Which broadcasts or segments contain Tucker Carlson statements described as antisemitic and what exactly did he say?
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Executive summary
Multiple recent broadcasts and long-form interviews featuring Tucker Carlson have been widely described as antisemitic by advocacy groups, lawmakers, and news outlets because they platformed extremist interlocutors, reiterated tropes about Jewish power and chosenness, and promoted ideas critics link to “replacement” and Holocaust revisionism; those programs include his interview with Nick Fuentes, his Davos‑style sitdown with Darryl Cooper, appearances on popular podcasts (including Theo Von), and interviews published in outlets like The American Conservative, each containing specific statements cited by sources [1] [2] [3] [4] [5].
1. The Nick Fuentes interview — platforming and the “organized Jewry” framing
Carlson’s hour-long interview with Nick Fuentes drew sharp condemnation because Fuentes is a stridently racist, misogynistic, and antisemitic figure and because, during that interview, Fuentes used the opportunity to accuse “organized Jewry” of undermining American cohesion — a phrase and line of argument that critics say Carlson amplified by giving Fuentes a broad platform [1] [6].
2. The Darryl Cooper segment — elevating a Holocaust revisionist and minimizing culpability
In a widely reported broadcast, Carlson hosted Darryl (Darryl/Daryl reported variably) Cooper, whom critics and a bipartisan group of Jewish members of Congress called a Nazi apologist and Holocaust revisionist; Carlson introduced or praised Cooper as an important popular historian and ran a two‑hour conversation in which Holocaust motivations and Nazi culpability were downplayed, prompting a joint statement from Jewish members of the House condemning Carlson for promoting revisionist material [7] [3] [6].
3. Podcast appearances — denials of Jewish continuity and charged language on chosenness
On the Theo Von podcast Carlson said publicly that modern Jews are not related “genetically” or religiously to the ancient Israelites — a claim reported by World Israel News and used by critics as an example of problematic rhetoric about Jewish identity [4]. Separately, an interview published by The American Conservative and reported by anti‑hate monitors quoted Carlson as arguing that Israeli “psychological influence” shaped U.S. threat perception and as describing pro‑Israel supporters as believing they are “specially chosen by God” and viewing others as “sub‑human,” phrases critics likened to historic antisemitic tropes [5].
4. Repetition of themes: “replacement,” Soros, and mainstreaming concerns
Over multiple broadcasts and speeches Carlson has repeatedly used language framed by critics as invoking “replacement theory,” accused George Soros of waging a “demographic war on the West,” and used rhetoric about “elites” and demographic change that observers say maps onto classic antisemitic narratives; advocacy groups such as StopAntisemitism and several news outlets say this pattern—platforming Holocaust revisionists and applying charged stereotypes while employing “plausible deniability”—amounts to mainstreaming antisemitism [8] [2] [9] [6].
5. Whose judgment matters? Awards, studies, and dissenting assessments
Activist groups like StopAntisemitism formally named Carlson “Antisemite of the Year” citing his interviews and rhetoric [1] [2], and multiple Jewish organizations and lawmakers publicly condemned specific segments [3]; at the same time, an AI‑assisted JPPI study reported increased anti‑Israel content from Carlson but explicitly noted it did not find “consistent or explicit antisemitic statements” across his videos, a nuance frequently cited by Carlson supporters and some analysts who argue that criticism sometimes conflates anti‑Israel arguments with antisemitism [10] [11].
6. Bottom line: broadcasts, words, and the contested line between criticism and hate
The broadcasts most frequently identified in reporting as containing statements described as antisemitic are Carlson’s on‑camera interviews with Nick Fuentes and Darryl Cooper, his remarks on Theo Von’s podcast about Jewish ancestry, and his interviews in outlets like The American Conservative where he invoked Jewish “chosenness” and alleged disproportionate Israeli influence; each episode included concrete lines or platforming decisions that critics cite as evidence of antisemitism, while some studies and commentators urge caution in labeling every anti‑Israel or elite‑focused critique as antisemitic, marking the debate as both evidentiary and interpretive [1] [2] [4] [5] [3] [6] [11].