Tucker Carlson has been the subject of criticism from many on the political right recently, including Mark Levin and Ben Shapiro. He told Megyn Kelly he attempted to bury the hatchet with those two after the death of Charlie Kirk.
While appearing with Kelly at a stop on her live stage tour, Carlson revealed that he had called both Shapiro and Levin in the aftermath of Kirk’s assassination, arguing that they should stop attacking one another.
“I called them two days after Charlie was killed — from my backyard, because I was really thinking about it and praying about it — and I was like, ‘We agree on a lot, like a lot, actually,'” Carlson shared. “We agree on a lot, so let’s not attack each other. They didn’t abide by those terms. But that’s fine, they were under no obligation.”
Carlson’s comments came after he stated Mark Levin was an “obvious lunatic”, with Kelly chiming in that she’s been labeled an anti-Semite by Levin in recent weeks.
When Megyn Kelly asked Tucker Carlson if he believed that he and Ben Shapiro could ultimately move past their differences, Carlson said he doesn’t believe the onus is on him.
“I’m not against Ben Shapiro,” he stated. “I don’t consider him the world’s greatest force for evil, I don’t feel that way at all. I don’t actually think about him ever. So I’m not attacking him. I saw him at Charlie’s memorial service backstage. Totally nice, and he looked a little uncomfortable, but I wasn’t uncomfortable … I don’t want to have a war with Ben Shapiro.
“Does he really think that me doing an interview in which I explained that anti-semitism is wrong to one of the lead purveyors of anti-semitism, that somehow makes me a Nazi? What is the argument here? I don’t even understand that argument here.”
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When we attack each other the only winner is the left.