Overview
- Tucker Carlson delivered a direct rebuke on his show, telling the president, “You have failed,” and saying he would rather run an empire than fix places like Baltimore and Gary, Indiana.
- Carlson argued the U.S.-Israeli campaign in Iran has not worked, calling the push to topple Iran’s government a failure entering its third month.
- Once a top Trump backer who spoke at a 2024 Madison Square Garden rally, Carlson apologized last week for misleading viewers and said he would be tormented by it.
- Reporting says Trump is weighing options to seize the Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s blockade drove oil prices higher and pushed U.S. gasoline to a four-year high.
- Trump has fired back on social media, calling Carlson “a Low IQ person” after their split.