Tucker Carlson praised the former president donald trump during his first interview since he left Fox News earlier this year, claiming the former president “redirected the Republican Party.”

Carlson made his statement about Trump during an interview with the Be free with Russell Brand podcast, which aired on Friday.

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“I think looking back at this ten years from now, assuming we’re still around, I think we’ll see the emergence of Trump as the most significant thing to happen in American politics in 100 years because he reoriented the Republican Party against the wishes of Republican leaders,” Carlson said.

During his podcast appearance, Carlson also praised Trump’s stance on war Ukraine, saying he was “surprised by his views on foreign policy.” Carlson went on to say that Trump is “the only person of stature in the Republican Party” who stops to ask, “Why are we supporting an endless war in Ukraine?”

“Europe will never be the same because of this war, and it’s really important, and only Trump among the popular figures in both parties understands that, and I’m grateful for that,” Carlson said. , words really do matter. Saying something true out loud is important, and he is saying true things about Ukraine, and God bless him. That’s how I feel.”

Trump has spoken out on several occasions against the war in Ukraine; in June, Trump said that if he were still president, he could have negotiated a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, reaching an agreement between the two countries “within 24 hours”.

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The Biden administration announced Friday that it would supply cluster munitions, which are banned by more than 100 countries worldwide because of the risks they pose to civilians, for the first time in the Ukraine war. The decision has divided both of them legislators in Congress and various NATO countries.

Carlson is ready interview several 2024 Republican candidates at the FAMILY Leadership Summit, located in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, July 14. Confirmed interview subjects include Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former Vice Pres. President Mike Pence, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC).