Answered from Is MAGA dead? · Today, Explained · 2026-11-05
Rod Dreher, a former friend of Tucker Carlson, says Carlson has become an anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist over the last couple of years. He notes that Carlson was key in getting Trump to pick J.D. Vance as his running mate, and argues Vance cannot stay a credible party leader until he addresses what Dreher calls the Tucker Carlson problem. Dreher does not expect Carlson to run for president.
“Tucker Carlson has beclowned himself, and it's really sad.” Rod Dreher · at 22:46 — open in the transcript →
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