{"id":659684,"date":"2026-08-29T12:07:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T12:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=659684"},"modified":"2026-08-29T12:07:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T12:07:55","slug":"red-line-crossed-tucker-carlson-goes-nuclear-calls-for-trumps-removal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=659684","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Red-line\u2019 crossed: Tucker Carlson goes nuclear, calls for Trump\u2019s removal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sg-carlson-kent-trump-1200x630.jpg\" class=\"attachment-facebook size-facebook wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A former ally joined the left in buzzing about impeachment of President Donald Trump over the mere consideration of a literal nuclear option.<\/p>\n<p>In pushing for a shift in congressional control via the midterms, Democrats haven\u2019t been shy about teasing the potential for lawfare and yet another impeachment of the president. The specter of tactical nuclear weapons found Tucker Carlson suggesting there\u2019s no time to wait as he drew a \u201cred line\u201d and wondered why officials weren\u2019t acting \u201cimmediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joined by guest Joe Kent, former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, the former Fox News host\u2019s monologue spoke to Russia\u2019s revised nuclear doctrine and both the United State\u2019s and Israel\u2019s willingness to employ the use of nuclear weapons offensively before raising Pentagon proposals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe second any president actively considers first use of nuclear weapons, that person should be removed from office immediately, immediately. Because that\u2019s gotta be the red line, destroying all of humanity in a nuclear strike,\u201d expressed Carlson. \u201cWhy isn\u2019t there an attempt to remove him from office, like, immediately? Anyone who would even tolerate that kind of talk from any of his subordinates or employees is by definition unfit.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tucker Carlson and Joe Kent advocate for IMPEACHING TRUMP over mythical \u201cNuclear Strike\u201d on Iran<\/p>\n<p>These people truly live in a separate made up reality.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s okay to recognize the op\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vs5fnK1Msw\">pic.twitter.com\/vs5fnK1Msw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J (@JayTC53) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JayTC53\/status\/2093407735299580368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201c\u2026 not only have there been discussions about the use of nuclear weapons, tactical nukes \u2026\u201d against Iran, said the host during his monologue as he spoke to considered proposals by the Department of War to emphasize the use of tactical nuclear weapons that Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.war.gov\/News\/Transcripts\/Transcript\/Article\/4567089\/remarks-by-under-secretary-of-war-for-policy-elbridge-colby-at-the-2026-united\/\">addressed<\/a> in early August at a U.S. Strategic Command conference, \u201cthose discussions have included slide decks, which is to say somebody wrote down on a computer screen, hey, maybe we should use nuclear weapons in this war \u2014 this war of choice \u2014 this war that we started for objectives that have nothing to do with America\u2019s national security or national interest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In supporting Carlson\u2019s position,\u00a0Kent raised the president\u2019s rhetorical threat against Iran as Trump had warned earlier in the year, \u201cA whole civilization will die tonight \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we would be fools to think that this couldn\u2019t happen here in this current scenario, especially as the administration scrambles for a way out,\u201d stated the former official who had appeared with Carlson, former Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) and outgoing Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie (R) in a photo suggesting alignment on third party opposition.<\/p>\n<p>The president subsequently mocked the troupe a week prior to Carlson\u2019s impeachment call, posting in part on Truth Social, \u201cTucker Carlson just met with Lightweight \u2018Former\u2019 Congressman, Thomas Massie, and Marjorie \u2018Traitor\u2019 Greene, LOSERS ALL!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat a team this would be,\u201d added Trump, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizpacreview.com\/2026\/08\/22\/three-losers-and-a-pocketful-of-change-trump-goes-scorched-earth-on-tucker-massie-mtg-1655841\/\">THREE LOSERS, and a pocketful of change!<\/a> The only chance they have is to join the Radical Left Dumocrats, and try breaking into the Primary System. To all of them I say, PRAISE BE TO ALLAH!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time of this post, the commander-in-chief had yet to respond to Carlson\u2019s remarks, but social media users readily suggested the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizpacreview.com\/2026\/03\/24\/tucker-carlsons-most-jaw-dropping-5-minute-rant-praises-countries-with-sharia-law-over-western-cities-1629073\/\">Sharia-praising<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizpacreview.com\/2025\/12\/08\/tucker-carlson-in-doha-announces-hes-buying-property-in-qatar-to-make-a-statement-1608726\/\">Qatar property owner<\/a> should be removed from the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tucker needs to be removed from America immediately.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Captain Superfly (@CaptainSupjt) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CaptainSupjt\/status\/2093625645146534089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">They should be arrested for incitement <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f621.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude21\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f621.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude21\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f621.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude21\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ellen Swales (@EllenSwalexz) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EllenSwalexz\/status\/2093433734452097382?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I miss the days when Tucker was normal and fun<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f62d.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude2d\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ashley (@AshSavesUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AshSavesUSA\/status\/2093408696021762127?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Iran is BEGGING for peace talks as their economy collapses\u2026 no one is talking nuclear but these deranged lunatics.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J (@JayTC53) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JayTC53\/status\/2093408372565418002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sg-carlson-kent-trump-1200x630.jpg\" title=\"\u2018Red-line\u2019 crossed: Tucker Carlson goes nuclear, calls for Trump\u2019s removal\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former ally joined the left in buzzing about impeachment of President Donald Trump over the mere consideration of a literal nuclear option. In pushing for a shift in congressional control via the midterms, Democrats haven\u2019t been shy about teasing the potential for lawfare and yet another impeachment of the president. 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