White House Denounces Tucker Carlson After Confrontational Israeli TV Interview

Overview

• The White House labeled Carlson a low IQ person who spreads fake news for cheap publicity in a statement reported after his Channel 13 appearance.
• Carlson, in a Channel 13 interview Tuesday with anchor Udi Segal, urged the United States to stop all aid and special arrangements for Israel.
• He attacked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as leading Israel toward destruction and called him a very bad and unwise leader.
• The exchange turned testy as Segal rejected Carlson’s comparison of Israel and Iran as ridiculous and pressed him about October 7 and Israel’s right to self-defense.
• Carlson tied Israeli influence to U.S. policy on Iran and said President Donald Trump was pushed into a war that harms the United States, while the White House defended the president’s actions and praised strikes on Iran.