“Tucker Carlson has transformed from a mainstream conservative commentator into a prolific disseminator of misinformation, particularly targeting Israel, Jews, Christians, and the broader geopolitical dynamics involving Iran and Qatar.” - CPost
“ ‘Culturally, I’m just not from a world where people are attacked by demons,’ Carlson told Kelly, who noted it is becoming increasingly difficult to dismiss the demonic in the wake of the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting and Charlie Kirk’s assassination.” - CPost
“A number of conservative voices condemned the interview, and attention quickly turned to Carlson’s relationship with the Heritage Foundation—a premier conservative think tank that has also funded and promoted his work. Kevin Roberts, Heritage’s president and Carlson’s close friend, rushed to his defense.” - World
“During a 90-minute conversation with comedian Dave Smith, Carlson admitted that his comments during his controversial interview last week with far-right podcaster Nick Fuentes, who has praised Hitler and Stalin, were made out of anger and lacked the nuance he should have given them.” - CPost
“ ‘Christian Zionists — like what is that? … I dislike them more than anybody, you know, because it’s Christian heresy and I’m offended by that as a Christian,’ Carlson declared in the interview.” - CPost
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“The podcaster and the late Charlie Kirk were wrong to refuse to cut ties with Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens. This failure is poisoning American conservatism.” - JNS
Carlson’s “recent show with Cooper, however, crossed a different line. As such, it ought to provoke the sort of reaction that would seriously impinge on his ability to maintain his grasp on influence with people who matter, such as the Trump family and mainstream politicians.” - JNS
“Though purporting to speak on behalf of religious liberty, in reality Carlson is playing fast and loose with the truth and endangering the lives of Ukrainian believers.” - Providence
Related: Russian Orthodox Church appoints Putin’s spiritual adviser metropolitan of Crimea - RNS
“Because any user who scrolls past a video, even if they do not watch it, counts as a view on X, the 263 million view count referenced by Trump greatly inflates the actual number of users who watched the video.” - The Dispatch
“Maximus defines himself by the duties he fulfills…. He does not aggrandize himself. Any glory he gets is by fulfilling his duties to those to whom he is responsible. He isn’t trying to impose his will. He is trying to do the will of others in accordance with justice.” - Current
