Tucker Carlson: “We killed their religious leader for their benefit.”

“And say it directly to the President. No. In case you're thinking about using some weapon of mass destruction against the population of Iran, in whose name we liberated Iran. We killed their religious leader for their benefit. Do you remember that? This was last month. Those people who are in direct contact with the President need to say no. All resigned. I'll do whatever I can do legally to stop this.” (29:24–29:27)

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