Inside Tucker Carlson’s Warning About Trump
PDS Published 04/07/2026
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“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.”
That is the latest threat against Iran from the apparently unhinged madman in charge of the most powerful military in the world.
And we’re now just hours from finding out whether this madman, otherwise known as US President Donald Trump, will follow through on his threat.
A threat to commit what would almost certainly be war crimes—with potentially catastrophic consequences for people in Iran, across the region, and around the globe—if Iran doesn’t agree to reopen the Strait or Hormuz.
And the deadline is tonight at 8pm Eastern time—although Trump has already pushed it back several times.
With him warning each time that failure to comply would result in the US hitting civilian infrastructure in the country—potenitally including power plants, desalination facilities, oil installations, and bridges.
And that’s even as you’ve had legal experts far and wide warning that striking civilian infrastructure is generally a war crime under international humanitarian law.
Which would almost definitely be the case here since Trump’s comments suggest this isn’t about gaining a military advantage but about inflicting suffering on Iran’s population to force its government into submission.
Experts have also noted that attacking in the first place—without UN authorization and without any clear self-defense rationale—violated international law.
And strikes that have happened since then—which have hit schools, health facilities, and homes as well as reportedly killed more than 1,600 civilians? Well, some of those may have crossed the line as well. [][]
And with that—even as we’re waiting to see what happens when Trump’s deadline passes—the US and Israel are already intensifying attacks in an effort to force Iran’s hand.
Overnight, for example, the US struck what it said were military targets on Kharg Island—which is Iran’s main oil export hub.
Overnight strikes also reportedly took out a synagogue in Tehran. []
And today, the Israeli military announced that it had launched a new wave of attacks on what it said was Iranian government infrastructure—warning Iranians to avoid train travel until 9pm local time.
And with that, at least three people were reported killed when an airstrike hit a railway bridge—with Iranian media outlets also reporting attacks on other bridges throughout the country and authorities then announcing that they had suspended train service on two major rail lines.
On the flip side, from the start of the war, Iran has also attacked civilian infrastructure across the Middle East—including energy infrastructure, ports and airports.
And today it targeted energy facilities in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
With the Revolutionary Guard Corps claiming it would be willing to widen the scope of its attacks beyond the region if Trump followed through on his threats.
At the same time, however, both sides have been engaging in indirect talks over the past several days.
With international mediators led by Pakistan first putting forward a 45-day ceasefire proposal—which Iran apparently rejected and responded to with a 10-point plan of its own.
And while details weren’t immediately clear, Iran reportedly wanted a guarantee that it would not be attacked again, as well as an end to Israeli strikes in Lebanon, along with the lifting of sanctions.
In return, it would lift its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, but it would still plan to impose a fee of roughly $2 million per ship traveling through it—which it would split with Oman, the country on the other side of the waterway.
And Iran? It would reportedly use its share of the proceeds to reconstruct infrastructure destroyed by American and Israeli attacks instead of asking for direct compensation. []
And with that, reports have suggested that Iran is already charging a toll for some of the few ships it is allowing to transit the strait.
And there’s actually been an uptick in traffic, with twenty-one ships reportedly making it through over the weekend—the highest two-day total since the first days of the war.
That said, of course, it was still only a fraction of the number of ships that would’ve gone through beyond the war.
And so with the problem far from resolved, you’ve had more than forty countries coming together to try to figure out options for securing international shipping in the region.
The US, notably, has not been involved in that effort.
Although you did have Trump claiming yesterday that his administration has a “concept” in mind where the US will actually control the strait and charge tolls instead—saying:
“Why shouldn't we? We're the winner. We won. Okay? They are militarily defeated.” (1:25:13-1:25:18)
You also had Trump responding to Iran’s 10-point plan yesterday, saying it wasn’t “good enough” but also describing it as “a significant step”—and adding:
“We’re dealing with different people now. “They’re smarter. They’re sharper, I think less radical.”
“I can tell you they’re negotiating, we think, in good faith.” (55:54-56:01, 1:15:04-1:15:08)
And he continued to make that claim with his post threatening to wipe Iranian civilization off the face of the Earth this morning—writing after that:
“I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.”
“However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS?”
“We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!”
