From the article:
Tucker Carlson “isn’t openly hostile to Trump, but anyone who’s paying attention knows he’s not a fan either,” said one Trump source. “Trump is never on the show and rarely gets discussed. Tucker thinks Trump has a lot of the right enemies, but that’s about it.”
Well, that sure isn’t the impression Tucker gave when he spoke about Trump at Amerifest. He came out and said he loved Donald Trump.
Tucker is an actor.
But after a few passing words of appreciation for the Florida governor, Carlson spent most of the next seven minutes fawning over Donald Trump.
“I’m so grateful Donald Trump ran in 2016. Donald Trump completely changed my view of everything. Donald Trump is why I left Washington. And he did it in a really simple way: By asking questions that no one around could answer.”
From there, Carson went on to salute Trump for exuding “animal joy.”
“I should also add — since, why not — I actually love Donald Trump as a guy. I know Trump. I’ve known Trump for 20 years ’cause I work in the media, you know?.And I just have always gotten along with him. And I think he’s one of the funniest people I’ve ever talked to in my life. I think he’s got this unbelievable life force to him.
Talking to Trump… especially when it’s not an interview — you don’t actually want to interview Trump. That’s a nightmare ’cause you can’t get him to answer any questions. ‘Cause it’s the Trump train. You can get on or off, but you can’t steer it. Yeah, don’t ever interview Trump.
But talking to Trump is one of the great joys, one of the great animal joys of life. Because he exudes this kind of animal joy. And I love that.
The Fox News host did briefly call out Trump for having a poor hiring record. But overall, he condemned what he considers the media narrative about Trump being a “monster.”
“I think there are plenty of things to criticize about Trump,” Carlson said. “He’s a human being. But the idea that he’s … personally some monster is absurd. It’s just another lie. They always tell you the opposite of the truth. Trump is totally totally charming, and engaging, and fun, and interesting.”
Carlson concluded by expressing hope that the schism currently dividing the GOP will be peacefully resolved.
“I know every person in this room is terrified of some horribly destructive primary that hobbles the party,” Carlson said. He added, “That is a nightmare scenario. But I don’t think it’s assured.”