BURSTRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) defended pundit Tucker Carlson after he was attacked by President Trump late Monday over the commentator's criticism of the president's posture toward Iran.
Trump, in a Truth Social post, called Carlson "kooky" and insisted he and others urging the U.S. to stay out of the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran should understand "Iran can never have a nuclear weapon."
Greene, a staunch Trump supporter, pushed back on the president's criticism of the former Fox News host.
"Tucker Carlson is one of my favorite people. He fiercely loves his wife, children, and our country," Greene wrote on the social platform X. "He unapologetically believes the same things I do. That if we don’t fight for our own country and our own people then we will no longer have a country for our children and our grandchildren."
"And foreign wars/intervention/regime change put America last, kill innocent people, are making us broke, and will ultimately lead to our destruction," she added.
Greene continued, saying "that’s not kooky. That’s what millions of Americans voted for."
Carlson has been a favorite host and commentator of Trump's for years, granting him an exclusive interview as he launched his new media company and hosting him at the Republican National Convention last summer.
The spat between Trump and Carlson over Middle East policy is being seen by many as a microcosm of GOP divisions on how the U.S. should respond to the crisis in the Middle East and Trump's willingness to criticize even his closets allies who break from him publicly.