The American right has weathered storms before, but few moments have revealed its internal fracture quite like the Candace Owens controversies of 2025.
What began as a season of mourning after Charlie Kirk’s assassination quickly morphed into a spectacle of spiraling claims, public feuds, and personal destruction. Her early tribute to Kirk, offered with presumably sincere sorrow after his September 10 assassination, spoke to millions who were stunned by the violence.
