Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Tucker Carlson is one of the most attention-grabbing figures in American politics. Millions listen to him every week, and his punditry has influenced Donald Trump’s presidency. Now, though, he’s become MAGA’s most prominent dissident. Carlson broke with the White House over the war in Iran, claiming that the conflict will prove catastrophic for the president’s movement—and for America. President Trump said that his onetime ally has lost his way.
In March 2026 Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, sat down with Tucker Carlson near his Florida home to ask about the fallout from the Iran war, whether MAGA can survive it, if he’s a Zionist, whether the American government was right to have offered support to Ukraine and whether America will defend Taiwan.
#Trump #Israel #Iran #MAGA #tuckercarlson
00:20 Tucker Carlson on his criticism of the Iran war
05:35 Israel’s influence on America’s involvement in the Iran war
13:40 Did Netanyhu persuade Trump to join the war?
22:34 The decline in support for Israel in America
26:13 Has Trump betrayed America First?
32:10 Is Tucker Carlson a Zionist?
35:51 Carlson wouldn’t call Ukraine “a sovereign country”
41:30 Should the US government have supported Ukraine?
43:00 “I’m not giggling, I’m mad at your politicians”
45:21 ”The US is not going to defend Taiwan”
47:00 Is America still an ally of Europe?
50:54 Who should be the next US president?
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Tucker Carlson is one of the most attention-grabbing figures in American politics. Millions listen to him every week, and his punditry has influenced Donald Trump’s presidency. Now, though, he’s become MAGA’s most prominent dissident. Carlson broke with the White House over the war in Iran, claiming that the conflict will prove catastrophic for the president’s movement—and for America. President Trump said that his onetime ally has lost his way.
In March 2026 Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, sat down with Tucker Carlson near his Florida home to ask about the fallout from the Iran war, whether MAGA can survive it, if he’s a Zionist, whether the American government was right to have offered support to Ukraine and whether America will defend Taiwan.
#Trump #Israel #Iran #MAGA #tuckercarlson
00:20 Tucker Carlson on his criticism of the Iran war
05:35 Israel’s influence on America’s involvement in the Iran war
13:40 Did Netanyhu persuade Trump to join the war?
22:34 The decline in support for Israel in America
26:13 Has Trump betrayed America First?
32:10 Is Tucker Carlson a Zionist?
35:51 Carlson wouldn’t call Ukraine “a sovereign country”
41:30 Should the US government have supported Ukraine?
43:00 “I’m not giggling, I’m mad at your politicians”
45:21 ”The US is not going to defend Taiwan”
47:00 Is America still an ally of Europe?
50:54 Who should be the next US president?
Watch the full show: https://econ.st/47FuP5G
Sign up to the Insider newsletter: https://econ.st/4nOyzIb
Subscribe to The Economist: economist.com/subscribe
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