Podcast Summary: Candace Owens – "Who Stood To Benefit From Charlie Kirk's Assassination?" | Ep. 276

Date: December 9, 2025

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In this solo episode, Candace Owens dives into the swirling conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of conservative figure Charlie Kirk. Drawing bold parallels to the JFK assassination, Owens scrutinizes official narratives, suggests international collusion, and dissects the motives and potential beneficiaries behind Kirk's death. The episode is unfiltered, passionate, and laced with skepticism toward institutional power, media, and political organizations.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Charlie Kirk’s Own Views on Political Assassination (01:35–03:23)

• Candace plays a notable clip of Charlie Kirk discussing the JFK assassination at a public event, highlighting:

  • Skepticism towards the “lone gunman” theory.
  • The plausibility of multiple actors (including government officials, Cubans, and possibly Mossad) being involved.
  • The importance of questioning force-fed narratives and the government’s credibility.

  Quote – Charlie Kirk [02:59]:
  “All of us are smarter to believe that it was simply Lee Harvey Oswald... The more important question is not, oh, who did it. We have to first acknowledge it that more than one person did it. Once we acknowledge that, then we can expose our government to have lied to us about the JFK assassination, which then I think will sober a lot of us about trusting the government in the future.”

• Candace ties Kirk's approach to his own demise: “Thank you, Charlie Kirk, for reminding us that you had common sense, that you didn’t accept force-fed narratives...” (03:23)

2. Operation Mockingbird 2.0 and the Control of Narratives (03:23–05:58)

• Owens likens the current media response to Kirk’s death to government psychological operations after JFK’s killing.

• Claims there is a concerted campaign (“Operation Mockingbird 2.0”) to make questioning the official Kirk narrative seem insane.

• Ridicules claims that it’s implausible for people close to Kirk to betray him, comparing it to Biblical and historical betrayals.

• Owens asserts that Kirk was open to further inquiry—“Who wanted JFK dead the most?”—and we should ask the same about his own death.

  Quote – Candace Owens [03:23]:
  “Who wanted Charlie Kirk dead the most and why? ... In the political fast lane, they want you dead for really one or all of these three reasons: money, secrets, and/or power.”

3. International Conspiracy Theories & French Connection (05:58–09:04)

• Discusses rumored involvement of French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife in assassination plots—both against herself and Kirk.

• Notes official silence from US and French agencies; reads this as suspicious and possibly indicative of a cover-up.

• Highlights Kash Patel’s evasive answer during a Megyn Kelly interview about French involvement.

  Quote – Kash Patel [08:39]:
  “Any American that receives a death threat from overseas or anywhere in America is going to be fully investigated...”

  Candace's response [09:04]:
  “Does it seem to you like he’s telling the truth there?... Or does it seem like he’s intentionally being cagey because he knows that I am telling the truth?”

4. Global Trafficking, Power Structures & The Pierre Falcone Angle (09:05–17:56)

• After Kirk’s death, Owens claims to have received a tip about Pierre Falcone—a billionaire linked to major weapons trafficking scandals (notably “AngolaGate”).

• Maps historical connections: France, Israel, US, Russia, Africa (particularly Angola); links them as plausible conspirators in both past and present political violence.

• Describes how Falcone and associates funneled arms to Angola via illicit international networks and how such structures make vast political assassinations feasible.

  Quote – Candace Owens [17:56]:
  “According to my sources in France, they say that... when [Falcone] won his appeal... Pierre Falcone just disappeared into thin air. Disappeared from France because as it turns out, he actually reappeared in Scottsdale.”

• Suggests Kirk’s refusal to participate in corruption or trafficking could have marked him as a target.

5. Conspiracy Motives: Power, Secrets, Betrayal (17:56–25:17)

• Argues that those who achieve significant influence face a “join-or-die” ultimatum from global elites.

• Suggests Kirk communicated stress to donors and staff shortly before his death—allegedly predicting his own assassination.

  Quote – Candace Owens [20:27]:
  “If you have the nerve to say no to joining that gang and... giving them access to whatever it is that you have created, you’re a dead man walking. That’s my perspective today on how this whole thing works.”

