Tucker Carlson Mocks Trump’s Approval Rating As Feud Escalates

BreakingBusinessTucker Carlson Mocks Trump’s Approval Rating As Feud EscalatesBySiladitya Ray,Forbes Staff. Siladitya Ray is a New Delhi-based Forbes news team reporter.Follow AuthorMay 21, 2026, 07:49am EDTToplineRight-wing pundit Tucker Carlson attacked President Donald Trump for touting his supposed “99%” approval rating in Israel on his podcast on Wednesday night, as the former Fox News host and one-time Trump ally continued to escalate his feud with the president and accused him of colluding with donors to oust Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky.Conservative political commentator and podcast host Tucker Carlson speaks at Turning Point's annual AmericaFest conference.AFP via Getty ImagesKey FactsCarlson again bashed the president’s decision to go to war, saying on his podcast he could not have imagined a year ago that Trump would be “cheerleading a regime change war in the Middle East against Iran.”The former Fox host played a clip of Trump speaking to reporters earlier this week, where the president claims he has a 99% approval rating in Israel and jokes: “So, maybe after I do this, I’ll go to Israel and run for prime minister.”Carlson then called out the president for “bragging about his popularity” in a foreign country, “the same country that got us into the war,” which was hurting his popularity at home.Carlson also said Trump didn’t mention his approval rating has plummeted to “35% in the United States.”The right-wing commentator accused Trump of spending the last year “looking outward toward the approval of other nations.” Trump’s approval rating has slumped to near record second-term lows in recent weeks, and the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll showed his approval rating was at 35% while 63% disapproved of his performance as president. if (!window.cnxel) { window.cnxel = {}; window.cnxel.cmd = []; var iframe = document.createElement('iframe'); iframe.style.display = 'none'; iframe.onload = function() { var iframeDoc = iframe.contentWindow.document; var script = ifra...