Overview
- Owens pushed back on Wilkins’ long X thread, calling it false and using an insult as the dispute spread across partisan media.
- Wilkins, a country singer and partner of FBI director Kash Patel, alleged a 22‑month foreign‑linked operation aimed at undermining Trump allies and influencing the pro‑Trump movement known as MAGA.
- She said she built programs that mine public data and named Michael Flynn, Tucker Carlson, Joe Kent, and Owens as figures tied to or targeted by the pattern she described.
- Her posts linked the alleged effort to online reaction after Charlie Kirk’s 2025 killing and to Joe Kent’s resignation from the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center followed by quick media and event appearances with Flynn and Owens.
- Alternet framed the claims as a wild accusation, Hindustan Times highlighted Owens’ denunciation, and neither outlet presented independent proof of a coordinated foreign network.