Overview
- Carlson, in a podcast episode released Monday, April 20, said he was sorry for misleading people and accepted blame for helping return Trump to the White House.
- He pointed to Trump’s Iran war rhetoric as the breaking point, calling it “in every respect disgusting” and labeling the president’s behavior “malicious.”
- Following the remarks, Trump used his social network Truth Social to call Carlson “low IQ” and threatened to publish a list of onetime MAGA allies who crossed him.
- The split now includes other right-wing figures who have distanced themselves over the war and Trump’s conduct, including Joe Rogan, Alex Jones, and Megyn Kelly.
- Coverage diverged on motive, with outlets and commentators questioning Carlson’s sincerity as opportunistic while some pro-Trump activists accused him of helping Democrats.