"Time to put up or shut up" - Nick Fuentes calls out Candace Owens for not being able to appear on TPUSA's livestream over "scheduling conflict"

Nick Fuentes recently called Candace Owens out for saying that she wouldn't be able to join Turning Point USA's livestream in person due to a scheduling conflict. For the uninitiated, the row between Owens and TPUSA began after the podcaster alleged that the organization was involved in the death of co-founder Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025. In her most recent claim made earlier this week, Owens alleged that Kirk was "betrayed" by TPUSA's leadership.

Following this, TPUSA's Blake Neff challenged Candace Owens' claims and asked her to join a livestream with TPUSA to address her claims, which Owens initially accepted. On December 4, 2025, Neff took to X to state that the livestream, where "a collection of Charlie's friends will respond to statements" made by Owens, has been scheduled for December 15, extending an invitation to the podcaster to join them in person at their studio in Phoenix.

Candace Owens responded that she would not be able to make the livestream in person, noting that the time of the livestream clashed with her live podcast. However, she added that she was willing to forgo her podcast and join the TPUSA livestream virtually, writing:

"Kind of weird how you didn’t e-mail or call me to ask about times or availability and chose to instead tweet this confirmation out at midnight. Why am I learning about this on X?"

She added:

"December 15th does not work in-person and 2pm PT is also literal time I do my podcast LIVE everyday (which you knew)— but we will happily cancel the daily podcast and will join you guys virtually instead for the livestream on the 15th if that works on your end? Let’s lock it in?"

Meanwhile, Nick Fuentes waded into the discussion and shared his incredulity of Candace Owens' not attending the livestream in person due to a "scheduling conflict," writing:

"You were invited to TPUSA HQ to press their leadership live and in person about their role in Charlie Kirk’s murder, but you can’t go because of a scheduling conflict? LOL. Isn’t this what you have been pushing for since September? Time to put up or shut up."

Nick Fuentes accused Candace Owens of "milking" her "investigation" into Charlie Kirk's death

Since Charlie Kirk was fatally shot while attending an event at Utah Valley University in September, Candace Owens has brought forth various conspiracy theories about the podcaster's murder, including allegations that his organization was involved in the incident. On December 2, 2025, she took to X to tweet that Kirk was "betrayed by the leadership of Turning Point USA," writing:

"I now can say with full confidence that I believe Charlie Kirk was betrayed by the leadership of Turning Point USA and some of the very people who eulogized him on stage. Yes I will be naming names and providing evidence for my claims."

Following this, Blake Neff addressed Candace Owens during a recent episode of The Charlie Kirk Show and disclosed that TPUSA will hold a livestream in Phoenix discussing her claims, telling her that she was invited to join the discussion. Owens responded to Neff in a subsequent episode of her podcast, asking TPUSA to pick the time and the place.

However, once Neff posted on X that the livestream would occur on December 15, the podcaster claimed that the date did not work for her, prompting Nick Fuentes to comment on her supposed hesitancy to join TPUSA.

Meanwhile, Candace Owens hit back at Fuentes on X, accusing him of "attacking" her. She also wrote that she had previously invited Fuentes on her show for a discussion, pointing out that he postponed to meeting to suit his schedule and calling him a "fraud."

"You spent over a year attacking me on your show. I finally said ‘okay, come on my show tomorrow’ You responded and said Wednesday worked better for your schedule. Stop being a fraud," she wrote.

Candace Owens also attached a screenshot of a text thread with Fuentes discussing the meeting, writing on X that it would be disingenuous of her to come on social media and tweet “Nick refused to debate!”

In his response on December 4, Nick Fuentes pointed out that Candace Owens had asked TPUSA to suggest the time and place for their livestream. He further accused her of "milking" her "investigation" into Kirk's death, only to "no-show" when provided with an opportunity "to blow the lid on everything."

"You said TPUSA could pick the time and place. They did. You’ve been milking your “investigation” for 3 months— now is your opportunity to blow the lid on everything and you’re going to no-show? What could possibly be the excuse? You owe it to your fans," he wrote.

In other news, Blake Neff announced via X that the livestream will proceed without Candace Owens. Meanwhile, Owens responded to Neff's post that she and her team had decided to "livestream your [TPUSA] livestream and provide commentary," adding that she looked forward to "providing live responses to your “once and for all” answers."

Edited by Juhi Marzia