<p>Onetime Republican congressional candidate Kimberly Klacik&#8217;s defamation suit against <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/candace-owens-premieres-the-greatest-lie-ever-sold-at-packed-house-in-nashville/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Candace Owens</a> was dismissed and she was ordered to pay the Daily Wire star $115,000 in legal fees Wednesday, ending a nearly 18-month-long battle that played out on social media and in court.</p>
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<p><span class="articlepage-articlebody-firstletter">Klacik, who first made headlines in 2020 while running for a Baltimore-area House seat with a viral video of her walking through the city’s slums, sued Owens in 2021 after Owens said she </span>committed campaign fraud and money laundering, took drugs, and had worked at a strip club. The $20 million suit, filed in Davidson County, Tennessee, had been working its way toward a hearing on Owens’ motion for dismissal when Klacik did an about-face and stipulated to an agreement ending her case which was then signed off on by the judge and reviewed by The Daily Wire.</p>
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<p>Owens leveled her claims on June 22, 2021 in a 44-minute Instagram video, warning conservatives that Klacik was not to be trusted. In a suit initially filed in Baltimore County and later moved to Tennessee, Klacik claimed Owens’ disclosures about her cost her lucrative financial opportunities, including a book deal and a contract with a “nationally recognized vendor,” <a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-klacik-owens-lawsuit-20210823-wjt2fepudjcrfbu6wnjaktmpo4-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Baltimore Sun reported</a>.</p>
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<p>Owens also charged in her Instagram video that a charity established by Klacik, called Potential Me and which claimed to help women find jobs, was a scam and accused her of misusing campaign funds during her 2020 bid for Congress.</p>
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<p>The pair clashed again on social media earlier this year when Klacik claimed on Twitter that the judge in the case had ruled in her favor on Owens’ motion to dismiss the case and vowed to continue fighting to clear her name. Owens responded that no such hearing had taken place.</p>
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<p>“This level of lying is actually incomprehensible to me,&#8221; Owens wrote on Instagram. &#8220;You realize that Kim Klacik is lying now on a judge that is currently presiding over a case. How does that person possess the audacity to disrespect a judge and to do so in public?”</p>
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<p><span class="apple-converted-space">Klacik initially ran in an April 2020 special election to finish the term of longtime Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings, who had died in October 2019. She lost to Rep. Kweisi Mfume, but </span>went on to speak at the 2020 Republican National Convention. When Mfume came up for re-election in the 2020 general election, Klacik again unsuccessfully challenged him. She failed to top 30% of the vote in either election.</p>
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Candace Owens Scores Legal Victory As Court Dismisses Onetime House Candidate Klacik’s Defamation Suit

Candace Owens Scores Legal Victory As Court Dismisses Onetime House Candidate Klacik's Defamation Suit

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Republican congressional candidate Kimberly Klacik, 38, raked in over $6 million in the third quarter of 2020, outraising Democratic incumbent Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) by nearly 35 times in the final, full fundraising cycle before the general election.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-klacik-fundraising-trump/2020/10/16/8bd9a1f6-0fd3-11eb-8074-0e943a91bf08_story.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Washington Post</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Klacik raised $6.4 million between July and September of 2020, and currently has $3.6 million on hand. Mfume, who took over Maryland’s 7th district after the death of Congressman Elijah Cummings in 2019, raised $184,344 in the same time period as his Republican challenger.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Since launching an insanely viral campaign ad back in August, Klacik has received attention across the country, including from President Donald Trump, who shared the original ad on Twitter and said, if elected, Klacik would engage with the administration.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kimberly will work with the Trump Administration and we will bring Baltimore back, and fast. Don’t blow it Baltimore, the Democrats have destroyed your city! <a href="https://t.co/PDdjgxbIHu">https://t.co/PDdjgxbIHu</a></p>
<p>— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1295930978582568963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mfume also represented the district back in the 1990s, before Cummings took over, when the outgoing congressman agreed to take over as head of the NAACP. The district, which was created back in the 1950s, has never been represented by a Republican.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In an interview with the </span><a href="https://tennesseestar.com/2020/10/18/exclusive-gop-house-hopeful-kim-klacik-tells-how-she-racked-up-6-4-million-3q-poised-to-win-west-baltimore-seat/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tennessee Star</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Klacik emphasized her message of cleaning up Baltimore and bringing in more opportunity.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“There’s a lot of individuals, when they look around their neighborhoods and they see the blight, they see the trash, they see what their surroundings are and they do believe that, that is a normal situation,” Klacik told the news agency.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We just talk to people and say: ‘Look, you deserve so much better. You deserve a better quality of life.’ We tell them: ‘Look I know a lot of people talk about Republicans being this horrible party and not caring about black people, but as a black woman, I’m standing here telling you that I’ve been a Republican since 2009. I will never look back to the Democrat party,’” she said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Klacik also recently released a new version of her viral ad, talking about solutions to the problems facing Baltimore, such as run-down housing and failing public schools.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To address the broken-down houses, she argued in favor of providing tax credits and incentives for fixing them; to address the failing school system, Klacik proposed enacting school choice, a policy idea that has proven unpopular with many Democrats.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tens of millions of you have shared the struggle of black people in Baltimore. You cared about our black lives more than our own leaders.</p>
<p>They have done nothing for us.<br />
Now they can’t hide.<br />
We are the change.</p>
<p>Please support our movement:<a href="https://t.co/8yLL5VmMSU">https://t.co/8yLL5VmMSU</a> <a href="https://t.co/1sGyqXHpzt">pic.twitter.com/1sGyqXHpzt</a></p>
<p>— Kimberly Klacik (@kimKBaltimore) <a href="https://twitter.com/kimKBaltimore/status/1307774129597284352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 20, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to <a href="https://www.wbal.com/article/483899/3/klaciks-ads-draw-president-trumps-aid-in-deep-blue-congressional-race">The Associated Press</a>, Mfume, who beat Klacik in a special election earlier this year, has been dismissive of his Republican challenger.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“This is really the old snake oil salesman approach, you know: ‘I’ve got the cure for everything. It’s in this bottle. Just drink it and trust me.’ And that’s what he has brought to the American public, and that’s what she has brought to the voters of the 7th Congressional District. But the voters here are much smarter than Kim Klacik in that regard,” said Mfume.</span></p>