But, of course, while many leaders have been killed, the available evidence suggests this is the same regime that just killed thousands of protesters back in January.
The new supreme leader may be even more of a hardliner than his father and the Revolutionary Guards have only consolidated power under his leadership.
And over the course of this war they’ve carried out executions, detained human rights activists and their families, and generally unleashed yet another crackdown to keep their grip on power.
And Trump—even while he’s pushed that one narrative—he’s seemingly acknowledged the reality.
With him telling PBS yesterday that “the only reason” the Iranian people are not protesting is because “they will be shot immediately.”
And with that, contrary to rising up, people in Iran are reportedly now forming human chains along bridges and around power plants across Iran in response to Trump’s threats (BROLL).
Although Iran’s government has organized rallies in its support throughout the war so it's not clear that this is a real spontaneous movement or anything.
And as far as the official response, there were reports that the country cut off direct communication with the US and told Pakistan it would no longer participate in talks.
But you then had a state-controlled newspaper indicating that “diplomatic and indirect channels of talks” with the US were still open.
And Axios reported that there was some hope a deal could be reached in time.
And you reportedly had Trump telling Fox News host Bret Baier that if negotiations move forward today and there is something concrete the deadline could be pushed back again—althoughe also apparently said “8 pm is happening” and added:
"If we get to that point, there is going to be an attack like they have not seen.…”
And, if he does follow through, besides all the legal and ethical issues, it might not even work.
With a well-known political commentator in Iran telling the New York Times the Trump administration is operating under a “false assumption” that enough military pressure could force the Iranian regime to surrender—saying:
“Based on my understanding of Iranian society and governance, I can state clearly that even several nuclear bombs would not achieve such an outcome.” []
And with that, notably, Trump’s growing desperation and wild threats has increased fears that he might actually use a nuclear weapon.
And while there’s no sign of that the rest of this is of course a very real possibility.
Right, as we’ve talked about, Hegseth has been ripping away the guardrails for months—firing top lawyers responsible for keeping operations in line with US or international law and getting rid of a unit set up under Biden to mitigate civilian harm during conflict.
And now military members will potentially be in the position of having to choose between following orders and committing war crimes.
Which is of course the exact situation several Democratic lawmakers warned about back in November—something that led Trump to accuse them of “seditious behavior, punishable by death."
Trump, however, would be seemingly unlikely to face any consequences.
Right, the US isn’t a member of the International Criminal Court and neither is Israel or Iran.
And while methods exist to prosecute war crimes in the US Trump would likely be protected thanks to the Supreme Court’s decision granting absolute immunity to the president over his official conduct in office.
At the very least, however, Trump' s threats are stirring up backlash from even some of those once seen as his most loyal supporters.
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But then, jumping back into the news, Tucker Carlson finally took off the kid gloves and launched a full-frontal assault on Donald Trump.
Right, now you’ll remember that yesterday, we saw Joe Rogan and Theo Von going off on the Iran war, as well as Alex Jones and Marjorie Taylor Greene sounding off on that unhinged Easter post Trump made.
You know, the one where he threatened to bomb bridges and power plants, said “open the fucking strait you crazy bastards or you’ll be living in hell,” and topped it off with “praise be to Allah.” [Post]
Well now even more big names have leapt into the fray, and it’s just, whooh.
We’ve got allegations of Satanism, the anti-Christ, anti-Americanism, nuclear war, and so much more, starting with Tucker Carlson.
Because he accused Trump of desecrating Easter Sunday, and argued that the red flags go all the way back to the beginning. [Lead B roll into clip]
[Clip, 06:32 - 06:37, 07:13 - 07:33] Caption: “On inauguration day, the president did not take his oath of office with his hand on the Bible. … That suggests not that you don’t believe it’s real, because if you didn’t believe it was real why would you care? You put on the costume and take it off. Doesn’t matter. That suggests you know it is real, and you’re rejecting it intentionally. You know what you’re doing, and you’re doing it anyway.”
Then, he says the final straw was when Trump invaded Venezuela, not so much because of what he did but more so because of why he did it.
Which, by Trump’s own admission, was to take their oil.
[Clip, 04:07 - 04:22] Caption: “Theft is wrong. It’s wrong under the American legal code but it’s also wrong under the Christian legal code. Theft is wrong. Spelled out really clearly. It’s also intuitive. And here was the president saying we’re just stealing this because we can.”
