{"id":2589301,"date":"2026-04-10T11:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/candace-owens-calls-on-trump-to-be-put-in-a-nursing-home-after-he-responds-to-her-crazy-attacks\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T11:45:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:45:39","slug":"candace-owens-calls-on-trump-to-be-put-in-a-nursing-home-after-he-responds-to-her-crazy-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/candace-owens-calls-on-trump-to-be-put-in-a-nursing-home-after-he-responds-to-her-crazy-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Candace Owens Calls on Trump to Be Put in a Nursing Home After He Responds to Her &#8216;Crazy&#8217; Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcandace-owens-calls-on-trump-to-be-put-in-a-nursing-home-after-he-responds-to-her-crazy-attacks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2589301&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Candace Owens sparked controversy by urging that President Trump be placed in a nursing home,posting on X that \u201cIt may be time too put Grandpa up in a home\u201d and sharing a screenshot of an earlier Trump message with her name highlighted. About an hour later, Trump publicly singled out Owens and three other high-profile conservative pundits-Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, and Alex Jones-in a lengthy post, rebuking them over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-president-trump-spring-a-trap-on-treasonous-democrats-on-election-night\/\" title=\"Did ... Spring a Trap on Treasonous Democrats on Election Night?\">foreign policy<\/a> concerns, notably Iran, and accusing them of promoting favorable views toward Iran\u2019s nuclear ambitions.In his remarks, Trump portrayed these figures as outliers in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">conservative movement<\/a>, labeling them \u201cstupid people\u201d who have lost TV platforms, and he especially attacked owens as \u201ccrazy\u201d while criticizing her remarks about France\u2019s First Lady Brigitte Macron. Owens has a history of making provocative or conspiratorial statements on various topics, including claims about political assassinations and Israeli involvement, which officials have disputed. The article frames Trump\u2019s response as a broader assertion that \u201cMAGA\u201d still aligns with him, and it <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >includes embedded tweets<\/a> and media as part of coverage of the feud.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Candace Owens called on President Donald Trump to be placed in a nursing home on Thursday after he responded to her months of attacks against him.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It may be time to put Grandpa up in a home,&rdquo; Owens wrote in an X post that included a screenshot of an earlier Trump message with her name highlighted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It may be time to put Grandpa up in a home. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ruBJFA3RZw\">pic.twitter.com\/ruBJFA3RZw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealCandaceO\/status\/2042360318085456268?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Her remark came an hour after Trump publicly singled out her and three other high-profile conservative pundits in a lengthy  <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/2042339446260187421\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The president had mostly refrained from engaging directly with Owens and the others until Thursday. That all changed when he issued rebukes of Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Owens, and Alex Jones.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Trump replied to separate comments from each on his foreign policy, particularly this past month&rsquo;s Iran strikes and concerns the country would finally get its hands on nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know why Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones have all been fighting me for years,&rdquo; Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He accused each of believing &ldquo;it is wonderful for Iran, the Number One State Sponsor of Terror, to have a Nuclear Weapon.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump then dismissed the group&rsquo;s collective credibility, calling them all &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-renegotiate-usmca-trade-deal-if-elected-to-second-term-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... to renegotiate USMCA trade deal if elected to second term - Washington Examiner\">stupid people&#038;rdquo<\/a>; who have been rejected by conservative institutions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;ve all been thrown off Television, lost their Shows, and aren&rsquo;t even invited on TV because nobody cares about them,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He added that they are &ldquo;NUT JOBS, TROUBLEMAKERS,&rdquo; chasing attention through &ldquo;Third Rate Podcasts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump singled out Owens directly, calling her &ldquo;crazy&rdquo; while criticizing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/president-macron-files-22-count-defamation-lawsuit-against-candace-owens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her claims<\/a> that the first lady of France, Brigitte Macron, is a transgender man.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Actually, to me, the First Lady of France is a far more beautiful woman than Candace,&rdquo; Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Owens&rsquo; criticism of Trump has not been limited to Middle East policy.<\/p>\n<p>She has claimed that Charlie Kirk was assassinated last year by a number of shadowy figures and not Tyler Robinson, who the evidence points to.<\/p>\n<p>Her claims are disputed by officials in Utah, who say they have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-jim-jordan-threatens-white-house-with-subpoenas-over-social-media-censorship\/\" title=\"Rep. Jim Jordan warns White House of subpoenas for social media censorship.\">extensive evidence pointing<\/a> to Robinson &mdash; who had far-left views and was dating a transgender furry.<\/p>\n<p>Owens has floated Israeli and Egyptian agents as having planned or carried out the murder. She has further implied that Trump and Kirk&rsquo;s widow, Erika Kirk, are both either complicit or controlled by Israeli officials.<\/p>\n<p>In his Thursday post, Trump labeled Jones, Kelly, and Owens as outliers in the conservative movement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;MAGA agrees with me,&rdquo; he wrote while pointing to the results of the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>The president criticized Carlson separately earlier this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/07\/us-news\/trump-tears-into-tucker-carlson-over-iran-war-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">telling<\/a> the New York Post that he is &ldquo;a low IQ person that has absolutely no idea what&rsquo;s going on.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I like dealing with smart people, not fools,&rdquo; Trump added of Carlson, who stood up for Islam after Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tucker-carlson-attacks-trump-mocking-islam-totally-unacceptable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mocked<\/a> the religion.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In a post on X, she wrote, \u201cIt may be time to put Grandpa up in a home,\u201d sharing a screenshot of an earlier Trump message with her name highlighted. The remark came about an hour after Trump publicly targeted Owens and three other prominent conservative commentators-Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, and Alex Jones-in a lengthy post, marking a rare direct clash with them after he had largely avoided engaging with them before Thursday. In that message, Trump lambasted Carlson, Kelly, Owens, and Jones, calling them \u201cstupid people\u201d who have lost their TV shows and aren\u2019t invited on television because nobody cares about them, labeling them \u201cnut jobs\u201d and \u201ctroublemakers\u201d chasing attention on \u201cthird-rate podcasts.\u201d He singled out Owens again, calling her \u201ccrazy\u201d for repeating a claim about the French first lady, Brigitte Macron, being transgender. 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