Tucker Carlson: “The phrase America first, however, which has kind of been…”

“So on a literal level, you know, people wanted that. They still want it, I still want it, but it was imprecise by design. So The phrase America first, however, which has kind of been retired, you don't hear that very often, is precise. Just put your own country first as you make decisions, as a leader of your country. And that's very obvious. Like there. It's hard to imagine that any leader would use any other standard to make decisions.” (04:46–04:52)

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