Tucker Carlson: “President George W. Bush enjoyed the highest approval…”

“Nearly 5 million people were killed in the post 911 wars, most of them civilian. Entire countries were destroyed. The world was destabilized. And then there were the winners. In the immediate aftermath of the attacks, President George W. Bush enjoyed the highest approval ratings in the history of modern politics [after the attacks]. He leveraged that popularity to launch a decade of regime change wars. In 2002, he defied the odds in the midterm elections and expanded his party's majority in the Congress.” (28:02–28:08)

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