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The Times of India
The Times of India
World
Sehjal Gupta

“Recording her crying”: Candace Owens slams Erika Kirk kissing Charlie Kirk casket as filmed funeral video draws criticism

Candace Owens is once again in a public fight with Turning Point USA, and this time it centers on Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk. What began as online criticism about a funeral video has now turned into a sharp exchange between Owens and a producer from The Charlie Kirk Show. The situation grew after commentator Zach Costello posted a video on X showing Erika Kirk leaning over and kissing her husband Charlie Kirk’s casket while someone recorded the moment.

Zach Costello wrote, “Alright, if I die, and my wife has her friend record her doing this over my casket for a social media moment, I hereby grant you permission to criticize her for it. Everyone was rooting for Erika Kirk and TPUSA after Charlie died. They are the ones who turned everyone off…”

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