I used to like Candace Owens back in the day when she debated alongside Charlie Kirk. I appreciated her \u201cBlexit\u201d campaign (though looking back, it seems more like a fluke than a lasting movement). I also really liked her vaccine series, which stood out as different from everything else at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was impressed by how well she worked with Charlie, as well as her roles at PragerU. I was genuinely happy for her when she joined The Daily Wire. However, that\u2019s when I started to lose interest. As a host there, she began coming across as increasingly arrogant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At first, I didn\u2019t think much of it and simply lost some interest. After she left Daily Wire following what I considered an unfortunate situation for everyone involved, I tried to give her another chance \u2014 especially because many of my friends were still big fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was okay, but I wasn\u2019t particularly impressed. I was already familiar with many of her conspiracy theories, and I could get the rest of the information from voices I trusted more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then Charlie died. I liked her first post after his death. I thought it was sweet that she chose to remember him in a positive light instead of sharing the morbid video everyone else was circulating. She seemed to be honoring their friendship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I also found it noble that she wanted to look deeper into what happened to Charlie \u2014 especially since other right-wing voices were doing the same. I respected her saying she would continue until Erika or her husband asked her to stop. It felt classy and loyal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But little by little, as she pursued the \u201cTruth,\u201d her behavior began to contradict her words. Here are the main reasons why I now believe Candace Owens does not have Charlie Kirk\u2019s best interests at heart:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n As I watched the conservative movement grow, I always thought that what kept us together was our shared conservative values \u2014 even if we held them to different degrees \u2014 and our common opposition to the left. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However, Charlie\u2019s death made it painfully evident that he was the glue holding much of the movement together. While this tragic event should have united us, it instead exposed growing cracks. <\/p>\n\n\n\nCharlie was all about keeping the conservative movement united.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n