With Tucker going on to say that might-is-right attitude — what he called the “law of the jungle” — is the opposite of the highest law there is: God’s law.
So he argues that by that point, Christians should have stopped supporting Trump.
And then tying it back to the Bible thing, he speculated that Trump didn’t put his hand on it because he refuses to recognize any law or limit higher than himself.
Which, according to Tucker, is tantamount to Trump making himself God, and he says that’s anti-Christian.
With him then reading the president’s Easter post “in horror.”
[Clip, 16:25 - 16:38, 16:41 - 16:49; Clip, 11:19 - 11:24, 12:09 - 12:10, 12:15 - 12:27, 12:41 - 12:51, 12:54 - 13:01, 13:17 - 13:26, 16:13 - 16:15, 15:50 - 15:56] Caption: “‘There will be nothing like it. Open the F-ing strait.’ How dare you speak that way on Easter morning to the country? Who do you think you are? You’re tweeting out the F-word on Easter morning? … ‘You’ll be living in hell,’ as if hell is a place. Hell is a condition, and this is an example of that condition. … It is vile on every level. … Blow up their bridges? … Bridges that people cross every day to go to school and work and to worship and yes, church, because there are over a million Christians in Iran? This is their Easter too. And power plants. … Iran is a modern country. What happens when it loses power? Well people die. Babies connected to incubators die. People in hospitals die. … And then people begin to starve. And then you have refugee crises. People leave the cities looking for food, and yes, they move into other countries. … Its totally unacceptable, not under the phony laws of some international body but under moral law, God’s law. … Nobody thinks this is gonna work. … The thrill is in the killing. The power is in the killing. The exertion of force is the point.”
With him going on to speculate that the infamous strike on a girls school early on in the war may have actually been intentional.
But to that, you have Ben Shapiro dismissing that very idea as anti-American.
[Clip, 43:44 - 44:11] Caption: “You think Pete Hegseth and President Trump are sitting around drawing up a target list, and they say, ‘you know what? For good measure let’s kill a bunch of Iranian schoolgirls.’ Is that what you think? If you think that, you despise America. Again, you can oppose the war. You can oppose the way that the war is being fought. You can have problems with the general overall strategy. You can have honest questions about the war. That’s not what we’re talking about here. We’re talking about people openly hoping that America loses because they do not like America.”
With him also accusing Tucker of hypocrisy for criticizing American military actions but not those of other countries.
[Clip, 47:27 - 47:42] Caption: “Tucker Carlson has been super pro-Russia throughout the entire Russia-Ukraine conflict as Russia targets civilians. He has been extraordinarily pro-Iran throughout this entire conflict after Iran murdered some tens of thousands of people in the streets.”
And as for the bridges and power plants Trump threatened, Ben just thinks it’s too early to judge.
[Clip, 25:52 - 26:05, 26:07 - 26:13, 26:21 - 26:22] Caption: “Yes, if we just blew up a bridge in the middle of an Iranian town far from the fighting centers that has nothing to do with the material goal of the war, that would in fact be a violation of the laws of war, such as they are. … However, if you blow up a power plant because the power plant is generating the power on behalf of the iRGC, … that is a different story.”
But Tucker’s not convinced; in fact, he went as far as to argue that the logical outcome of the path Trump’s headed down is nuclear war.
Not to mention religious war, which Tucker really took issue with, citing that apparently sarcastic “praise be to Allah” in Trump’s post.
[Clip, 17:08 - 17:15, 17:24, 18:08 - 18:13] Caption: “No decent person mocks other people’s religions. You may have a problem with the theology, … but to mock other people’s faith is to mock the idea of faith itself. … This is a mockery not just of Islam. It’s a mockery of Christianity.”
And then, extending that argument even further, he seemed to imply, without stating it outright, that Donald Trump is the anti-Christ.
[Clip, 31:40 - 31:50, 32:00 - 32:15] Caption: “But there’s been only one sustained effort to exterminate a faith, and that’s the Christian faith. Could that be part of it? … Is it possible the president sees this in bigger terms, sees this as the fulfillment of something, or the elevation to some higher office beyond president of the United States? That’s entirely possible.”
