Coverage dated September 21, 2026

Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat, has an unlikely defender: Tucker Carlson

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Tucker Carlson, the influential far-right podcaster, spent more than three decades defending the Republican Party before leaving it this year over his opposition to the war with Iran. He is known for his nativist rhetoric and once said immigrants were making the United States “poorer and dirtier.”

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    Tucker Carlson, the influential far-right podcaster, spent more than three decades defending the Republican Party before leaving it this year over his opposition to the war with Iran. He is known for his nativist rhetoric and once said immigrants were making the United States “poorer and dirtier.”

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