Yes, Tucker Carlson did make the claim that President Trump would announce a war with Venezuela during his televised address on December 17, 2025.
The post satirizes Tucker Carlson's December 17, 2025, broadcast claiming a congressional source informed him President Trump would announce war with Venezuela at 9 PM ET, a prediction that failed as Trump's address focused on oil tanker blockades and demands for territorial concessions without declaring war.
Escalating U.S.-Venezuela tensions stem from Trump's renewed sanctions and a "total blockade" on Venezuelan oil exports, announced days prior, amid disputes over oil rights in the Essequibo region claimed by Guyana but controlled by Venezuela.
Author @LangmanVince, a vocal MAGA supporter, implies Carlson's error traces to anti-interventionist Republicans like Rep. Thomas Massie or Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, underscoring rifts within Trump-aligned circles over foreign policy hawkishness.
