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The Rubin Report

Being with Charlie Kirk in His Final Moments & Debunking Candace Owens | Frank Turek

The Rubin Report

Emma Dog Productions

News, News Commentary

4.614.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" talks to Frank Turek about what it was like to be by Charlie Kirk's side in his final moments; the emotional toll of the tragedy; the numerous conspiracy theories surrounding his death pushed by Candace Owens; how he was implicated in one of the conspiracies for possibly signaling to the shooter Tyler Robinson and questioned by the FBI about it; the effect of Owens' conspiracies on Erika Kirk and the leaders of Turning Point USA; the broader impact on the conservative movement; and much more.

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0:00.0

We later learned from the doctor he was killed instantly.

0:02.4

He didn't feel a thing because it essentially went into his neck and hid his probably his brain stem.

0:10.2

And so he was gone already.

0:12.8

But we did whatever we could to try and stop the bleeding.

0:16.1

And I tried CPR on him, you know, just to, you had to try, right?

0:23.6

I mean, and then we all know what happened.

0:26.6

I mean, they did get a pulse when we got to the hospital,

0:30.4

but that's just because his body was strong, you know.

0:32.8

You can do that even when the guy's already gone.

0:36.0

So the only saving grace is he was killed instantly.

0:39.8

And at this point, there's really good evidence that Tyler Robinson did this. And I think just

0:46.3

about, I can't say everything, but most of what you're hearing online is just categorically false.

0:52.3

Candice Owen's conspiracy theories, false. Maybe she has one or two things

0:57.0

right. But Dave, so far from her, we've heard the Egyptians are involved, the Israelis are involved,

1:04.6

Trump did it, Turning Point did it, Mikey McCoy, the French did it. I thought all the French did was surrender, Dave. In any event, everybody has been implicated in this. They can't all be implicated in this. It's strange scruity to think all those people work together, which means just by pure logic, most of what she's saying, if not all, has to be false. Why don't people see this?

1:36.5

All right, I'm Dave Rubin, and joining me is a prominent Christian apologist, author, and

1:41.2

president of cross-examine.org. My friend Frank Turk, welcome back to the Rubin Report.

1:47.1

Dave, always great being with you,

1:48.5

and it was especially good seeing you at Charlie's Memorial.

1:51.4

You came all the way from Miami to Phoenix.

1:53.9

I know everybody appreciates that.

1:55.5

Thank you for being there.

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