# Tucker Carlson Breaks with Trump Over Epstein Files, Israel Policy, and Endorses Democratic Senate Candidate

Tucker Carlson has been in the news over the past few days for a mix of high-profile interviews, sharp breaks with Republican allies, and renewed clashes over Israel, Epstein, and January 6. In terms of new content and appearances, Carlson has continued to use his independent show and podcast to spotlight cases he argues reflect deep government and establishment corruption. According to Yahoo News, he recently promoted an episode of The Tucker Carlson Show featuring the parents of Brian Cole Jr., the man charged as the alleged January 6 pipe bomb planter, telling listeners he believes their claim that their son was framed by the federal government and urging them to watch the interview on his platform. USA Today and other outlets note that this fits Carlson’s broader narrative of systemic cover‑ups and weaponized federal power. That theme also surfaced in a widely discussed Vanity Fair profile of Vice President JD Vance, in which Carlson is quoted claiming that Donald Trump personally ordered the continued suppression of federal files related to Jeffrey Epstein. In that interview, Carlson says he pressed Trump in 2025 to release all Epstein documents and was told the secrecy was necessary because the push to disclose them was “a plot against him,” likening it to Russiagate. Extra.ie and Yahoo News report that Carlson described the ultimate decision to keep the files under wraps as coming “directly” from Trump, a charge that has fueled fresh debate about both Trump’s judgment and Carlson’s willingness to implicate a former ally. Carlson’s break with Trump is now out in the open. World Israel News and Vinnews recount Trump’s recent radio interview with New York host Sid Rosenberg, where the president said he “dumped” Carlson months ago, calling him inconsistent, a “fair‑weather guy,” and “totally irrelevant,” and criticizing his attacks on conservative commentator Mark Levin and on U.S. policy toward Israel. Trump’s remarks underscore a broader conservative backlash to Carlson’s increasingly hard‑line criticism of Israel and the Republican establishment. On that front, Middle East Eye and The Business Standard report that Carlson, in a recent appearance on the program Going Underground, argued that Israel sought war with Iran to cement regional hegemony, weaken Gulf Arab states, and push the U.S. military out of the Persian Gulf. In another long interview on The Tucker Carlson Show with scholar Norman Finkelstein that has gone viral, Finkelstein called Israel a “nation of child killers,” and Carlson gave him space to make those accusations at length. These segments have intensified accusations from some pro‑Israel voices that Carlson is promoting extreme anti‑Israel rhetoric, while his supporters frame it as overdue criticism of U.S. foreign policy. Carlson’s political realignment is also visible in domestic races. USA Today, Arab News, and The Independent all report that he has thrown his support behind Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El‑Sayed, while savaging Republican nominee Mike Rogers as “unfit to serve” and, on his show, saying he would not vote for Rogers “at gunpoint.” Carlson has defended El‑Sayed’s criticisms of the Iraq War and post‑9/11 policy, insisting in a September 11 newsletter that El‑Sayed did not celebrate the attacks but correctly condemned America’s “extremism” in response. This unusually full‑throated backing of a progressive Democrat by a right‑wing media figure is drawing attention to Carlson’s break from the GOP and his attempt to reposition himself as a populist critic of both parties. In pop‑culture crossover news, The News International reports that Carlson weighed in on rapper Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour over Macklemore’s pro‑Palestinian stance. Carlson claimed the decision was not driven by public backlash but by what he called the “billionaire Epstein club,” singling out New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and noting that Kraft’s name appears in newly released Epstein‑related emails. That comment has sparked new controversy around Carlson’s rhetoric on “billionaire” influence and the legacy of Epstein’s network. These latest developments show Carlson doubling down on themes of elite cover‑ups, skepticism of U.S. security policy, and hostility to the traditional Republican foreign‑policy and pro‑Israel consensus, even as he cultivates unexpected alliances on the left and escalates his conflicts with Trump and mainstream conservative media. Thanks for listening to the Tucker Carlson News Tracker podcast, and please remember to subscribe. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease dot ai. For more http://www.quietplease.ai Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta