to complacency or approval."Blake Neff concluded his official statement, saying:"Still, we decided Charlie would not allow this to go on. Charlie was not a coward. Charlie was a fighter. Charlie would not allow someone to spread lies about the people closest to him with impunity. And he would feel ashamed if other people were stepping up to defend his friends while he never did so himself. Candace Owens has mentioned several times that the ball is in our court. So here’s what is going to happen."In the near future, there will be a livestream here in Phoenix where we address in a clear and comprehensive way the claims and accusations, the false accusations that have been made against Charlie’s family, friends, and the people here at Turning Point. We plan to walk through everything carefully and thoroughly. If Candace is available, we would sincerely welcome her participation in that livestream at our studio here in Phoenix. At this point, we believe the ball is back in her court. Our motivation for doing this is not out of any obligation to Candace. It is about honoring Charlie. We feel a deep responsibility to protect his legacy, his work, and the truth. I feel that. I owe Charlie everything in my life. I feel it immensely. And that is why we feel compelled to speak clearly and openly now. We’ll have more on this in the near future."Candace Owens accepted the invitation on her podcast. Calling it a "major win," she stated:"I accept… You can pick the place. You can pick the time. I say we do it tomorrow. We don't need to plan for this… I want it to be authentic. You can take the money. We can raise money live."The livestream, according to Candace Owens and Blake Neff, will take place in Phoenix. 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