With Tucker then spending the rest of his show talking about how Trump’s spiritual advisor, Paula White, compared the president to Jesus Christ himself.
Which is something that Candice Owens also appeared to reference in her response to Trump’s Easter post, writing:
“This is a satanic administration. We all realize that satanic Zionists occupy the White House and Congress needs to move to have the Mad King Trump removed. All of our lives may depend upon other countries realizing that Trump is deeply unwell and surrounded by religious fanatics who have convinced him that he is a messiah. We are in uncharted territory. Leaders worldwide need to act accordingly.” [Post]
And you had Ben dismissing her as well. [Lead B roll into clip]
[Clip, 51:40 - 51:51] Caption: “What in the world is she even talking about? What is she talking about? Probably she’ll provide us evidence of this the same time that she provides evidence that Egyptian planes were linked to the murder of Charlie Kirk.”
But Candice kept going, with her reposting someone who said:
“The time has come for the military to refuse to cooperate with orders like this. Catholics will have to take the lead. The Christian Zionists are incapable of rational behavior.” [Post]
And then she agreed with Piers Morgan’s commentary that Trump’s post was “a brazen pre-admission of genocide against the Iranian people,” replying:
“The 25th amendment needs to be invoked. He is a genocidal lunatic. Our Congress and military need to intervene. We are beyond madness.” [Post]
But then we saw one of Trump’s filthiest bootlickers and close advisors, Laura Loomer, weighing in, writing:
“Candace Owens is now accusing President Trump’s administration of being ‘satanic.’ Meanwhile, she’s dancing on her so called “best friend’s” grave. Her “best friend” who didn’t invite her to his wedding.” [Post]
With that seeming to refer to Charlie Kirk and Candice’s conspiracy theories about his assassination.
And Loomer went after Tucker as well, writing, “By riling people up with lies about how President Trump is the anti-Christ, Tucker Carlson appears to be trying to incite someone to physically harm President Trump. How can anyone who claims to be loyal to the President continue making excuses for Tucker? I hate Tucker Carlson.” [Post]
With her reiterating the same claim she’s made for months now that Tucker is actually a Muslim. [Post]
Even polling her followers on whether they should call him “Tucker Qatarlson” or “Tehran Tucker.” [Post]
And piling on even further, you had this New York Post reporter who quoted Trump as saying:
“Tucker's a low IQ person that has absolutely no idea what's going on. He calls me all the time; I don't respond to his calls. I don't deal with him. I like dealing with smart people, not fools.” [Post]
Meanwhile, one person who’s been trying to mend the divide here is Megyn Kelly.
With her explaining away Trump’s post as some kind of tactical genius.
[Clip, 00:05 - 00:17, 00:25 - 00:35] Caption: “The president’s messaging on Iran has been particularly erratic over the past week. I don’t know whether this is all strategy. You know, Trump likes to keep the enemy guessing. … So he often has erratic messaging that to us looks kind of crazy but to him is just a tactic.”
And then she expressed serious concern about the way this war’s tearing the MAGA coalition apart.
[Clip, 06:27 - 06:43; Clip, 08:53 - 09:01] Caption: “And look, the president, I told him this directly, that I don’t support this war but I do support him. And there’s a difference. You know, you can still support Trump and his agenda without, you don’t have to go full TDS in order to say, ‘I object to this war and I don’t think this is a good idea.’ … I’ve kind of given up on 2026, to be perfectly honest with you, but 2028 could still be salvaged, and could definitely be hurt.”
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But as Republicans panic about the midterms, you've also got people like Texas Representative Tony Gonzales making the whole problem worse - with another former staffer coming forward with accusations of inappropriate behaviour. []
Right, if that name is ringing a bell, it’s because he spent a long while in the headlines last month after admitting to a 2024 affair with a staff member named Regina Santos-Aviles who later committed suicide.
And it appears that wasn’t a one-off for Gonzales but rather part of a pattern - with new text messages just being uncovered between him and the political director for his campaign from back in 2020.
With a local Texas outlet sharing the messages as well as an interview with the staffer herself - who asked to remain anonymous. []
And these messages show Gonzales asking for nude pictures and even sex over and over and over again - despite the staffer repeatedly turning him down.
