"Needed to continue vetting" - Candace Owens explains why she didn't discuss Fort Huachuca claims during private meeting with Erika Kirk

Candace Owens has raised many questions about Turning Point USA following Charlie Kirk's assassination. In the December 9 episode of her podcast, she made a bold claim and said that one of her sources allegedly witnessed Kirk's chief of security, Brian Harpole, at the Fort Huachuca military base in Arizona.

She claimed that her source saw Harpole meeting with top US military brass a day before the conservative activist was killed. Candace Owens and Erika Kirk held a private discussion on December 15. The podcaster and TPUSA's CEO announced on X that they had a productive discussion.

However, three days later, Candace Owens invited her source on her podcast on December 18. The individual, named Mitch Snow, claimed to be a former military personnel. Snow reiterated what Owens said on December 9. However, he added that he also saw Erika Kirk at the military base on the evening before the alleged meeting.

The unverified accusations put Owens and her source under scrutiny from many conservative influencers. Many questioned how Erika Kirk's name surfaced after the meeting. On Monday, Candace Owens hosted a livestream on X and spoke about her Fort Huachuca theory. She claimed that Snow had told her about allegedly seeing Erika Kirk earlier, but said she was not sure.

Candace Owens also explained why she did not bring up the Fort Huachuca claims during her meeting with Erika Kirk.

"During that meeting, I did not bring up the Fort Huachuca thing because I first and foremost needed to continue vetting various aspects of it, but also, I have Brian Harpole's number, and so I was just going to text Brian Harpole directly... During that interview, Erika gave me Brian Harpole's flights and said, 'You know, I know that you mentioned that you thought Brian Harpole was at this interview. Here are his flights,'" she stated.

Owens added that she found it "interesting" that Erika Kirk allegedly gave her Harpole's flight details without her mentioning anything about Fort Huachuca.

Later in the livestream, the political commentator claimed that she decided to go live with Mitch after she verified the "metadata" provided to him.

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Candace Owens addresses allegations about raising money for Mitch Snow

Many internet users labeled Mitch Snow as a fraud after Candace Owens asked her viewers to support Mitch financially. During the Monday discussion, the podcaster also addressed these accusations. Owens said that her source never demanded any financial assistance.

"First off, he never asked me to raise money for him... I just had a feeling like I thought it would be other people, but I just felt like, let's raise money for him. He had a tough life, whatever."

She added that after she set up GiveSendGo for Mitch Snow, he emailed her and told her that he was not doing it for money.

"The very next day, which I will show on my show this week, he sent me, Mitch sent me an email. The day after I started the GiveSendGo, the morning after, he sent me a Skyler email and said, 'Thank you so much for raising money, but I do not want to accept this money from you.' And he was very self-deprecating," she added.

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Candace Owens has remained at the receiving end of criticism for her accusations. She frequently challenged the official investigation and disputed that Tyler Robinson was alone behind the assassination.

Edited by Anuj Singh Kushwaha