Overview
- In an interview with ABC News’ Jonathan Karl, Trump said “Tucker has lost his way,” called him “not MAGA,” and added Carlson is “not smart enough to understand that.”
- Carlson condemned the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran as “absolutely disgusting and evil” after meeting Trump at the White House multiple times to argue against attacking.
- Trump defended the operation as a success, saying Iran is “decimated for a 10-year period” and asserting the United States intends to approve any successor to Iran’s leadership.
- Carlson advanced claims linking the Chabad-Lubavitch movement to plans to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem; Jewish leaders and the Republican Jewish Coalition rejected the assertions and praised Trump’s disavowal.
- Carlson downplayed a personal rift, while conservative figures split, with Laura Loomer backing Trump and critics such as Megyn Kelly and Marjorie Taylor Greene opposing the Iran strikes.