A Florida Republican is taking issue with Tucker Carlson’s recent ideological evolution, saying he’s “inspired a movement of hate in our midst.”
Rep. Randy Fine singled out Carlson as leading a “dark force rising on our side,” calling him the “most dangerous anti-Semite in America” during a speech to the Republican Jewish Coalition.
“He has chosen to take on the mantle of leader of a modern day Hitler Youth, to broadcast and feature those who celebrate the Nazis, those who call for the extermination of Israel, to defend Hamas, to even criticize President Trump for stopping Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Friends, make no mistake. Tucker is not MAGA. Tucker’s fall from grace has been one of the most extraordinary implosions in political history,” Fine claimed.
Carlson parted ways with Fox News some years back, and since then he has taken positions and featured guests on his podcast that are anathema to Fine and other pro-Israel politicians on the right.
The most recent example of such was Carlson doing a friendly interview that lasted more than two hours with Nick Fuentes, who critics say is antisemitic and a white supremacist.
During the interview, Carlson left unchecked claims made by Fuentes about the influence of so-called “organized Jewry” on the political process, while he maligned “Christian Zionists” such as George W. Bush and Ambassador John Bolton.
