President Trump criticized conservative commentator Tucker Carlson over his stance on U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran attacks, saying, “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon!”
After Israel began launching airstrikes against Iran’s military and nuclear sites on Friday, Carlson posted on X, “The real divide isnât between people who support Israel and people who support Iran or the Palestinians. The real divide is between those who casually encourage violence, and those who seek to prevent it â between warmongers and peacemakers.”
Carlson said that the “warmongers” are “anyone whoâs calling Donald Trump today to demand air strikes and other direct US military involvement in a war with Iran. On that list: Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Rupert Murdoch, Ike Perlmutter and Miriam Adelson. At some point they will all have to answer for this, but you should know their names now.”
In his Friday morning newsletter, Carlson said that Trump was âcomplicit in the act of war,â pointing out the close relationship between the U.S. and Israel.
âWhat happens next will define Donald Trumpâs presidency,â Carlson wrote.
On Monday, Carlson released a podcast episode with former Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon about “how the presidentâs enemies are working to destroy MAGA with the war on Iran.”
Trump was asked about Carlson’s comments at the G7 summit on Monday.
âI donât know what Tucker Carlson is saying. Let him go get a television network and say it so that people listen,â Trump told reporters, The Hill news outlet reported.
Trump also responded to Carlson on Truth Social on Monday.
“Somebody please explain to kooky Tucker Carlson that, ‘IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!'” Trump posted.
