Fresh questions have emerged over the events of Charlie Kirk’s final hours, after conservative commentator Candace Owens publicly challenged assertions by Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet. The crux of the argument is whether Kolvet said something to Owens within a short time of Kirk’s death, which he later changed in his public account. The exchange has ignited a fresh round of debate among conservatives, with both factions sticking to their own versions of events and online chatter growing.
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Candace Owens disputes Andrew Kolvet's account of Charlie Kirk's alleged final text
The latest dispute began after Kolvet shared a post discussing Kirk's views during the final year of his life. He wrote that the late Turning Point USA founder had increasingly focused on the rise of Islam in Western countries and suggested that issue had become one of Kirk's biggest concerns.
Owens quickly responded, arguing that the public statement did not match what she says Kolvet privately told her in the immediate aftermath of Kirk's death.
