Prominent right-wing news outlet hit with mass layoffs

The far-right Daily Wire faced mass layoffs this week — gutting the team of the long-prominent outlet initially founded by conservative activist Ben Shapiro.

According to The Wrap, "Ben Shapiro’s right-wing media company confirmed the layoffs in a statement to media on Friday afternoon, saying that impacted staffers are 'a number of teams' and layoffs were largely concentrated to its Nashville headquarters. 'Today, The Daily Wire made a difficult decision to restructure the organization, which included layoffs to a number of teams,' a spokesperson said."

The Daily Wire has been the focus of drama in previous years, one of the biggest incidents being the firing of right-wing star Candace Owens for pushing antisemitic conspiracy theories.

The news of the sharp cutbacks led to an immediate reaction on social media.

"Despite the press releases the Daily Wire was pushing to billionaires' blogs that few people read, it's been an open secret in the media that the Daily Wire was crashing," wrote BCC Communications founder Mitchell Jackson, adding, "Many smart people worked there."

"I’ll say this about The Daily Wire layoffs," wrote Democratic strategist Mike Nellis. "When I did their show Bar Fight back in February, the folks I met who were just regular people working there (hair, makeup, production) were very nice and professional. I imagine a lot of them have families, and I’m sending some love to them, even if we have political disagreements."