Conservative commentator Candace Owens hinted at a presidential run in 2028 or 2032.
Owens asked if she should run with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY).
“Should I run for President with Thomas Massie in 2028 or 2032? Can’t decide,” Owens stated.
Should I run for President with Thomas Massie in 2028 or 2032?
Can’t decide.
— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) December 7, 2024
X users had mixed reactions to Owens’ comment:
If the GOP runs Nikki Hailey in 2028, we’re running Candace. https://t.co/AxRysUQEVk
— Mises Caucus (@LPMisesCaucus) December 8, 2024
I love you Candace but women shouldn’t lead a country.
— CCG BRYSON (@RealBrysonGray) December 7, 2024
2028 Please & Thank you!
— 爪aɀe ㄥoꪜe (@MazeLove14) December 8, 2024
Start at a local race.
— Forest Mommy🌲🗡💪🏹🌲🌲 (@ForestMommy) December 7, 2024
No offense but you would harm the ticket. You should run for Congress first and see how that goes.
— Tracy Mc (@traceydeemc) December 7, 2024
Absolutely not. Vance will be president in 2028. https://t.co/RsEvMrHoOG
— Swifties for Trump 🗑️🐿️ (@trumpswiftie) December 8, 2024
This isn’t the first time Owens hinted at running for president.
Owens previously teased a 2024 presidential run.
“I love America. Thinking about running for President,” Owens said in 2021.
I love America. Thinking about running for President. 🇺🇸
— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) February 6, 2021
From the New York Post:
Candace Owens, a conservative commentator and staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, said she is mulling a run for the White House in 2024.
“I love America. Thinking about running for President,” Owens tweeted to her 2.5 million followers on Saturday.
Owens is the author of the best-selling book “Blackout,” which makes the case that the Democratic Party has abandoned black Americans over the years and they should leave the party.
She will turn 35, the minimum age required to be president, by November 2024.
More recently, Owens has faced bans from multiple countries.
Owens was denied visas to enter Australia and New Zealand for speaking engagements.
Australia’s immigration minister, Tony Burke, said she had the “capacity to incite discord.”
Candace Owens banned from visiting Australia ahead of speaking tour.
Follow: @AFpost pic.twitter.com/e6JONXkBki
— AF Post (@AFpost) October 27, 2024
Conservative influencer Candace Owens gets barred from New Zealand weeks after a ban from Australia https://t.co/YiWuhv4D2Z pic.twitter.com/x4od0HZyYf
— New York Post (@nypost) November 28, 2024
From the Associated Press:
News of the ruling came weeks after neighboring Australia also rejected her visa request, citing remarks in which she denied Nazi medical experimentation on Jews in concentration camps during World War II.
Owens is scheduled to speak at a series of events in several Australian cities and in Auckland, New Zealand, in February and March next year. Tickets remain on sale and there is no acknowledgement on the promoter’s website that she has been refused entry to both countries.
The commentator, who has more than 3 million followers on YouTube, is accused by her detractors of promoting conspiracy theories and antisemitism and has ignited firestorms with her remarks opposing Black Lives Matter, feminism, vaccines and immigration.
In March, Owens said she had parted ways with the Daily Wire, on which she had hosted an online talk show since 2021, after clashes with its founders over her remarks about Jews and her opposition to U.S. military support for Israel. She was widely criticized for comments in a YouTube video in July that minimized the Holocaust.
Owens had promised Australian and New Zealand audiences a discussion of free speech and her Christian faith when she announced the speaking tour in August.
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