After Carlson implied that Levin wants to initiate World War III…
Tucker Carlson has all but declared war on his former Fox News colleague Mark Levin, accusing the conservative talk radio host of lobbying President Donald Trump to launch an attack on Iran. Carlson also urged Trump to disregard Levin’s advice, arguing that it promotes unnecessary military conflict.
Carlson’s comments came in response to Levin’s assertion that Iran is on the verge of developing nuclear weapons — a claim Carlson disputes. He contends there is no credible evidence to support it and warns that such rhetoric could lead to significant American casualties and trigger a wider global conflict involving Russia and China.
Mediaite’s Charlie Nash has more:
“Mark Levin was at the White House today, lobbying for war with Iran,” claimed Carlson in a social media post. “To be clear, Levin has no plans to fight in this or any other war. He’s demanding that American troops do it.”
The former Fox News host continued:
Carlson also warned that a war with Iran could result in the deaths of “thousands of Americans,” collapse the U.S. economy, and plunge America into a Third World War – pointing out Iran’s “extensive” ties to both Russia and China.
“An attack on Iran could very easily become a world war. We’d lose,” wrote Carlson. “Many Americans would die during a war with Iran. People like Mark Levin don’t seem to care about this. It’s not relevant to them. Instead they insist that Iran give up all uranium enrichment, regardless of its purpose. They know perfectly well that Iran will never accept that demand.”
The dispute between Carlson and Levin highlights a broader ideological divide within conservative circles over foreign policy — particularly regarding interventionism and the use of military force. Carlson’s stance reflects a more isolationist approach, while Levin’s position aligns more closely with intelligence community assessments. Critics has also likened Carlson’s views to those of former British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, suggesting they reflect a policy of appeasement.
Most controversially for Carlson, in September 2024 he hosted Darryl Cooper — a podcaster and self-described historian — who made numerous inaccurate and widely criticized claims about Adolf Hitler, the Holocaust, and Winston Churchill.
During the interview, Cooper argued that Winston Churchill was the “chief villain of the Second World War,” asserting that Churchill was primarily responsible for escalating the conflict beyond the invasion of Poland. He claimed that Churchill ignored peace overtures from Hitler and prolonged the war unnecessarily. Cooper also suggested that the Holocaust was not a premeditated plan by the Nazis but rather an unintended consequence of wartime chaos and logistical failures, stating that the Nazis were unprepared to handle the large number of prisoners, leading to mass deaths in concentration camps, despite the copious evidence, include a transcript from the infamous Wannsee Conference.
Despite the backlash, Carlson did not challenge Cooper’s statements during the interview and referred to him as “the best and most honest popular historian in the United States.” The episode garnered significant attention, amassing over 30 million views on X.
For his part, Levin isn’t taking the criticism lying down, as Mediaite reports:
Levin responded to Carlson on X Thursday afternoon, writing: “He burps again. Yes, I know … Carlson has become a loathsome ass who is increasingly unhinged and pathetic. Our nation’s enemies love him, as do certain vile and weird conspiracy theorists he promotes.”
“I will address him, again, and his barely literate and utterly incoherent social media ramblings on radio tonight, promised Levin before asserting that “the good news is, the more he talks and writes, the less relevant and more poisonous he becomes.”
This isn’t the first time Levin and Carlson have gone at it.
Last month, Carlson criticized Levin over his attacks on Trump Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, musing that “If you’re calling Steve Witkoff an anti-Semite on Twitter, like, you know you’re losing, right?”
“Don’t screw with me, you little bastard!” Levin shot back.
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IMO. we do not need to expose American soldiers to surgically eliminate nukes or nuke facilities in Iran.
Ukraine just used “suicide drones” to take out a small fleet of Putin’s military jets somewhat deep into Russia.
If any “suicide drones” were shot down during that attack, it is more than obvious no Ukrainians got killed.