"What’s Wrong with Tucker?" Carlson Sparks Outrage plus Hegseth goes Caribbean
The Ben Ferguson Podcast
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4.8 • 5.4K Ratings
🗓️ 9 September 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
1. Criticism of Tucker Carlson
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The episode begins with strong reactions to controversial remarks made by Tucker Carlson, where he suggested he would be comfortable offering condolences to Osama bin Laden’s family and questioned whether Hamas is truly a radical jihadist organization.
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Senator Ted Cruz is interviewed and expresses deep concern about Carlson’s trajectory, calling his recent positions “bizarre” and “unrecognizable” compared to his earlier conservative stance during COVID-19.
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Cruz and the host highlight examples of Carlson allegedly downplaying threats from Iran, offering sympathetic views on figures like Vladimir Putin, and even entertaining arguments sympathetic to Hitler, which they condemn as morally unacceptable.
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The underlying theme is that Carlson, once a trusted conservative voice, is now spreading narratives that sound closer to left-wing or anti-American rhetoric, alarming his fellow conservatives.
2. US Military Strategy in the Caribbean & Venezuela
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The latter part shifts to geopolitical news: U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine’s unannounced visit to Puerto Rico.
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The visit is framed within rising tensions with Venezuela and the expansion of U.S. counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism operations in the Caribbean.
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Details include:
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Deployment of F-35 fighter jets and warships to Puerto Rico.
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Increased U.S. military presence and joint Coast Guard operations.
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The broader strategic shift in U.S. defense priorities toward securing the Western Hemisphere and combating narco-terrorist cartels.
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The commentary emphasizes that this is not about regime change in Venezuela but about targeting cartels and protecting U.S. national security.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:05.2 | So Tucker Carlson's a pretty interesting person, to say the least. |
| 0:09.7 | He's a guy that has been brilliant in his past, but now you have to ask yourself this question. |
| 0:16.5 | What the hell is wrong and what's going on with Tucker Carlson? |
| 0:20.5 | Now, you may say, Ben, why are you saying this, right? |
| 0:22.4 | We shouldn't be saying this out loud about her own. |
| 0:25.5 | Tucker Carlson had two really shocking things to say on his show this past week. |
| 0:31.9 | Tucker said this, and I'm quoting, let me just say, |
| 0:34.8 | I would be totally comfortable sharing condolences with the Osama |
| 0:40.5 | bin Laden family. This is the man that attacked America and killed Americans on 9-11. |
| 0:49.3 | And Tucker Carlson is now saying I'd be totally comfortable sharing condolences with Osama bin Laden's family. |
| 0:54.4 | I'm going to play the clip for you in a moment. |
| 0:56.9 | But that wasn't all that he said. |
| 0:59.2 | There was another even more shocking moment where you have to say what is happening here. |
| 1:05.8 | Tucker Carlson said, and I quote, |
| 1:07.8 | I'm not even sure Hamas is actually a radical jihadist organization. |
| 1:13.5 | It seems more like a political organization. |
| 1:16.1 | By the way, Hamas disagrees with Tucker Carlson. |
| 1:19.2 | Hamas is a radical jihadist organization. |
| 1:22.4 | They prove it over and over and over again. |
| 1:26.8 | Now, this conversation I'm having with you now is also a conversation |
| 1:31.4 | that I sit down with Senator Ted Cruz and had. And I want you to hear what Senator Cruz and I had to say, |
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