Despite his clearly aggressive stance towards Iran, donald trump seems confident tucker carlson and elon musk That he would not wage war on a Middle Eastern nation. A recent report claimed that the President gave both his word about exercising restraint against his urge to attack Iran before ultimately going back on that word.
New book purportedly reveals Donald Trump’s assurances to Tucker Carlson
According to an upcoming book written by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, POTUS once assured both the renowned political commentator and the Tesla CEO that he would not declare war on Iran during an Oval Office meeting with the two.
The book noted that even though Tucker Carlson was critical of Donald Trump, the latter “sought Carlson for advice, believing he still had influence over a significant portion of the base,” according to Guardian.
Haberman and Swann noted in their account, “Carlson had criticized Trump for refusing to answer to (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu over the Gaza massacre; now he will make it clear to the president that a broader war would be his ruin.” Carlson said, “They want you to go to war with Iran.” Trump responded, “We’re not doing that.”
Additionally, Trump reportedly told Carlson, “I don’t think there has ever been an American president as powerful as me.” This prompted a far-right pundit to respond, “‘Certainly not since FDR. In fact, the only thing that could ruin it is a war with Iran.'”
Additionally, Haberman and Swann’s book mentions how Donald Trump “governed” Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk with a lengthy description of the injuries sustained in the 2024 Pager blast attack organized by Israel. A golden pager gifted to Trump by Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly “transfixed” the tech mogul.
The work by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, titled Regime Change, will be published in the US on Tuesday. In addition to covering the dynamics surrounding Donald Trump before he declared war on Iran, the duo’s detailed reporting also includes detailed excerpts about Situation Room meetings regarding the Jeffrey Epstein controversy, as well as alleged efforts by the Republican leader to suspend legal rights during the height of the immigration crackdown.
Originally reported by Apoorva Rastogi Mandatory.