Tucker Carlson Says Trump ‘Finally Figured Out’ Israel Is ‘Biggest Threat’ To His Administration
Key takeaways
- Carlson began his podcast by attacking Israel, saying it “cajoled, convinced, threatened” the U.S. government to fight the Iran war “on its behalf” and used it as a pretext to “another war against a neighbor, Lebanon.”
- Carlson said Trump and the U.S. military have realized that there is “no military solution” to the Iran situation and America can’t “kill our way out of the war.”
- He pointed to Trump's remarks about how continuing the conflict could have triggered a “worldwide depression” and noted that the U.S. had to get out.
Topline Right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson made another jibe at President Donald Trump on Wednesday night amid their feud, claiming the president has learned Israel is the “biggest threat” to his administration while arguing on his podcast that the outcome of the Iran war was a “defeat” for the U.S.
Conservative political commentator and podcast host Tucker Carlson speaks at Turning Point's annual America Fest conference, in remembrance of late right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, in Phoenix, Arizona.AFP via Getty ImagesKey FactsIn a post on X that included the latest episode of his podcast, Carlson said Trump had “finally figured out that the biggest threat to his administration is Israel,” adding it took “a while.”
Carlson began his podcast by attacking Israel, saying it “cajoled, convinced, threatened” the U.S. government to fight the Iran war “on its behalf” and used it as a pretext to “another war against a neighbor, Lebanon.”