Candace Owens says French officials plotted to have her killed, linking the claim to a recent series about Brigitte Macron and prompting a defamation suit from the Macron family; her posts on X include detailed, unverified allegations and a call for public amplification.
Candace Owens, once a prominent conservative voice and ally of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, has published explosive accusations that a French government insider told her operatives were tasked to assassinate her. She alleges the plan involved members of the National Gendamarie Intervention Group and even named an Israeli operative as part of the squad. Those claims arrived after she ran a multi-part series asserting Brigitte Macron is a man, and the Macrons have responded with a defamation lawsuit.
The episode has intensified scrutiny on Owens because her recent commentary has become more conspiratorial and confrontational, which has alarmed many conservatives. Her post on X presented the claims as coming from a “high-ranking employee of the French Government,” framed as credible enough to share publicly. That reliance on anonymous sourcing raises immediate questions about verification and motive.
Owens’ original X post contains a long block of text that lays out the alleged plot and names supposed participants. The quote includes the disputed claim that a formal decision was made and that a team in the National Gendamarie Intervention Group received a green light. For accuracy, the passage appears here exactly as she wrote it:
Two days ago I was contacted by a high-ranking employee of the French Government. After determining this person’s position and proximity to the French couple, I have deemed the information they gave me to be credible enough to share publicly in the event that something happens. In short, this person claims that the Macrons have executed upon and paid for my assassination. Yes, you read that correctly. More specifically, that the green light was given to a small team in National Gendamarie Intervention Group. I am told there is one Israeli that is on this assasination squad and the plans were formalized.
The inclusion of an alleged Israeli operative compounds the controversy because it invites accusations of anti-Semitic tropes, and those accusations have followed Owens in recent months. Critics say her rhetoric has leaned into demonizing Jewish people amid the war in Gaza, while supporters defend her as a provocateur who exposes inconvenient truths. Whatever the intent, the claim about an Israeli in a French operation demands rigorous proof, not social amplification.
Owens doubled down in another X post, expanding the claim to implicate associates and warning others of danger to specific people. She names Charlie Kirk and a journalist and alleges cross-border training and coordination tied to the French foreign service. The follow-up includes further exact language that she presented as verifiable from the same anonymous source.
Again, this person provided concrete proof that they are well placed within the French government apparatus. Further to this point, this person claims that Charlie Kirk’s assassin trained with the French legion 13th brigade with multi-state involvement. Journalist Xavier Poussard’s life is also at risk. This is deadly serious. The head of state of France apparently wants us both dead and has authorized professional units to carry this out. I ask that every person RETWEET and share this. I do not know who in the American government can be trusted, since this source claims our leaders are aware. But I have more specific information which is definitively verifiable, should they care to reach out to me. To the brave official in France who did this because they were so moved by the evil of Charlie’s public execution to risk their own life— May God bless you. Truly.
She later wrote that she had informed people in the White House, a step that would normally invite scrutiny from official channels and the press to corroborate or refute such an extraordinary charge. The claim of alerting U.S. officials underscores how the story moved from online noise to something that could implicate international relations and national-security processes.
So far, Owens has offered no publicly verifiable evidence to back the central allegations, relying almost entirely on the anonymous informant she describes. That pattern—big claims backed by unnamed sources and fragments—hurts credibility, especially when those claims are potentially criminal and internationally explosive. Conservatives who value accountability and credibility should demand documentation, not viral reposts.
The Macron family’s decision to file a defamation suit is predictable when public figures are accused of authorizing murder. Legal action will force a paper trail, sworn testimony, and possibly subpoenas; it can either substantiate or bury the allegations. Meanwhile, the episode is already doing damage to the conservative brand by associating it with unverified, sensational charges that feed partisan chaos.
There is a practical question for anyone on the right who cares about influence: do we defend every combative voice uncritically, or do we insist on standards that preserve political seriousness? Owens’ narrative, regardless of motive, has consequences well beyond her follower count. If conservatives want to be taken seriously on the world stage, they need to separate provocation from proof and hold their own to a higher standard.
At minimum, responsible actors should call for independent verification, allow legal processes to run their course, and avoid amplifying allegations that rest on anonymous claims. The charges Owens has made are dramatic and dangerous if true, but they are dangerous in another way if false—fueling mistrust, inflaming international tensions, and eroding the credibility of conservative voices everywhere.
