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Tucker Carlson: “No Americans have been killed on American soil by Iran, you…”

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Tucker on the MAGA Movement's Future and the Snakes in Washington Trying to Change It's True Meaning

Published October 23, 2025 | Video Starts at 49:59

And I just felt like that would be the kind of America first way to think about it. You know what, let's create a hierarchy of threats and let's just start with the death, the death toll. And No Americans have been killed on American soil by Iran, you know, in my memory. So I'm not saying Iran is great. I'm not endorsing Iran, but I'm saying from an American perspective that that's not even in the top 25 list of threats to us. (49:59–50:06)

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