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I Survive My First Death Hoax, Erika Kirk Makes Human History. | Ep 353
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Tucker Carlson Says the Quiet Part Out Loud on Israel
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The episode's most politically explosive moment arrives when Owens plays Tucker Carlson's audio from the Can't Be Censored podcast, in which he says, flatly: 'Charlie Kirk was murdered.' Carlson goes on to say he believes — as do most people who knew Charlie well — that the murder was motivated by his evolving views on Israel, not transgenderism [1] — Tucker Carlson "Tucker Carlson, on the Can't Be Censored podcast, said flatly that Charlie Kirk was murdered — not for his views on transgenderism, but for…" 41:59 . Carlson acknowledges he could be wrong, as he often is, but says he has a duty to say what he sincerely believes. Owens contextualises the statement with her own evidence: the night before the assassination, Charlie posted that he was 'left no option but to abandon the pro-Israel cause' after sustained bullying, threatened financing cuts, and pressure from Israeli rabbis and conservative figures including Josh Hammer. He also texted his security detail that they were going to kill him. Owens argues that when this sequence of events is placed next to the official narrative — that a trans activist killed him for his views on transgenderism — only one of these stories requires you to ignore the evidence in front of you.
Tucker Carlson, on the Can't Be Censored podcast, said flatly that Charlie Kirk was murdered — not for his views on transgenderism, but for his evolving stance on Israel. Carlson acknowledged he could be wrong but said he has a duty to say what he sincerely believes is true.
Tucker Carlson stated on the Can't Be Censored podcast that Charlie Kirk was murdered, and that those who knew him believe it was for his evolving views on Israel.
Blake Neff, Charlie Kirk's former podcast writer and ex-Tucker Carlson staffer, tweeted that Tucker was not among Charlie's close friends and that those who truly knew Charlie believe Tyler Robinson acted alone. Owens dismantles the claim with direct audio of Tucker and Erika herself describing their deep friendship.