‘That's not kooky' major Trump ally breaks with president on former news host
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is known for her outspoken support for President Donald Trump.
The two leaders of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement, however, have very different opinions when it comes to former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
Carlson criticized Trump in the June 13 edition of his online newsletter, saying the president was 'complicit' in Israel's attack on Iran that took place that week, according to The Hill.
The former anchor also accused 'warmongers' of urging Trump to 'direct U.S. military involvement in a war,' The Hill reported.
On June 16, a reporter asked Trump about Carlson's comments.
'I don't know what Tucker Carlson is saying,' Trump said in response. 'Let him go get a television network and say it so that people listen.'
Later that day, Trump posted on Truth Social: 'Somebody please explain to kooky Tucker Carlson that IRAN CAN NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON.'
On the social media website X, Greene wrote a post in defense of Carlson, saying that he is one of her 'favorite people.'
'He unapologetically believes the same things I do,' Greene wrote. 'That if we don't fight for our own country and our own people then we will no longer have a country for our children and our grandchildren.'
Greene also criticized 'foreign wars, intervention and regime change,' saying it would kill innocent people and would 'lead to our destruction.'
'That's not kooky,' Greene wrote in the post, a possible response to Trump's social media post.
Greene's X profile has other posts where she criticizes those supporting American involvement in the conflict between Israel and Iran.
Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Monday he is looking for the conflict between Israel and Iran to end with Tehran completely giving up on nuclear weapons, according to Politico.
'A complete give-up, it's possible,' Trump said, adding that he did not want to see a ceasefire but 'a real end' to the conflict, Politico reported.
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