Carlson called the MAGA hawks "nihilists" and "buffoons" whose priorities were "absolutely willing to destroy the United States."

This time, Cruz was there to try and marginalize a man who is suddenly a big problem for the Trump administration. Carlson has criticized the Trump-backed Israeli strikes on Iran and strongly opposes the US joining in those strikes, which Trump is increasingly considering.

The Murdochs really hate Trump. Like, there’s no one who hates Trump more than the Murdochs,’ Tucker Carlson declared this week.