‘Vile on every level’: Tucker Carlson rips Donald Trump over Easter Sunday ‘f-word’ post
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Tucker Carlson criticized President Trump's Easter Sunday post threatening Iran's civilian infrastructure as "vile."
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Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson sharply criticized President Donald Trump on Monday night, calling an Easter Sunday social media post "vile on every level." Trump's post on Truth Social threatened Iran's civilian infrastructure, stating, "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran." Carlson accused Trump of threatening to commit a war crime and mocking the religion of Iran. This criticism underscores a widening split within Trump’s MAGA coalition over the six-week-old war with Iran. Former congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene also rebuked Trump, calling his Easter missive "evil."
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