Overview
- Candace Owens declined an in-person appearance in Phoenix, citing a conflict with her daily live podcast, and said she will instead livestream TPUSA’s event with real-time commentary.
- Producer Blake Neff said Owens was invited to participate and later informed him she would not join, and he confirmed the program will proceed without her.
- Neff rejected Owens’ assertions as false, highlighting her claims of an “inside job,” financial impropriety, and involvement of foreign or Israeli actors, and he said the rhetoric has prompted harassment of TPUSA personnel.
- Owens escalated her criticism to include Erika Kirk, questioning whether she directed the planned broadcast and approved a letter Neff read on air.
- Online backlash has grown, with critics accusing Owens of contradicting herself, and figures like Nick Fuentes and Laura Loomer pointing to her appearance at Tucker Carlson’s Nashville party after her public claims of safety concerns.