Candace Owens row: Screenshot war begins as Josh Hammer 'reluctantly' drops his last message with Charlie Kirk

The row over Candace Owens' conspiracy theories about Charlie Kirk's assassination turned murky with Charlie Kirk's friend Josh Hammer releasing his last chats with Charlie Kirk to counter Candace's claims that are now going viral on social media. Over a week, Candace broke down what she thinks is behind Charlie Kirk's murder through her episodes, though she does not have a concrete answer. She claims she's convinced that Tyler Robinson did not kill Kirk and that there was Israeli influence. Candace is internationally known for her conspiracy theories as she has been sued by French President Emmanuel Macron for claiming his wife is biologically male, but her Charlie Kirk theories started gaining ground as she revealed that Charlie Kirk was under pressure from Jewish donors.

Candace targets Josh Hammer

Josh Hammer is a Jewish commentator, a friend of Charlie Kirk. He claimed he spoke with him less than 24 hours before he was killed. Candace has now insinuated that Josh Hammer had something to do with Charlie Kirk's murder. Candace said Hammer randomly dug up an old post of Donald Trump on public execution, and it did not make any sense.



Josh Hammer also came under fire as he wrote and spoke about Kirk after his death at length but did not mention that Kirk was under pressure from the Jewish lobby.

Josh Hammer shows his chat with Kirk

After Candace accused Hammer, Hammer took to X and said he was extremely reluctant to post screenshots from a murdered friend but he had to do it because of a "high-profile, deeply unwell, lunatic".

In his message, Josh Hammer said donors have every right to withhold donations and organization heads have every right to be upset -- referring to the group chat where Charlie Kirk said he lost a Jewish donor because Tucker Carlson appeared on his show. Making light of the matter, Josh Hammer said Charlie reached out to him for advice on how the better communicate the Israel issue on campus to be the most effective with the Gen Z audience. Josh suggested that Charlie was not thinking seriously about changing his pro-Israel stance but was just upset after losing a donor.

Josh Hammer released his last exchange with Charlie Kirk where Charlie thanked him for his help and he asked Charlie where was his first campus stop. 'Utah Valley U,' Charlie wrote.

Candace clapped back, saying it was weird that Josh Hammer did not know where Charlie's first campus stop was.

What Candace Owens claimed so far on Charlie Kirk

• Tyler Robinson has been framed for murdering Charlie Kirk because he was probably found near the campus when the manhunt was on.
• The actual killer had a woman with him who helped him in the killing
• Charlie Kirk lost a Jewish donor hours before his killing, which cost his organisation $2 million a year.
• Charlie Kirk was thinking to change his mind about Israel. "Leaving me no choice but to leave the pro Israel cause," Charlie Kirk wrote in a group message.
• Day before he was killed, Charlie Kirk told three people close to him that he thought he was going to be killed.
• Charlie Kirk's Jewish friend Josh Hammer made an out-of-context X post on public execution.