MAGA darling divides MAGA even more: analysis

Candace Owens continues pushing conspiracy theories about Charlie Kirk's death and his widow, Erika Kirk, despite backlash from the conservative movement that elevated her, according to Salon's Sophia Tesfaye. Owens' YouTube series "Bride of Charlie" suggests Erika Kirk was involved in her husband's murder or harbors "ulterior motives" to control Turning Point USA. Conservative media figures who once championed Owens now call her a "vampire" and "schizophrenic," yet cannot contain her influence. Tesfaye explains that right-wing media built the conspiratorial engine fueling Owens' rise, one that rewards outrageous claims and institutional distrust over truth. Her trajectory reflects broader MAGA fractures over foreign policy and generational power shifts. Most troublingly, Tesfaye notes, Owens' conspiracy rhetoric creates fertile ground for antisemitic narratives among audiences primed to distrust "globalists" and "elites."

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