Candace Owens Leaks Kirk Texts About Israel Lobby

Candace Owens Leaks Kirk Texts About Israel Lobby
Above: Charlie Kirk at the National Council of Young Israel Gala in New York City on March 31, 2019. Image copyright: Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/Getty Images

The Spin

Anti-Israel narrative

Candace Owens has done nothing but defend Charlie Kirk's legacy against those who are trying to turn him into something he wasn't. It's remarkable that, without her even blaming Israel for the murder, critics are angry that she would release this important information to the world. Without Candace's courage, pro-Israel figures like Josh Hammer, who were in that chat, would be able to erase Kirk's criticisms of the Israel lobby from history.

Pro-Israel narrative

Screen-grabbing a few text messages sent from Kirk, a man who spent his career speaking about U.S.-Israeli relations, isn't the bombshell story Candace thinks it is, and she's clearly using it to blame Israel for Kirk's death. Many things can be true at once: Kirk loved Israel and wanted to help make its PR strategy better; he didn't like some of his donors; and, most importantly, Tyler Robinson shot him for reasons completely unrelated to Israel.



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