The sneaky reason Tucker Carlson and other far-right voices are criticizing Trump

[Jilly_in_VA]

President Donald Trump posted an insult-packed screed on Truth Social on Thursday, aimed at a chorus of right-wing critics of his war on Iran. His targets included conspiracy podcasters Alex Jones and Candace Owens; former Fox News host Megyn Kelly; and, most prominently, another former Fox host, Tucker Carlson.

Right-wing attacks on Trump have not only caught the attention of the president, but also of liberals and progressives, who have applauded these blistering criticisms. During the first round of attacks on Iran last June, Jon Stewart marveled at Carlson’s criticisms, saying, “We’re in such a bizarro world, you’ve got me nodding my head to Tucker Carlson videos.” Just this week, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., heaped praise on the right-wing critics of the war, musing that they could be part of “a broad, populist social movement” to save democracy.

Nor is Iran the only issue on which Carlson has won such praise from his left. His criticism of housing prices and stagnant wages won plaudits from affordability advocates, with some contemplating a left-right populist economic alliance. His embrace of Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s, D-Mass., argument in her book, “The Two-Income Trap,” led the Brookings Institute to admit, “Tucker Carlson has a point.”

But progressives do not, under any circumstances, have to hand it to Carlson or other far-right critics of the Iran war. Such praise does not bolster the case for constraining Trump’s lawless presidency. Rather, it amplifies voices who will use their support to further degrade U.S. democracy.

Right-wing media personalities can be divided into two groups: loyalists and opportunists. The first category, which includes many long-time radio and television broadcasters, such as Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck, need Trump and the Republican Party to stay relevant. They can tolerate very little daylight with the administration and will pretzel themselves into any shape to retain that closeness.

https://www.ms.now/opinion/tucker-carlson-trump-iran-war

I did find myself agreeing with Carlson's comments on Shitler's Easter yowl at the Pope, but I figured there was something else behind it. There is.

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. They are positioning themselves in preparation for the post-Trump era

Which will begin on January 3, 2027.

[JustKay]

2. Just trying to remain relevant.

They're all still snakes.

[leftstreet]

3. They want the GOP to be the way it was

Misogynist
Racist
Homophobic
....without having to say those things out loud

[chowder66]

4. It's as if they are the only ones saying it when there are plenty of liberals, progressives, ex-republicans, indies, etc

to choose to listen to.

I will not boost people like MTG, Fucker Carlson and the rest just because they agree with something our side has already said or known.

They are part of the problem and if they really wanted to prove that they "get it" then they should be using their platforms to tear down the republican party and this administration non-stop... but the truth is that they still agree with 99.999% of what they are doing.

If republican voters like what they are saying and it gets them to think then great but I'm not going to help them. They did not help us and they are doing this for their own selfish reasons or at best because they disagree with 0.00001% of what their party has done to our democracy.

[johnnyfins]

5. Tucker is running for POTUS in 2028

It's kinda obvious.