The Daily Mail asked right-wing provocateur Candace Owens on Thursday to share details of her relationship with Charlie Kirk, and whether or not she planned to attend or speak at his memorial service in Arizona on Sunday.
Owens alleged earlier this week that billionaire Bill Ackman was angered by Kirk’s souring views on Israel and that ‘threats were made,’ by Ackman weeks before Kirk’s death - a story that has triggered fierce backlash and fueled an online rumor mill of conspiracy theories, including that Israel was somehow responsible for Kirk’s death.
The rumors got so pervasive that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to directly deny them on two separate occasions.
Instead of answering the questions via her spokesperson in an email - something previously done by her team just this week - Owens answered, going live on her show Thursday evening, airing an email from the Daily Mail with our request for comment.
The answers were even more compelling than we may have originally hoped.
‘This is what we got from Daily Mail,’ Owens said, before kicking off her riff.
While answering the Daily Mail’s questions, Owens revealed, ‘You’re right, you got me.’
‘I was not invited to speak alongside President Trump, and JD Vance, on the stage with Tucker Carlson at a memorial event.’
‘Erika is in full control ... I would hope she’s in full control, but I don’t know because I’ve been hearing some stories about donors that are pushing things,’ Owens also remarked, seemingly disclosing how far removed she is from the planning of Kirk’s memorial.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15115461/Candace-Owens-snubbed-Charlie-Kirk-memorial.html
What does that tell us? Erika knew Charlie’s heart and opinions best.
William appeared angry and unhappy at the Duchess of Kent’s funeral at Westminster Cathedral this week.
He looked to have lost weight, too. He gave the impression of bearing the burden of the world on his shoulders.
Nor did he seem particularly overjoyed to be at the State Banquet for Donald Trump on Wednesday. While Catherine smiled at his side, and charmed The Don, William came across as pensive, less light-hearted than of old.
Of course, the banquet was a masterclass in soft power. At a sticky moment in world history, the pageantry at Windsor Castle seemed to be something much bigger than the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta which it often resembles.
When the world does not know what to make of Donald Trump, the King and Queen in their finery, the Guards regiments in their uniforms, the footmen and flunkies in their livery all cemented a bond that is truly momentous – namely the alliance between Britain and America.
Even those who question the desirability of having a monarchy could see that here it was performing a vital function with extraordinary aplomb.
But William, though dutifully being the first to welcome to the US President and his wife Melania when they arrived at Windsor, came across as less enthusiastic than he has been at formal royal occasions in years gone by.
Admittedly, there were moments over the last few days when he did seem animated by Donald Trump and looked genuinely pleased to meet him. According to Vanity Fair magazine, William has also become close to him after being tasked with launching a ‘charm offensive’ towards him.
In February in Paris, what was initially proposed as a brief encounter between William and the President went on well over-schedule and lasted 40 minutes. Trump has variously described the Prince of Wales as a ‘good man’, ‘really very handsome’ and ‘doing a fantastic job’.
I listened to CO when she questioned Kamala’s heritage. I started to listen recently about Kirk but stopped. Too many people I do respect have refuted her theories. Too bad. She has to keep ginning up stuff to keep an audience. She isn’t easy to listen to and when she isn’t credible, down she goes.