Trump refutes Tucker Carlson’s criticism he abandoned ‘America First’ by supporting Israel: ‘I decid

[Timber Rattler]

https://nypost.com/2025/06/15/us-news/trump-hits-back-at-tucker-carlson-for-accusing-him-of-abandoning-america-first-by-supporting-israel/

President Trump rejected rightwing pundit Tucker Carlson’s criticism that he is abandoning America First principles with his support for Israel amid its military campaign against Iran.

Carlson, an ardent Trump ally, fumed at Israel’s preemptive strike on Iran last week, dubbing the US “complicit in the act of war” and arguing that, “politicians purporting to be America First can’t now credibly turn around and say they had nothing to do with it.”

Trump said he wasn’t familiar with Carlson’s critique but contended that, as a pioneer of the modern America First movement, he’s the final arbiter of what it means to put the US first.

“Well, considering that I’m the one that developed ‘America First,’ and considering that the term wasn’t used until I came along, I think I’m the one that decides that,” Trump told The Atlantic in response.

“For those people who say they want peace—you can’t have peace if Iran has a nuclear weapon. So for all of those wonderful people who don’t want to do anything about Iran having a nuclear weapon—that’s not peace.”

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Trump to Carlson: "Shut up!"

[Widget Jr]

Trump to Carlson: "Shut up!"

Long overdue. Not overdue in the sense that time flies fast in Trump's second term.
Overdue for Trump to tell the more-MAGA-than-Trump in the conservative press that they aren't in charge and don't set Trump's agendas or methods.
A lesson he should have learned from when he fired Steve Bannon for pretending to the be the real brains in Trump's first administration.
All the conservatives going after Israel, went after Ukraine first. 

[Timber Rattler]

Long overdue. Not overdue in the sense that time flies fast in Trump's second term.
Overdue for Trump to tell the more-MAGA-than-Trump in the conservative press that they aren't in charge and don't set Trump's agendas or methods.
A lesson he should have learned from when he fired Steve Bannon for pretending to the be the real brains in Trump's first administration.
All the conservatives going after Israel, went after Ukraine first. 

Yeah, the same pro-Russian element that has seemingly infected some Conservative has now morphed into pro-Iranian.

[roamer_1]

Yeah, the same pro-Russian element that has seemingly infected some Conservative has now morphed into pro-Iranian.

While the real Conservatives have been saying there ain't any of it that's our business all the way along... Foreign entanglements, and all that. We ain't the world police

[Wingnut]

Cucker Tarlison.  The boy is gone.