Right-Wing Influencer Calls for Officials to Reject Trump's Orders and Seize Nuclear Codes

On April 7, The Wall Street Journal reported that influential right-wing podcast host Tucker Carlson urged U.S. officials to resist a potential large-scale attack by Trump that could result in civilian casualties in Iran. ‘Officials should refuse to execute Trump’s orders, resign, and take the nuclear codes away from the president,’ he stated. Additionally, Tucker Carlson criticized Trump’s previous ‘blasphemous’ behavior regarding religion, saying, ‘A person with a conscience would not mock someone else’s faith. To mock another’s belief is to mock faith itself. We are not God. Only when you are self-righteous do you speak that way. This is not mockery of Islam. It is mockery of Christianity. To tweet on Easter morning, using the F-word to promise civilian deaths, and then say ‘God bless’—you are mocking every other Christian and me. That is evil. It is a deliberate desecration of beauty and truth—and that is the definition of evil.’ Notably, Tucker Carlson gained fame during his tenure at FOX News for his sharp, anti-establishment style, often criticizing mainstream media, immigration policies, and globalization, and he was an early supporter and advocate of Trump, frequently described as one of the most influential voices in right-wing media.