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Tucker Carlson: “Why aren't [the U.S. military] employed to make my country…”

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

Tucker Carlson's Speech on Government Accountability and National Concerns at Charlie Kirk Event

Published July 12, 2025 | Video Starts at 09:32

Don't you have SEAL Team 6? Like, what are they doing today? Don't you have Delta Force? You could give me another segment about how impressive the US military is. I believe you. Why aren't [the U.S. military] employed to make my country better? Why are my cities disgusting? I don't even want to go there. It smells like weed and halal food. And you're lecturing me about how it's a great moral victory that I kicked the boys off the girls soccer team. (09:32–26:47)

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Questions why the U.S. military is not used for domestic improvements.

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“Anybody...who serves in a foreign military should lose his citizenship immediately.”
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“The DOJ didn't release lots of incriminating sex videos with Epstein and his billionaire pals because they don't have them.”
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“The cover-up has been going on since 2007, almost 20 years.”
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“The search warrant was written in such a way to make sure that the feds never got their hands on the actually incriminating evidence.”
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“Jeffrey Epstein was working on behalf of Intel Services, probably not American.”
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“It's extremely obvious to anyone who watches that this guy had direct connections to a foreign government.”
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“Every single person in Washington, D.C. thinks that [Jeffrey Epstein was running a blackmail operation on behalf of a foreign government].”
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“As long as we're sending you money, if you are committing crimes on our soil, we have an absolute right to know.”
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“They get housing vouchers and free education and free cell phones and plane tickets.”
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“Young people can't afford homes.”
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“35 year olds with really good jobs can't afford a house unless they stretch and go deep into debt.”
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“If people don't own things, they don't feel ownership of the country they're in.”
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“Normal people with normal jobs no longer believe they can win in this system.”
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“All the money is going to the worst people.”
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“Credit card debt is the single biggest cause of human suffering that I'm aware of in the United States.”
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“Credit card interest rates are incredibly high.”
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“If you borrow enough from a bank, you're kind of in charge of the bank.”
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“Credit cards are being pushed on kids like crack.”
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“You're going to see race and ethnic hatred.”
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“We are going to determine what's important.”
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“Any kind of amnesty is not only a bad idea, it's like, outrageous.”
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“There are a lot of Americans who've served in the idf. They should lose their citizenship.”
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“There's a lot of Americans who've served in Ukraine, and they should lose their citizenship.”
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“You shouldn't be allowed to serve in government if you're not a U.S. citizen or you're a dual citizen.”
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“I don't understand why the US Military is stationed in Japan, Korea... while ignoring our own continent.”
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