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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kim Klacik, a former Republican strategist and the Republican congressional nominee for Maryland’s 7th district, released a campaign ad Sunday as a follow-up to her massively viral campaign video this summer in which she walked around Baltimore hammering the city’s Democratic leadership and pointing to problems plaguing the city.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the original ad (shown below), Klacik walked around the city drawing attention to its crumbling infrastructure and other problems, remarking at the end of the video that &#8220;black people don&#8217;t have to vote Democrat.&#8221;</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Democrats don’t want you to see this.</p>
<p>They’re scared that I’m exposing what life is like in Democrat run cities.</p>
<p>That’s why I’m running for Congress<br />
Because All Black Lives Matter<br />
Baltimore Matters<br />
And black people don’t have to vote Democrat<br />
Help us win <a href="https://t.co/CSOjc9aQlS">https://t.co/CSOjc9aQlS</a> <a href="https://t.co/XnEDTaDDIG">pic.twitter.com/XnEDTaDDIG</a></p>
<p>— Kimberly Klacik (@kimKBaltimore) <a href="https://twitter.com/kimKBaltimore/status/1295461903268040707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the newest edition of the ad, Klacik again walks around the city, but this time she presents solutions to the problems of lingering garbage, dilapidated and abandoned houses, and a failing education system, saying: “I walk the streets of Baltimore and see what could be. I want you to see what I see.” As she presents the solutions, the city begins to gradually show improvements.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To fix the garbage problem, Klacik proposes giving more resources to the solid waste bureau; to address the broken-down houses, she supports providing tax credits and incentives for fixing them; to address the failing school system, Klacik proposes that providing school choice can help end the “school to prison pipeline.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“That’s my vision for Baltimore. The corrupt leaders hate it. They attack me for taking a stand. For wanting better for our people, our children, our communities. But I’m not the only one who wants better,” said Klacik, adding: “Tens of millions of you have shared the struggle of black people in Baltimore. You lifted our voices, you cared about our black lives more than our own Democrat leaders. They have done nothing for us. Now they can’t hide. It’s time for change. We are that change.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While continuing to walk around the city, Klacik is gradually joined by a number of women wearing red clothing. As the ad nears the end, and the group of women reaches its largest size yet, Klacik delivers her final words: “All black lives matter. Our communities matter. We matter. And Baltimore doesn’t have to vote Democrat.”</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tens of millions of you have shared the struggle of black people in Baltimore. You cared about our black lives more than our own leaders.</p>
<p>They have done nothing for us.<br />
Now they can’t hide.<br />
We are the change.</p>
<p>Please support our movement:<a href="https://t.co/8yLL5VmMSU">https://t.co/8yLL5VmMSU</a> <a href="https://t.co/1sGyqXHpzt">pic.twitter.com/1sGyqXHpzt</a></p>
<p>— Kimberly Klacik (@kimKBaltimore) <a href="https://twitter.com/kimKBaltimore/status/1307774129597284352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 20, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Maryland 7th Congressional district, which has been held by Democrats since the seat was created in 1953, encompasses half of Baltimore and parts of Baltimore County. The seat was previously held by Congressman Elijaah Cummings, who died last October.</span></p>
<p>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-sunny-hostin-rudely-interrupts-kim-klacik-on-the-view-what-planet-are-you-living-on">WATCH: Sunny Hostin Rudely Interrupts Kim Klacik On ‘The View’: ‘What Planet Are You Living On’</a></p>


