Candace Owens Questions Ben Shapiro's Security Team's Updates During Charlie Kirk's Critical Moments

Candace Owens has escalated her public feud with Ben Shapiro, making explosive claims about security communications following the September 2025 shooting of Charlie Kirk. Owens alleged on X that Shapiro's security team received updates while Kirk was being transported to the hospital and "bleeding out."

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BREAKING NEWS! Ben Shapiro just confessed on his show that while Charlie was being transported to the hospital and bleeding out to death, his security was on the phone with Charlie’s security receiving updates.

In a detailed post on July 8, 2026, Owens questioned the nature of the communication between the two security teams during what she described as Kirk's critical final moments. "Someone explain to me why during the minutes while Charlie was DYING in the back seat of the car, Charlie’s security team was providing updates to Ben Shapiro’s team rather than focusing entirely on saving Charlie’s life and finding the killer?" she wrote.

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Someone explain to me why during the minutes while Charlie was DYING in the back seat of the car, Charlie’s security team was providing updates to Ben Shapiro’s team rather than focusing entirely on saving Charlie’s life and finding the killer?

Owens specifically referenced Brian Harpole, a security team member who has sued her for defamation, and raised questions about who was communicating with Shapiro's team. She further pressed, "WHO ON CHARLIE’S SECURITY TEAM BETRAYED HIM IN THIS WAY?!" adding that she questioned why Shapiro had not addressed these alleged updates publicly sooner.

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WHO ON CHARLIE’S SECURITY TEAM BETRAYED HIM IN THIS WAY?!

Owens also engaged with former Daily Wire executive Jeremy Boreing, challenging his explanations and suggesting timeline inconsistencies. She pointed to the timing of the first public reports of the shooting, questioning how Shapiro's security could have received updates before the news became widely known. Despite the controversy, Owens has not yet presented evidence to support her allegations, and several individuals implicated in her claims have denied them.

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Was it Jake and/or Robin of FRG that were on the phone with Charlie’s security in the crucial minutes that Charlie bled out on the way to the hospital. It’s a yes or no question, Jeremy.