Tucker Carlson: “I talked to him about it many times, and he was very upset…”

“He said, they're morally blackmailing me. They're calling me an anti Semite, attacking my character. Who are these people? I think we have a right to know. Who are these thugs? I talked to him about it many times, and he was very upset about it. And I really tried not to use the memory of a dead friend to make a political point. So a lot of other people have not restrained themselves.” (1:23:44–1:23:49)

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