Overview
- Carlson, in a New York Times interview published Saturday, said Trump was "more a hostage than a sovereign decision‑maker" and faced "constant calls" from people with influence.
- He named Rupert Murdoch and Miriam Adelson, along with Sean Hannity and Mark Levin, as urging Trump to launch strikes on Iran.
- Carlson said private talks with Trump showed little enthusiasm for war and that, in the week before the attacks, the president felt he had no choice.
- Hannity and Levin denied his account to the Times, while Murdoch and Adelson did not respond to requests for comment.
- Trump has pushed back on claims of outside sway, writing on Truth Social last month that Israel never talked him into the war after the U.S. joined Israel in striking Iranian targets in late February.