Overview
- Trump’s Truth Social post Friday shared a fake TIME-style cover of Candace Owens labeled “Vile Person of the Year” and called her “an extremely Low IQ individual.”
- Minutes after attacking Owens, he posted a separate message calling House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries “Low IQ,” repeating a slur he has used on multiple critics.
- Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly rebuked the president, calling the post “cruel” and saying he “hates women he can’t control,” a rare break from a onetime ally.
- Owens, once a supporter, has turned into a sharp critic over the Iran war and faces a defamation suit from Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron after she pushed false claims about France’s first lady.
- News outlets note the feud widens a growing rift inside MAGA-aligned media as polls show weaker job approval for the president, raising concern that personal fights could carry political costs.