Overview
- Trump, speaking Tuesday to the New York Post, called Carlson a “low‑IQ person” after the host urged officials and troops to reject any illegal orders.
- Carlson’s Monday podcast labeled Trump’s Easter post “vile on every level” and said a promise to hit power plants and bridges would target civilians and constitute a war crime.
- The Truth Social message warned Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday or face strikes and closed with “Praise be to Allah,” which Carlson said mocked Islam.
- Reaction spanned ideologies, with Democrats like Hakeem Jeffries urging a wellness check, some on the right such as Marjorie Taylor Greene rebuking the post, and activists like Laura Loomer cheering it.
- The clash unfolds during a U.S.–Israeli campaign in Iran that has squeezed traffic through the strait and, according to Iranian authorities, pushed the death toll to about 1,900 with at least 29 killed Monday.