Right-wing commentator Laura Loomer has accused Fox News host Tucker Carlson of being “a fraud” and of hating India, saying he attacks the country in the same way he criticises Israel.“It’s so funny watching @TuckerCarlson attack India the same way he’s attacking Israel to simp for Muslims,” Loomer wrote on X. She added: “How long before he interviews jihadist leaders in Pakistan? Tucker hates India so much, he manufactures his nicotine patches… IN INDIA! Tucker is a FRAUD!”The comments come after Carlson in a podcast discussed Israel’s strategic alliances and the country’s relationship with India. In the clip, Carlson questions the United States’ role as Israel’s ally, saying: “Public opinion in this country has swung against us so hard. This bipartisan consensus that we’re its closest ally is disintegrating before our very eyes. And let’s be honest with ourselves, this is not going to continue forever. We need another country to be aligned with.”Carlson suggests Israel is considering India as a partner over the United States, citing India’s size, population, and nuclear capabilities. “Now, how many big countries are there to choose from? It’s got to be physically large, big population, nuclear-armed. Not too many. In fact, the big ones would be China and India. But China, unfortunately, is a Han ethno-state… And that leaves India.”He also talked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent address to the Knesset on “the ancient ties between Israel and India,” and suggested that Israel could benefit from weakening the United States in a potential conflict with Iran. “From an American perspective, seem horrifying, like real downsides… Are they so bad from an Israeli perspective? No, they’re not, actually. They may be the point long-term.”
