"You're flat out wrong here": Netizens react as Candace Owens alleges inconsistencies in Cabot Phillips' September 8 on-air appearance

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The latest online dispute between conservative influencer Candace Owens and Daily Wire editor Cabot Phillips is generating notable reactions across social media platforms. Their feud started surrounding an alleged eyewitness account, which is related to Charlie Kirk's assassination in September 2025.

Candace Owens and Cabot Phillips' ongoing feud involves arguments over allegedly disputed TV appearances, photo metadata, Phillips' beard growth, and more. Candace Owens recently took to her official X (formerly Twitter) page to share,

"Cabot posted the evening of September 4th that he had completely shaved his beard off and indicated it would take 3 weeks to grow back. How did it grow fully back less than 4 days later, by the 8th and then look like it was mid-growth on the 10th? I am assuming the 8th was a pre-record which is why he is not in-studio in Nashville."

Netizens reacted, saying,

"Candace, but you are flat out wrong here. Cabot did not "completely shave his beard off" on Sept 4, he shaved everything except the mustache, then posted on Sept 5 announcing he is rocking just the 'stache for the next 3 weeks (with a pic to prove it)."

Candace Owens' post was focused on Cabot Phillips' on-air appearances in September 2025, including September 8. She claimed that visual details, including Phillips' beard, suggested that at least one episode of Daily Wire programming might have been pre-recorded.

Cabot Phillips is a senior editor at The Daily Wire and a former editor-in-chief of Campus Reform. He is mainly known for viral social media videos and appearances on Daily Wire programming such as Morning Wire.

It is worth noting that Cabot Phillips has denied all allegations about his whereabouts in early September 2025 and has said he has never been to Fort Huachuca, the Arizona military base, which has been repeatedly mentioned in Candace Owens' theories regarding the Charlie Kirk murder case. He claimed that he "was not at Ft. Huachuca on 9/8 or 9/9" and had "never been."


Netizens' reactions to Candace Owens alleging inconsistencies in Cabot Phillips' September 8 on-air appearance

Netizens were notably quick to weigh in on Candace Owens' X post to pen their thoughts regarding her claim involving Cabot Phillips. Below are some of their remarks:

"Yay. that is not 4 days growth, and I have a hairy husband. Not sure it means anything except that had to be pre-recorded if he shaved on 9/4", shared an X user.
"Bro's beard went from zero to hero faster than a TikTok trend", commented another.
"Beard growth being the next clue in the Kirk case was not on my 2025 bingo card but here we are. 🤷🏻‍♂️", stated a third.

Others also chimed in:

"Folks, we have now gone from the sublime to the ridiculous, Candace Ownes is now measuring "beard growth" on a daily basis as vital evidence in the Charlie Kirk assassination 🤣🤣", wrote a netizen.
"When I saw them together, I thought it was surprising they broke up. Now I am questioning if they ever really did.", commented another.
"The only question I have is: didn't Mitch say it was a man with a beard he saw at ft huachuca? You showed him a pic of Cabot with a beard after his description.", added a third.

Mitch Snow is a retired US Army staff sergeant who described himself as an eyewitness at Fort Huachuca in September 2025. He was featured in one episode of Candace Owens' podcast. Snow claimed he saw individuals he later linked to Turning Point USA leaving a "top brass meeting" around 7:30 am.

Snow said he was "95 to 99 percent sure" he recognized Erika Kirk and claimed he saw Brian Harpole, who was Charlie Kirk’s head of security. Notably, authorities involved in Kirk's investigation have not officially commented on these claims.


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Edited by Zainab Shaikh