Ted Cruz Hits Out at Tucker Carlson After Interview Moment Goes Viral
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James Bickerton is a Newsweek U.S. News reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is on covering news and politics in Texas, as well as other general news across the United States. James joined Newsweek in July 2022 from LBC, and previously worked for the Daily Express. He is a graduate of Oxford University. Languages: English. Twitter: @JBickertonUK. You can get in touch with James by emailing j.bickerton@newsweek.com
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Texas Senator Ted Cruz has hit out at Tucker Carlson and accused him of trying to play a “silly game” after an interview segment went viral on X, racking up over 14 million views.
In the interview on his show, which is due to be released in full on Wednesday, Carlson asked “how could you not know that” after Cruz admitted he did not know what Iran’s population is.
Carlson later said “you don’t know anything about Iran” after asking Cruz to describe the country’s ethnic makeup.
Cruz hit back on X commenting: “Did a long interview w/ Tucker. He released a snippet playing a “gotcha” on the population of Iran. I declined to play that silly game.
“WATCH the full 2-hr interview, where Tucker ATTACKS Trump, attacks the ‘AIPAC lobby,’ & falsely claims Iran is NOT trying to assassinate Trump.”
Newsweek contacted Cruz and Carlson for comment via email on Wednesday outside of regular office hours
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Senator Ted Cruz pictured in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 02, 2025 in Washington, DC (left) and Tucker Carlson at a Turning Point Action campaign rally at the Gas South Arena on October… Senator Ted Cruz pictured in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 02, 2025 in Washington, DC (left) and Tucker Carlson at a Turning Point Action campaign rally at the Gas South Arena on October 23, 2024 in Duluth, Georgia (right).
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