We’re talking about messages like asking about her underwear or even requesting specific sexual acts - right, not stuff that could be explained as a simple misunderstanding.
And there are hundreds of messages like this.
Now, while the staffer said the messages made her uncomfortable and she often tried redirecting Gonzales’ advances with deflection or humor, she noted she sometimes did respond to his explicit messages with some of her own. []
Admitting, quote,
“I’m not totally innocent in all this.” []
But she was very clear that their relationship never became physical - saying that while she did meet with Gonzales at her house twice for work reasons, it never went past that. []
Saying,
“We didn’t so much as touch.”
She also went on to explain why she never said anything about this to anyone during her time as his political director.
“I got used to just having to blow off things guys say. Because every single time you say something, you end up the bitch, you end up the problem, you can't work with others.” []
But she decided to come forward after learning about Regina - saying,
“He obviously pursued, pursued, pursued her like he did with me. I never took him serious… It wasn't until this poor girl died that I thought, ‘No, this guy is pure evil.’”
“This behavior needs to stop.” []
Now, we haven’t gotten a statement from Gonzales regarding this latest revelation but we do know that he was already in a precarious position.
Right, he dropped his bid for re-election after admitting to the 2024 affair thanks to pressure from House Republicans.
But they stopped short of asking for his resignation entirely.
With the question now being whether that’s going to remain the case - and it’s not looking good for Gonzales.
With Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican from Florida, saying she’s reviewed even more explicit messages Gonzales sent that haven’t been made public.
Saying this is a patter of, quote, “telltale predator behavior,” and adding,
“If I could expel him tomorrow, I would.” []
We also know that the House Ethics Committee is currently investigating Gonzales and this is reportedly only the tip of the horrific iceberg regarding his behavior towards subordinates. []
But as Congress grapples with whether or not to give him the boot, there is the politics of it all to consider.
Right, Republicans have a razor thin majority in the House at the moment - we’re talking a max of just one defection on any party-line vote if all members are present.
But there has reportedly been informal talks of pairing a vote to expel Gonzales with a vote to expel Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick - []
the Democratic Representative from Florida charged with stealing $5 million in FEMA money for her campaign.
Which may make the vote easier to swallow for Republicans - but we’re just going to have to wait and see.
But while we’re talking about controversial leaders and lawmakers, we’ve got to talk about the people governing the state of Florida.
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With critics accusing Governor Ron DeSantis of trying to suppress free speech and do away with due process.
Right, DeSantis just signed a measure into law that gives him and other Florida leaders the ability to label a group a domestic or foreign terrorist organization. []
And the way it works is fairly simple - a top official with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement designates a group as a terrorist organization.
And then DeSantis and 3 members of the Florida Cabinet approve or reject the designation. []
Once that’s approved, a group can be forcibly dissolved and it can no longer receive any funding through school districts or state agencies. []
And here’s the kicker - university students can also be expelled if they, quote, "promoted a domestic terrorist organization or a foreign terrorist organization."
Now, as you can imagine, this doesn’t sit right with many people.
Especially after a federal judge just blocked DeSantis’s December executive order labeling the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Muslim Brotherhoods as foreign terrorist organizations.
With there being a lot of concern that is just another swing at targeting Muslims - especially considering DeSantis’s promise that this will protect against “Sharia law.” []
As well as his comments like,
“We don’t want money flowing to these groups that are appendages of terrorist groups.”
“We’ll do millions for public safety, millions for education but never one red cent for Jihad.” []
So, naturally, we saw the CAIR respond - calling the new law “draconian” and unconstitutional. []
And we also saw pushback from free speech groups like PEN America - who said this law, quote, “could chill free speech by placing unprecedented pressure on individuals to avoid speaking, organizing, or engaging with certain viewpoints." []
Not to mention legal scholars from the University of Chicago and Stanford saying these types of designations, quote, “lay the groundwork for even more sweeping forms of authoritarianism." []
Of course, there are those that are celebrating this as a win - with Florida’s lieutenant governor Jay Collins saying,
“We will designate, defund and dissolve people who don’t stand for our values … To give money, guns or military training to those savages is a felony. Joining them with intent to spill blood – also a felony. We don’t play games. We will hold you accountable because that is what we have done in the free state of Florida.” []
Now, we can absolutely expect a legal battle over this - with even DeSantis saying he expects civil rights groups to challenge the law in court. []
Though he promises a victory on appeal.
