Tucker Carlson accused Trump of having 'chosen Israel over the US' after the Republicans' defeat in the midterm elections

Statement after the election

American conservative commentator Tucker Carlson on Thursday accused President Donald Trump of having 'chosen Israel over the United States.' The statement was made in a podcast published on the X platform, against the backdrop of the Republicans' defeats in the November 3 midterm elections, Anadolu reports.

The essence of the accusations

'It is wrong when a leader chooses another country over you,' Carlson said, comparing Trump's actions to taking the neighbor's children to Disneyland while your own children are starving. 'It is immoral. That is exactly what Trump did. He chose Israel over the United States. People lie about it, but everyone can see it,' he added, calling the president's actions 'simply wrong.'

Criticism of the Middle East wars

Carlson also criticized US involvement in Middle East conflicts, arguing that Washington has repeatedly entered wars in Israel's interests to the detriment of American interests. 'If your country keeps starting pointless wars in the Middle East on behalf of Israel, and every time you lose, lose strength, your citizens die, and you are gradually going bankrupt… but no one has been brave enough to say what is actually happening,' he said.

Reference to the Iraq war

The commentator claimed that the US entered the war in Iraq in 2003 'in response to Israel's demands,' and that this pattern has continued for more than two decades. 'It was Netanyahu, by the way, the same man,' Carlson said, referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to him, 'the good news is that everyone can see it, and this is, ultimately, Donald Trump's lasting contribution.'

Context

Carlson's statements are his personal assessment, not an established fact: the Anadolu publication conveys the commentator's remarks without independently verifying his claims, including those about the causes of the Iraq war. The material contains no reaction from the White House or the Israeli side, and the link between the remarks and the November 3 election results is limited to the outlet's own wording that the statement was made 'against the backdrop' of the Republicans' defeats.