Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson said he is “sorry” for misleading viewers about President Donald Trump, acknowledging in Monday’s episode of his podcast that his past support helped shape public perception.
Speaking on “The Tucker Carlson Show” alongside his brother, Buckley Swanson Peck Carlson, he said he feels “tormented” by his past backing of Trump and accepted some responsibility for helping elevate him politically.
“I want to say I’m sorry for misleading people,” Carlson said, adding that the impact of those decisions will weigh on him “for a long time.”
Carlson also reflected on what he described as missed warning signs, saying that he and others who supported Trump are “implicated” in the current political landscape.
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The remarks come amid a growing public rift between Carlson and Trump, with the president increasingly criticizing the commentator in a series of social media posts.
Carlson, once one of Trump’s most prominent media allies, has become more critical in recent months, particularly over foreign policy decisions and messaging.
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Trump has repeatedly lashed out at Carlson in recent months in response to his former ally becoming increasingly critical of the Trump administration – most notably its handling of the Epstein files and the president’s war against Iran.
This month, the president called Carlson “a Low IQ person,” “stupid,” and “highly overrated” in several Truth Social rants attacking him, as well as other former allies, including Megyn Kelly, Alex Jones, and Candace Owens.
Responding to Trump’s attacks this month, Carlson remarked, “I’ve always liked Trump and still feel sorry for him, as I do for all slaves… He’s hemmed in by other forces. He can’t make his own decisions. It’s awful to watch.”
Carlson’s son Buckley Carlson – who shares the same name as his uncle – left his job as Vice President JD Vance’s deputy press secretary last week following Trump’s repeated attacks against his father.
Monday’s apology follows earlier revelations from legal proceedings indicating Carlson had privately expressed skepticism about Trump even while publicly supporting him.
The remarks have drawn mixed reactions across the political spectrum.
Some critics view the apology as an acknowledgment of the influence prominent media figures can have on public opinion. Others have questioned the timing, given Carlson’s long-standing role in shaping conservative discourse.
It remains unclear whether the comments signal a lasting shift in Carlson’s political stance or a temporary break, similar to the waning support he showed toward the end of Trump’s first term.
The episode underscores continuing divisions within conservative media and the broader political movement surrounding Trump, as the administration’s attention remains focused on international developments.
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So, Taker Carlson befriended Russian Dictator, V. Putin, who invaded Ukraine. The same Taker Carlson bought (or was it gifted to him?) a property in Qatar, which openly financed Palestinian terrorists, Hamas, and financed Universities in the USA to promote active anti Semitism, now is sorry for supporting the President of the USA, Donald J. Trump? Something is deeply rotten and stinks to heaven.
He has gone off the deep end, hand in hand, with batshit crazy Candance Owens. See ya.
Can you say thin-skinned RINO … Carlson?
I have to suppose that Carlson WANTS Iran to have nukes and a long range delivery system ( missiles ) with which to attack the homeland of the U.S.
Either that, or he just doesn’t ‘get it’!
If we had militarily put Hitler in his place in the 1930s, there probably would have not been a 2nd WW.
The scenario this time is MUCH worse!
Iran with nukes? REALLY NOT A GOOD THING!
WE now know why Carlson was fired from FOX News. When can cannot get his way, he turns against you. They never talk about how Biden let millions of illegals, criminals, undocumented enter the country in the hope they would be granted citizenship to vote Democrat, Clinton and Gore who basically took away all requirement to enter the country; low test scores, no English speaking, no job, needing medical help, putting their kids in schools requiring those schools to hire translators, Obama giving billions to Iran to help build nuclear bombs, I can keep this list going forever. No Trump is not the best, but he is the most honest, America First President we have had in the past century. Get over it Dems or we will lose our country.