Political commentator Candace Owens tweeted a back-and-forth conversation with the New York Times Monday regarding comments she made about corruption in Ukraine.
Owens has been outspoken about her position on Ukraine as an inherently corrupt country. Given the context of Owens’ tweet, The Times seemed to be attempting to tie her comments about Ukraine to messages conveyed by Russian propagandist state media.
“I’m writing from the New York Times,” the email to Owens read. “We’re working on a story about Russian messaging that includes some of your comments.”
While it’s unclear as to what exactly the email to Owens was referencing, last week Owens tweeted that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was a “very bad character” who was working against the interest of his own people.”
In a response to the Times inquiry, Owens said she was “very confused about the email” to her.
“I learned about the ‘idea that Ukraine was a corrupt country’ from the New York Times,” she responded. “You guys have covered the corruption of Ukraine extensively, for years.”
She cited an article titled Ukraine’s Unyielding Corruption.
“Is there something specific I said that was different from what you guys have written in the past?” She asked.
