U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as he arrives at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 5, 2025. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz
One of President Donald Trump's biographers revealed on Tuesday that a new conspiracy theory surrounding the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has sundered Trump's base.
Michael Wolff, a journalist who has written four books on Trump, claimed during a recent episode of the podcast "Inside Trump's Head" that there are prominent voices within the MAGA movement who are questioning the official narrative about Kirk's death. Kirk was shot in the neck while giving a speech at a Utah university in September.
The voices believe that the Trump administration had something to do with Kirk's death, according to Wolff. Some MAGA-aligned personalities, like Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson have suggested that Israel and Kirk's wife, Erika, may have played a role in his death as well.
"We have a set of these kinds of breaches in the MAGA wall, which is why this is interesting and why we're taking it seriously, because there are lots of conspiracy theories out there that we don't pay attention to," Wolff said.
"This is a big breach," he added.
Wolff argued that the Trump administration is particularly vulnerable to conspiracy theories because there are some many conspiracists in high-ranking positions, like Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino and FBI Director Kash Patel.
"This is real nutso stuff, but never discount nutso on the right," Wolff said.
Wolff himself has also been the source of some controversy. High-profile people like Tony Blair and Sean Hannity have denied quotes published by Wolff in his books.
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