Political pundit Tucker Carlson criticized President Trump on Friday, saying he is “complicit” in Israel’s attack on Iran and warning the escalating conflict between the two nations could lead the U.S. into war.
Carlson, as part of his morning newsletter, said Trump was “complicit in the act of war,” noting the U.S. long-standing alliance with Israel, which attacked several military targets in Iran overnight Thursday and killed top Iranian military leaders — leading to fears of an all out war between the two nations.
“What happens next will define Donald Trump’s presidency,” Carlson wrote in his newsletter, which was highlighted by several media outlets.
Carlson has been a longtime media ally of the president, sitting with him at the Republican National Convention last summer and hosting him as part of speaking tour during the 2024 campaign.
The former Fox News host is known for his firebrand commentary on politics and culture, and has for years been a vocal critic of so-called neo-cons he argues have dragged the U.S. into unnecessary wars in the Middle East and elsewhere.
He has in recent weeks sparred with other conservative commentators who have urged Trump to take a tougher stance on Iran.
Carlson is among the president’s favorite right-wing pundits, and Trump has praised him publicly both while he was at Fox and after he left the network in 2022.
