Tucker Carlson accuses Trump of failing the country: ‘You’d rather run the world’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTucker Carlson accuses Trump of failing the country: ‘You’d rather run the world’The former Trump ally-turned-critic claimed the president did not care about everyday Americans and his war on Iran “hasn’t worked”Owen Scott Thursday 30 April 2026 12:06 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2967959","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/tucker-carlson-trump-iran-war-b2967959.html","title":"Tucker Carlson accuses Trump of failing the country: ‘You’d rather run the world’"}}CloseThe View co-hosts skewer Tucker Carlson for having ‘liar’s remorse’ after apology about Trump supportSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourc...