Turning Point USA At CU-Boulder Calls For Candace Owens To Resign

BOULDER, CO -- The University of Colorado-Boulder chapter of Turning Point USA, a conservative organization with chapters at high schools and colleges nationwide, called Thursday for the resignation of its parent organization's communications director, Candace Owens. CU joined several other chapters, including the University of Nebraska-Omaha, and Bowling Green State University in recommending that Owens step down following comments she made about Adolf Hitler in December.

"It seems that controversy has always followed Candace Owens, and unfortunately, since her time as Communications Director, those controversies have been a reflection on Turning Point USA," read the statement released this week by the CU chapter. "Most recently, her comments about Hitler and nationalism caused a stir. Was the video cut to make her look like a Hitler supporter? Yes. Do we believe Candace Owens supports the actions of Hitler at home or abroad? No. But this case serves as the perfect demonstration of how simple messages she means to convey become controversial headlining news within a matter of minutes. Again, as the Communications Director, she must know how to communicate professionally and effectively. Understand that when she speaks, Turning Point USA is associated with these comments."

The statement went on to detail other controversial comments that Owens has made in recent months, including an apparent condemnation of the #MeToo movement in a June tweet. "For a lot of people, conservatives included, the #MeToo movement was about solidarity with and for victims of sexual assault," read the statement. "When she made her comments, outsiders didn't just look at it as Candace saying these things, they looked at it as the Communications Director of Turning Point USA saying these things."

Owens' appearances in Boulder, most recently at the Boulder County Republican's annual Lincoln Dinner earlier this month, have been met with protests.

"Many activists and chapters have reached out to top employees at headquarters and within the National Organization about Candace Owens' role at Turning Point USA," said the statement. "We have yet to receive any substantial response. It is unfortunate that this is the manner we have to resort to, but we can no longer silently wait for things to change."

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