Charlie Kirk furiously criticized ‘bullying’ Jewish donors and said he was considering ‘leaving the pro-Israel cause’ before his death, it was confirmed today.
The bombshell revelation comes after Candace Owens released a screenshot of Kirk fuming in a group chat that Jewish donors were pulling funding over his links to Tucker Carlson.
Turning Point spokesman Andrew Kolvet confirmed the authenticity of the screenshots on Tuesday during the latest episode of The Charlie Kirk Show.
In the text messages, Kirk privately complained that a Jewish donor had withdrawn a $2 million investment into the organization because he refused to disinvite Carlson from the upcoming AmericaFest event.
‘Just lost another huge Jewish donor,’ Kirk wrote. ‘$2 million a year because we won’t cancel Tucker. I’m thinking of inviting Candace.’
‘Jewish donors play into all the stereotypes. I cannot and will not be bullied like this.’
Kirk concludes: ‘Leaving me no choice but to leave the pro Israel cause.’
The Daily Mail has reached out to Turning Point for comment.
Owens claims that the screenshots were sent by Kirk two days before he was assassinated while speaking to a group of students at Utah Valley University. Kolvet did not confirm that time frame.
Days after Kirk was murdered, Carlson told his audience that two days before his death a major donor had pulled money from the organization because of Kirk’s refusal to disinvite him to this year’s Americafest conference set for December.
Owens, who has gone viral in the weeks since for floating baseless conspiracy theories about Kirk’s death, is a vocal critic of Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The FBI arrested Tyler Robinson, 22, as the prime suspect in Kirk’s murder shortly after the attack. If found guilty for the murder, Robinson could face the death penalty in the state of Utah.
Back in September, Carlson also revealed that Kirk had often expressed negative views on Netanyahu.
‘He did not like Bibi Netanyahu and he said that to me many times and he said to people around him many times. He felt that Bibi Netanyahu was a very destructive force,’ Carlson said.
Carlson said that Kirk’s criticism of Netanyahu centered around the Turning Point leader’s belief that the United States was being used to fight wars on behalf of Israel.
The former Fox News host added that ‘there was a small, very intense group who tormented Charlie Kirk until the day he died.’
The revelation surrounding Kirk’s newfound criticism of Israel comes as a shock because the 31-year-old was seen as one of the leading evangelical supporters of Israel in the conservative movement.
Kirk often traveled to Israel for religious and political events years prior to his death. Moreover, Kirk first met his wife Erika in Israel before their romance began.
Kolvet, who was one of Kirk’s closest confidantes, noted that he was aware of the text messages sent by Kirk, but chose not to share it publicly ‘because it was a private exchange… I wanted to not betray my friend’s trust.’
The Turning Point spokesman also revealed that soon after Kirk’s assassination he shared these text messages with government officials because he wanted to leave ‘no stone unturned.’
