Ben Shapiro has reignited his public feud with his former employee, Candace Owens, posting an explosive message on X aimed at the commentator he once hired at The Daily Wire before the company parted ways with her in 2024.

Shapiro wrote:

“Candace Owens is an IQ test. If you watch Candace and come away thinking that you are smarter, better informed, or more moral… you are retarded… If you echo or excuse her evil and vicious stupidity… you are worse than retarded. Don’t be retarded.”

The post marks one of Shapiro’s harshest public attacks on Owens since her departure from The Daily Wire, where he was one of the company’s founding figures and a leading voice.

The bitter feud between the former boss and former employee continues to be one of the most closely watched rifts in conservative media.