GOP Candidate Kim Klacik Drops Sequel To Viral Ad, Presents ‘Vision For Baltimore’

<p>Republican congressional candidate Kim Klacik, who is running in Maryland’s 7th district, slammed the Democratic Party on Monday night during the first night of the Republican National Convention.</p>
<p>&#8220;I’m the first Black female Republican candidate running for a Maryland Congressional seat, ever,&#8221; Klacik said. &#8220;The Democrats have controlled my city, Charm City, for over 50 years and they have run this beautiful place into the ground. Abandoned buildings, liquor stores on every corner, drug addicts and guns on the street &#8212; that is now the norm in many neighborhoods.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;You’d think Maryland taxpayers would be getting a whole lot since our taxes are out of control; instead, we are paying for decades of incompetence and corruption,&#8221; Klacik continued. &#8220;Sadly, this same cycle of decay exists in many of America’s Democrat-run cities. And yet, the Democrats still assume that Black people will vote for them, no matter how much they let us down and take us for granted.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Nope! We’re sick of it and not going to take it anymore,&#8221; Klacik continued. &#8220;The days of blindly supporting the Democrats are coming to an end. In Baltimore, we have the highest number of Black Republicans in the entire country running for office this election cycle.&#8221;</p>
<p>Klacik hit Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden over comments that he made this year when he told a black host that he wasn&#8217;t black if the host didn&#8217;t know who he was going to vote for.</p>
<p>&#8220;Joe Biden believes we can’t think for ourselves &#8212; that the color of someone’s skin dictates their political views. We’re not buying the lies anymore &#8212; you and your party have ignored us for too long,&#8221; Klacik continued. &#8220;We want safety in our neighborhoods. We want jobs and innovation, like tapping the potential of the Port of Baltimore to create manufacturing jobs for Americans. We want lower taxes. We want school choice. We want a chance to get ahead, not just get by! That’s what President Trump promised. And that’s what Trump delivered!&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kim Klacik&#39;s full remarks at the <a href="https://twitter.com/GOPconvention?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GOPconvention</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RNC2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RNC2020</a> <a href="https://t.co/8bgOj2T9GH">pic.twitter.com/8bgOj2T9GH</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/TeamTrump/status/1298062653739368448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>TRANSCRIPT OF PREPARED REMARKS:</p>
<blockquote><p>My name is Kim Klacik, and I’m running for Congress in Maryland’s 7th district.</p>
<p>I’m the first Black female Republican candidate running for a Maryland Congressional seat, ever.</p>
<p>The Democrats have controlled my city, Charm City, for over 50 years and they have run this beautiful place into the ground.</p>
<p>Abandoned buildings, liquor stores on every corner, drug addicts and guns on the street &#8212; that is now the norm in many neighborhoods.</p>
<p>You’d think Maryland taxpayers would be getting a whole lot since our taxes are out of control; instead, we are paying for decades of incompetence and corruption.</p>
<p>Sadly, this same cycle of decay exists in many of America’s Democrat-run cities.</p>
<p>And yet, the Democrats still assume that Black people will vote for them, no matter how much they let us down and take us for granted.</p>
<p>Nope! We’re sick of it and not going to take it anymore. The days of blindly supporting the Democrats are coming to an end.</p>
<p>In Baltimore, we have the highest number of Black Republicans in the entire country running for office this election cycle.</p>
<p>Joe Biden believes we can’t think for ourselves &#8212; that the color of someone’s skin dictates their political views. We’re not buying the lies anymore &#8212; you and your party have ignored us for too long.</p>
<p>We want safety in our neighborhoods. We want jobs and innovation, like tapping the potential of the Port of Baltimore to create manufacturing jobs for Americans. We want lower taxes. We want school choice. We want a chance to get ahead, not just get by! That’s what President Trump promised. And that’s what Trump delivered!</p>
<p>I want Baltimore to be an example to Republicans around the country that we can compete in our inner cities if we reach out to the citizens and deliver real results.</p>
<p>President Trump is bringing this country back roaring. And he’s bringing the American Spirit to life &#8212; for all Americans.</p>
<p>So, I’m asking you to help President Trump complete the Great American Comeback, and I’m asking you to help me make Baltimore great again.</p>
<p>Because even though it’s going to make Democrat politicians furious to hear this from this un-bossed Woman, I’m just going to say it like it is: Donald Trump is hands-down the best president of my lifetime.</p>
<p>Thank you and God bless!</p></blockquote>


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