Tucker Carlson is once again training his fire on Republicans rather than Democrats, this time effectively boosting a far-left Senate candidate in Michigan while savaging the GOP nominee backed by Donald Trump.
According to the Gateway Pundit, Carlson used a recent appearance on the Breaking Points podcast to unload on former Rep. Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee for Michigans open U.S. Senate seat, and to speak approvingly of Democrat Abdul El-Sayeds new campaign style.
In a striking exchange with co-host Saagar Enjeti, Carlson declared that he would not vote for Rogers at gunpoint, branded the former House Intelligence Committee chairman a tool of Israel and the intelligence agencies, and applauded El-Sayeds retooled message as literally Trumpian.
I wouldnt vote for Mike Rogers at gunpoint, Carlson said bluntly.
Enjeti reminded viewers that Rogers had already lost a statewide race, noting that he failed to win Michigans 2024 Senate contest against Democrat Elissa Slotkin even as Donald Trump carried the state.
And so thats the candidate, Enjeti said. The guy, a literal loser who lost when Donald Trump won the state, just to show you how much of a headwind he had at his back.
Carlson then escalated his criticism of Rogers, questioning why the GOP would nominate someone with such a record and such establishment ties.
Hes basically a tool of Israel and the intelligence agencies, Carlson said. How would you run someone like that? I dont evenit doesnt even make sense.
From there, the conversation pivoted to El-Sayed, a Bernie Sanders ally whose past positions place him firmly on the radical left, including support for defunding the police.
Enjeti openly conceded that El-Sayed is a full-blown leftist who once embraced the woke agenda with enthusiasm.
He doesnt call himself DSA. Hes a full-blown leftist, Enjeti said.
Ive watched his ideological evolution, who you could easily call, as AOC said, was, quote, woke one, right? Woke one where he said defund the police on a podcast. He said all kinds of silly things about football and masculinity. Standard leftist sh*t.
Carlson chimed in with his own list of grievances, adding, Hates Mackinac Island. Hes for vaccine mandates.
Yet rather than warning voters about El-Sayeds record, both men marveled at how the progressive Democrat has repackaged his message in nationalist, populist language.
I watch his campaign now. Its America First, Enjeti said.
He stands in front of a giant American flag. Its almost Trumpian, he continued.
Tucker did not hesitate to agree, cutting in to exclaim, Well, its literally Trumpian.
The dynamic they described is a familiar one to conservatives: a hard-left politician cloaking socialist policies in patriotic imagery and populist rhetoric to make them more palatable to swing-state voters.
Despite acknowledging El-Sayeds far-left history, Enjeti predicted that the Democrat would prevail over Rogers in November.
If I had to bet, which I dont, I would probably bet that hell win, Enjeti said.
I would think so, Carlson responded, effectively signaling that he expects the Republican nominee to lose.
Nothing in El-Sayeds official agenda suggests a genuine shift toward conservative or even centrist principles; instead, it reflects a familiar progressive wish list.
The Democrats platform still calls for Medicare for All, taxing billionaire wealth, abolishing the filibuster, making voting easier, and promoting left-wing LGBTQ+ policies.
Carlson, however, reserved his harshest language for the Republican standard-bearer, continuing to question how Rogers emerged as the nominee in a state Trump has shown he can win.
Theres no one who should be farther from a position of power than Mike Rogers, Carlson said. How did he get the Republican nomination for Senate?
Carlson later labeled Rogers the AIPAC candidate, while Enjeti praised El-Sayeds ability to go up against AIPAC and to win.
For conservatives, the spectacle of a prominent right-leaning commentator effectively cheering on a full-blown leftist who once championed defund the police underscores a deeper problem: when populist branding is mistaken for genuine America First policy, it risks helping the left smuggle socialism into office under the cover of a giant American flag.
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