"Candace, it was supposed to be you": Candace Owens alleges Andrew Kolvet called her days after Charlie Kirk's assassination with shocking claim

Candace Owens has alleged that Andrew Kolvet, a senior figure associated with Turning Point USA, made a striking remark to her during a phone call in the immediate aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

In the November 20, 2025, episode of her podcast, Candace (Ep. 269) posted on YouTube, Owens said during a conversation that took place within roughly 72 hours of Kirk’s death, Kolvet told her,

"Candace, it was supposed to be you"

Candace Owens described the period following the September 10, 2025, killing as marked by grief, confusion, and what she believed at the time was a collective effort to understand what had happened. Her new comments come as she publicly questions earlier accounts from Turning Point USA, alleging inconsistencies, misinformation, and what she views as elements of a broader cover-up.

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More on what Candace Owens said about the phone call with Andrew Kolvet

In the November 20, 2025, episode, Candace Owens recounted a phone conversation she says occurred less than three days after Charlie Kirk was killed. She claimed she was crying during the call and that Andrew Kolvet was similarly emotional.

According to Owens, she initially understood Andrew Kolvet's comment as part of the bargaining phase of grief. She explained that in the early days following the assassination, she interpreted the remark as an expression of shock and anguish, not as a literal assertion or warning.

However, Candace Owens said her perspective has shifted with time. As she revisited early conversations and messages from the period, she suggested that the comment now raises additional questions. She recalled that on September 10, 2025, while Charlie Kirk was hospitalized, he told her there was a “list” with her and Tucker Carlson’s names on it and advised them to “lay low,” though he did not disclose the source of that information.

Owens said she never received any communication from federal authorities regarding such a list. She also noted that another person, whom she described as a well-known woman married to a CIA contractor, contacted her with a similar warning.

Candace Owens framed these interactions as part of a pattern she is now reassessing, particularly in light of what she alleges are misleading statements and contradictions from Turning Point USA figures in the weeks and months that followed.

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Candace Owens placed Andrew Kolvet’s statement in a broader sequence of events she described in detail on her November 20, 2025, episode.

She connected the episode to her claim that “virtually everybody” present in the early stages of the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s death had ties to the military. She suggested this caused her to reconsider whether the threats relayed to her originated from “the government” or what she characterized as a “globalized” security apparatus. The shifting interpretations form part of what Owens described as her growing doubts about initial narratives surrounding Kirk’s death and the accuracy of statements made publicly by Turning Point USA affiliates.

Throughout the episode, Candace Owens emphasized that her reflections are driven by distance from the emotional intensity of the first 72 hours after the assassination. She did not claim to know Kolvet’s intent but said the remark now “hits differently” as she reexamines the timeline and the communications she received in those first few days.

Edited by Devangee