Tucker Carlson interviewed the president of Iran, and I have thoughts

Welp. This actually happened. Tucker Carlson sat down for a friendly chat with the president of Iran — the head of a radical Islamic regime that leads chants of "death to America" and holds the title of the world's top state sponsor of jihadist terrorism.

Just as the prophets foretold back in early March. 👇

Before releasing the interview, Tucker dropped a two-minute caveat explaining why he didn't ask any tough questions (yes, for real) — odd, coming from the same guy who played hardball ("gotcha journalism") with Senator Ted Cruz. Wildly inconsistent, much? 👇

His excuses? He "doesn't speak Persian" (as if a world-class translator isn't within Tucker's ultra-wealthy reach?), and the interview was "recorded remotely" (how exactly does that prevent asking hard questions?).

Tucker also admitted the reason he didn't ask tough questions — like whether Iran's nuclear program is disarmed — is because the president might lie (yes, that was his actual excuse).

He even said we can't really trust what the president of Iran says in the interview (true).

So … what exactly is the point of the interview then? 🤔

Glad you asked. Here's my honest take:

No one paying attention should be surprised that Tucker Carlson is no fan of Israel. For over a year, he's zeroed in almost exclusively on criticizing the Israeli government — amplifying the wave of anti-Jewish conspiracies flooding social media. He's gone as far as calling Qatar "one of America's greatest allies," while routinely framing Israel as a manipulative enemy controlling virtually all U.S. policy. That's despite — let's say — Qatar spending more on American politicians and university influence than any other foreign nation on the planet. Hmm, if foreign meddling is such a concern for ole Carlson — as he seems to insinuate often in regards to Israel (and hey, fair enough, I suppose) — why the deafening silence there? The hypocrisy is rather revealing, I'd argue.

He was even rumored to have received funding from Qatar to land an interview with their president, and he's also praised the Russian regime, conducted embarrassing softball interviews with Russian officials. It's increasingly clear: Carlson isn't operating as a journalist — he's a propagandist with a message.

He opposes Israel so much so that he's willing to sit down with the president of Iran — the world's top state sponsor of terrorism, and the ideological and financial backer of the October 7th massacre that killed around 1,200 Israelis and saw 250 more taken hostage, many of whom were tortured, raped, or murdered.

Tucker Carlson knows what he's doing. He's spreading a narrative, all while attempting to pose as an unbiased, honest journalist.

He's even gone so far as to play the victim, insisting that anyone who criticizes him must just "hate the truth" or "oppose honest journalism." It's the same tired deflection used by people like Alex Jones — who, when challenged, claim moral superiority and pretend criticism is proof of righteousness. See here:

"… For doing his job," says Alex Jones. Really? And what might his job be, precisely? If his goal is to create the illusion that cozying up to tyrannical Islamic regimes — ones that call the U.S. "The Great Satan" — is somehow a right-wing, America-first position, then yes … Tucker is doing his job remarkably well.

This comment about sums it up. 👇

The point is, if Tucker were actually doing the job of a journalist — seeking the truth, informing the public, and holding the powerful accountable (especially, you know, giant sponsors of literal terrorism) — he'd be asking the tough questions the American people deserve answers to. He wouldn't hide behind laughable excuses. He'd hold terrorists to the same standard of scrutiny he reserves for conservative U.S. senators.

Here's some things Tucker should have asked about:

• In Islamic eschatology (end times theology) — the goal isn't just to spread their religion, it's to dominate the world politically. And how do they believe that'll happen? Through global chaos and war. That's what they think will bring about the return of their so-called "mahdi," a descendant of Muhammed who will rule with Jesus Christ to defeat the Dajjal (Antichrist). Naturally, regimes like Iran who believe this are going to do whatever they can to hasten their version of the kingdom of heaven (sponsoring global terrorism is a great example of that). Tucker should've asked: If that's your worldview, how could anyone — especially Israel — ever trust you? And doesn't Israel, and even the U.S., have every right to do whatever it takes to stop you from spreading more chaos — like, I don't know, building nuclear weapons?

• Or how about asking him why women and children are treated like second-class citizens in his country?

• Or why so many people have risked their lives protesting his brutal, oppressive regime?

• Or why the regime positions itself as wanting peace while it repeatedly calls America "the Great Satan"?

Tucker didn't ask anything of the sort. Instead — as you'll see below — he tossed out softballs, practically rolling out the red carpet so the Iranian President could "debunk" those pesky "theories" that Iran is, you know, a brutal theocratic dictatorship hellbent on murdering Jews (and Americans).

Full interview here. 👇

I'll just go ahead and say what many are thinking at this point — I used to really like Tucker, but man … what an absolute disgrace he's become.

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