Posted on 06/19/2025 6:43:35 AM PDT by V_TWIN
U.S. — In an explosive new interview, Tucker Carlson laid into Senator Ted Cruz for not knowing the name of the Iranian Ayatollah's favorite starter Pokémon.
The interview ranged in topics from Iran to Ukraine, but the most damning moment was when Carlson stumped Cruz with a simple question about Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's favorite starter.
"What's the favorite starter Pokémon of the ayatollah, by the way?" Tucker asked 90 minutes into their 2-hour interview.
Cruz, visibly caught off guard, was forced to admit he didn't know.
"At all?" Tucker pressed, incredulous. "You don't know the favorite starter Pokémon of the supreme leader you're trying to overthrow?"
Khamenei, an avid Pokémon fan, traditionally chooses fire-type Pokémon. In Pokémon Red he went with Charmander, but his absolute favorite is Chimchar, which first appeared in Pokémon Diamond/Pearl.
"How can you not know that?" Carlson asked.
"I don't sit around memorizing the favorite starter Pokémon of world leaders," Cruz said.
The interview got heated from there as Cruz and Carlson went at each other, accusing each of not knowing enough about Pokémon.
At publishing time, Senator Ted Cruz removed Tucker Carlson as a friend on his Nintendo account, essentially blocking him from ever trading Pokémon with him ever again.
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I didn’t know the population of Iran either, but I guesstimated 100 million on the fly and boom, it was 92 million or something.
“Why is Cruz quoting scripture?”
I dunno man, maybe he’s trying to exorcize carlsons demons.....you know:
“I am legion for we are many” 🤣🤣🤣
He looks like the same idiotic tone deaf politician he was leaving the state for the Caribbean beaches while we were in no electricity for four days in single digit temps
He does not wise up
Answer the questions. Of course the press are nasty. Join the club
He didn’t know the names of the ayatollahs 72 virgins.
He didn’t know the names of the ayatollahs 72 virgins. He did know that Bill C. Got there first.
He couldn’t answer the questions dude, Carlson constantly interrupted him.
That’s not someone wanting to get answers, that’s someone looking to ambush.
Best of luck with his podcast, I don’t see people lining up to be treated rudely by an obnoxious podcaster that refuses to allow you to finish a sentence.....sheesh. SMH
Lol!
What was he suppose to do?
Is the warmth of his personality so great that he could have caused a state wide warming?
I get that all the time. What was he supposed to do
The defense of Ted Cruz. I do not get it
Imagine DC a blackout. Four days no heat no electricity no phones no tv no computers
Low sub zero temps, ice. You can’t walk in it to the old lady neighbors to see if she’s okay without braking your hip in a fall, much less drive in it.
Trump is spotted getting on an airplane headed for the Caribbean beach
Everyone says, “what can he do hanging around?”
No
So why do they defend Cruz?
My friends do this. They hate Trump. Love Cruz.
They do it in this Carlson interview where he comes off a lazy frifting ignorant know it all
It’s a mystery.
Yes.
I am not a Cruz fan but I do recognize reality.
There was absolutely nothing he could have done about the problem of elected government of the State of Texas not paying a BIT of attention to who was running their grid as long as they got that lovely lovely lolly.
BTW was anyone not re-elected over that debacle? Were any changes made? No?
Sounds like a You problem.
No
People go right into ad homenim when it comes to Curz and that is not allowed here
It is not I
People cannot imagine the same situation when it comes to any one else let alone Trump
Trump leaving DC while in charge to a warm beach while DC is in a four day blackout in an ice storm and he’s not going to get fired for that? Much less a little bit of backlash?
You’re wasting my time
Yes, you do.
It is completely a You problem.
And I notice that you did not in anyway give any steps your state took to fix it's problems. No, you just continue to whine about the fact that Cruz did not walk up to you and say "be warmed and fed". Because that would have totally solved your problem.
Point out one ad homenim attack I’ve made. Ever. You can’t
Our state took plenty of measures They certainly acknowledged the problem
But you have not answered my question. No one has and no one will.
LOL!
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