News/Commentary

Trump hits back at war critics Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson

March 3, 2026 | | Print Article

President Donald Trump took a shot at commentators Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly on Monday over their opposition to his attacks on Iran.

Speaking with Rachel Bade of The Inner Circle, he asserted that the two aren’t MAGA — he is.

“I think that MAGA is Trump — MAGA’s not the other two,” he said. “MAGA wants to see our country thrive and be safe. And MAGA loves what I’m doing — every aspect of it.”

“This is a detour that we have to take in order to keep our country safe and keep other countries safe, frankly. I have to do what’s right, number one — and you can’t have Iran getting a nuclear weapon. That’s predominant to me,” he added.

The remarks came after Kelly delivered commentary earlier Monday, accusing the Trump administration of abandoning its “America First” doctrine:

“Why are we doing this now? What was the catalyst?” Kelly, the host of her own podcast, asked her podcast listeners. “I don’t think those four service members died for the United States. I think they died for Iran or for Israel.”

ADVERTISEMENT

“I have serious doubts about what we’re doing. I support the president… I campaigned for the president… But that doesn’t mean… you have to accept another Middle East war without question — and anybody who tells you that can suck it,” she added.

Zeroing in specifically on Kelly, Trump told Bade late Monday evening that the podcast host “outta study her history book a little bit.”

“Megyn was opposed to me for years when I ran the first time, and nothing stopped me,” he said. “And so, you know, some people are against — and they always come back. She came all the way back. But now I guess she maybe doesn’t like the idea of this war, but I do because I have to keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of the Iranians.”

As for Carlson, he reportedly sent the White House a warning over the weekend, insisting that the administration’s campaign against Iran was “disgusting and evil.”

ADVERTISEMENT

Trump, for his part, was unfazed by the attack.

“[Carlson] can say whatever he wants — it has no impact on me,” he told Bade.

Vice President J.D. Vance, meanwhile, made the case late Monday on Fox News that this new operation is nothing like the Iraq or Afghanistan wars.

The current operation is “so different” from the other two because “the president has clearly defined what he wants to accomplish: Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon and has to commit long-term to never trying to rebuild the nuclear capability,” he said.

“There’s just no way that Donald Trump is going to allow this country to get into a multi-year conflict with no clear end in sight and no clear objective. And I think that means that we’re not going to get into the problems that we’ve had with Iraq and Afghanistan,” the VP added.

ADVERTISEMENT

What remains to be seen is how this controversial, ongoing campaign will affect the upcoming midterm elections.

“Even if, say, 30 percent of Republicans are on the other side of this issue from the [White House], that could cause major problems for the electoral coalition,” an unnamed GOP operative told Bade. “That doesn’t even get into voters who feel queasy about the bombing, but still tell pollsters they support Trump on it for now.”

“The nature of these things is that the longer they go on, the more unpopular they get. The real question is whether this is simply a short-term liability or a long-term one, and that is largely dependent on how long it lasts. If it’s all over in a month or so, it will likely only cause short-term damage, but if it is still going on three months from now, all bets are off.”

Vivek Saxena
Latest posts by Vivek Saxena (see all)

Comment

We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please click the ∨ icon below and to the right of that comment. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.

Latest Articles