Twitter Reacts To Candace Owens Whole Foods Every Day Tweet

The coronavirus has made the mask the must-have fashion accessory of the spring by law. With many municipalities enforcing face coverings to slow the spread of the virus, the mask has become a necessity for public outings.

Right-wing pundit Candace Owens, however, must have missed the memo. In a recent tweet, Owens, who is no stranger to controversy, lamented about being confronted by police at the Whole Foods she shops in "EVERY DAY" over her lack of headgear.

WOW. Just had a police officer called over to me and my husband at Whole Foods bc we were not wearing masks. We come to this @WholeFoods EVERY DAY. Apparently beginning yesterday, it is now illegal to come in without a mask.
Total deaths in D.C from Covid? 69.

WTF if going on?

— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) April 14, 2020

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced last week that all grocery stores and food markets would require customers to wear masks.

1/ Today, to protect the District’s food supply chain and the District’s frontline food workers during the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency, I issued Mayor’s Order 2020-058.

The Order states that no farmers’ market may operate unless issued a waiver. pic.twitter.com/9EBkqSVT1l

— Mayor Muriel Bowser #StayHomeDC (@MayorBowser) April 8, 2020

WTF is going on? The DC mayor announced last week that all shoppers at grocery stores need to wear masks in order to keep employees, who are still going in to work every day and serving their community, safe during the pandemic. https://t.co/ITRJQ9SRw2 https://t.co/8tq3DJwo8B

— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) April 14, 2020

Owens was unapologetic about doing some carefree shopping because "HUNDREDS were dying from the flu (majority young)--but we are now required to wear them bc 69 people died from Covid (majority elderly)." Of course, pointing to the fact that people are dying, many of which are vulnerable people doesn't necessarily make your position more sympathetic.

So we weren’t required to wear masks to keep them safe when HUNDREDS were dying from the flu (majority young)--but we are now required to wear them bc 69 people died from Covid (majority elderly).
IT MAKES NO SENSE--like working for CNN & thinking anyone gives a damn what you think https://t.co/RjSi6qYTT6

— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) April 14, 2020

While Owens took her complaints to Periscope, many on Twitter focused on her admission that she shops at Whole Foods "EVERY DAY," violating the social distancing rules many follow to reduce their chances of not just contracting the coronavirus, which has killed more than 125,000 people around the world, but also their chances of spreading it. The phrase "Whole Foods EVERY DAY" became a top trending topic on the site.

Anyways, it's actually refreshing to see you're a sociopath in real life and don't just play one on TV and Twitter.

— Pé (@4everNeverTrump) April 14, 2020

What kind of thoughtless idiot would go to Whole Foods every day without a mask in the midst of a deadly pandemic from a highly contagious virus?

Oh, right.

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) April 15, 2020

What kind of thoughtless idiot would go to Whole Foods every day without a mask in the midst of a deadly pandemic from a highly contagious virus?

Oh, right.

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) April 15, 2020

A response to Owens' complaints by actor and comedian and Zoolander Ben Stiller also went viral on Reddit, raking in tens of thousands of upvotes.

A pandemic.

— Ben Stiller (@RedHourBen) April 15, 2020

Why are you going to Whole Foods EVERY DAY anyway?! from r/insanepeoplefacebook

The following day, as the controversy surrounding Owens' tweet continued to spread, Business Insider published a report on Owens, claiming that she uses "stunts and controversy to boost coronavirus conspiracy theories."

Enraged by the article, Owen posted a since edited tweet doxing the journalist the piece's author Rachel Greenspan and threatening the journalist with legal action.

Okay @rach_greenspan, I’ve edited out your phone # to make sure you don’t get harassed.

For all to see-- this reporter sent an email to a PR agency that does NOT represent me at 12:28. Went to press on a lie an hour later, claiming I could not be reached.

Journalistic scum. pic.twitter.com/8tLtFqe4Kj

— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) April 15, 2020

Greenspan's Twitter has since-been made private. However, she did respond to Owens' claims writing, "I reached out to PragerU and have been in touch with one of their kind publicists who said he forwarded my note. It is hard to find personal publicity info, so I went to the company that airs your show. I am a young woman and am concerned that my personal # is now shared publicly."