Candace Owens Investigates Turning Point USA Faith's Military Connections and Allegations of Elder Financial Exploitation

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Candace Owens Investigates Turning Point USA Faith's Military Connections and Allegations of Elder Financial Exploitation

Candace Owens examines disturbing patterns within Turning Point Faith, including board members with psychological operations backgrounds, a lawsuit alleging a $25 million estate was redirected from family to Turning Point Action and YAF through an elderly man's changed will, and partnerships with churches facing Romanian trafficking allegations. She traces Charlie Kirk's June opposition to war with Iran, his confrontation with Benjamin Netanyahu, and questions why Turning Point USA now welcomes pastors connected to abuse scandals while distancing from figures like Tucker Carlson who share Kirk's anti-war stance.

Categories: Investigation
January 13, 2026

Turning Point Faith and the Moonie Cult Comparison

Candace Owens opens by revisiting her previous episode where she compared Turning Point Faith to the Moonie cult structure. She references the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was killed by someone whose family had been financially devastated by donations to the Unification Church. Owens draws parallels to a December 2024 lawsuit filed against Turning Point USA and Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) that alleges similar exploitation tactics.

The Alton C. Jennings Estate Case

Owens details a court petition challenging the will of Alton C. Jennings, who died at 95 years old. According to the lawsuit filed by his grandson, Jennings began showing signs of cognitive decline in 2020 and hired a caretaker named Mitch Manley Senior in 2021. The lawsuit alleges that Manley Senior isolated Jennings from friends and family while seizing control of his finances. Significantly, Manley's son, Mitch Manley Jr., was working for Turning Point USA at the time, specifically on Charlie Kirk's show.

When Jennings died less than three years later, the family discovered he had changed his will in November 2023, just four months before his death. The $25 million estate was redirected away from his family and split between Turning Point Action, headed by Tyler Bowyer, and YAF. Owens expresses skepticism that a 93-year-old man in cognitive decline would suddenly decide to leave his entire estate to political organizations in Arizona rather than his own grandson.

Charlie Kirk's Opposition to War with Iran

Owens presents a detailed timeline showing that in June, Charlie Kirk directly opposed war with Iran, contradicting figures like Lindsey Graham and John Bolton who were calling for regime change. She plays audio of Kirk warning against the neoconservative approach to Iran, noting the country is two and a half times the size of Texas with 90 million people and over a dozen ethnic groups. Kirk questioned who would run the country after regime change, comparing the rhetoric to Hillary Clinton's approach to Libya.

Owens notes that Tucker Carlson echoed Kirk's concerns at the time, criticizing Lindsey Graham as being on the payroll of foreign nations. She points out that between June 14th and June 21st, leading up to what she calls "Operation Midnight Hammer," Kirk was actively lobbying against further U.S. involvement in the conflict beyond limited strikes on nuclear sites.

Mysterious Flight Activity and Egyptian Planes

Owens discusses flight tracking data showing suspicious activity involving Egyptian planes during this period. She mentions a plane with tail number SUBTU that flew into Provo, Utah, with transponders appearing to malfunction or be manipulated, making flights invisible on standard tracking systems. She notes that an individual named Wael Mahmoud was aboard these flights, the same person who would be on what she calls "the yellow plane" on the day of Charlie Kirk's death.

She observes that Iran and Israel's 12-day war commenced on June 13th, immediately following this flight activity. Owens speculates that Provo, which she claims has extensive underground infrastructure, would be a strategic location to relocate important individuals during wartime. She also notes that Erika Kirk purged 126 Instagram posts on June 19th during this same timeframe, according to Social Blade data.

Board Member Paul Vallely and Psychological Operations

Owens introduces Paul Vallely, a Turning Point USA board member who commanded the Seventh Psychological Operations Group in the U.S. military. Vallely served combat tours in Vietnam and was stationed in Japan, Korea, Iraq, Israel, and throughout Europe. In 1980, Vallely co-authored a book titled "Mind War" with Major Michael Aquino, who served as his research and analysis team leader.

Michael Aquino and the Temple of Set

Owens provides extensive background on Michael Aquino, revealing he was not only an intelligence officer and psychological warfare expert but also an open Satanist. In 1969, Aquino joined the Church of Satan, rising to become Magister Caverns of the Fourth Degree within the church hierarchy. He edited the publication "The Cloven Hoof" and sat on the governing Council of the Nine.

In 1975, Aquino left to form his own organization, the Temple of Set, after a doctrinal dispute. He accused Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey of heresy for claiming Satan was merely a metaphor rather than an actual being. Owens plays audio of Aquino explaining that the Temple of Set exists to explore consciousness through ancient Egyptian religion, with the goal of making individuals "gods themselves" responsible for their own decisions concerning good and evil.

She notes that in 1986, the San Francisco Police began investigating allegations of sexual abuse at the Army's Child Development Center. A girl came forward in 1987 identifying Aquino as the perpetrator. Police believed her testimony and she was able to describe the house where she was taken, but the case was closed due to insufficient evidence. Owens emphasizes that Aquino was trained at Fort Huachuca, which she identifies as a hub for intelligence operations.

Harvest Church and Romanian Trafficking Allegations

Owens reveals that Erika Kirk is scheduled to speak at Greg Laurie's Harvest Church for Turning Point USA's Faith Make Heaven Crowded tour. She highlights that multiple lawsuits have been filed against Harvest Christian Fellowship and founder Greg Laurie related to alleged abuse of young men at a children's home in Romania.

The original lawsuit was filed in September by two men claiming that Paul Hapsberger, a former pastor and missionary at Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, abused them at a children's shelter in Bucharest, Romania. The allegations include children being tied to radiators, forced to kneel on walnut shells, being touched inappropriately, and being trafficked for sex. The number of plaintiffs has grown to 12, with a law firm representing the survivors expecting 23 former residents to bring complaints.

Court documents claim that Greg Laurie and Harvest Christian Fellowship sent funding to Hapsberger while he was in Romania and were negligent in supervising him despite reports of abuse. Owens criticizes Turning Point USA for partnering with this church while facing these serious allegations, calling it a public relations disaster.

Military Bases and Trafficking Operations

Owens discusses conversations she had with sources about patterns of abuse connected to military bases worldwide. She mentions that South Korean women have filed an unprecedented lawsuit against the United States military for running brothels where they are stationed in South Korea. Her sources explained that on military bases where men have limited access to women, individuals often described as casting directors would recruit young women to come onto bases, where they would have no legal protections from either their own government or the U.S. government.

Scott Pressler Memorial

Owens takes a moment to acknowledge the passing of Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert, who died at 68 after battling prostate cancer. She notes that Adams said he was coming to the Lord before his death and maintained his show on X as much as possible during his illness. Owens recalls Adams' analysis of the "magic moment" when Charlie Kirk and Kanye West's tweet "ripped a hole in the universe" by bringing entertainment and politics together in an unprecedented way.

The Broader Pattern

Throughout the episode, Owens emphasizes recurring themes of military psychological operations, Satanic beliefs among military intelligence officers, alleged exploitation of the elderly, and connections to trafficking allegations in Romania. She argues that these patterns reveal a coordinated effort by what she describes as a "gang" attempting to acquire land and control through various methods including war, natural disasters, and financial manipulation of vulnerable individuals. She encourages viewers to remove themselves from what she calls "the matrix" by building smaller communities, removing children from public schools, paying off debts, and acquiring property.

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