In the latest episode of Tucker Carlson on X, Candace Owens sat down with the conservative commentator. Owens discussed her feud with Ben Shapiro while agreeing with Carlson's stance on the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Thursday's video interview comes after a video went viral in which Shapiro criticized Owens' views on Israel, calling some of them “disgraceful” and “ridiculous.”
Owens has expressed criticism towards the United States' involvement in Israel, as well as Israel as a country. During a recent episode of her Daily Wire show, she incorrectly claimed that Israel segregates its population.
Forbes has documented the infighting between one of The Daily Wire's biggest stars and its co-founder. On Carlson's show, Owens accused Shapiro of engaging in “ad-hominem attacks” that she couldn't respond to:
Owens previously rushed to her friend Kanye West's defense after he made a widely criticized post in October 2022 stating he would “go death con 3 on Jewish people.” Owens stated, “if you are an honest person, you did not think this tweet was antisemitic.” She posted on the right-wing social media outlet Parler that anyone comparing West to Adolf Hitler “should no longer be taken seriously.” Owens has her own history of making comments that appear to support Hitler. When asked about globalism and nationalism at a panel in December 2018, Owens affirmed her support for nationalism and condemned how Americans link nationalism with Hitler, stating: “If Hitler just wanted to make Germany great and have things run well, okay, fine. The problem is that he wanted, he had dreams outside of Germany. He wanted to globalize.” Owens defended her comments following criticism but clarified she was making a distinction between Hitler and nationalism, adding he was a “homicidal, psychotic maniac” and a “mass murderer.”
Other prominent conservative media personalities have weighed in on the feud, including pundit Charlie Kirk, who said he is “genuinely confused why asking questions and quoting Bible verses about peace warrants a call to resign” and urged more room for disagreement. “The Blaze” host Lauren Chen defended Owens in a response to Shapiro's post, stating Owens has been “perfectly respectful and consistent in her commentary,” which Chen considers “anti-war and America First.” Conservative pundit Dave Rubin, however, criticized Owens as being “bizarrely silent about the Hamas atrocities” and questioned some of her posts directed at Shapiro, stating Shapiro had never said she cannot quote scripture.
Owens said on Carlson's show she and Shapiro have repeatedly disagreed on a number of issues, including the Covid-19 vaccine and the Ukraine-Russia war, but no disagreements between the two have previously risen to the level of a public spat. Owens, previously known for her outspoken pro-Donald Trump activism, joined The Daily Wire in 2021, six years after Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing co-founded the media organization.
The most recent beef unfolded after Owens responded to Shapiro's initial critique by posting a tweet with a quote from the Beatitudes. “You cannot serve both God and money, she added.
Shapiro scolded Owens, writing: “Candace, if you feel that taking money from The Daily Wire somehow comes between you and God, by all means quit.”
Owens responded by accusing Shapiro of “acting unprofessional and emotionally unhinged for weeks now. And we have all had to sit back and allow it and have all tired to exercise exceeding understanding for your raw emotion.”
“But you cross a certain line when you come for scripture and read yourself into it,” she continued. “I will not tolerate it.”
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