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5 min readCandace Owens connects recent mass layoffs at the Daily Wire to Ben Shapiro's prolonged personal and legal campaign against her, arguing that this obsession, alongside business missteps, accelerated the company's decline.
Daily Wire Layoffs and Official Spin
Owens reports approximately 54 layoffs over Thursday to Friday, possibly continuing, affecting entire departments including the chief operating officer, executive vice president, marketing, production (reduced to a skeleton crew), lawyers, and even a director on Shapiro's team. Prior cuts shuttered Bentkey Kids and the sports department. The company described it to Berrick Media as a "restructure" to focus on new entertainment projects, DC expansion, and journalism, with cuts concentrated in Nashville production. Owens dismisses this as spin, noting firings in DC contradict the pivot narrative and that private equity infusion about two years ago—around her firing—signaled distress, with typical two-year turnaround timelines now expired.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:18) **Personal Attacks and Lawsuit Revelation** - Candace connects recent doxxing, smears, and Brian Harpold lawsuit to Daily Wire via shared lawyers and Ben Shapiro's brother-in-law
- 2 (02:11) **Trump Photo and Stalking Claims** - Discusses Trump's post of her sick photo amid attacks, accuses Shapiro of deranged post-firing obsession
- 3 (03:44) **Daily Wire Layoffs Bloodbath** - Reports massive layoffs starting Thursday: COO, EVP, marketing, production gutted; ~54 jobs cut across departments including Shapiro's team
- 4 (06:08) **Company Restructuring Spin** - Quotes Daily Wire's statement on "evolving footprint" and new projects as empty excuses
- 5 (07:51) **Peak to Hatred: Public Perception Shift** - Traces 2023 success to 2026 universal disdain, links to "Christ is King" controversy and her firing
- 6 (10:48) **Business Analysis: Personality-Driven Failure** - Reads Akash Gupta's X thread on overexpansion, view drops, and talent exits creating competitors
- 7 (13:21) **Unique Daily Wire Toxicity** - Compares her clean exits from PragerU/TPUSA to Daily Wire's stalking, differing from Fox handling of Tucker/Megyn
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Show Notes
People dox my home address, accuse me of hiding money from the macrons, accuse me of fleeing the country, accuse my husband of a hit and run, Trump posts a photo of me sick, and then my lawsuit from Brian Harpole arrives from the same lawyer who has been suing me non-stop in arbitration on Ben Shapiro's behalf. Well... looks like The Daily Wire is on the brink of collapse and Benny boy wanted an all out assault on my life over it.
00:00 - Start. 01:53 - Daily Wire's failures and Ben's revenge. 30:23 - Were the attacks on me coordinated? 34:19 - Harmeet Dhillon, FARA, and Israel's $4.1million geofencing PR campaign. 44:39 - Comments. Goldco Get a FREE gold & silver kit. See if you qualify for 10% in free bonus silver or gold! #goldcopartner http://www.candacelikesgold.com Nimi Skincare Save 10% on your order with promo code CANDACE10 at http://www.NimiSkincare.com Field of Greens Visit http://fieldofgreens.com and use my code CANDACE for 20% off your order! American Financing NMLS 182334, http://www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org. APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.327% for well qualified borrowers. Call 800-795-1210 for details about credit costs and terms. Visit http://www.AmericanFinancing.net/Owens. Average savings based on borrowers who save over $199.99. Candace Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ClipsCandaceOwens Candace Official Website: https://candaceowens.com Candace Merch: https://shop.candaceowens.com Candace on Apple Podcasts: https://t.co/Pp5VZiLXbq Candace on Spotify: https://t.co/16pMuADXuT Candace on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/RealCandaceO Candace en Español: https://www.youtube.com/@CandaceOwensEnEspanol Candace Owens em Português: https://www.youtube.com/@CandaceOwensemPortugues Candace Owens en Français: https://www.youtube.com/@CandaceOwensEnFrançais
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