Overview
- Owens released screenshots on her podcast of an April 6, 2018 exchange she says was with Kirk, including lines about feeling he might be “wiped out at any time” and comparing himself to Moses.
- The messages have renewed debate inside conservative circles, with Owens also promoting claims about aide Mikey McCoy’s actions that a senior producer for The Charlie Kirk Show condemned as a “disgusting attack.”
- Kirk was shot through the neck on Sept. 10 during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University, and investigations remain active.
- Daily Mail reports that Tyler Robinson, 22, has been charged in connection with the killing, as prosecutors continue to press the case.
- Fox News featured career prosecutor Dr. Wendy Patrick saying the assassin may have targeted Kirk for the reach of his message, noting international vigils and a TPUSA-claimed 90,000–100,000 turnout at his Arizona memorial.