The former Fox News phenomenon Tucker Carlson, who is now an entrepreneur, has spoken out against the speculation that he would be former President Donald Trump’s running mate in the 2024 presidential race.
The reaction comes after Trump said on the “Clay Travis and Buck Sexton” program that he would be open to the notion, and after Axios revealed last week that former First Lady Melania Trump was pressuring her husband to pick Carlson.
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“Here’s an interesting twist: Melania Trump is an advocate for picking Tucker Carlson, the booted Fox News star. She thinks Carlson would make a powerful onstage extension of her husband, a source close to Trump told us. The former first lady has made few campaign appearances this time around, but a Trump-Carlson ticket might encourage her to hit the trail,” Axios reported.
Axios added, “However, many people close to Trump have dismissed the idea of Tucker Carlson because they believe he would never choose someone who could surpass him. And Trump’s staff is convinced (correctly) that Carlson can’t be controlled. But the two men talk a lot.”
“I like Tucker a lot; I guess I would,” Trump told Travis and Sexton. “I think I’d say I would because he’s got great common sense. You know, when they say that you guys are conservative, or I’m conservative — it’s not that we’re conservative; we have common sense. We want to have safe borders. We want to have a wall because walls work.”
Carlson appears to be opposed to it.
“Well, it’s just– it’s just so unimaginable,” On Monday, Carlson addressed former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly on SiriusXM. “I mean, I haven’t led a life that prepares a person for politics. As I said, I don’t think I have any like horrible skeletons or anything. It’s not that, it’s just that that’s not how my brain works. I’ve never done anything like that. I can’t imagine spending time with politicians.”
He continued: “I’m a total sucker for Trump. I think he’s – you know, personally, I get along with Trump really well. The closer I am physically to Trump, like if I’m with him in the room, I always love Trump and I think it’s impossible not to, and you know the experience. He’s just charming.”
“Yeah,” replied Kelly.
“And he’s funny as hell, and he’s brave in his way, I think. So I really appreciate that, and I agree fundamentally with his views,” Carlson continued. “You know, maybe fewer wars, maybe have a border, like those are not crazy things and I support them, and I’m appalled and terrified by the use of the DOJ to rig an election, which is what’s happening now, so all those factors make me kind of psyched to vote for Trump.
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“But serving in politics with anybody, I mean, that’s just– that’s a– it’s a lot for me to think about because I just don’t think I’m really suited for that. Would anyone want to see a guy like me run for office?” Carlson asked.
“Yes,” Kelly cried out and then said, “You’re not gonna end your life without having been probably president, maybe vice president.”
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Carlson is about to make a big prediction, so get ready! He made a shocking announcement on the 2024 election at a recent gathering. Get ready because he claims that Trump and President Biden will never face off again.
Carlson said that Biden’s description of him as “senile” wasn’t mean, but rather “just true.” He continued by saying that Biden is falling behind Trump in the polls, while Trump is facing ninety-odd accusations resulting from four distinct indictments.
“Take the opponent out of the race, and they’re still losing,” he noted. “So, I mean, I don’t know what’s going to happen. This is not going to be a race between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. I would bet my beloved fishing camp in Maine that that is not going to happen. That’s not going to happen.”
