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Candace Owens Backs Tucker Carlson, Slams US Foreign Policy

6/8/2026

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Candace Owens denounced United States foreign policy and Western military aid at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
She announced she would support Tucker Carlson for president and would not start her own campaign.
Owens joked she might run for dictator because she dislikes Congress, lobbying and Washington politics.
She called Carlson the remaining MAGA standard-bearer after Charlie Kirk’s death, while the forum pivots toward non-Western partners.

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Candace Owens denounced United States foreign policy and Western military aid at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
She announced she would support Tucker Carlson for president and would not start her own campaign.
Owens joked she might run for dictator because she dislikes Congress, lobbying and Washington politics.
She called Carlson the remaining MAGA standard-bearer after Charlie Kirk’s death, while the forum pivots toward non-Western partners.