Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk foresaw his own death years before he was fatally shot during a campus event in Utah, according to text messages shared by friend and former colleague Candace Owens.
The messages, posted on Owens’ podcast on Monday, reveal Kirk expressing a deep, gut-level sense that his activism put his life at risk.
“If I tell you the true prophecy I know in my gut it’s really sad,” Kirk wrote to Owens on April 6, 2018. “But I hope it’s wrong.”
He continued, “Anyway I am not sure if I will live to see the end of this revolution.”
The texts show Kirk grappling with the personal cost of his work with Turning Point USA, the conservative youth organization he founded.
“Since the beginning of TPUSA I knew in my gut that I might get wiped out at any time,” Kirk added in the messages. “I cannot explain it.”
He admitted to dreaming about his death constantly. “But I dream about it all the time. Like all the time,” he said.
Despite the grim subject, Kirk insisted he was not acting out of fear. “Not really afraid of it but I’m just telling you what I know to be true,” he told Owens, who served as TPUSA’s communications director from 2017 to 2019.
In other messages, Kirk drew a striking parallel between his mission and biblical history, per the New York Post.
“I might be Moses tho. I might not see this whole thing through lmao,” he wrote, framing himself as a leader who would guide conservatives to what he saw as a promised political revolution, but might not live to witness its culmination.
The prescient messages now take on a tragic context, as Kirk was shot through the neck in front of hundreds of attendees during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025.
Owens emphasized the gravity of the messages on her podcast, highlighting Kirk’s long-standing awareness of potential threats tied to his activism. “Charlie knew what he was stepping into,” she said. “He always understood that challenging the status quo and taking bold stances could make him a target.”
The texts also reveal Kirk’s unwavering commitment to his cause, even while acknowledging personal risk. “I’m just telling you what I know to be true,” he wrote, underscoring the seriousness with which he viewed the dangers surrounding his work. For Kirk, activism was inseparable from potential peril, a reality he seemed to accept rather than fear.
Following the release of the messages, Owens issued a pointed warning to those she believes may have contributed to Kirk’s death. On her podcast, she urged anyone who “betrayed Charlie” to come forward and account for their actions.
The two had parted professionally after Owens described Kirk’s theories as “just a little bit too down the rabbit holes,” according to Newsmax host Eric Bolling.
