The feud between popular conservative commentators Tucker Carlson and Ben Shapiro appears to be ongoing.
During an interview with comedian Russell Brand, Carlson said, “You know, I’ve got four draft-age children, so if you’re playing recklessly, fast, and loose with their lives, then I have a right to despise you, and I do.”
He went on to take aim at Carlson and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley for their foreign policy views:
“So if you’re Nikki Haley, who’s running for president, or Ben Shapiro or half the people I see on television casually mentioning the possibility of nuclear war or sending Americans to fight in the Middle East, or in any way involving us in a war that has nothing to do with prosperity and peace at home — nothing, in other words, to do with us Americans — then I have a right to call you out and be really offended because it’s my family. They live here. It’s not a joke to me, there’s not abstract about it.”
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Tucker Carlson says he despises Ben Shapiro because he is worried about his 4 kids getting drafted to fight overseas. pic.twitter.com/0JdHode9lk
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) February 14, 2024
Shapiro responded on X, “Tucker is simply lying about my positions. I’ve been calling for a negotiated end to the Ukraine war freezing the lines of conflict since early on in the war.”
“I have never called for American boots on the ground in Ukraine. Ever. I have never called for American boots to defend Israel. Ever,” he continued to refute Carlson’s claim he supports involving U.S. forces in conflicts such as the war in Ukraine.
Additionally, Shapiro wrote, “I’ve invited Tucker to sit down multiple times over the past few weeks to clear the air and discuss our differences.”
“He’s said he’s willing, but his team has told us that he’s busy for months because of all of his foreign travel. That offer remains open,” he added.
Tucker is simply lying about my positions. I’ve been calling for a negotiated end to the Ukraine war freezing the lines of conflict since early on in the war. I have never called for American boots on the ground in Ukraine. Ever. I have never called for American boots to defend… https://t.co/DhEO6Rx0Ub
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 14, 2024
The two commentators have not been shy about criticizing the other’s foreign policy views over the past few months.
In December, Carlson claimed Shapiro does not “care” about the U.S. “at all” because of his focus on Israel.
