Overview

• Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet said on The Charlie Kirk Show that the leaked group-chat screenshot is real, though he did not confirm Owens’ claimed two-day timing before the shooting.
• The messages show a user identified as Charlie Kirk lamenting the loss of a $2 million-a-year Jewish donor over refusing to drop Tucker Carlson and declaring he was leaving the pro-Israel cause.
• Candace Owens, who posted the screenshot, has tied the exchange to her broader, unproven theory about donor pressure and Israel; Israeli leaders have rejected such claims and Bill Ackman denied being in a meeting she described.
• Reaction on the right has fractured, with Laura Loomer and Dinesh D’Souza condemning Owens’ assertions and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene amplifying her video, while some conservative media figures withheld judgment.
• The criminal case remains active with 22-year-old Tyler Robinson in custody facing aggravated murder charges in Utah and the possibility of the death penalty, with authorities not publicly identifying a motive.