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Candace Owens:
And I remember he had young women at Turning Point who were threatening to quit, crying in the office. “How could she not support Me Too?” Young women who did quit. And then we had at the same time the YWLS conference. So the reporters, who already hated us, just completely—they just swooped in there, and they were like, “Oh, do you support her statements?” And I just remember just being behind Charlie (Charlie Kirk) and Andrew Kolvet. And he just held the line. He held the line because he agreed with me, and he knew it was going to be a bit of fire. People: “You’ve got to fire her. How could she say this?” And he didn’t. He held the line. And, yeah, it just—it was one of those moments where Charlie (Charlie Kirk)—he had good character.
Entities Mentioned
- Charlie Kirk (PERSON)
“…they were like, “Oh, do you support her statements?” And I just remember just being behind Charlie (Charlie Kirk) and Andrew Kolvet. And he just held the line. He held the line because he agreed with me, and he k…”
- Turning Point USA (ORG)
“…e you say that we need due process? We’re talking about rape.” And I remember he had young women at Turning Point who were threatening to quit, crying in the office. “How could she not support Me Too?” Young women…”
- Kanye West (PERSON)
“…character. But the prep for every one of those events, like even the “Him Too” event, it was always Kanye. Here it is. [Following clip attributed to Candace Owens, Charlie Kirk, and Sarah.] Just literally …”
- Me Too (CONCEPT)
“…men at Turning Point who were threatening to quit, crying in the office. “How could she not support Me Too?” Young women who did quit. And then we had at the same time the YWLS conference. So the reporters,…”
- Andrew Kolvet (PERSON)
“…h, do you support her statements?” And I just remember just being behind Charlie (Charlie Kirk) and Andrew Kolvet. And he just held the line. He held the line because he agreed with me, and he knew it was going to…”
- Young Women’s Leadership Summit (ORG)
“…n we had at the same time the YWLS conference.”
Timeline Events
- 2025-09-11: Charlie Kirk loses his life in violent incident with circulating footage
“…mber just being behind Charlie (Charlie Kirk) and Andrew Kolvet. And he just held the line. He held the line because he agreed with me, and he knew it was going to …”
- 2017-11-21: Candace Owens meets Charlie Kirk at Florida conference and hired for Turning Point USA
“…mber just being behind Charlie (Charlie Kirk) and Andrew Kolvet. And he just held the line. He held the line because he agreed with me, and he knew it was going to …”