Charlie Kirk’s death has ignited a fierce and bitter war inside the MAGA movement—one that’s exposing a brewing scandal tangled with Israel, Jeffrey Epstein, and billionaire donors.
Political analyst Will Sommer’s recent article in The Bulwark pulls back the curtain on a power struggle that’s fractured the right-wing media landscape, revealing a messy fight over Kirk’s legacy—and what he really believed in his final days.
At the center of this storm is Candace Owens, Kirk’s former protégée, who alleges that Kirk was having second thoughts about his unwavering support for Israel shortly before he died. Owens claims that at a billionaire-funded retreat in the Hamptons, Kirk faced an “ambush” by powerful pro-Israel donors. Their goal, she says, was to stop him from featuring Tucker Carlson at a Turning Point USA event.
Billionaire Bill Ackman, who confirmed hosting the retreat, denied any confrontation took place. But Owens has refused to back down. “No one, and I mean absolutely no one outside of my husband and Erika Kirk, has the power to shut me up right now,” she declared on her show.
Carlson, who was slated to appear at the event, has backed Owens’ account, saying pro-Israel donors “tormented Charlie Kirk until the day he died.” According to Carlson, Kirk lost a $2 million donation because of Carlson’s planned involvement. More shockingly, Carlson said Kirk was “appalled” by the war in Gaza and had begun to worry about wealth inequality, signaling a rapid ideological shift.
“There’s no question his views were changing fast,” Carlson insisted.
This revelation has ripped apart relationships and unleashed a wave of leaks, threats, and public attacks among Kirk’s former allies. One particularly explosive rumor centers on a backstage conversation at a July conference, where Kirk and Carlson, both wearing microphones, may have discussed linking Epstein to the Israeli government—a bombshell suggestion that could rewrite the narrative.
“I think that that conversation—he had a mic on and so did I—probably exists somewhere on somebody’s server,” Carlson said.
No recording has surfaced yet, but speculation runs wild. The stakes are high: who controls Kirk’s story also controls the future of TPUSA and the broader MAGA movement.
The drama has drawn attention from figures as prominent as Vice President JD Vance and several members of Congress, underscoring the political and financial gravity of the conflict.
Meanwhile, far-right podcaster Benny Johnson called on MAGA supporters to unite in the wake of Kirk’s death, urging them to “crush” their liberal opponents. Yet internal strife appears to be the real battle, with factions jockeying for power in a post-Kirk, post-Trump era.
Amid this chaos, conspiracy theories have emerged, including unsubstantiated claims that Israel was involved in Kirk’s death—a claim Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly denied.
Owens, clearly unafraid of the brewing conflict, delivered a fiery message to MAGA influencers in a viral video: “I will be an enemy of you. There is nothing that can stop me.”
Conspiracy theories are now swirling freely, including unproven claims that Israel itself was involved in Kirk’s death — an accusation so scandalous that even Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a denial.
Still, the MAGA base is restless. Power is up for grabs. What began as mourning has spiraled into a bitter ideological war over the movement’s future, what Charlie Kirk truly stood for in his final days — and who might really be behind his death.
