Overview
- Carlson, on his show Monday, said he was sorry for misleading people by backing President Trump and added that he and his brother helped with speeches and campaigning.
- Buckley Carlson suggested discussing the 25th Amendment, the constitutional process for declaring a president unable to perform the job.
- The rupture followed Trump’s February strikes on Iran, and the president has since attacked Carlson on Truth Social with insults including “low IQ person.”
- Carlson questioned Trump’s temperament and said supporters ignored signs of low character when they rallied to his 2024 bid.
- The split has spilled into personal fallout, with reports saying Carlson’s son left Vice President JD Vance’s press office last week, as some coverage linked the move to Trump’s attacks and other reporting said it was planned earlier.