Overview
- Carlson released an interview with Nick Fuentes in which he called support for Israel among Christian conservatives a "brain virus" and cited Mike Huckabee, Ted Cruz, John Bolton, Karl Rove, and George W. Bush by name.
- U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee responded on X that he would "survive the animosity," while Cruz praised Huckabee and said it was "remarkable, and sad, watching Tucker turn into Nick Fuentes," and Bolton said, "I see I'm in good company."
- Commentators and public figures condemned Carlson for elevating Fuentes, noting Fuentes’ documented antisemitic statements, including his 2023 claim that "the Holocaust is exaggerated."
- During the discussion on neoconservatism, Fuentes asserted it is largely Jewish, a point Carlson pushed back on as he focused his criticism on non-Jewish "Christian Zionists."
- The sit-down doubled as a reconciliation after months of feuding, with Carlson and Fuentes joking that each had suspected the other was a federal agent.