Tucker Carlson once hated 9/11 conspiracy theories. Now he’s amplifying them to millions
Twenty-five years after the attacks, the former Fox News host has become one of the most prominent voices questioning the official account of 9/11
In 2008, Tucker Carlson was emceeing a rally for former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul when he heard a speaker question the government response to the 9/11 attacks. Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura asked why Osama bin Laden had yet to be indicted — a sign that he didn’t buy the U.S. government’s explanation. His comments so enraged Carlson that he walked out.
“It wasn’t controversial, it was stupid. And if there’s any evidence that the government was behind 9/11, look, you know I’d believe anything, if there’s evidence. But there isn’t any,” Carlson said when a group asked about it in 2012. “I hate that 9/11 crap.”
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