Candace Owens made a forceful return this week, ending a two-week silence with a sweeping critique of Turning Point USA’s leadership and a warning that the movement Charlie Kirk built has lost its founding spirit.
The Monday episode, her first since her public break, marked a seismic shift in tone as Owens called out former allies, threw the “succession plan” into question, and declared “war” on the current organization for upending what she called “Charlie’s vision.”
The result is one of Owens’ most urgent broadcasts to date—a call to arms for truth, transparency, and the restoration of what she insists has been lost in the aftermath of Kirk’s death.
Owens Returns with Clarity—and a Mission
After weeks spent in reflection, Candace Owens opened her episode by recounting her struggle to process Charlie Kirk’s loss.
“I’ve now, I think officially accepted that Charlie Kirk is not coming back and somehow it took me longer to get there… His closest friends, his closest political allies, the White House. They all seemed kind of ready to move on so much faster than I was,” she confided, setting a somber but determined tone for what followed.
Owens recounted her time in Wyoming and memories of Kirk, using the segment to underscore how Kirk’s boundless, restless energy shaped the ethos of the original TPUSA organization. But she quickly turned to the core of her critique: the vision Kirk had for his company has, in her view, been fundamentally altered—if not discarded—by those now in charge.
“On September 14th, we were made aware of this succession plan. And I find that to be fascinating. The people who didn’t even know Charlie all around the world seem to be fighting harder for him, fighting harder for truth… And it is in fact, thanks to people on the internet like Sam Parker, James Lee, Ian Carroll, Zeb Boykin, many others,” she said, putting grassroots activists above many well-known names still inside the organization.
Silence and Succession: The Establishment Closes Ranks
Owens made it plain that she found the response of Charlie Kirk’s supposed closest allies deeply troubling. She recalled, “I had assumed, clearly wrongly, that we’d all maybe be on a group chat communicating, raising hell and demanding answers from the feds, from the police, from the White House even…. But no, I was wrong. Silence. Silence is what we were met with.”
Owens described the lack of urgency among insiders as chilling—a “business as usual” attitude that betrayed not just Kirk, but the movement as a whole.
Referencing viral videos and viral breakdowns of key moments—especially that of Mikey McCoy, who was chief of staff at the time of Kirk’s death—Owens analyzed evidence that contradicted official accounts, from the timeline of phone calls to who knew what and when. She challenged listeners to examine exactly who has positioned themselves at the center of power since Kirk’s death, and why.
Unpacking the Leadership—and the War Declaration Heard Around the Movement
Central to Owens’ argument is the assertion that TPUSA’s leadership has strayed from the mission that first galvanized its grassroots supporters. She called into question the succession narrative put forward by Pastor Rob McCoy and others, reviewing timelines and exposing inconsistencies about Kirk’s alleged plans and private messages.
As she worked through video footage and transcripts, Owens called out familiar names—Tyler Boyer, Andrew Colvet, and Stacey Sheridan—insinuating that the “new” Turning Point is driven more by donor agendas than Kirk’s principles.
The most shocking segment came when Owens declared, “I want war with all of you,” a phrase swiftly recognized across conservative media as the modern sequel to Andrew Breitbart’s “war” on establishment politics. Commentator Clint Russell named her outburst “[the] replacement for the Breitbart ‘war’ speech,” cementing the moment’s cultural significance.
Owens clarified this isn’t mere rhetorical flourish: “We’re not just going to keep on going and jump into a succession plan. We’re going to figure out what the hell happened on September 10th. First.” The urgency was unmistakable—Owens is demanding accountability and answers that, so far, have not been forthcoming.
This is officially replacing the Andrew Breitbart "war" clip in all future hype reels. Candace Owens, all I can say is wow. Warrior. pic.twitter.com/ueSLotNGw1
— Clint Russell (@LibertyLockPod) October 27, 2025
Charlie Kirk’s Dreams, Betrayal, and Prophecy
A particularly moving segment of the episode explored Kirk’s prophetic sense of danger and betrayal—highlighted by National File’s reporting and underscored by actual private messages.
“Charlie wrote to me, ‘You’re going to be the Iron Lady of America.’ He had such a political vision for me. I never wanted that sort of a thing… If I tell you the true prophecy that I know in my gut, it’s really sad, but I hope it’s wrong. He went on to say, ‘Anyway, I am not sure if I will live to see the end of this revolution.’”
Echoing the reporting, Owens amplified claims that Kirk foresaw turmoil and even his untimely death within TPUSA, relaying not only her sense of loss but an unshakable intuition that the betrayal was internal.
“Since the beginning of TPUSA, I knew in my gut that I might get wiped out at any time. I cannot explain it, but I dream about it all the time, like all the time… He told me that. I don’t know why Charlie knew he was going to die young. And I don’t know. I just felt like I needed to share that because it is in part why the moment that Charlie got shot, I just knew he was betrayed spiritually…”
She tied this to a broader spiritual and political battle, hinting that the crisis inside TPUSA is not just personal but emblematic of a moral rot facing the American right.
The New Revolt: Strong Words, Stronger Resolve
The episode’s conclusion was unmistakable in its warning: “If you choose not to come clean, you are about to become very famous…the kind of fame that most people cannot even comprehend…Like I’m talking about the level of fame that can kill a name. You know what I mean? Like nobody names their kid Judas anymore. Nobody names their kid Adolf anymore.”
Owens swore not to be silent: “No, I think I’m going to go ahead and be Charlie’s David. I’m not going to stop talking about Charlie Kirk’s death. In fact, instead of trying to make me shut up, you should do something else. I think your time would be better spent trying to stop the sun from rising than trying to get me to shut up about who killed Charlie Kirk because he knew he was going to die and he knew that I was going to be the person that had the spine to stand up for him.”
Owens’ return marks a new stage in the battle for Charlie Kirk’s legacy—a contest not just for one man’s reputation, but for the soul of a movement, a generational vision, and the future of American conservatism.
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