Cheering for Tucker Carlson over Ted Cruz is like rooting for leprosy over a root canal, but here we are.
Carlson, the former Fox News host who is less likeable than a group chat with your ex, your boss, and your mom, bodied Texas’ least favorite senator in an interview clip that had the rest of us eating all the popcorn.
It had to do with Israel’s ongoing war with Iran, which President Trump recently seemed to indicate he wants a part of. (So much for not starting any new wars!) Cruz, of course, is fine with a little casual World War 3 dabbling. But Carlson, whose show is normally a safe space for right-wing nonsense, wasn’t having it.
During the interview, Carlson grilled Cruz for calling for regime change in Iran, despite apparently knowing almost nothing about the country itself. When asked about Iran’s population, Cruz responded, “I don’t sit around memorizing population tables,” which is a weird flex for someone who wants to bomb the place. (For the record, it’s about 91 million.)
Carlson followed up by asking about Iran’s ethnic makeup, and after Cruz gave a generic answer, Carlson delivered the death blow: “You’re a senator who’s calling for the overthrow of the government and you don’t know anything about the country!”
And when Tucker Carlson is the one yelling “you don’t know what you’re talking about,” it’s time to reevaluate some things. Like your job. Or your brain.
Cruz tried to save face, accusing Carlson of being soft on Iranian threats to Trump.
Cancun’s favorite son “clapped” back: “No you don’t know anything about the country. You’re the one who claims they’re not trying to murder Donald Trump, you’re the one who can’t figure out if it was a good idea to kill General Soleimani and you said it was bad.”
Cruz even tried to rope Israel into the U.S. military response, saying “we” were carrying out strikes. When Carlson pointed out that Israel was the one actually bombing things, Cruz snapped, “With our help!”
The clip went viral on X, prompting Cruz to whine that it was just a “silly game.”
No one wants to live in a timeline where we’re nodding along with Tucker Carlson, but if Cruz is the other guy in the debate, well …
The full interview is set to release today and for the first time in Tucker Carlson’s slimy life, he’s created some must-see TV, er, internet.
