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David__77

(24,772 posts)
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 11:33 PM Mar 20

Joe Kent hints to Tucker Carlson that Israel may have killed Charlie Kirk to stoke Iran war

After resigning this week over what he said was Israel’s manipulation of US President Donald Trump into war with Iran, former national counterterrorism director Joe Kent is now insinuating Israel may have also killed Charlie Kirk as part of its pressure campaign.

Kent made the comments on a Wednesday evening appearance on Tucker Carlson’s podcast, as the FBI launched an investigation into whether Kent shared classified material. He is also scheduled to appear Thursday evening at a “Catholics for Catholics” gala featuring podcaster Candace Owens, who has promulgated antisemitic conspiracy theories and praised Kent.

“When one of President Trump’s closest advisers, who is vocally advocating for us to not go to war with Iran and for us to rethink, at least, our relationship with the Israelis, and then he’s suddenly publicly assassinated and we’re not allowed to ask any questions about that, it’s a data point,” Kent told Carlson about the 2025 murder of the right-wing pundit. “It’s a data point that we need to look into.”



https://www.timesofisrael.com/joe-kent-hints-to-tucker-carlson-that-israel-may-have-killed-charlie-kirk-to-stoke-iran-war/

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Joe Kent hints to Tucker Carlson that Israel may have killed Charlie Kirk to stoke Iran war (Original Post) David__77 Mar 20 OP
amazing how ya never hear about the kirk case or the perp nt msongs Mar 20 #1
Candace Owens is on it big time along with some other podcasters womanofthehills Mar 21 #8
That's very interesting. What a crazy world... ananda Mar 21 #19
Wikipedia says..... canetoad Mar 21 #13
seems like a long delay, perhaps the accused being one of them is keeping things hushed msongs Mar 21 #15
I'm expecting dweller Mar 20 #2
Recent head of a major US intel Agency says this? leftstreet Mar 20 #3
Charlie is the new "Weekend at Bernie's" aka a useful corpse. Maru Kitteh Mar 21 #4
Charlie turned against Israel & war with Iran womanofthehills Mar 21 #9
The Trump administration is nutjobs on the backs of turtles, all the way down. LudwigPastorius Mar 21 #5
I just snorted... róisín_dubh Mar 21 #14
Isn't Joe Kent a nazi? mr715 Mar 21 #6
Joe Kent said no one believes Tyler acted alone womanofthehills Mar 21 #10
I'm going to say this is a grade A, steaming load of bullshit. Initech Mar 21 #7
Charlie was telling many that he would probably be killed womanofthehills Mar 21 #11
He had a lot of powerful friends. He also had a lot of powerful enemies. Initech Mar 21 #18
The far left and the far right have always been driven by this JI7 Mar 21 #12
They stoked for six whole months... jmowreader Mar 21 #16
Jeez. If Candace ends up being right about this, we will NEVER ... Whiskeytide Mar 21 #17

womanofthehills

(10,989 posts)
8. Candace Owens is on it big time along with some other podcasters
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 01:25 AM
Mar 21

This week she had over 3 million followers- beat out Rogan for top podcast in world. Candace now hates Trump and is anti-war pro Palestine. She said when Charlie was killed, one of the top TPUSA guys said it was supposed to be her. She took her kids out of school & hired more security.

In his last months, Charlie after kissing Israel for yrs and having made bad jokes about Muslims in the past, suddenly turned against Israel and began bringing anti war speakers to TPUSA like Tucker and Dave Smith. His Jewish doners said he was not allowed to bring Tucker to TP and he ignored them and brought Tucker. Final blow - he brings in Dave Smith (Jewish comic/libertarian/very popular podcaster- very anti war and very anti Netanyahu to debate Mark Levin. So the kids love Dave - a Libertarian- not the Republican Mark Levin and it’s a Republican event. His donors were pissed big time. Right before he was murdered , he went to White House three times to try to talk Trump into not bombing Iran. Brett Weinstein has all the texts Charlie wrote him about these meetings. Candace said he was also looking into where all the money from TP was going

