Speaking in a recent interview with The American Conservative, Carlson flatly declared that radical Islam has not killed a single American in nearly a quarter century. Tucker Carlson did not hedge his words. He did not qualify them. The statement was sweeping, absolute, and demonstrably false. Yet Carlson delivered it as a settled fact, while directing blame toward Israel and dismissing concerns about jihadist violence as manufactured propaganda.
After making that assertion, Carlson went further. He accused the Israeli government of fomenting fear of Islamic terrorism in the United States and described Israel as a burden rather than an ally. The remarks drew immediate backlash, not because they were controversial, but because they rewrote history, denying facts and erasing the dead.
Carlson’s denial came during a 26-minute interview with Harrison Berger. Asked about concerns over radical Islam in America, Carlson replied without hesitation: “It comes from the Israeli government and its many defenders and informal employees in the United States, of course.” He added that claims about jihadist violence do not reflect reality, saying, “I believe in measuring reality a little more empirically.”
Carlson then made his central claim. “I don’t know anyone in the United States in the last 24 years who’s been killed by radical Islam,” he said. He immediately contrasted that with other causes of death, adding, “I know a lot of people who have killed themselves. I know people who’ve died of drug ODs, more than a few.”
The record contradicts him.
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After making that assertion, Carlson went further. He accused the Israeli government of fomenting fear of Islamic terrorism in the United States and described Israel as a burden rather than an ally. The remarks drew immediate backlash, not because they were controversial, but because they rewrote history, denying facts and erasing the dead.
Carlson’s denial came during a 26-minute interview with Harrison Berger. Asked about concerns over radical Islam in America, Carlson replied without hesitation: “It comes from the Israeli government and its many defenders and informal employees in the United States, of course.” He added that claims about jihadist violence do not reflect reality, saying, “I believe in measuring reality a little more empirically.”
Carlson then made his central claim. “I don’t know anyone in the United States in the last 24 years who’s been killed by radical Islam,” he said. He immediately contrasted that with other causes of death, adding, “I know a lot of people who have killed themselves. I know people who’ve died of drug ODs, more than a few.”
The record contradicts him.
Tucker Carlson says no Americans have died from radical Islam. History says otherwise.
The statement was sweeping, absolute, and demonstrably false. Yet Carlson delivered it as a settled fact, while directing blame toward Israel and dismissing concerns about jihadist violence as manufactured propaganda.
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