Overview
- Carlson, who released a podcast episode Monday with his brother Buckley, said he is tormented by helping return Trump to power and apologized for misleading people.
- He broke over the war with Iran, condemning Trump's threat that Iran would "live in hell" if it did not reopen the Strait of Hormuz and calling the president's conduct malign.
- In response, Trump attacked Carlson and other conservative critics on Truth Social, calling them fools and telling Carlson to see a psychiatrist.
- Reports indicate Buckley Carlson has left his job as deputy press secretary to Vice President J.D. Vance, which signals further distance from the White House.
- The turn by a onetime Fox News star who helped boost Trump in 2024 shows a growing split on the right over foreign policy and puts media accountability in sharper focus.