Noah VanDowe

Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro called Carlson’s claims during the Rees-Mogg interview “so disgusting and also stupid,” accusing him of “saying it would be better if Hitler had won World War II.” Shapiro also mocked Carlson for suggesting “that nuclear weapons were created by demons” and argued Carlson “hates the West as currently constituted.

Welcome to Media Matters’ regular debrief on the Podcast Wars. This week, Candace Owens and her continued “investigation” into Charlie Kirk’s assassination remained central in a number of vicious, personal exchanges between right-wing hosts, with Tucker Carlson also sharing the spotlight.

Candace Owens called Jeremy Boreing — the former Daily Wire CEO for whom she once worked — a “Jeffrey Dahmer character cosplaying as a political commentator.” Owens further accused Boreing of using his podcast for the purpose of “stalking [her],” adding, “Charlie [Kirk] never liked him. He never liked Charlie.” Still referring to Boreing, Owens remarked, “Partnering with people like this and Laura Loomer is not going to bring you votes.