Tucker Carlson sounded the alarm about the looming danger of a U.S. war with Iran under President Donald Trump’s leadership, warning that such a move would not only devastate America’s global standing but end Trump’s presidency outright.
During an interview with Steve Bannon, Carlson laid bare the stakes, accusing globalist elites and war-hungry neocons of pushing America toward a disastrous conflict that could “scuttle” the nation on the “shoals of Iran.”
“I actually really love Trump. I think he’s a deeply humane, kind person,” Carlson said.
“I’m saying this because I’m really afraid that my country is going to be further weakened by this. I think we’re going to see the end of the American Empire, obviously. Other nations would like to see that, and this is a perfect way to scuttle the U.S. on the shoals of Iran. But it’s also going to end, I believe, Trump’s presidency—effectively end it. And so that’s why I’m saying this.”
Carlson reminded viewers of the Iraq disaster—a war launched under President George W. Bush, which he says defined the failure of that administration and decimated conservative credibility.
“Look, I knew Bush. I knew George W. Bush. We had family connections to Bush. I knew Bush personally. I still see Bush sometimes, and of course, he hates me—and he does—because I criticized him. I focused on Iraq, and that war is the sum total, from a historical perspective, of his administration. But I knew him, and he had all kinds of plans for things he wanted to do—domestically. Domestically, to improve the country. And you may agree or disagree, but in his mind, he wasn’t just about the invasion of Iraq in March of 2003.”
The Fox-turned-independent journalist drew a stark comparison between the current moment and the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq—arguing that many in Washington still haven’t learned a thing.
“The second you get enmeshed in a real war—not a fake ‘let’s go bomb the villages and declare success’—we don’t even have a good track record,” Carlson said. “Why are the Houthis still there? There’s a whole other question, which is: how prepared is the U.S. military for a real conflict? And the answer is—totally unprepared. Scary unprepared. I don’t think people understand that. But anyway, the only reason I’m saying any of this is because I really, really care.”
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TUCKER CARLSON: The reason I’m speaking out is because if we get dragged into this, we could be witnessing the end of the American empire.
It could effectively end Trump’s presidency.
I’ve seen it happen myself with George W. Bush and Iraq.@TuckerCarlson pic.twitter.com/bFzAEA7hff
— Bannon’s WarRoom (@Bannons_WarRoom) June 16, 2025
