Tucker Carlson Has Reportedly Been Telling Trump Not To Go To War With Iran

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2007 file photo, political commentator Tucker Carlson arrives for the 60th anniversary celebration of NBC's Meet the Press at the Newseum in Washington. Fox News Channel says Tucker Carlson is... FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2007 file photo, political commentator Tucker Carlson arrives for the 60th anniversary celebration of NBC's Meet the Press at the Newseum in Washington. Fox News Channel says Tucker Carlson is claiming the weeknight host slot recently vacated by Greta Van Susteren. He will take over the 7 p.m. Eastern hour on Nov. 14, the network said (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) MORE LESS
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On Tuesday, CNN reporter Jim Acosta accused Fox News host Tucker Carlson of getting his script from the White House. But apparently it goes both ways.

According to a Tuesday report by the Daily Beast, Carlson’s been privately advising President Donald Trump to avoid going to war with Iran.

An unnamed administration official also told the Daily Beast that during Trump’s conversations with Carlson, the Fox host attacks the “hawkish members” of the President’s administration.

One of Trump’s promises during his 2016 campaign was to stop sending American troops abroad to intervene in foreign conflicts, and he claimed he was always against the Iraq War (which isn’t true).

But his stance on Iran has been all over the place.

On Monday, Trump told Time Magazine that he wouldn’t go to war to protect oil supplies, and he brushed off Iran’s alleged attacks against the oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman as “very minor.” However, he did say he’d “certainly” go to war over nuclear weapons.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tried to clean up the President’s comments a few hours later, insisting to reporters that Trump “does not want war” with Iran.

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  1. I guess Putin doesn’t want war?

  2. Carlson is just acting like he’s the SecDef. He can’t do that, because there’s already someone else acting like he’s the SecDef.

  3. Tucker knows Donnie would fuck up a war bigly.

  4. Strategic targets get hit in the next 30 days. Mark it.

  5. Trump may go to war, by himself, or with his sons but no one else.
    I would stand behind him ,10,000 miles behind him, like he did in Vietnam.

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