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Tucker Carlson: “We spent billions in this totally pointless exercise.”

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Tucker Carlson | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #628

Published December 10, 2025 | Video Starts at 1:55:36

I'm like, I can't believe this is happening. And then in June, we came really close to getting in like a full blown war with Iran. Yeah, I remember that. We spent billions in this totally pointless exercise. They're continuing to try and make us do this. So from my perspective, it's like, I'm not obsessed with Israel. You just back off and I'll never mention you again. (1:55:36–1:55:40)

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