Overview
- Hammer posted what he says are the final WhatsApp messages with Kirk, including Kirk thanking the group and naming Utah Valley University as his next stop.
- He cited a Zoom call hours after earlier messages and said Kirk sought advice on communicating support for Israel and remained supportive to the end.
- Owens alleged Hammer had foreknowledge, pointing to his Sept. 9 post about public executions, a claim Hammer called false.
- TPUSA spokesman Andrew Kolvet verified some of the group‑chat screenshots Owens shared that fueled the dispute.
- Owens has pushed theories implicating Israeli interests and Jewish donors in pressure on Kirk, and Bill Ackman, whom she named, has denied any involvement.