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Tucker Carlson: “The question is whether the person who makes the ultimate…”

Featuring: Tucker Carlson, Conservative, Right-wing | Political Commentator, Former Fox News Host | National

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… strongly that the United States has been pushed into something not in its own national interest by pressure from Israel and the lobbying power of Israel. Well, it has been. The question is whether the person who makes the ultimate decision, who would be President Trump, should have pushed back. That's it. Of course Trump should have pushed back, as previous presidents have done to some extent, some very limited extent. George W. Bush didn't push back. (20:24–20:31)

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Asserts that President Trump should have pushed back against Israel's influence.

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