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On Monday, influential ultraconservative journalist Tucker Carlson apologized for having openly supported U.S. President Donald Trump, a decision he said has left him “tormented.”

Carlson made the remarks during a conversation on his podcast with his brother Buckley Carlson, who also backed Trump and wrote speeches for the Republican leader.

“This will torment us for a long time. It will torment me. I want to apologize for having misled people. It was not intentional,” Carlson said.

The journalist, who for years was one of the star hosts on Fox News and among the media figures who most strongly supported Trump, now maintains a tense relationship with the U.S. president due to the Republican leader’s backing of Israel and the war on Iran.

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    9 days ago

    Was going to make a snarky comment but I saw the video and…damn, he’s good. Absolutely fucking sucks that this klanner is good, but you have to acknowledge his awareness and verbal skills.

    Interesting video. But notice that he never outright says why he’s disgusted. Is it for the atrocities being committed against Iran and Lebanon by his country? Doubt this guy would be anywhere near as convincing on that topic, betraying his complete lack of sincerity.

    Buckley Carlson,

    Is this a fucking joke?

    Edit: I just watched the entire fucking episode and this is beyond worse than libshit. No principles, no convictions, while at the same time they wax lyrical about what Trump was, they decry his lack of decorum and class, they have no disagreements on anything, they barely even talk about the war. And when he talks about the he only mentions the possibility of US troops dying. He’s only crying because Trump publicly abused him. I fucking hate chuds, they’re so fucking pathetic. Also, there’s no doubt he’s CIA, he can’t stop talking about them, occasionally in positive ways.

    I literally just watched 2 hours of the Tucker Carlson show ft his brother. I’m so fucking pissed. Like, when it gets ‘good’, it’s actually ‘great’ but that’s like 3% of the entire episode and the other 97% is just absolute drivel. He loves doing this thing where he starts a sentence with something resembling true insight, and ends it with the dumbest shit imaginable. If western chauvanist was a guy it would be this motherfucker, like yes he’s pretty good at what he does but he is just the most banal stereotype of a fascist at the end of the day. I simply cannot respect this guy

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    9 days ago

    Hey big guy, I know you’re feelin’ regret but… You said “Daddy’s home and it’s time for a spanking” in reference to Trump.

    Guess you thought you weren’t gonna get any spanks, huh, buddy?

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    9 days ago

    Lil Swansons frozen dinned freak is positioning himself for a 2028 run. Hell he might get the nomination if he’s running againt JD.

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    He only fell tormented because he was left behind and fired from Fox News, while he was a fundamental part on Trump rise on power

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    Fuck he will definitely be president in 2028 won’t he

    I can’t for the life of me listen to another poll-brained liberal who is convinced that Americans are done with unhinged Republican policy

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    I hope its just the start of more and more torment to come. Also is he wearing a regular tie in that thumbnail? Maybe the bow tie was evil and it’s spells are wearing off

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    Well yeah, he can position himself for the 2028 frontrunner without unhitching his wagon from a guy whose relevance and efficacy is waning if he doesn’t go after the Republicans who have nowhere else to go.