Zach Costello Links Leaked Charlie Kirk Text Messages to Anna Paulina Luna's Foreign Involvement Claims
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Host Zach Costello revisits Candace Owens' release of a group text exchange in which Charlie Kirk reportedly told Turning Point USA advisers, including Rob McCoy and, according to Costello, Josh Hammer, that he was leaving the pro-Israel cause after losing a major Jewish donor over his refusal to cancel Tucker Carlson, sent 48 hours before his assassination. Costello plays a clip of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu describing pro-Palestinian critics on the right as the 'woke Reich' and calling social media a weapon of modern warfare, framing it as context for why Kirk's reported shift away from supporting Israel would have been consequential. He then plays an extended clip of Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna discussing ongoing congressional and FBI scrutiny of potential foreign government involvement in Kirk's assassination, in which Luna raises a separate theory involving Chinese-linked donor Neville Roy Singham, a Salt Lake City LGBTQ group under investigation for possible prior
Costello opens by reviewing Candace Owens' release of a group text exchange involving Charlie Kirk and eight Turning Point USA advisers, including Rob McCoy, sent roughly 48 hours before Kirk's assassination at Utah Valley University. In the messages, Kirk reportedly wrote that he had lost a major Jewish donor worth $2 million annually over his refusal to cancel Tucker Carlson, said Jewish donors were 'playing into stereotypes,' and stated he could not be bullied, leaving him no choice but to leave the pro-Israel cause. A participant identified as Sedona responded urging him not to invite Candace Owens into the conversation. Costello says Owens has identified Josh Hammer as a participant in the chat as well, while withholding the remaining names for now.
Owens' Conflict With Pro-Israel Media Figures
Costello argues that Owens has faced a coordinated effort to discredit her since raising questions about pressure campaigns against Kirk, including being called a conspiracy theorist, and that the newly revealed messages undercut claims that her allegations were baseless. He notes Owens' particular frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's media appearances shortly after Kirk's death describing him as an unwavering friend of Israel.
Netanyahu's 'Woke Reich' Comments
Costello plays a clip of Netanyahu describing right-leaning critics of Israel as the 'woke Reich,' arguing they pose a systematic challenge to support for Israel in the United States that is being funded by outside money. In the clip, Netanyahu describes social media platforms, specifically naming TikTok and X, as the most important modern battlefield and says outreach to Elon Musk is part of that strategy. Costello frames this as context for why a shift in Charlie Kirk's public support for Israel could have been considered a serious setback.
Anna Paulina Luna on Foreign Involvement
Costello plays an extended clip of Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna discussing scrutiny of possible foreign government involvement in Kirk's assassination. Luna describes a prior case involving the ICE-related riots earlier in the year, which she says were tied to funding from Chinese-linked billionaire Neville Roy Singham, who she alleges funneled money into radical domestic organizations without registering as a foreign agent. Luna further claims that Singham's funding network has ties to a Salt Lake City LGBTQ group currently under investigation for possibly having prior knowledge that Charlie Kirk would be assassinated and possible connections to the shooting suspect, though she stops short of asserting this is confirmed. Luna also raises concerns about coordinated social media bot activity intended to deepen political division, and expresses confidence that the investigation, given Kirk's closeness to President Trump, Donald Trump Jr., JD Vance, and Kash Patel, will be pursued thoroughly.
Costello's Closing Question
Costello says he has weighed the possibility that China could be involved given its historically pro-Palestinian foreign policy stance, speculating that weakening American public support for Israel could serve Chinese interests by deepening domestic and international divisions. He closes by arguing that, in his view, the relevant open question in the investigation is no longer whether a foreign government was involved, but which one.