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President Torches Tucker Carlson For Urging Military To Punt Nuclear Football

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Donald Trump torched Tucker Carlson “low IQ” after the former Fox News host urged military leaders to defy the president and block access to nuclear launch authority.

“Tucker’s a low IQ person that has absolutely no idea what’s going on,” Trump told the New York Post.
“He calls me all the time; I don’t respond to his calls. I don’t deal with him. I like dealing with smart people, not fools.”

Carlson delivered the remarks Monday night, telling his audience that senior military officials should refuse any directive tied to nuclear weapons.

“Now it’s time to say no, absolutely not, and say it directly to the president, no,” Carlson said.

He referenced the nuclear “football,” the briefcase carried by a military aide that enables the president to authorize a strike.

“Figure out the codes on the football yourself,” Carlson added.

He also targeted Trump’s Easter message directed at Iran, criticizing both its language and tone.

“How dare you speak that way on Easter morning to the country?” Carlson said. “Who do you think you are? You’re tweeting out the F-word on Easter morning.”

Carlson tied the criticism to religion. “The message of all faith at the biggest picture level is the message in our Bible, which is you are not God,” he continued. “And only if you think you are, do you talk this way.”

He addressed Trump’s remarks about Islam as well. “But it’s not just mockery of Islam. And no president should mock Islam. That’s not your job,” Carlson said. “We are not a theocracy. And God willing, we never will be because theocracies corrupt the religion.”

Trump maintained an aggressive posture toward Iran ahead of an 8 p.m. deadline tied to a ceasefire demand.

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.”

The White House rejected claims that nuclear weapons were being signaled as part of the strategy.

“Literally nothing @VP said here ‘implies’ this, you absolute buffoons,” the White House Rapid Response account posted on X.

The post referenced comments from Vice President J.D. Vance. “The president of the United States can decide to use them and he will decide to use them if the Iranians don’t change their course of conduct,” Vance said.

He addressed the situation again while discussing the administration’s approach. “The deadline is 8 o’clock,” Vance said.

He described the strategy in terms of leverage. “The president of the United States is a man who recognizes leverage,” Vance added.

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He also spoke about expectations for Iran’s response. The United States is “confident” a reply will come by the deadline, “positive or negative,” he continued.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt pointed to the same deadline in a separate statement.

“The Iranian regime has until 8 PM Eastern Time to meet the moment and make a deal with the United States,” Leavitt said. “Only the President knows where things stand and what he will do.”

U.S. forces struck targets on Iran’s Kharg Island overnight, a key hub handling most of the country’s crude oil exports.

A senior U.S. official told Axios the operation took place hours before the deadline tied to reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump warned that failure to comply would trigger widespread destruction.

Every bridge in Iran would be “decimated,” he said, and power plants would be “out of business” if Tehran did not agree.

Trump also targeted Fox News personalities in a Truth Social post. “For Fox executives only, take Jessica Tarlov off the air,” Trump wrote. “She is, from her voice, to her lies, and everything else about her, one of the worst ‘personalities’ on television, a real loser! People cannot stand watching her.”

Jessica Tarlov, a co-host on “The Five,” has frequently criticized the president. “What an embarrassment this man is,” she wrote on X in response to Trump’s threats toward Iran.

Trump questioned her role on the network during a previous appearance. “I watch Jessica, and I’m not a fan,” he said, criticizing her use of polling numbers.

He referenced a reported approval rating. “She uses fake numbers,” Trump said, pointing to claims his approval sat at 42 percent.

During the same exchange, Fox News host Jesse Watters invited Trump to return to the show.

“Because we really want you to sit next to Jessica. I think you’d be a good influence on her,” Watters said.

Trump answered directly. “I’m sure I’d like her, I’m sure she’s a lovely person, she’s just not for me,” he said.

Watters responded with a joke. “I get it, we’re working on her, don’t worry,” he quipped.

Trump also raised questions about her absence from the interview. “Now tell me, did she not want to do it or did you kick her off the show?” he asked.

Watters clarified the situation. “We didn’t kick her off. She had a previous schedule she couldn’t change,” he said.

Tarlov later addressed the interview in a post. “Was so bummed to miss the show today!” she wrote. “But I definitely would’ve said he’s even inflating his numbers to 42%!”

Trump also criticized Fox News anchor Shannon Bream in the same Truth Social post.

“Tell Shannon Bream of FoxNews [sic] that it’s not the Save Act, it’s the Save America Act, a big difference!” he wrote. “She should correct them when they spew out Democrat propaganda and lies. She never does!”

The SAVE Act, formally known as the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, passed the House but remains stalled in the Senate.

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