A video of The Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro criticizing Candace Owens — who works for the company — is making the rounds on social media.
“I think her behavior during this has been disgraceful, without a doubt,” Shapiro said to applause while addressing a crowd at a private event. He then acknowledged that she “still works at my company”, before continuing his remarks. “I think that her faux-sophistication on these particular issues has been ridiculous.”
He concluded by calling the statements made by Owens “disreputable”.
Earlier this month, Owens compared Israel to the pre-segregation South, by erroneously claiming that Muslims in Jerusalem are only allowed to live in the “Muslim Quarters”. The Muslim Quarter is a neighborhood in the city. An estimated 300,000 Muslims live in the city, with only 22,000 Muslims living in the area. Owens pointed to the situation as proof that Israel isn’t a “bastion of freedom”.
Shapiro isn’t the only conservative commentator to take issue with Owens’ stances on the Israel/Hamas conflict. Radio host Erick Erickson called Owens an anti-Semite and an idiot for her statement, before calling her opinions “embarrassing”.
Owens is just the latest pundit to catch Shapiro’s ire. Late last month, Shapiro called opinions shared by former Fox News host Tucker Carlson “bizarre” and “ugly”, while adding that the host was being “fully disingenuous” on his stances.
