Tucker Carlson apologizes for helping elect President Trump
Tucker Carlson said on the April 20 episode of “The Tucker Carlson Show” that he is “complicated” in the Iran war by supporting President Donald Trump.
The long-standing feud between Tucker Carlson and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has escalated, with a conservative podcaster comparing the senator to a prominent white supremacist on his podcast.
In a sit-down podcast interview with The New York Times on Saturday, May 2, Cruz, a conservative commentator and former Fox News host, called him “more morally repugnant” than conservative podcaster Nick Fuentes. He has faced backlash for denying the Holocaust and supporting white supremacist views.
While discussing Fuentes’ appearance on his podcast with host Lulu Garcia-Navarro, Carlson asked Garcia-Navarro, “Who do you think is more morally repugnant, Ted Cruz or Nick Fuentes?”
Garcia-Navarro did not answer, instead turning to questions about Carlson, who immediately responded to Cruz.
“Mr. Cruz is a sitting U.S. senator who is calling for the murder of people who have done nothing wrong, entire people who supported this war. Nick Fuentes is a kid. He’s only about 26 or 27 years old. He has no power other than words,” Carlson said on the podcast.
The feud between Carlson and Cruz predates the NYT podcast, with Carlson describing the senator as hawkish on Iran and supporting regime change on his podcast last year.
In an interview with X, Cruz reposted a photo of Carlson and Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, asking, “Do they both have Nazi tattoos?”
Cruz also reposted portions of an interview in which Carlson denied ever calling Trump the “Antichrist,” but the NYT aired footage of Carlson on his show asking whether Trump is the Antichrist.
Is Ted Cruz considering running for president?
The interview was released just one day after Cruz, who won the state’s 2016 Republican presidential primary caucuses, was spotted in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 1.
As The Texas Tribune reports, the appearance at Faith and Freedom’s spring kickoff to rally Republicans ahead of the midterm elections has fueled speculation that the senator is considering another run for president.
Mateo Rosiles is a Texas Connect reporter for USA TODAY and local Texas newspapers. Do you have any news tips for him? Email him: mrosiles@usatodayco.com.