So we’re just going to have to wait and see how that plays out.
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Texas wants to require public school students to learn Bible passages and they want to make space for it by throwing out world history lessons. [] []
It’s the latest conservative push in US classrooms, and experts fear this one could leave students less prepared for the workforce after graduation.
The State Board of Education is set to discuss a proposed reading list that includes childhood classics like “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and “A Wrinkle in Time,” with older kids reading things like MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
But then, middle and high schoolers would also be required to read Bible passages like David and Goliath and Jonah and the Whale. []
The board will also consider a second proposal that includes required Bible readings starting in elementary school, including Noah’s Ark and Moses and the Exodus. [page 11] [page 9]
Similarly, in history classes, they’re pushing for an emphasis on US and Texas history, which progressive groups and historians have criticized, saying it promotes American exceptionalism influenced by Christianity. []
Right, Republicans say they're highlighting Christianity in American history to promote patriotism, but it's more than that.
They’re leaning further into what supporters are calling a “classical education” that focuses on Western thought that holds the Bible as a cultural focal point. []
As far as what this looks like in the classroom, some states have tried to hang the Ten Commandments, and others have moved to ban pride flags. [] []
And the Bible is already a reading option for Texas English teachers. It’s just not required.
This administration has thrown more than $150 million at history and civics education to support this push while moving away from things like DEI.
“We want to focus on merit, not things like disparate impact theory and the DEI cult. (Trump) It’s getting out of that? It’s been in that jungle for a long time.” (:25-:37)
And while proposed reading lists include work from Black figures like Langston Hughes and Frederick Douglass, Democratic members of the board have made complaints about the lack of representation overall. []
For context, Hispanic and Black students make up 66 percent of Texas public schools, and Hispanic students specifically have made up the majority for over a decade. []
So the lack of representation isn’t just a complaint.
It reflects a real overlook of the majority of Texas students. []
However, conservatives are rejecting what they see as “inclusion for inclusion’s sake” in our current system. []
For example, Mandy Drogin (Droe-gan, “Dro” like “throw,” pronunciation :07) of the conservative Texas Public Policy Foundation, said, “Islam and Buddhism didn’t found the west. To not know the story of the good Samaritan, for example, you’re really going to miss on not just important lessons, but rich cultural and historical significance as an American.”
She says some world history and teaching around other religions is needed, but Judeo-Christian values are “central to America’s story and culture.”
But board members like Tiffany Clark say, “...if these are the same classical literature pieces which has ranked us 44th in the nation for 3rd grading reading, we have failed students. It is time to create a robust list which adequately meets and serves the diverse needs of our students in Texas. Texas is not one religion or one race, so the authors on this book list need to resemble the makeup of our students across the state." []
And Americans seem to prefer more of a balance as well.
In 2022, more than 75 percent of Republicans and Democrats supported instruction around patriotism and the founding fathers, along with things like critical thinking and the contributions of women and people of color. []
And there’s research to back up why this inclusion matters.
Studies show that access to things like diverse books in school increases reading scores, as well as how much students actually read. []
And those types of outcomes have real political significance as students grow up.
We’ve been in a literacy decline for years.
This matters because literacy isn’t just about whether or not students can read words on paper.
Being functionally illiterate also makes them less politically engaged, thinking less critically about what they’re learning in school or how it will impact them when they’re old enough to vote. []
And when you look at things from that angle, you do have to wonder what the real intentions are behind these sorts of moves.
Is this really to better our education system, or is it more of an effort to use students as political pawns?
Also, with less room for world history and other religions, historians ask, “Do we want the next generation of Texas students competing in a global economy never having really learned very much about China?” [] []
Teaching patriotism doesn’t have to mean that we have to leave students ignorant of any country or cultures outside of the US.
In fact, experts are worried that this approach leaves young adults with less experience, fewer opportunities and less money in their pockets in the workforce.
Also with all of this, I just want you to take a second to imagine if the Quran were being pushed as required reading.
