Candace Owens announced Monday that her show will return to the air on Wednesday with a new \u201cinvestigative series\u201d targeting Erika Kirk, the widow of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk \u2014 and the backlash was immediate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The teaser trailer, which Owens shared on X, opens with news coverage of Charlie Kirk\u2019s assassination before pivoting sharply to its apparent target: his widow. The trailer splices together clips of Erika Kirk with critical commentary about her, references to \u201cZionists\u201d and Israel, and even an implication that the Turning Point USA CEO was somehow connected to a Romanian human trafficking scandal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The series is titled \u201cBride of Charlie,\u201d<\/em> and its promotional banner depicts Erika wearing a crown \u2014 imagery that many critics have described as taunting and grotesque given the circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Owens, who has promoted a range of conspiracy theories about her former colleague\u2019s death, initially claimed she would stop discussing the matter if Erika asked her to. Over time, however, her commentary shifted. What began as insinuation evolved into increasingly direct suggestions that the widow herself may have played a role in betraying her husband.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the hours after Owens publicized the project, social media filled with condemnation from across the political spectrum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEveryday, there\u2019s some new line being crossed by this lunatic that makes me wonder whether certain people will finally speak up,\u201d mused RedState\u2019s Bonchie. \u201cThey won\u2019t, though. Not even this will be enough, and it\u2019s probably time to start asking why they are so invested in Owens.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n