I’ve known Tucker for 25 years, when he co-hosted an MSNBC show with Paul Begala.
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) June 15, 2025
Tucker doesn’t have a consistent thought in his head, except self-promotion. He’s a phony.
Watch him here advocate to destroy Iran. Now he says that’s a warmonger.
He’s a modern carnival barker. https://t.co/pm16yDV1W4
Tucker Carlson is under fire from both political figures and pundits, accused of opportunism and inconsistency over his sharply shifting stance on U.S. policy toward Iran and Israel — a position that has even drawn a rebuttal from President Donald Trump.
On Sunday, former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer blasted the former Fox News host on social media, calling Carlson a “phony” with no coherent ideology. “Tucker doesn’t have a consistent thought in his head, except self-promotion,” Fleischer wrote. “Watch him here advocate to destroy Iran. Now he says that’s warmongering. He’s a modern carnival barker.”
Carlson, long known for his “America First” rhetoric and one-time support for President Trump, has taken a sharply critical tone toward Israel’s preemptive strikes on Iran, accusing the U.S. of being “complicit in an act of war” and suggesting Trump has abandoned the very doctrine he coined.
“Politicians purporting to be America First can’t now credibly turn around and say they had nothing to do with it,” Carlson charged in a recent newsletter, referring to U.S. backing of Israel.
Trump responded forcefully.
“Well, considering that I’m the one that developed ‘America First,’ and considering that the term wasn’t used until I came along, I think I’m the one that decides that,” Trump told The Atlantic in response. He dismissed Carlson’s criticism, noting he wasn’t even familiar with the remarks.
“For those people who say they want peace — you can’t have peace if Iran has a nuclear weapon,” Trump said. “So for all of those wonderful people who don’t want to do anything about Iran having a nuclear weapon — that’s not peace.”
Carlson’s comments followed Israel’s dramatic strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and high-level military personnel, a campaign Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu declared was “just the beginning.” While U.S. officials have maintained they were not involved, Carlson insists the U.S. enabled the attacks through years of funding and military coordination.
Trump, for his part, reiterated on Truth Social that the U.S. had no role in the operation but warned Tehran not to retaliate against American interests. “If we are attacked in any way, shape or form by Iran, the full strength and might of the U.S. Armed Forces will come down on you at levels never seen before,” he wrote. “However, we can easily get a deal done between Iran and Israel and end this bloody conflict!!!”
Observers point out that Carlson’s record on Iran is anything but consistent. While he now warns against war and U.S. entanglement, past clips show him advocating strong military measures against the Islamic regime. His critics say this pattern — changing tone depending on audience or moment — is emblematic of a broader lack of principle.
As Fleischer put it bluntly: “He goes where the wind blows. Tucker doesn’t stand for anything but Tucker.”
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