President Trump knows how to throw a punch—and on Monday, he tossed a haymaker straight at Tucker Carlson with his favorite weapon: Truth Social. Now, just for a second, let’s take in the absurdity of the moment.
Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News golden boy turned keyboard commando, decided to play foreign policy savant in a melodramatic newsletter that sounded more like a doomsday blog post than anything grounded in real strategy. Under the apocalyptic headline “This Could Be the Final Newsletter Before All-Out War,” Tucker pointed fingers at Trump, accusing him of being “complicit” in Israel’s strikes on Iran. Complicit! That’s the kind of word liberals usually toss around in MSNBC green rooms, not something you’d expect from someone who used to cheer “America First” like it was a national anthem remix.
BREAKING: Tucker Carlson says that if President Trump gets the U.S. involved in Iran, it would precipitate the downfall of the ‘American Empire’ and effectively end his presidency. pic.twitter.com/ZfH3Wb0RA0
— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) June 16, 2025
But here’s the thing: Tucker’s new venture isn’t exactly pulling the same weight he used to. He’s gone from the biggest stage in cable news to a podcast that might as well be named “Grievances and Gaslighting.” So when Trump hit back and said, “Let him go get a television network and say it so that people listen,” it wasn’t just a burn—it was a reminder that Carlson’s megaphone isn’t as loud as it used to be.
President Trump does not take shit from Tucker Carlson.
I love this unapologetic Trump fighting for America against these foreign agents.
pic.twitter.com/RvorhqtH0A— Han Shawnity 🇺🇸 (@HanShawnity) June 16, 2025
And let’s talk about substance. Trump’s position on Iran hasn’t exactly changed. He’s been screaming from the rooftops—since 2015—that Iran must never get a nuclear weapon. And yet, somehow, Tucker interprets this as warmongering? That’s rich, coming from the guy who once backed Trump precisely because of his tough stance on bad actors in the Middle East. Trump isn’t itching to start a war; he’s saying, “Hey, if Iran keeps playing stupid games, they’re going to win stupid prizes.” There’s a difference between defending American interests and lighting a fuse just for fun.
Trump has now turned on Tucker Carlson.
Disagree with him and he will attack you too. Dissent isn’t allowed in cults. pic.twitter.com/Mne8WwLOWY
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) June 17, 2025
Of course, Carlson’s critique conveniently ignores the facts. Under Trump, we didn’t get dragged into new wars. In fact, he was the only president in recent memory who didn’t start one. Peace deals happened. ISIS was neutralized. Iran was boxed in. That’s not being “complicit”—that’s being competent. Now the left (and apparently some libertarian-leaning podcasters) want to rewrite history and paint Trump as some neocon warmonger. Please.
Then there’s the peanut gallery weighing in. Comic Dave Smith, who moonlights as a foreign policy expert between podcast ad reads for hair vitamins and VPNs, says Trump should be impeached. For what, exactly? For supporting our strongest ally in the Middle East while saying Iran shouldn’t be allowed to develop a nuke? Sorry, Dave, but calling that an impeachable offense is like saying buying a shotgun to protect your family is “too aggressive.” Get real.
The irony of it all? These critics are using Trump’s own America First mantra to smear him. But “America First” doesn’t mean “America Hides in the Corner While Iran Plays With Enriched Uranium.” It means we act in our interest, on our terms, with clarity and strength. That’s what Trump has always done, even when the peanut gallery gets loud.
So, while Tucker’s off writing newsletters that sound like they were ghostwritten by the ghost of Neville Chamberlain, Trump is doing what leaders do—drawing lines and keeping threats in check. And if Carlson and company want to throw tantrums over that, well, maybe they should check the mirror and ask themselves when exactly they decided weakness was a virtue.
