Turning Point USA is reportedly purging staff as Candace Owens’s conspiracy theories about founder Charlie Kirk’s death begin to take root inside the far-right organization.
Aubrey Laitsch, a former communications staffer at TPUSA, posted a video last week claiming the organization lied about why she was fired.
“I just have a gut feeling that I was terminated from Turning Point because I am questioning the narrative of what happened to my role model and CEO, Charlie Kirk, on the day of his assassination,” Laitsch said.
This is not an easy video to post.
— Aubrey Laitsch (@AubreyLaitsch) February 5, 2026
I was let go from Turning Point USA, and while I’m grateful for the opportunities I had, I can’t ignore what I witnessed. Especially how employees are treated and the direction the organization is moving in.
I’m not here to be bitter. I’m here… pic.twitter.com/rEzr3IPlDk
She later documented what appeared to be a private investigator snooping around her house, further raising concerns that something was amiss.
Laitsch’s suspicion that Kirk’s death was an inside job didn’t come from nowhere. It’s a conspiracy theory being pushed by Owens, who has claimed Kirk was murdered for his rejection of Israel and AIPAC—claims that have ripped a massive hole in the middle of the far right.
The firings haven’t stopped with Laitsch. Staffers have reported a “purge” at the organization and have even started a “fallout fund” on GoFundMe for terminated employees.
Owens has been amplifying the chaos, sharing audio of an anonymous staffer who claimed to have been fired without explanation and another story of a TPUSA executive who showed up at an employee’s home to fire her and demand back her company electronics.
One must not cry for the discarded members of an ultra-right-wing Christian-nationalist organization. And it’s worth noting that suggesting your boss committed murder would probably get you fired from any job.
But the internal meltdown reveals just how fractured the MAGA media ecosystem has become. Owens and Kirk were once allies at the center of the youth conservative movement. Now Owens is peddling theories that Kirk was assassinated—and apparently some TPUSA employees believe her.