President Donald Trump said that journalist Tucker Carlson called him to apologize for some of the critical comments he made on the ongoing Israel–Iran conflict.
“Tucker’s a good guy, he called and apologized the other day because he thought he said things that were too strong, and I appreciated that,” Trump said.
Carlson, a former Fox News host who left the network and is now independent, has been strongly pushing for the United States military to remain out of Israel’s conflict with Iran.
A key moment came during a pre-recorded interview between Carlson and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)—a proponent of direct U.S. intervention in the conflict—when Carlson accused Cruz of not knowing about Iran’s population and demographics. A preview of the interview was released on June 17....
