Laura Loomer calls Carlson's claim that Trump will use nuclear weapons on Iran a lie
Laura LoomerPolitical activist, in a post on her X account
Loomer asks why Carlson's friends in the White House and in conservative media have not condemned what she calls his lie that Trump is going to use nuclear weapons on Iran, and calls Carlson a pathological liar.
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Under pressure from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Trump administration may be within days of launching a nuclear strike on Pickax Mountain in central Iran, and Trump is likely to decide by Nov. 7, 2026, whether to use nuclear weapons.
“How come Tucker's friends in the White House, in conservative media, and in life in general haven't condemned his bullshit lie that President Trump is going to use nuclear weapons on Iran?”
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Tucker Carlson says the Trump administration may be days from a nuclear strike on Iran; the White House says he has no insight into military planning
Tucker Carlson wrote on X that, under pressure from Benjamin Netanyahu, the Trump administration may be within days of a nuclear strike on Iran's Pickax Mountain. A White House official said Carlson has no insight into military planning.
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Post on Laura Loomer's X account criticizing Tucker Carlson and his friends in the White House and conservative media over his claim that Trump will use nuclear weapons on Iran.
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This question opens Loomer's post, published on the evening of Nov. 2, about a day after Carlson's post.
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Loomer goes on to ask why those friends do not see that Carlson needs an intervention, calls him a pathological liar and a world-class manipulator, and writes that she has never seen such a diabolical and manipulative person.
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The reference point is Carlson's claim that, under pressure from Netanyahu, the Trump administration may be within days of a nuclear strike on Iran's Pickax Mountain. Loomer calls the claim a lie and attacks Carlson's credibility, rejecting his account of the administration's plans.
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Read the full caseMark Hertling, on The Bulwark, puts Carlson in the absolutely crazy category for passing rumors about a nuclear strike
“Anyone that would recommend the use of a nuclear weapon or even pass rumors about it like Tucker Carlson is doing, I'm going to put him in the absolutely crazy category.”Read statement
A White House official says Tucker Carlson has no insight into military planning or Trump's thinking
The White House
“Tucker Carlson lost his way long ago due to a debilitating case of Trump Derangement Syndrome, and he has no insight into military planning or the Commander-in-Chief's thinking.”Read statement
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