Tucker Carlson continued his criticism of President Donald Trump and the war with Iran, contending that the president has “diminished American power.”
During his monologue on Wednesday, the host of The Tucker Carlson Show accused Trump of looking for the “approval of other nations” as he responded to the president’s recent comments about his poll numbers.
“I’m at 99% [approval] in Israel. I could run for prime minister. So, maybe after I do this, I’ll go to Israel and run for prime minister. I had a poll this morning. I’m 99%, so that’s good,” Trump said in the clip highlighted by Carlson.
(Relevant portion begins at the 8:40 mark)
The Israel lobby takes out Thomas Massie and kills MAGA in the process. The good news is, we’ve now confirmed how the system works. pic.twitter.com/ZUwgM5GhOk
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) May 21, 2026
“The president of the United States bragging about his popularity in a foreign country,” Carlson commented.
“Unmentioned is the fact that he’s 35 percent in the United States. Thirty-five percent support from Americans, the people he pledged to represent, to fight for, whose side he promised to take in every conflict, foreign and domestic. And yet, there he is, bragging about how popular he is in a foreign country, the same country that got us into the war that is, to some extent, causing his unpopularity in this country, speaking of cold-hearted globalist betrayals,” he said.
“Now, you could say, ‘That’s just Trump searching for affirmation where he can. Unpopular at home, he retreats into the fantasy of his popularity in another country.’ Well, yes, true. But it’s not a one-time exhibition of this. That president has spent the last year looking outward toward the approval of other nations. That president has spent the last year fighting for people who are not his voters and in many cases, not even American, and allowing his own country to languish,” he continued.
“The last year has not made America great again. The last year has diminished American power at a rate some of us thought was unimaginable. We couldn’t have foreseen, less than a year and a half ago… the damage that this administration – led by that president, for whom we campaigned and liked personally – could do to this country,” Carlson contended.
Trump has repeatedly denied that Israel and its President Benjamin Netanyahu have goaded the U.S. into the war with Iran. The White House accused Carlson of spreading “fake news” this week after the former Fox News host accused Netanyahu of influencing Trump during an interview with Israeli television.
The White House blasted Carlson as “a low-IQ person who spreads fake news for cheap publicity,” in a statement to Channel 13.
“Long before he was elected, President Trump has been consistent in his belief that Iran can never be allowed to possess a nuclear weapon,” the statement said. “Israel has always been a great ally to the United States, especially through Operations Midnight Hammer and Epic Fury that obliterated Iran’s nuclear facilities and destroyed their defense industrial base. President Trump took bold, decisive action to protect the American people — something presidents have talked about for 47 years, but only this President has had the courage to address.”
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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