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#318 Candace Owens - The Most Sued Woman in American Media
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Trump's AI Mocking Post and Her Catholic Confirmation in Italy
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Shawn Ryan brings up the Trump tweet that generated manipulated AI images mocking Owens — something she had literally forgotten about until reminded. She was in Italy at the time, preparing for her Catholic confirmation, a trip she describes as feeling like the eve of her wedding. She made a conscious decision to turn off her phone and refuse to let the president's mockery contaminate what she calls a moment of 'too much spiritual goodness.' She notes the photo Trump used was one she had shared herself years earlier, and that his team likely didn't know its source was her own public disclosure about illness.
While Candace was in Italy being confirmed as a Catholic by a Cardinal — a trip she had planned for a long time — Trump posted a manipulated Time magazine cover mocking her appearance. She turned off her phone, finished her confirmation, and addressed it only when she got home. The photo Trump used was one she had shared herself to discuss her battle with toxic mold illness.
Right before Candace Owens entered the public sphere, a toxic mold infection from an HVAC leak triggered systemic candidiasis, head-to-toe eczema, hair loss, and devastating cognitive fog. She spent a year mostly bedridden, unable to think or write. Recovery required starving the infection through an extreme no-sugar diet. The experience, she says, humbled her in ways that inoculated her against the vanity of politics.
