Owens posted that “you cannot serve both God and money” and that “Christ is King,” her first post in two days, hours after video circulated of Shapiro calling her coverage of the war “disgraceful.”

Candace Owens, the conservative pundit who hosts a podcast for the online network The Daily Wire, posted a cryptic message on social media Tuesday, consisting of Bible quotes about persecution and the worship of money, and the statement “Christ is King.”

The posts, her first on the platform in two days, came shortly after Ben Shapiro, the Orthodox Jewish pundit who is also her employer, called Owens’s response to the war in Gaza “disgraceful.” Owens has not responded to Shapiro’s comments. 

The posts on the social media platform X appeared to some as an antisemitic dog-whistle, alluding to Shapiro’s comments and invoking ancient anti-Jewish tropes through its use of Biblical language and its appeal to the Christian faith. Yashar Ali, the prominent journalist with more than 700,000 followers on the site, shared a screenshot and said, “I know what Candace’s tweets mean.” 

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against…— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) November 14, 2023

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