Charlie Kirk‘s closest aides have addressed the latest conspiracy theories about the late Turning Point USA founder’s death head-on.
Andrew Kolvet, executive producer of the Charlie Kirk Show, tackled spurious claims on Monday about Kirk’s right-hand man Mikey McCoy — including allegations that his behavior was suspicious in the immediate aftermath of the shooting.
Kolvet slammed the ‘extremely disgusting attack’ on Kirk’s closest friend, as he rubbished theories about McCoy that swirl around his ‘swift departure’ from the scene while ‘mysteriously’ using his phone.
The claims were first published by two little-known creators before being amplified by Candace Owens, the firebrand friend of Kirk’s who has seized upon his assassination with outrageous theories linking his death to Israel.
‘Someone made a video that is attacking Mikey, Charlie’s friend, Charlie’s chief of staff, a guy all of us know, a guy who we’ve seen on the show here the last few weeks,’ Kolvet noted Monday.
‘They are attacking him, claiming based on a few seconds of clips that he allegedly has like a nonchalant or calm reaction to Charlie’s murder,’ Kolvet continued.
‘I’m just going to be blunt about this. This is an extremely disgusting attack,’ Kolvet added.
The Turning Point USA top brass have not shied away from addressing the conspiracy theories surrounding Kirk — even going as far as to confirm the veracity of text messages in which he discussed Israel.
Kolvet slammed the ‘extremely disgusting attack’ on Kirk’s closest friend as he rubbished theories about McCoy which swirl around his ‘swift departure’ from the scene, while ‘mysteriously’ using his phone (pictured: a red circle on McCoy moments before the shooting)
Charlie Kirk and his wife Erika who has bravely taken up the mantle at Turning Point USA following his assassination
The assault on McCoy stems from a video made by right-wing creators Ian Caroll and James Li that was released on Friday.
Fellow right-wing YouTuber Owens led her audience drawing similar conclusions during an episode of her own show that aired Monday afternoon.
‘[When I asked McCoy who he was on the phone with], no response,’ Candace says. ‘Weird. If that was me… I would instantly hit back… Here’s my call log. Here’s who I was on the phone with.’
When asked for additional comment by the Daily Mail about Kolvet, Owens responded: ‘Andrew’s episode came out before my episode. He is referring to the viral video that went out over the weekend from Ian Carroll and James Li. Relatedly, my best advice to Mikey McCoy would be to simply release his call logs to clarify matters to any of the content creators who are asking questions. Truth is clarifying.’
Owens also said during the Monday evening episode of her show, that she thought she ‘would be fighting for answers for what actually happened on 9/10 alongside Charlie Kirk’s inner circle.’
Kirk was shot dead on September 10 while speaking at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University. Tyler Robinson, 22, a left-wing college dropout, has been charged with his assassination.
Kirk’s widow, Erika, joined President Donald Trump at the White House earlier this month to accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously on her husband’s behalf.
Kirk had built Turning Point USA into one of the most influential conservative youth organizations in America, known for its campus activism and annual conferences that drew thousands of young conservatives.
After his death, Erika publicly delivered a statement vowing to carry on his work as the new CEO of the organization.
Trump memorably eulogized Kirk at his memorial service days later and comforted Erika who mourned the loss of her husband.
‘We know the weight of this monumental loss is almost unbearable,’ he said.
‘But even in the midst of heartache and pain too great to even fathom, you have somehow found the strength and deep faith to be a comfort to millions and millions of people.’
More than 60,000 people attended the service which was held at State Farm Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals NFL team.
