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Tucker Carlson: “I hate the idea of having an empire, but we do, right?”

Featuring: Tucker Carlson, Conservative, Right-wing | Political Commentator, Former Fox News Host | National

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Published January 5, 2026 | Video Starts at 23:31

Okay? And we run at least half of the world. So maybe what we're seeing is people just embracing what was already true and not fighting against. Like, I hate the idea of having an empire, but we do, right? So maybe that is what's happening. I don't know. I'm trying to figure it out. No, I mean, you're born into the world, right? That's the, you know, you got an empire. (23:31–23:35)

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Asserts that the U.S. functions as an empire.

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