Candace Owens to Erika Kirk withdraws from event

political commentator Candace Owens slammed Erica Kirk Exit Turning Point USA event with Vice President JD Vance At the last moment.

take to On Tuesday, April 14, just after Erica, 37, confirmed that she is Cancel Owens, 36, appeared at the University of Georgia over alleged security threats that she claims were misreported.

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Owens’ post was a direct reply to Erica’s previous post X posts Announced her withdrawal from the event. “I’m very much looking forward to tonight’s event at @universityofga with our Vice President @JDVance, but after everything our family has been through, I take my safety team’s advice very seriously,” Erika wrote.

Owens continued: “People don’t believe you and won’t line up for you because you have a hard time telling the basic truth. Where is the video of Charlie naming you CEO weeks before he died?” (Charlie KirkCo-founder of Turning Point USA, late husband of Erica assassinated During a lecture at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on September 10, 2025. He was 31 years old at the time. )

Reported by Fox 5 Atlanta Vance, 41, said on stage Tuesday that he had consulted with the Secret Service because of the “threats” against Erica.

Owens keeps it up ongoing feud After Charlie’s death, Erica disputed that claim, writing in a post: “The Secret Service outranks your security team. If there was a real and viable threat, the Vice President would not have continued this activity.”

Owens concluded her post by criticizing Erica and her Turning Point USA team. “Your closest threat is the poor PR team you hired who continue to delude themselves into thinking they are smarter than the public. But they are not,” Owens wrote.

Spokesperson for Turning Point USA Andrew Corvette Erica’s absence from Tuesday’s event was detailed. “I’m standing on stage in place of our friend Erica Kirk because, unfortunately, she’s been threatened by some very serious threats, and it’s just horrific,” Corvert told the audience. “This is a terrible reflection of reality and the state of the country.”

Vance also commented on Erica’s absence, telling the room, “Well, first of all, I love Erica. And I know she did get some threats. And, you know, about two hours ago, Andrew, I was a little concerned that we were going to have to cancel the event because Erica wasn’t going to come and she was very concerned about that,” Vance said. “I said, ‘You know what? Let’s let Erica do what she needs to do for herself and her family.’ Anyone who tells you Erica isn’t grieving her husband is bullshit and we need to be honest. But if your instinct is to hunt down a young mother because she’s grieving in a way that you think is wrong, well, why don’t you stay in your lane and mind your own business?”

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The feud between Owens and Erica was ignited when Erica began sharing conspiracy theories about Charlie’s murder via social media. The posts led Erica to ask Owens to “stop” during a December 2025 interview cbs news.

Although the two had “very productive conversations” in the weeks that followed, Owens continued to speak out against Erica in early 2026, leaking apparent audio of Erica talking to members of the Turning Point USA team two weeks after Charli’s death.

Owens claimed at the time that Erica’s tone was distinctly “upbeat” and “unpleasant.”