Cognitive dissonance for Tucker Carlson?

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December 26, 2025
Cognitive dissonance for Tucker Carlson?
By Bob Weir

Just when it appears that the Republican Party has become unbeatable after the re-election of Donald Trump, and the attainment of majorities in the House and Senate, we’re seeing the beginnings of a fracture that could shatter the GOP’s hopes for the midterms and the 2028 campaign for president.  Tucker Carlson, once a highly rated conservate commentator with his Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News, from 2016 to 2023, was canceled after Fox was sued by Dominion Voting Systems because of alleged defamation statements Carlson made on his show.  Fox ultimately settled with Dominion for $787.5 million.  Since leaving Fox, Carlson has hosted a very popular podcast, The Tucker Carlson Show.

During the past few years, I’ve been an avid fan of his show, just as I was when he was on Fox.  Yet for several months lately, he seems to have made a U-turn in his support of our country’s strongest ally in the Middle East.  Although he contends to be a supporter of Israel, he refers to it as a “tiny, inherently insignificant country.”  He tells his viewers that the U.S. spends too much money in a foreign country that, geopolitically, is not at all important to our nation.  He goes on to say that China and India combined represent more than a third of the world’s population, and our relationship with them has gotten worse because of our relationship with Israel.

While Tucker was smugly dismissing Israel’s importance because, according to him, the Israelis have no natural resources, Benjamin Netanyahu was announcing the approval of the largest export deal of liquefied natural gas in the country’s history with Egypt, valued at about $35 billion.  That deal occurred shortly after Israel made a deal to sell its Arrow 3 missile defense system to Germany for $6.5 billion.  One wonders how Tucker can possibly conclude that Israel is insignificant.

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Chris Loesch 𝕏
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Russian state propaganda is doing Russian state propaganda and look who their useful idiot is.
12:27 AM · Dec 27, 2025

https://twitter.com/RT_com/status/2004677402740621662

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The Arab League states have a combined GDP of $4 trillion, the EU $20 trillion.  Israel $600 billion.  His point is that we have strained our relations with much larger countries in order to maintain a one-sided relationship with Israel. 

The Israelis know how much they have benefitted from this arrangement and are threatened by any potential replacements.  That’s why their plants in the newsmedia have taken potshots at Qatar.

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December 26, 2025
Cognitive dissonance for Tucker Carlson?
By Bob Weir

[...]

While Tucker was smugly dismissing Israel’s importance because, according to him, the Israelis have no natural resources, Benjamin Netanyahu was announcing the approval of the largest export deal of liquefied natural gas in the country’s history with Egypt, valued at about $35 billion.

Netanyahu's making nice with Trump before their meeting in Florida next week.  Netanyahu needs Trump to sign on to another round with Iran.

Tel Aviv — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a $35 billion gas deal with Egypt on Wednesday evening as the US pushes for a summit between the leaders of the two countries.

In a televised statement, Netanyahu hailed the agreement as “the largest gas deal in Israel’s history.” He said the deal was valued at 112 billion shekels (about $34.6 billion).

The deal involves American energy company Chevron and will supply gas to Egypt.

According to an Israeli source familiar with the matter, Israel had delayed the official approval of the deal for months, ultimately folding under pressure from the Trump administration.

US President Donald Trump has been trying to arrange a summit between Netanyahu and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as he pursues regional peace deals and an expansion of the Abraham Accords.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/middleeast/israel-gas-deal-egypt-latam-intl

Netanyahu plans to brief Trump on possible new Iran strikes
NBC News, Dec 20, 2025

WASHINGTON — Israeli officials have grown increasingly concerned that Iran is expanding production of its ballistic missile program, which was damaged by Israeli military strikes earlier this year, and are preparing to brief President Donald Trump about options for attacking it again, according to a person with direct knowledge of the plans and four former U.S. officials briefed on the plans.

Israeli officials also are concerned that Iran is reconstituting nuclear enrichment sites the U.S. bombed in June, the sources said. But, they added, the officials view Iran’s efforts to rebuild facilities where they produce the ballistic missiles and to repair its crippled air defense systems as more immediate concerns.

Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are expected to meet later this month in Florida at the president’s Mar-a-Lago estate. At that meeting, the sources said, Netanyahu is expected to make the case to Trump that Iran’s expansion of its ballistic missile program poses a threat that could necessitate swift action.

They said part of his argument is expected to be that Iran’s actions present perils not only to Israel but also to the broader region, including U.S. interests. The Israeli leader is expected to present Trump with options for the U.S. to join or assist in any new military operations, the sources said.

More:   https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/netanyahu-plans-brief-trump-possible-new-iran-strikes-rcna250112

[Right_in_Virginia]

December 26, 2025
Cognitive dissonance for Tucker Carlson?
By Bob Weir

Yet for several months lately, he seems to have made a U-turn in his support of our country’s strongest ally in the Middle East.

How is Israel our strongest ally in the Middle East? 

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

How is Israel our strongest ally in the Middle East?

  Who else would you suggest? At this point we're sort of Israel's only ally (except maybe the UK).

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Someone got to Tucker IMO. My guess would be Putler.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Who else would you suggest? At this point we're sort of Israel's only ally (except maybe the UK).

The question asked was:  How is Israel our strongest ally in the Middle East?  Are you saying it's by default @Weird Tolkienish Figure ?

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