The sneaky reason Tucker Carlson and other far-right voices are criticizing Trump [View all]

President Donald Trump posted an insult-packed screed on Truth Social on Thursday, aimed at a chorus of right-wing critics of his war on Iran. His targets included conspiracy podcasters Alex Jones and Candace Owens; former Fox News host Megyn Kelly; and, most prominently, another former Fox host, Tucker Carlson.

Right-wing attacks on Trump have not only caught the attention of the president, but also of liberals and progressives, who have applauded these blistering criticisms. During the first round of attacks on Iran last June, Jon Stewart marveled at Carlson’s criticisms, saying, “We’re in such a bizarro world, you’ve got me nodding my head to Tucker Carlson videos.” Just this week, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., heaped praise on the right-wing critics of the war, musing that they could be part of “a broad, populist social movement” to save democracy.

Nor is Iran the only issue on which Carlson has won such praise from his left. His criticism of housing prices and stagnant wages won plaudits from affordability advocates, with some contemplating a left-right populist economic alliance. His embrace of Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s, D-Mass., argument in her book, “The Two-Income Trap,” led the Brookings Institute to admit, “Tucker Carlson has a point.”

But progressives do not, under any circumstances, have to hand it to Carlson or other far-right critics of the Iran war. Such praise does not bolster the case for constraining Trump’s lawless presidency. Rather, it amplifies voices who will use their support to further degrade U.S. democracy.

Right-wing media personalities can be divided into two groups: loyalists and opportunists. The first category, which includes many long-time radio and television broadcasters, such as Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck, need Trump and the Republican Party to stay relevant. They can tolerate very little daylight with the administration and will pretzel themselves into any shape to retain that closeness.

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I did find myself agreeing with Carlson's comments on Shitler's Easter yowl at the Pope, but I figured there was something else behind it. There is.