Carlson called the MAGA hawks "nihilists" and "buffoons" whose priorities were "absolutely willing to destroy the United States."

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said Tucker Carlson has gone “off the rails” regarding the United States’s foreign policy. Cruz’s comments follow the Wednesday morning release of his testy appearance on The Tucker Carlson Show,

Conservative podcast host Tucker Carlson flamed U.S. Senator Ted Cruz in a Wednesday interview over Cruz's apparent limited knowledge of Iran amid escalating tensions between Iran and Israel. The tense back-and-forth between the two men began when Carlson asked Cruz what the population of Iran was—prompting an awkward pause and no clear answer.