Dan Bongino criticized Candace Owens’ new “investigative series” on Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, during his February 24 podcast.
Dan Bongino on Candace Owens’ “investigative series” of Erika Kirk: “This just can’t be what this movement is. And if it is, I don't, I just don’t want any part of it.”
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From the February 24, 2026, edition of The Dan Bongino Show, streamed on Rumble
DAN BONGINO (Host): You know Seth Dillon from The Babylon Bee? He’s a really, really good guy. I like Seth a lot. I’ve known Seth for a while. Run into him in restaurants around the area. I just ran into him at an event. So this is, in case you’re listening on Apple or Spotify or you’re not watching on Rumble, Seth put out a tweet. It is about a -- I don’t know what to call it, some production Candace Owens is putting together called “Bride of Charlie: An Investigative Series.” And Seth says, “What would Charlie have to say about this? And what would he think of his so-called friends who can’t summon the courage to say it for him?”
I’ve only been back four weeks. I’m just a guy, folks. OK? I’m not a superhero. I can’t snap my finger and change everything. Just like I couldn’t snap my finger and just jump back right into this. It takes weeks for me to transition from this to go over to the government job, and then to come back. You -- I’m just a guy. I don't -- In four weeks I’m trying to triage myself, what I should talk about, how not to Streisand effect things. I can’t have conflicts with my prior job. I think you all understand what I mean.
But this. This just can’t be what this movement is. And if it is, I don't, I just don’t want any part of it. I just don’t. I know we live in this artificial environment now for many people. I’m not criticizing you in my chat and my -- the army folks out there who've always been there for me -- But we live in this artificial world of influencer culture and how morals and ethics have evaporated and everything is about how many views or -- I’ve been in the business a long time. I can promise you, we’ve never done sugar high view bullshit. But I’d rather have no audience. I would rather livestream to Gee, Josh, Andrew, Justin, and Jasmine, for a total of six livestreamers, than to be part of any movement that that’s part of.