6. Media Manipulation & Conservative Movement Reckoning (25:18–28:57)

• Discusses being scapegoated for potential GOP losses (“they are all blaming me for the upcoming midterms”), and criticizes the “fed slop” shilled by establishment voices.

• Plays a clip of Milo Yiannopoulos discussing Jeffrey Epstein as symbolic of MAGA hopes and government corruption.

• Applauds the public’s skepticism toward forced narratives and the so-called “Operation Mockingbird 2.0” effort.

  Quote – Milo Yiannopoulos [28:13]:
  “The obviously inadequate account from the feds and Turning Point about what happened around before and after Charlie Kirk’s death... Respect the public on that. At least they’re losing to her. And they have every reason to be winning.”

  Quote – Candace Owens [28:57]:
  “Respect the public. Okay, we are voting right now. We are voting with our eyes. We are voting in terms of... I don’t want to listen to this podcaster because they’re trying to get me to eat this fed slop.”

7. Testing the Official Ballistic Story: The .30-06 Narrative (31:26–34:04)

• Shares results from a ballistic test by YouTuber Jesse Cag (“One Shot TV”) showing the .30-06 round is “very hard to stop,” casting doubt on official story that Kirk’s wound was survivable.

• Uses this to deride the federal narrative as scientifically implausible.

  Quote – Jesse Cag [33:14]:
  “We definitely penetrated our water jugs. And I don’t think this is gonna help to stop the conspiracy theories. His head fell off... That is why people are skeptical of the official story. The .30-06 is a very hard round to stop.”

8. Public Demand for Transparency & Unanswered Questions (40:40–end)

• Reads and amplifies listener questions demanding transparency from Turning Point USA:

  • Where did $1.5M to A110 LLC go?
  • Status of “Doge audit” and phone metadata?
  • Details on Charlie Kirk’s life insurance policy?

• Acknowledges ongoing whistleblowing from TPUSA staff.

• Promises more investigation and transparency.

  Quote – Candace Owens [40:40]:
  “If they want to keep their jobs, they’d have to stay silent. But obviously a lot of leaks that we’ve received have come from TP USA employees. So they are doing the right thing.”

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Who wanted Charlie Kirk dead the most and why? ... Money, secrets, and/or power.” — Candace Owens [03:23]
• “Operation Mockingbird 2.0... to convince people that questions about the Charlie Kirk narrative are just crazy.” — Candace Owens [03:23]
• “Isn’t it smart for us to have that reckoning at the Republican Party right now?” — Milo Yiannopoulos [28:51]
• “I truly believe that the deep state is involved in this assassination and multiple states are involved and they don’t know what to do. I think they’ve completely come undone...” — Candace Owens [34:04]
• “Ultimately, it has always been a war on Christ. And that’s why you just find in all these countries that Christians are being mass murdered and slaughtered and the finger is being pointed at Muslims.” — Candace Owens [39:26]

Key Timestamps

• 01:35–03:23: Charlie Kirk on JFK, government lies, and skepticism.
• 03:23–05:58: Owens on MK Ultra/Operation Mockingbird, betrayal analogies.
• 08:39–09:04: Kash Patel’s response to assassination allegations.
• 10:30–17:56: Pierre Falcone, AngolaGate, and international trafficking.
• 17:56–20:27: Reflections on power, corruption, and why Kirk was targeted.
• 26:23–28:57: Milo & Candace on the MAGA movement, Epstein expectations, needing a “reckoning.”
• 31:26–34:04: Gun test video undermining the .30-06 official narrative.
• 40:40–41:24: Responding to listener questions, calls for TPUSA answers.

Tone

The episode is direct, conspiratorial, and intensely critical of mainstream narratives and conservative institutions. Candace intersperses moments of humor and sarcasm with impassioned pleas for truth, accountability, and respect for the questioning public.

Conclusion

Candace Owens frames Charlie Kirk’s assassination as a watershed moment for conservative America, calling for relentless skepticism, institutional transparency, and a break from naive trust in authority. She urges her audience to keep demanding answers and not to accept “fed slop,” implying that true agency lies in persistent, collective questioning and exposure of corruption—wherever it leads.