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Cruz and Carlson Clash Over U.S. Role in Israel-Iran Conflict

The confrontation prompted Ted Cruz to denounce Carlson’s isolationist stance as ‘batcrap crazy’ after President Trump said the host had apologized for overstating his criticism.

Tucker Carlson challenged Senator Ted Cruz during an interview, questioning his knowledge of Iran's demographics while criticizing his support for military actions without understanding the complexities involved.
Sens. Josh Hawley, left, and Ted Cruz, right. (Illustration by Noah Hickey/Images via Getty Images)
Tucker Carlson; Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.
Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz.

Overview

  • In a two-hour interview, Carlson pressed Cruz on U.S. support for Israel’s strikes on Iran, laying bare a split between isolationist and interventionist Republicans.
  • Carlson quizzed Cruz on Iran’s population and ethnic composition to challenge the senator’s call for regime change.
  • The pair sparred over the influence of AIPAC, with Carlson accusing Cruz of implying antisemitism and Cruz defending his use of Genesis to justify backing Israel.
  • After the exchange, Cruz criticized Carlson’s foreign policy views as having gone “batcrap crazy” and plans to dissect their debate further on his podcast.
  • President Trump said Carlson had apologized for making overly strong remarks, underlining tensions over the administration’s Middle East strategy.