Overview
- Punchbowl News reported Carlson at the White House on Monday, which Jewish conservatives said was at least his third visit in recent weeks despite growing backlash.
- Laura Loomer called on the White House to denounce Carlson and pressed Attorney General Pam Bondi to examine whether he should register under FARA, alleging foreign influence.
- Carlson’s combative interview with Ambassador Mike Huckabee drew condemnations from the ADL’s Jonathan Greenblatt and conservative figures such as Mark Levin, while Huckabee urged the administration to stop inviting Carlson.
- The White House has not commented publicly on the episode, though reporting says aides have worked privately to reassure Arab leaders after Huckabee’s remarks about biblical claims to regional territory.
- Trump has privately urged Carlson since January to end his feud with pro-Israel influencers, while Carlson apologized for falsely linking Israel’s president to Epstein and retains influence through ties to Vice President JD Vance and media appearances in the Gulf.