Candace & Charlie were besties for yrs as they traveled together for TPUSA for a few yrs - She has dug up so much dirt on Erica Kirk & her mom. Little stuff like lying about degrees and lying about graduating with honors from Ariz State to being close to a preacher who trafficked girls from Romania. Many think - she was set up to meet Charlie and hopefully manage him. So, her husband died turning against Israel and she runs Turning Points with love for Israel.

ananda

(35,194 posts)
19. That's very interesting. What a crazy world...
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 04:26 PM
Mar 21

the magatocracy creates... all upside down and
twisted like a pretzel.

msongs

(73,774 posts)
15. seems like a long delay, perhaps the accused being one of them is keeping things hushed
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 03:33 AM
Mar 21

dweller

(28,435 posts)
2. I'm expecting
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 11:41 PM
Mar 20

this guy Kent to teleport to a local Wendy’s drive thru at any moment …

😐



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leftstreet

(40,769 posts)
3. Recent head of a major US intel Agency says this?
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 11:44 PM
Mar 20

Wow, just wow

Not exactly some podcaster or Mar-A-Lago hanger on

DURec

Maru Kitteh

(31,794 posts)
4. Charlie is the new "Weekend at Bernie's" aka a useful corpse.
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 12:14 AM
Mar 21

He’s the most useful dead guy we’ve seen in a long time.

womanofthehills

(10,989 posts)
9. Charlie turned against Israel & war with Iran
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 01:33 AM
Mar 21

Big no no for a guy who started out in love with Israel. He brought anti war speakers to TPUSA. Big no no when your donors are Israelis. TPUSA also took in millions and he requested an audit to see where the money was disappearing too. He turned down millions from Netanyahu before he was murdered. Sure loss of that money pissed off top TP staff.

mr715

(3,579 posts)
6. Isn't Joe Kent a nazi?
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 01:12 AM
Mar 21

Isn't he saying this because he's a Nazi?

Isn't this less about Israel and more about Jews?

No Zionist I, but let us not put any stock in what Joe Kent has to say.

womanofthehills

(10,989 posts)
10. Joe Kent said no one believes Tyler acted alone
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 01:56 AM
Mar 21

He said they had lots of leads connecting other countries as there was much talk on interest that this was coming. The FBI told him he could not follow leads - case closed.

Interesting- they were looking at info about who shot Trump and then told they needed to stop all investigations. So people are wondering if Trump planned it for sympathy.

He’s angry with Israel because his wife died in service to America in Syria - he says a Netanyahu war. His wife died when theyvhad a toddler and baby.

Most Americans are very against the Iran war so him speaking out about the war does not make him racist esp after Trump kills 165 elementary grade school girls. You think that horror would be enough - no - then they bombed a school full of young Iranian boys. Who bombs kids? I guess Trump & Netanyahu do. Netanyahu missed another bug meeting today- even more speculation he is dead. 💀

Initech

(108,815 posts)
7. I'm going to say this is a grade A, steaming load of bullshit.
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 01:23 AM
Mar 21

Erika killed Charlie. That is a much more plausible scenario.

womanofthehills

(10,989 posts)
11. Charlie was telling many that he would probably be killed
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 02:17 AM
Mar 21

Right before he was murdered he turned against Israel big time and was at the White House begging Trump not to invade Iran according to text messages that Bret Weinstein has. This was HUGE - he got all the Republican kids to vote for Trump and now he hates Trump’s policies. He brings Dave Smith - an anti war libertarian to a big Republican Turning Point event and the kids love Dave and not Dave’s debater Mark Levin. You can hear the debate online - the kids cheering for Dave and Tucker. Charlie probably knew this put his life in grave danger.

Lots of videos online of Charlie talking abut why we should not bomb Iran. He had a podcast and expressed not going into Iran over and over.

Initech

(108,815 posts)
18. He had a lot of powerful friends. He also had a lot of powerful enemies.
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 04:06 PM
Mar 21

So the thing is we may never know the truth about what really happened that day.

jmowreader

(53,220 posts)
16. They stoked for six whole months...
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 07:06 AM
Mar 21

...before President Shit-for-brains got around to bombing Iran?

Whiskeytide

(4,657 posts)
17. Jeez. If Candace ends up being right about this, we will NEVER ...
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 07:35 AM
Mar 21

… hear the end of it. Or get rid of her. She might get elected President!

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