Tucker Carlson on Donald Trump
← Back to Donald Trump ProfileIn 2019, Fox News host Tucker Carlson privately labeled then-President Trump a "full-blown BS artist," despite publicly supporting him on air, according to The Independent.
“He's a talker, a boaster, a booster, a compulsive self-promoter. At times, he's a full-blown BS artist.”
Within the context of a list referencing the alphabet, this quote highlights the critical importance of loyalty and protection within a political sphere, even above public embarrassment or questionable hires.
“You can regularly say embarrassing things on television, you can hire Omarosa to work at the White House. All of that will be forgiven if you protect your people. But if you do not protect them... then you’re done.”
Tucker Carlson, reflecting on Donald Trump's enduring appeal in 2020, argued that Trump represented a powerful rebuke against a nation perceived to have abandoned its own people.
“Millions of Americans sincerely love Donald Trump. They love him in spite of everything they've heard. They love him, often, in spite of himself. They're not deluded. They know exactly who Trump is. They love him anyway. They love Donald Trump because no one else loves them. The country they built, the country their ancestors fought for over hundreds of years, has left them to die in unfashionable little towns, mocked and despised by the sneering halfwits with finance degrees -- but no actual skills -- who seem to run everything all of a sudden. Whatever Donald Trump's faults, he is better than the rest of the people in charge. At least he doesn't hate them for their weakness. Donald Trump, in other words, is and has always been a living indictment of the people who run this country. That was true four years ago when he came out of nowhere to win the presidency. And it's every bit as true right now, maybe even more true than it's ever been. It will remain true regardless of whether Donald Trump wins reelection.”