Erika Kirk and Candace Owens have agreed to meet after some conservatives blasted Owens for sharing conspiracy theories about Charlie Kirk’s death.
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Erika Kirk, the widow of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and right-wing influencer Candace Owens will meet for a “private, in-person discussion” on Monday, Dec. 15.
Owens, a former employee at Turning Point USA, the organization which Charlie Kirk co-founded, has spread conspiracy theories about his Sept. 10 death, much to the ire of other conservatives.
Both Erika Kirk and Owens confirmed the meeting in social media posts, with Erika Kirk writing that they “agreed that public discussions, livestreams, and tweets are on hold until after this meeting.”
Erika Kirk added, “I look forward to a productive conversation.”
Owens wrote in response, “I am very much looking forward to this discussion.”
Kirk, 31, an ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed on Sept. 10 while speaking to students at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. The suspect, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, has been charged with aggravated murder and other felonies in Kirk’s death.
Erika Kirk, Candace Owens to meet after conspiracy theories over Charlie Kirk’s death
After Charlie Kirk’s death, Owens took to her podcast to peddle conspiracy theories about the circumstances around his killing.
“There are lies that are being told and they need to be slapped down right now,” Owens said in a Sept. 15 episode where she went on to suggest without merit that the government could be covering up information on Kirk’s death.
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In an interview that aired on Dec. 13, CBS News’ Bari Weiss asked Erika Kirk what she would say to Owens about the conspiracy theories.
Erika Kirk responded: “Stop. That’s it. That’s all I have to say. Stop.”
Blake Neff, a producer for “The Charlie Kirk Show,” rebuked Owens’ claims in a YouTube video on Dec. 3 and later announced that a group of Charlie Kirk’s friends would be live streaming their response on Dec. 15. Per Erika Kirk’s statement, the live stream has been postponed in lieu of her meeting with Owens.
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In a YouTube video on Sept. 11, Owens said she first met Charlie Kirk in 2017 when “nobody knew who Charlie Kirk was.”
She said Charlie Kirk hired her “on the spot” to work for Turning Point USA. Owens remained with the organization as communications director until 2019.
Owens said in the video that she saw Charlie Kirk as “my best friend and my brother.”
“We were brother and sister,” she said. “We were fortified. Our relationship was forged in fire — the fire of politics. I knew him. I knew Charlie. The real Charlie. And Charlie knew the real Candace.”
Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at melina.khan@usatoday.com.
