Tucker Carlson’s mask is off

The mask is off Tucker Carlson and what remains is not principled dissent or America First skepticism or “journalism”. It is delusion, sabotage, and a pattern of behavior that actively undermines President Donald Trump, the conservative movement itself, and our allies around the world.

Carlson’s latest claim should end any remaining debate about who he is and what he is doing. He now alleges that President Trump potentially ordered the arrest of Nicolás Maduro so that gay marriage could be imposed on Venezuela. This is not analysis. It is conspiracy mongering untethered from reality.

President Trump moved against Maduro because Maduro is the head of a narco cartel masquerading as a government. His regime has flooded our hemisphere with drugs, destroyed a once prosperous nation, and driven millions to flee.

Trump’s action was about restoring deterrence, defending America’s backyard, and standing with oppressed people. To twist that into some cartoonish culture war fantasy is dishonest and corrosive.

This is not a one off. It is a pattern.

Carlson has increasingly positioned himself not as a conservative critic working in what he thinks is good faith, but as a wrecking ball aimed inward. He does not merely challenge tactics or debate policy. He advances narratives that weaken American leadership and fracture the coalition that actually wins elections and governs.

That pattern includes giving a friendly platform to Nick Fuentes, one of the most notorious Holocaust deniers in the country. There is no defensible reason to legitimize a man who denies the murder of six million Jews. Doing so is not courageous. It is morally bankrupt.

It also includes Carlson’s decision to interview Masoud Pezeshkian, the sitting president of the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, the Islamic Republic of Iran. Worse, Carlson chose to release that interview over the July 4th Independence Day weekend. While Americans were honoring the sacrifices made to defeat tyranny, Carlson amplified the voice of a regime that chants death to America, funds Hamas and Hezbollah, and brutalizes its own people. That is not journalism. It is propaganda packaged as contrarianism.

Carlson’s defenders insist he is just asking questions. That defense no longer holds. There is a difference between skepticism and sabotage. There is a difference between holding power accountable and laundering narratives for America’s enemies. Carlson crossed that line long ago.

Conservatism is not about grievance for clicks or nihilism dressed up as insight. It is about strength, clarity, and moral confidence. President Trump understands that peace comes through strength and that America must lead from a position of resolve. Carlson’s project runs in the opposite direction. He profits from confusion, cynicism, and tearing down leaders who actually confront hostile regimes.

The conservative movement must stop pretending this is harmless. Tucker cannot claim to be America First while routinely undermining America’s strongest president and legitimizing those who hate us. Tucker Carlson is not a misunderstood truth teller. He is a destabilizing force.

The mask is off. Conservatives should believe what they are seeing and act accordingly. Carlson should not be celebrated, defended, or excused. He should be rejected. The movement and the country are stronger without him. Bye, Tucker. I’m sure your condo in Doha is waiting for you.