Overview
- Politico reported that Buckley Carlson left his deputy press secretary post in Vice President J.D. Vance’s office and plans to start a political consulting firm.
- A Vance official told Politico that he gave notice in December and stayed for months to help with the transition.
- The departure comes as Tucker Carlson and President Trump trade shots over the Iran war, with Trump calling Carlson “low IQ,” “NUT JOB,” and “LOSER.”
- The New York Times, cited by Mediaite, reported Tucker Carlson met Trump several times to urge against strikes in Iran before Operation Epic Fury, and he later called the U.S.-Israeli attack that killed Ali Khamenei “absolutely disgusting and evil.”
- Commentator Ben Shapiro said Carlson helped Vance rise yet warned that leaning into Carlson’s stance could split the conservative coalition in the midterms and in 2028.