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Tucker Carlson: “If you can't criticize America's richest drug merchants then…”

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Published July 17, 2025 | Video Starts at 50:09

Yeah. I mean, enough people are mad at me right now that I don't know how many more fights I want to pick, but. Well, If you can't criticize America's richest drug merchants then like what? I mean, at a certain point you have to be like, I'm sorry, it's just true, right? I had two friends die from opioids while we were recovering. (50:09–50:14)

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Asserts that there is a reluctance or inability to criticize wealthy individuals or entities involved in the drug trade.

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