I wasn’t expecting this! Tucker has been on fire with his guest choices since beginning his new show on Elon Musk’s X.
This time around Carlson chose to interview the Daily Wire’s Candace Owens.
Those paying attention have no doubt seen the online feud between Candace Owens and Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro.
Owens told Carlson that Shapiro has been acting increasingly unhinged on the topic of Israel and seems to have thrown away his purported America First and free speech principles in the process.
Honestly? I couldn’t agree with her more.
America does not need another war nor does America need to fund or arm a European colonial regime in the Middle East that has targeted Christians, ancient Churches, unarmed men & women, and hospitals. America needs to fund America.
It is the dispensation of dollars and cents elsewhere that has caused problems everywhere. Here’s what she had to say to Tucker Carlson:
Ep. 39 Candace Owens responds to Ben Shapiro.
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Candace is attacked – even when she’s right
(4:27) Ben Shapiro’s comments
(12:50) The emotional response to news out of Israel
(23:05) Nikki Haley vs. free speech
(30:34) 2024 predictions pic.twitter.com/VOThqpQQ48— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) November 15, 2023
Roughly an hour before writing this article Owens and Shapiro continued their feud online. Owns told Shapiro: “You are utterly out of line for suggesting that I cannot quote biblical scripture. The Bible is not about you.”
You are utterly out of line for suggesting that I cannot quote biblical scripture.
The Bible is not about you. https://t.co/HjNLZKOJnM
— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) November 15, 2023
Owens went on: “You have been acting unprofessional and emotionally unhinged for weeks now. And we have all had to sit back and allow it and have all tried to exercise exceeding understanding for your raw emotion.
But you cross a certain line when you come for scripture and read yourself into it. I will not tolerate it.”
You have been acting unprofessional and emotionally unhinged for weeks now. And we have all had to sit back and allow it and have all tried to exercise exceeding understanding for your raw emotion.
But you cross a certain line when you come for scripture and read yourself into…
— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) November 15, 2023
Newsweek provided some background information on the feud:
Shapiro’s comments come after Owens has repeatedly found herself in hot water over her statements regarding the Israel-Hamas war.
The podcast host first garnered attention shortly after the Palestinian militant group Hamas led its surprise attack on Israel October 7.
Journalist Glenn Greenwald remarked:
“Tucker’s interview of Candace Owens — about Israel, about why Americans are so intensely connected to that country, about her dissent on the bipartisan DC war policy — comes right after Ben Shapiro suggested she should quit the Daily Wire. Was only a matter of time.”
Tucker's interview of Candace Owens — about Israel, about why Americans are so intensely connected to that country, about her dissent on the bipartisan DC war policy — comes right after Ben Shapiro suggested she should quit the Daily Wire. Was only a matter of time. pic.twitter.com/Bl5o7Zo5Qm
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) November 15, 2023
The National Pulse provided more of Shapiro’s comments made to a crowd during a recent address:
Shapiro, who is an Orthodox Jew, revealed he regards Owens’s position as “absolutely disgraceful,” accusing his of adopting a position of “faux sophistication” which is “ridiculous” in a leaked video.
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