6-18-25 Hour 3 - Tucker vs Ted Cruz on Iran

The Chris Plante Show

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🗓️ 18 June 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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In hour 3, Chris plays audio of Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz having a spirited discussion about Iran and Israel. Also, Chris opens the ole Mailbag and answers questions about the Iran Deal, Diddy Freak-Off's and Last Night's episode of Jeopardy! For more coverage on the issues that matter to you, download the WMAL app, visit WMAL.com or tune in live on WMAL-FM 105.9 from 9:00am-12:00pm Monday-Friday To join the conversation, check us out on X @WMAL and @ChrisPlanteShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	How many people live in Iran, by the way?
0:04.7	I don't know the population.
0:06.2	At all?
0:06.8	No, I don't know the population.
0:08.1	You don't know the population in the country you seek to topple?
0:10.7	What's the ethnic mix of Iran?
0:12.3	They are Persians and predominantly Shia.
0:14.9	Okay.
0:15.5	No, it's not even, you don't know anything about Iran.
0:18.5	So, actually, the country.
0:19.8	The Tucker Carlson expert on Iran.
0:23.4	Yeah.
0:24.2	I started to get a little heated there.
0:25.8	Senator Ted Cruz, Republican from Texas,
0:28.5	and Tucker Carlson, who everyone knows from,
0:32.2	well, from Fox News, perhaps most predominantly,
0:34.8	and beyond.
0:36.5	And I know Tucker Carlson, and I like Tucker Carlson very much, and a smart guy,
0:41.1	and major media, he's a media empire, wouldn't you say?
0:45.9	I'd say so.
0:47.1	Ted Cruz, who I like very much, and, no, I mean, as I say out loud from time to time,
0:53.7	that doesn't mean that I have to agree with him on everything, Senator Ted Cruz, or with Tucker Carlson, for that matter.
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