Dan Crenshaw, a Houston Congressman, publicly criticized Tucker Carlson, accusing him of spreading false narratives about Israel’s conflict with Hamas, according to the Houston Chronicle. Crenshaw labeled Carlson as a “click-chaser” and a “cowardly, know-nothing elitist.” This disagreement stems from Carlson’s controversial interview, which has drawn criticism for allegedly exacerbating tensions between Christians and Jews.
“A consistent but almost never noted theme of American foreign policy is that it is always the Christians who suffer,” Carlson said on his show, which runs on the social media site X. “When there’s a war abroad that the United States is funding, it is Christians who tend to die disproportionately.”
Crenshaw, a staunch supporter of Israel, condemned Carlson’s actions on social media, denouncing them as divisive and misleading.
Carlson interviewed an Evangelical Lutheran pastor from Bethlehem who asserted that politicians are unaware of the ground realities and implied that Americans were contributing to the harm inflicted on Christian communities by supporting Israel.
The interview has sparked significant backlash from Israel supporters who accuse Carlson of intentionally fostering division between Christians and Jews in the United States. Conservative commentator John Podhoretz condemned the interview as “Anti Semite filth,” while others on the right have accused Carlson of fueling anti-Israeli sentiment.
Crenshaw, a staunch supporter of Israel in its conflict with Hamas, criticized Tucker Carlson on social media for spreading what he termed as “doubt, paranoia, and false narratives.” Crenshaw dismissed Carlson’s claims of Christian mistreatment in Israel as unfounded and accused him of lacking genuine intellectualism.
“Tucker will eventually fade into nothingness because his veneer of faux intellectualism is quickly falling apart and revealing who he truly is: a cowardly, know-nothing elitist who is full of s—,” said Crenshaw.
Carlson has consistently criticized Dan Crenshaw, particularly regarding Crenshaw’s backing of Ukraine in its conflict with Russia. Carlson even referred to Crenshaw as “eye patch McCain,” drawing parallels between Crenshaw’s military background and the late Senator John McCain’s stance on war, which Carlson often portrayed as overly hawkish.
In 2023, Fox News terminated Tucker Carlson shortly after the network settled a significant defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems. Following his departure, Carlson has endeavored to establish his own media empire through social media platforms.
