BY FATMA KHALED ON 7/15/23 AT 10:30 AM EDT
AGA supporters cheered on former Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Friday for confronting former Vice President Mike Pence over his support for Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia.
Carlson confronted Pence, who is seeking the GOP nomination for the 2024 presidential election, during a discussion at the Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday. The conservative media personality spoke with Pence about alleged religious persecution by the Ukrainian government and the former vice president's stance on sending military and financial aid to the war-torn country instead of focusing on internal issues in America.
Supporters of MAGA, which is an acronym for Make America Great Again, a political slogan that was first touted by Donald Trump when he was running for president in 2016, shared parts of the discussion between the two on Twitter, praising Carlson for pressing Pence who met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv in June.
"Tucker Carlson completely obliterated Mike Pence's presidential ambitions in 13 glorious minutes. The man was flustered and completely out of his depth," Twitter user Ian Miles Cheong tweeted on Friday.
Carlson asked Pence during their discussion whether he spoke with Zelensky about "persecuted Christians in Ukraine," claiming that the Ukrainian government "raided convents, arrested priests, [and] has effectively banned" the domination of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
Pence said he brought up concerns about religious liberty with Zelensky and leaders of the Orthodox Church, adding that he was assured that the Ukrainian government was "respecting religious liberty."
"What I can tell you is I asked the Christian leader in Kyiv, if that [arresting Christians] was in fact happening, and he assured me that it was not. People were not being persecuted for their religious beliefs," the former vice president said.
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Tucker ended Pence’s career in 60 seconds.
“You're running for President. You are distressed that Ukrainians don't have enough American tanks?! EVERY city in the U.S. has become much worse over the past three years…and it's VISIBLE. Our economy has degraded…suicide rate has jumped…crime has exponentially increased and yet your concern is that the Ukrainians – country that most people can't find on a map who've received tens of billions of US tax dollars don't have enough tanks!” Tucker said.
Tucker continued, “I think it's a fair question to ask, where's the concern for the United States?”
“That's not my concern,” Pence said. “Tucker, I've heard that routine from you before but that's not my concern!”
The Turning Point Action crowd roared as Tucker gloated over ending Mike Pence’s career.,P> ....................
Here's Tucker:
Tucker Carlson is the absolute best! Many of us will follow him no matter where he goes!