Vance defends Tucker Carlson friendship despite calls to distance himself
Vance said he will not distance himself from Carlson despite disagreements over Trump, Israel and other issues, drawing criticism from some Jewish conservatives.
- On Thursday, Vice President JD Vance defended his friendship with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson during a White House press briefing, stating, "Everybody knows that Tucker Carlson and I are friends," despite acknowledging political disagreements.
- Carlson's controversial arguments that President Donald Trump should be removed from office, combined with months of attacks on U.S. foreign policy regarding Israel amid confrontation with Iran, prompted the scrutiny of Vance's association.
- During Monday's Republican Jewish Coalition appearance, Vance denounced antisemitism but declined to disavow Carlson directly. Rep. Don Bacon stated, "The Vice President should absolutely disavow Tucker Carlson's anti-Semitism," reflecting pressure from Jewish conservatives.
- Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer warned the association is "inevitable" to damage Vance's potential 2028 presidential bid. Fleischer said, "I think that this is going to dog the vice president," predicting eventual separation from Carlson.
- Sen. Ted Cruz has criticized Carlson as the "most vocal proponent of this anti-semitism on the right," positioning himself as an alternative in a potential 2028 GOP presidential primary against Vance.
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JD Vance's Wildly Disingenous Defense Of His Alliance With Antisemitic Carlson
Vice President JD Vance responded on Thursday to critics of his close relationship with Tucker Carlson by dodging their actual concerns with Carlson’s promotion of antisemitism and smearing them as anti-American. His handwaving portrayal of the right-wing podcaster as merely a buddy elides Carlson’s actual role as one of the architects of the vice president’s political career. Vance’s Carlson ties were back under the microscope this week after h…
I, JD Vance, Will Not End My Friendship With Tucker Carlson Simply Because He’s An Intolerant Bigot And Hates Jews
Everybody knows that Tucker Carlson and I are friends, and I think it’s very obvious that Tucker has said some things that I disagree with. […] I’m not going to play the game where I throw friends under the bus because I have political disagreements with them. [...][I]f you have a disagreement with somebody politically ... you should still be friends with that person because the whole republic depends on people of different perspectives being ab…
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