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Tucker Carlson’s Reversal on Trump Raises Questions for MAGA

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 9: Tucker Carlson, former FOX News host and current host of The Tucker Carlson Show, attends a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House on January 9, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Al Drago/Getty Images)

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Tucker Carlson, the right wing pundit and onetime Donald Trump diehard, now says he regrets supporting the President. Carlson apologized on his show for misleading his audiences and said he’ll be tormented over that support for a long time. The comments mark a high-profile break between Trump and his former media ally, and they come amid growing divisions within the Republican party over Iran. New Yorker staff writer Jason Zengerle took a close look at Carlson’s many iterations and reversals in his recent biography “Hated by All the Right People.” We talk to Zengerle about what Carlson’s apparent change of heart signals about the future of Trump-era conservatism and get your reactions.

Guests:

Jason Zengerle, staff writer, The New Yorker; author, "Hated by All the Right People: Tucker Carlson and the Unraveling of the Conservative Mind"

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