Tucker Carlson: “We're looking at the end of the American empire, looking at…”

“And to think that human nature will allow us to get through a demise of empire without ultimately trying that method to save it, I think is wishful thinking. And we're at that point right now because We're looking at the end of the American empire, looking at an actual threat to Israel. I mean, you just described it. There's an actual threat for the first time in a long time, the greatest threat, right? And that's a nuclear armed power.” (47:05–47:12)

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