Last month, a social media spat between The Daily Wire co-founders Ben Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing against former employee Candace Owens led to a debate challenge. It hasn’t happened, and NewsNation anchor Chris Cuomo feels like he knows why.
While appearing in a podcast interview with Patrick Bet-David, Cuomo argued that The Daily Wire doesn’t want Shapiro to debate against Owens because the company is fearful he will lose.
“The Daily Wire doesn’t believe that Shapiro wins the debate with Candace Owens,” Cuomo said.
“You think they believe that?,” the podcast host asked.
“One hundred percent, otherwise there’s no reason to do it. If this is working for you, you let it go, right? … That’s what Ben Shapiro has been saying. Everybody’s going to understand that Candace Owens has positions that are not just incorrect, but morally wrong in a way that Ben Shapiro says matters,” Chris Cuomo retorted. “He’s not just another corporate guy. It’s not just another company now, but in fact, it is just another company. And the company decided we lose if he goes toe toe-to-toe with Candace Owens. So shut her up and they have the right to do it because of the contract.”
The conversation stemmed from a recent suggestion from Glenn Greenwald that The Daily Wire utilized a clause in Owens’ used an arbitrator to secure a gag order against her, preventing a debate.
