Conservative commentator Candace Owens showed why she is a rising conservative star after she took down Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif. for attempting to distorting her comments on Hitler and nationalism with the use of a selectively edited audio. Owens proved that she is far from the other 29-year-old rising star on the other side of the aisle.
.@RepTedLieu plays recording of Candace Owens: "I don't know Ms. Owens. I'm not going to characterize her. I'm going to let her own words do the talking. So, I'm going to play for you the first 30 seconds of a statement she made about Adolf Hitler." pic.twitter.com/xiilLBUIwF
— CSPAN (@cspan) April 9, 2019
After playing the video clip of Owens’ comments, Lieu asked Eileen Hershenov, the senior vice president for policy at the Anti-Defamation League, an organization that focuses on combating anti-Semitism, whether people’s attempts to “legitimize” Hitler fed into “white nationalist ideology.”
“It does, Mr. Lieu,” Hershenov replied. “I know that Ms. Owens distanced herself from those comments later, but we expressed great concern over the original comments.”
Later in the hearing, Owens bashed Lieu for playing the clip.
“I think it’s pretty apparent that Mr. Lieu believes that black people are stupid and will not pursue the full clip,” she said, adding that the move was “unbelievably dishonest.”
“I’m deeply offended by the insinuation of revealing that clip without the question that was asked of me,” Owens said.
Owens is the communications director of the conservative advocacy group Turning Point USA, which has a strong relationship with the White House and increasing influence within the Republican Party.
Candace Owens: "I think it's pretty apparent that Mr. Lieu believes that black people are stupid and will not pursue the full clip…That was unbelievably dishonest…I'm deeply offended by the insinuation of revealing that clip without the question that was asked of me." pic.twitter.com/UioMSZK93d
— CSPAN (@cspan) April 9, 2019
Here is video of Candace Owens' full answer on nationalism and Hitler pic.twitter.com/NfBvoH8vQg
— John Whitehouse (@existentialfish) February 8, 2019
Owens opening statement was a thing of beauty.
Source: Business Insider
