Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson is accusing the network he once called home of operating as a “propaganda hose” aimed at manipulating its older viewers into supporting war, including the latest U.S. entanglement in Iran.
Carlson, once one of Fox News’ most influential and highest-rated personalities, has increasingly broken from the Trump-aligned right in recent months. His departure from the network in 2023 marked the beginning of a shift, with Carlson growing more outspoken against U.S. foreign policy, particularly military involvement in the Middle East.
Appearing on Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast, Carlson condemned Fox News and its primetime personalities, most notably Sean Hannity, for cheerleading Israeli strikes on Iran and pushing for U.S. military involvement.
He called out what he described as the network’s deliberate effort to stir pro-war sentiment among “elderly” viewers.
“What they are doing is what they always do, which is just turning up the propaganda hose to full blast and just trying to knock elderly Fox viewers off their feet and make them subject to more wars,” Carlson said.
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Newsweek: Trump’s most favorable pollster warns it could be “all over for MAGA”
President Donald Trump‘s most favorable pollster has warned that it could be “all over for MAGA” if the president gets the United States more deeply involved in the conflict between Iran and Israel.
“Kiss the Republican majority goodbye… For the next decade,” Rich Baris, the director of Big Data Poll, wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “If he pulls the trigger, it’s all over for MAGA.”
I seriously doubt that Trump has the brains to step back from brink. On the plus side, perhaps we’ll be rid of him sooner than 2029.

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-pollster-warns-all-over-maga-iran-israel-2086637
Mirror: JD Vance announces Trump ready to take ‘further action’ to stop Iran as VP breaks silence on rising tensions
Vice President JD Vance has broken his silence in a lengthy post on the social media site X over the mounting tensions between Iran and Israel
“That decision ultimately belongs to the president. And of course, people are right to be worried about foreign entanglement after the last 25 years of idiotic foreign policy,” Vance concluded. “But I believe the president has earned some trust on this issue. And having seen this up close and personal, I can assure you that he is only interested in using the American military to accomplish the American people’s goals. Whatever he does, that is his focus.”
The statement by Vance comes after Trump ordered 10 million residents of Tehran, Iran to “evacuate immediately.” It comes after the president left the G7 summit in Canada in order to work on a peace deal with Iran and Israel who have begun exchanging missiles.
Only the most arrogant of assholes would take 16% as a mandate!

https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/breaking-jd-vance-announces-trump-1213652
Mirror: JD Vance announces Trump ready to take ‘further action’ to stop Iran as VP breaks silence on rising tensions
Praising Trump’s actions, Vance stated that he has seen Trump show “remarkable restraint in keeping our military’s focus on protecting our troops and protecting our citizens.” According to Vance, Trump “may decide he needs to take further action to end Iranian enrichment.”
Just remember — 16% is not a mandate! This will be the end of reign of King Donald.

https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/breaking-jd-vance-announces-trump-1213652
Mediaite: Whopping Majority of Americans Oppose US Military Involvement in Conflict Between Israel and Iran
A whopping majority of Americans do not support the United States getting involved in the fighting between Israel and Iran, according to a new poll.
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According to the results, just 16% back US involvement while 60% say the US should not be involved. Another 24% said they were unsure.

Guardian: Australian deported from US says he was ‘targeted’ due to writing on pro-Palestine student protests
Alistair Kitchen says he was detained and questioned about views on Israel and Palestine before being deported from LA to Melbourne
An Australian man who was detained upon arrival at Los Angeles airport and deported back to Melbourne says United States border officials told him it was due to his writing on pro-Palestine protests by university students.
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The 33-year-old said he was “clearly targeted for politically motivated reasons” and said officials spent more than 30 minutes questioning him about his views on Israel and Palestine including his “thoughts on Hamas”.
Kitchen said officials asked him for his “thoughts about the conflict in a very broad sense”, including about student protesters, what Israel “should have done differently” and “how I would resolve the conflict”.
“It was quite an in-depth probing of my views on the war,” he said.
Kitchen said he was deported and landed back in Melbourne on Saturday morning.
Raw Story: ‘Very insulted’: Trump tells G7 members they’ve hurt Putin’s feelings
U.S. President Donald Trump used a press conference with G7 chair Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to air Russia’s grievances about being kicked out of what was then the G8 over the annexation of Crimea.
Who cares?
Carney had just publicly welcomed Trump to the summit when the president launched into his claim that there would never have been a full-scale invasion of Ukraine had he been president.
Bullsh*t!
“And, I mean, he was thrown out by Trudeau, who convinced one or two people along with Obama. He was thrown out. And he’s not a happy person about it, I can tell you that. He basically doesn’t even speak to the people that threw him out. And I agree with him.
Poor babies!
Alternate: Trump ‘made a mockery of all of us’: MAGA devotees revolt over foreign policy about-face
Politico reports President Donald Trump’s own MAGA devotees warned him of Israel’s penchant for military escalation. Now the retaliation is setting in.
“The White House claims it played no part in the strikes on Tehran’s nuclear facilities Thursday night,” says Politico. Tehran was even slated to meet with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff over the weekend for peace talks, but now the U.S. is in a precarious place considering it unilaterally funds nearly a third of Israel’s military machine. Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu’s strike also threatens to pull the U.S. deeper into Middle East conflict — to the chagrin of a huge swathe of Trump’s MAGA base.
Politico reports President Donald Trump’s own MAGA devotees warned him of Israel’s penchant for military escalation. Now the retaliation is setting in.
“The White House claims it played no part in the strikes on Tehran’s nuclear facilities Thursday night,” says Politico. Tehran was even slated to meet with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff over the weekend for peace talks, but now the U.S. is in a precarious place considering it unilaterally funds nearly a third of Israel’s military machine. Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu’s strike also threatens to pull the U.S. deeper into Middle East conflict — to the chagrin of a huge swathe of Trump’s MAGA base.
You cast your lot with a tyrant; now you are getting what you paid for! 😀
Guardian: Newsom says use of national guard for Ice raids ‘ends tomorrow at noon’ – as it happened
A federal judge ruled that Donald Trump acted illegally when he commandeered the California national guard and ordered thousands of troops to Los Angeles amid protests over immigration raids. The troops return to the control of California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, at noon on Friday.
The Hill: Crockett on [Bimbo #2] Noem trip to Israel: ‘You just had a good photo op’
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) slammed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi [Bimbo #2] Noem for her recent trip to Israel, declaring it just another “photo op.”
Crockett said she didn’t think anything substantive would come from the foreign trip scheduled days after two Israeli Embassy staffers were fatally shot outside of a museum in Washington.
“You just had a good photo op. And I think that that’s probably all Kristi [Bimbo #2] Noem is good for, is a photo op,” Crockett said Sunday during an appearance on MSNBC’s “Weekends with Alex Witt.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5319575-jasmine-crockett-kristi-noem-israel-trip