FROM THE HILL: Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson is facing blowback for comments he made while eulogizing Charlie Kirk on Sunday at a service for the activist who was assassinated earlier this month.
Noting he considered Kirk to be a “Christian evangelist,” Carlson said the killing reminded him of the death of Jesus Christ, as told through the Bible.
The pundit’s comments were met with blowback from some on social media and in the press, who accused him of suggesting Kirk was assassinated for expressing views that were critical of Israel.
During the eulogy, Carlson said, “Jesus shows up and he starts talking about the people in power and he starts doing the worst thing you can do, which is tell the truth. And they hate it and they just go bonkers. And they become obsessed with making him stop.”
“Picture the scene in a lamp-lit room with a bunch of guys sitting around eating hummus thinking about, ‘What do we do about this guy telling the truth about us. We must make him stop talking!’”
Tucker Carlson: “Charlie was fearless at all times, truly fearless to his last moment.”
“He was unafraid, he was not defensive, and there was no hate in his heart.” pic.twitter.com/jDLypFL4is
— Trending Politics (@tpbreaking) September 21, 2025
The Anti-Defamation League called the remarks dangerous antisemitism.
“Carlson’s description of leaders in ancient Jerusalem plotting to kill Jesus, paired with his belief that unnamed ‘people in charge’ decided Kirk had to die because his Christian mission interfered with their agenda echoed the antisemitic deicide charge,” the group said in a statement on X. “Carlson’s remarks dangerously reinforced the belief that Jews killed Jesus and that Jews have been a malevolent force throughout history. This antisemitic myth has led to expulsions and murders of Jews for centuries. Even today, too many people still believe this.”
1/ Yesterday, Tucker Carlson compared Charlie Kirk’s murder to Jesus’s crucifixion. Some will say Tucker was merely praising Kirk’s work & predicting his cause will only grow stronger. But the analogy rests on a darker foundation & it’s hard to imagine Tucker doesn’t know this.🧵
— ADL (@ADL) September 22, 2025
3/ Carlson’s remarks dangerously reinforced the belief that Jews killed Jesus and that Jews have been a malevolent force throughout history. This antisemitic myth has led to expulsions and murders of Jews for centuries. Even today, too many people still believe this.
— ADL (@ADL) September 22, 2025
X users are posting responses, some pointing to the Bible to show instances where Jewish leaders took credit for Jesus’ death.
The Jews in The Bible literally boasted about being responsible for the murder of Jesus
That’s why every Zionist today is melting down at Tucker Carlson
The Bible says they killed Jesus as well in 1 Thessalonians 2:14-15
Everyone is coping pic.twitter.com/Ff9LsVXaTd
— E (@ElijahSchaffer) September 22, 2025
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