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Tucker Carlson Laughs as Comedian Mocks Charlie Kirk Widow During Murder Investigation

Ben Shapiro Show · Debunking Candace Owens’ Evil Bulls*** · July 7, 2026
Tucker Carlson Laughs as Comedian Mocks Charlie Kirk Widow During Murder Investigation
Ben Shapiro Show
Ben Shapiro Show
Debunking Candace Owens’ Evil Bulls***
"Tucker Carlson laughing as alleged comedian Jimmy Dore pushed conspiracy theories about Charlie's murder and mocked Erica Kirk. Takes the gun apart, leaves the screwdriver there, puts it under a towel, Spider-Mans his way off the top of a building, runs across campus with the gun apparently under a towel. Nobody sees this."
Ben Shapiro condemned Tucker Carlson for laughing along as comedian Jimmy Dore mocked Erica Kirk and promoted conspiracy theories about her husband's assassination during a show appearance. Carlson has also stated openly that he believes Charlie Kirk was murdered for his views on Israel rather than transgenderism, despite lack of evidence. Shapiro characterized this as providing cover for dangerous conspiracy theories.

About this episode

Ben Shapiro delivers an extended condemnation of Candace Owens and other conservative figures promoting conspiracy theories about the September 2025 assassination of Charlie Kirk, as preliminary hearings begin in the murder trial of suspect Tyler Robinson. Shapiro details how Owens has spent ten months claiming Kirk's widow Erica and Turning Point USA colleagues were complicit in the murder or its cover-up, despite overwhelming evidence pointing to Robinson, a trans-supporting individual who confessed and whose DNA was found on the murder weapon. Shapiro reveals that hiring Owens at Daily Wire was one of his great regrets and that he advocated for her termination significantly earlier than it occurred. He systematically debunks numerous conspiracy theories promoted by Owens, including claims about Egyptian Air Force planes, Mossad involvement, Jeffrey Epstein connections, and allegations that Erica Kirk is a lesbian groomer tied to child trafficking. Shapiro presents new research from the National Contagion Research Institute showing that over 712,000 X posts targeted Erica Kirk, with more than 1,000 containing explicit threats, and that Owens's posts statistically predicted spikes in threat volume two days later. He also criticizes Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly for amplifying or providing cover for these theories. Shapiro argues that this conspiratorial thinking represents an existential threat to conservatism itself, which depends on individual responsibility rather than belief in hidden manipulative systems. He calls listening to Owens's content an actual sin that destroys souls and harms the country, warning that a conservative movement captured by conspiracy theories cannot effectively counter an ascendant left.

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