Tucker Carlson Warns U.S. Involvement In Israel-Iran War Could ‘End Trump Presidency,’ Trump Calls Him ‘Kooky’

On Monday, podcast host Tucker Carlson highlighted a foreign-policy divide among Trump supporters during his second term.

On WarRoom, a talk show hosted by former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, Carlson warned of U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict. “I am really afraid that my country is going to be further weakened by this,” he said. “I think we are going to see the end of the American empire.” Carlson also warned it could “end the Trump Presidency.”

President Donald Trump has responded to these comments at the G7 summit in Canada: “I don’t know what Tucker Carlson is saying. Let him go get a television network and say it so that people listen.” Later, on Truth Social, Trump called Carlson “kooky.”

Fox News fired Carlson after racist text messages were uncovered during a court case.

Carlson, since he departed from Fox, has continued to criticize the network’s involvement in promoting wars. “The one theme that runs longitudinally through the history of Fox is the promotion of wars that don’t help the United States,” he said.

Carlson has stated that he has maintained a good relationship with Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, but has also criticized his former colleagues.

Carlson’s commentary reflects a growing divide between Trump supporters and traditional hawkish Republicans. Carlson is firmly against deploying U.S. military forces in global conflicts. Carlson has accused Sean Hannity, Mark Levin and Rupert Murdoch of being warmongers.

The podcaster criticized the president for backing the Israeli military in the Israel-Iran conflict, claiming that the president has betrayed “America First” by involving the U.S. in foreign disputes.

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Article by Sherry Chen

Sherry Chen is a uPolitics writer.