Tucker Carlson has no place in the White House because of 'fake-Christian form of Jew-hatred,' says US Evangelical leader

Laurie Cardoza-Moore, an American Evangelical Zionist, said that Tucker Carlson has no place in the White House due to his spreading of “Jew-hatred.” 

“Tucker Carlson’s antisemitism does not reflect the values of the Trump administration,” Cardoza-Moore said in a statement. “He is the slightly savvier mentor of Candace Owens, peddling a new, woke-right, fake-Christian form of Jew-hatred.” 

Cardoza-Moore went on to highlight the significant support Trump received because of his positions against antisemitism and for Israel, calling him “Israel’s greatest friend in the White House ever.” 

“We, the people, elected President Trump with an overwhelming majority and a mandate to stand with Israel and our Jewish brethren against the rise of antisemitism, anti-Israelism, and anti-Zionism,” she said. “Under the Biden administration, policies have incited violence against Jewish communities on college campuses, in synagogues, and other places of worship. Our 47th president is without any doubt Israel’s greatest friend in the White House ever, but Tucker Carlson’s antisemitism is appalling.” 

The Evangelical-Zionist leader, Cardoza-Moore, who is based in Florida, and hosts the weekly Focus on Israel television program, which is carried on several different Christian cable programs in the U.S, as well as being broadcast on the worldwide web and internet, said she was flooded with calls after a picture of Carlson and Elon Musk wearing oversized MAGA hats alongside President Donald Trump was posted online. 

Elon Musk, President Trump and Tucker Carlson. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/qCU0CESVJE

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Cardoza-Moore said that Tucker Carlson gives a platform to “voices that spread antisemitic conspiracy theories.” 

“Following the worst attack on Jews since the Holocaust, Tucker has chosen to platform Holocaust revisionists, Jew-haters, and fake Christian leaders on the Palestinian Authority payroll,” she said. “He peddles conspiracy theories against God’s Chosen and libels the Israel Defense Forces by falsely claiming they deliberately target civilians.” 

Accusing Carlson of violating the Ninth Commandment, Cardoza-Moore said,

“Tucker Carlson should not be allowed anywhere near the White House... His views on Jews are demonic and in violation of the Ninth Commandment—bearing false witness against one’s neighbor.” 

Cardoza-Moore said, “America was founded on Judeo-Christian values, and we can put America first without false prophets like Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens.” 

Since leaving Fox News in 2023, Tucker Carlson started his own talk show program, The Tucker Carlson Show, on 𝕏. While Carlson started off in a similar vein to that of his former show on Fox, over time, he began to host a cast of controversial figures often known for more extreme views on Israel and the Jewish people. 

In December of last year, Diaspora Affairs Minister, Amichai Chikli, blasted Carlson for hosting a known anti-Israel professor from Columbia University, Jeffrey Sachs. 

"Congratulations to Tucker Carlson for becoming the leading platform for fringe Holocaust deniers, conspiracy theorists, and blood libel enthusiasts who oppose the State of Israel," Chikli wrote on 𝕏. 

Congratulations to Tucker Carlson for becoming the leading platform for fringe Holocaust deniers, conspiracy theorists, and blood libel enthusiasts who oppose the State of Israel.

— עמיחי שיקלי - Amichai Chikli (@AmichaiChikli) December 17, 2024

While Carlson has previously been accused of an antisemitic tendency, he appears to have leaned further in that direction since leaving Fox, with its editorial oversight.