Candace Owens and The Daily Wire Announce Split

Candace Owens (Right bias) and The Daily Wire (Right bias) announced an end to their partnership on Friday.

Key Quotes: Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boreing stated on X, formerly Twitter, “Daily Wire and Candace Owens have ended their relationship.” Also on X, Owens stated, “The rumors are true— I am finally free.” Newsweek (Center bias) quoted a source close to Owens stating, “Candace has a voice that cannot be silenced.”

For Context: While neither the Daily Wire nor Owens gave reasons for the split, outlets across the spectrum are in agreement that the announcement is connected to Owen’s criticism of Israel. Shortly after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, Owens exchanged barbs with Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro on X over the conflict, during which Shapiro urged Owens to quit, leading Owens to label Shapiro “emotionally unhinged” and Shapiro to call Owens “disgraceful.” In the subsequent months, Owens has continued to criticize Israel and make statements deemed anti-Semitic by some, including suggesting that there exists a criminal Jewish “gang” in Hollywood, stating Jews were attempting to “silence” people, and stating there was “rot” in the Jewish community.

How the Media Covered It: Outlets across the spectrum moderately covered the split, with most coverage critical of Owens. The HuffPost (Left bias) labeled Owens a “far-right conspiracy theorist” who has recently “leaned into increasingly outlandish and antisemitic content.” The National Review (Right bias) labeled Owens a “right-wing firebrand” who has “spent months attacking Israel in increasingly heated terms and embracing bizarre conspiracy theories.”