Date: 2026-02-16 Unverified
Described Erika Kirk's behavior in a 'casket video' as 'bizarre propaganda' and claimed the person filming was not a friend but the 'head of fundraising at Turning Point USA,' implying the grief was staged for fundraising.
X (Twitter) posts, reported by Yahoo Entertainment (Feb 16, 2026)
Framed as proof that the post-assassination narrative is being managed by TPUSA fundraising operatives rather than genuine family mourning.
Owens explicitly challenged the narrative that a 'friend' filmed it. The video itself exists; the identity of the cameraperson (fundraising head vs friend) is the contested fact. Continues pattern of attacking widow's grief expression.
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