Or imagine that Texas, which has one of the country’s highest Hispanic populations by state, banned the American flag in the name of the immigrant families in their public school system. []
I think we’d be having a very different conversation.
So, while this conservative push tries to strip reading lists of more diverse thinking and authors and limit how much students will know about the world we live in, I think it’s time to ask broader questions about where this will actually leave us in the future.
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But then, in some pretty wild news we should talk about, Kanye West was just blocked from going to the U.K. over his antisemitic comments.
And now, an entire music festival has been cancelled as a result.
But it also seems like that may not stop Kanye from trying to embark on a major comeback.
Right, Kanye was scheduled to headline the Wireless Festival in July.
It is a big festival in London that draws around 50,000 people a day, and so no surprise, there was a ton of backlash when Kanye was announced as the main performer.
Because in recent years, he has been more known for going on antisemitic rants than for making music.
Major sponsors like Pepsi pulled from the festival, Prime Minister Kier Starmer condemned the event, and there was mounting pressure to give Kanye the boot.
So he made a last-minute statement offering to meet with Britain’s Jewish community, insisting he only wants to bring peace and love, and adding:[]
“I know words aren’t enough. I’ll have to show change through my actions.”
You also had the festival’s director encouraging forgiveness and second chances. []
But this morning we got the news that the U.K. government refused to grant him permission to enter the country.
With the Home Secretary telling BBC that the office denied his Electronic Travel Authorization on the grounds that his presence would not be conducive to the public good.[]
So you had event organizers releasing a statement saying that as a result of this decision:
“Wireless Festival has been forced to cancel. All ticket holders will receive an automatic full refund.”[]
And the festival also told BBC that:[]
"As with every Wireless Festival, multiple stakeholders were consulted in advance of booking YE and no concerns were highlighted at the time.”
"Antisemitism in all its forms is abhorrent, and we recognise the real and personal impact these issues have had."
But many think that is just a bonkers statement.
Because what do you mean you put a bunch of heads together and no one could think of any potential concerns about booking Kanye West?
Were the stakeholders stuck in a time machine set to 2006?
Did they hear the words coming out of their mouths when they made that statement?
Because not even a year ago, Kanye released a song called “Heil Hitler.”
And that was after he threatened to go “death con 3 on Jewish People,” called himself a Nazi, sold shirts with Swastikas, and went on just countless other antisemetic tirades.
And sure, over the years, he has apologized multiple times, but he has also walked some of those apologies back.
Most recently, in January, he took out a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal to address “those I’ve hurt.”[]
Explaining that he “lost touch with reality” amid his struggles with bipolar disorder, and:
“I regret and am deeply mortified by my actions in that state and am committed to accountability, treatment, and meaningful change. It does not excuse what I did though. I am not a Nazi or an antisemite. I love Jewish people.”
But for many, the damage has been done, he has just become synonymous with antisemitism.
With the Campaign Against Antisemitism telling BBC:
"How did it come to this? Apparently 'no concerns were highlighted' about Kanye West at the time of the booking. Who were they consulting? A wall? That's what happens when the only stakeholders you speak to are those who stand to make a profit.”[]
"It's nice that now Wireless is saying 'Antisemitism in all its forms is abhorrent' when just a few hours ago the festival promoter was saying we all need to forgive Kanye for declaring himself a full-blown Nazi only recently."
But the thing is, this festival was just one part of Kanye’s plan for a comeback.
Just last week, he performed two sold-out shows at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
There were guest appearances from Lauryn Hill and Travis Scott, and of course there was a ton of backlash and criticism here.
But there was also a ton of success.
According to Bloomberg, Kanye made $33 million from those two shows.
One show alone brought in $18 million in ticket sales, and the outlet said that makes it one of the “highest-grossing single shows in live music history.”
He recently signed a new deal with the label Gamma, so some think that with their help, this comeback effort could be different.
And he reportedly has other upcoming shows in France, India, Spain, and Turkey.[]
He also just released a new album called “Bully” that debuted at number 2 on the Billboard charts.
So even though there is still a ton of outrage with Kanye — to the point where he just got blocked from going to a whole country and got a festival cancelled — he still is able to find room among enough people to make his way back into the mainstream.
And so I would love to know your thoughts here, does any of this surprise you?
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