Tucker Carlson‘s break with President Donald Trump — whom the ex-Fox News host once robustly supported — took a stunning turn, as Carlson apologized for campaigning for Trump and said he was sorry for “misleading people” about Trump.
Carlson made the comments on Monday’s episode of his podcast, “The Tucker Carlson Show,” speaking with his brother Buckley Carlson, a former Trump speechwriter.
“You wrote speeches for him, I campaigned for him. I mean, we’re implicated in this, for sure,” Carlson said on the podcast. “It’s not enough to say, ‘Well, I changed my mind,’ or, like, ‘Oh, this is bad, I’m out.’”
“It’s, like, in very small ways, but in real ways, you and me and millions of people like us are the reason this is happening right now,” Tucker Carlson said. “So I do think it’s like a moment to wrestle with our own consciences. You know, we’ll be tormented by it for a long time. I will be, and I want to say I’m sorry for misleading people, and it was not intentional.”
About Trump, Tucker Carlson said at another point, “clearly there were signs of low character. We knew that.” But, he said, “There are tons of people of low character who, like, outperform their character. It doesn’t have to be sort of the norm actually these days. I say I’ve outperformed my character a lot. I don’t have especially high character, right? But you know, you try to, whatever, you try your best.”
Trump has repeatedly lashed out at Carlson in recent months in response to his former ally becoming increasingly critical of the Trump administration – most notably its handling of the Epstein files and the president’s war against Iran. This month, the president called Carlson “a Low IQ person,” “stupid,” and “highly overrated” in several Truth Social rants attacking him, as well as other former allies, including Megyn Kelly, Alex Jones and Candace Owens.
Carlson told Newsmax earlier this month, “I’ve always liked Trump and still feel sorry for him, as I do for all slaves. He’s hemmed in by other forces. He can’t make his own decisions. It’s awful to watch.”
Last week, Carlson’s son Buckley Carlson (who has the same name as his uncle) exited his job as VP JD Vance’s deputy press secretary.
Source: variety.com
