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Candace Owens
Political commentator and former TPUSA and Daily Wire employee
Personal / institutional details
- Born
- April 29, 1989
- Occupation
- Conservative commentator and podcast host
- Former organizational roles
- Turning Point USA communications director (2017–2019); Daily Wire host (2021–2024)
- Current platform
- Independent commentary and podcasting
Candace Owens is an American conservative commentator whose career has included Turning Point USA, PragerU and The Daily Wire. She has hosted an independent show since leaving The Daily Wire in 2024.
Career
Owens became prominent in conservative media and worked as communications director for Turning Point USA while Charlie Kirk led it. She later worked with PragerU and joined Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire, parting ways in March 2024 following a public dispute involving remarks about Jewish people and Israel.
2025–2026 disagreements
After Charlie Kirk’s 2025 killing, Owens circulated unproven theories about his death and criticized Turning Point USA and Erika Kirk. Erika Kirk publicly rejected the allegations. Reporting in 2026 documents Owens’s series about Erika Kirk; publication of those claims does not establish they are true.
Connections
Her dated organizational work links her to TPUSA, Charlie Kirk, Shapiro and Daily Wire; her public dispute with Erika Kirk is a documented adversarial media relationship. This is not evidence that she directed or controlled TPUSA after leaving in 2019.
References
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/erika-kirk-candace-owens-conspiracy-theories-charlie-kirk/
- https://www.axios.com/2025/12/15/candace-owens-erika-kirk-turning-point-livestream
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/02/26/candace-owens-erika-kirk-bride-of-charlie/
- https://www.ajc.org/news/who-is-candace-owens-and-why-her-antisemitic-rhetoric-poses-real-risks-for-american-society
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Documented connections
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- Ben Shapiro (person) — former media employer/coworker and public disagreement: Shapiro co-founded Daily Wire, where Owens hosted a show until their March 2024 split · 2021–2024
- Charlie Kirk (person) — former colleague and later disputed public commentary: Worked in Kirk-led TPUSA; Owens later advanced disputed theories after his death · 2017–2019; 2025–2026
- Erika Kirk (person) — public dispute: Public allegations from Owens about Erika and TPUSA; Erika publicly rejected them; no claims treated as proven · 2025–2026
- Tucker Carlson (person) — media commentary relationship: Media coverage reported Carlson publicly backed Owens in her dispute with other conservatives; not an employment relationship · 2024–2026
- Turning Point Usa (organization) — employment: Communications director of TPUSA · 2017–2019