Tucker Carlson discusses Benjamin Netanyahu's character, personal life, and Israel's influence on US policy
Tucker Carlson offers a candid personal assessment of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Tucker Carlson delivers a frank personal assessment of Benjamin Netanyahu, describing him as fundamentally weak, dishonest, and driven by political self-preservation rather than genuine strategic conviction. Carlson draws on what he describes as widespread private hostility toward Netanyahu among US federal officials, intelligence agencies, and White House staff, arguing that the common claim of US government being "controlled by Israel" is more complicated than it appears. He also makes pointed observations about Netanyahu's personal life, specifically his marriage, as a window into his character.
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Tucker Carlson's assessment of Netanyahu's character and personal life
Tucker Carlson: His personal life is in total disarray. His wife Sara is a very famous person in Israel — and reviled. She's famously hostile to him. Since we're just being honest, I'll just say: I don't trust a man whose wife hates him. If you are making decisions on which the fate of nations hang, you need to have things buttoned down at home.
I think there is a kind of sweaty desperation to him. He's fundamentally weak at the core, and it's the weak men who are the most dangerous — by far. Strong men are never — they're very straightforward. They don't lie. Netanyahu lies a lot, including to US officials, who really dislike him for it. Let me just say that.
Israel's influence on the US government
I often hear people say the US government is controlled by Israel. They do apply pressure points unduly. They just got us into this war — that's all true. But if you actually talk to people who are really from DC, people who work in the federal bureaucracies, including the intel agencies, including the FBI, including the White House, they are hostile to him on a personal level.