{"id":29219,"date":"2026-08-06T01:28:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29219"},"modified":"2026-08-06T01:28:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:28:36","slug":"tucker-carlson-ties-can-hurt-odds-in-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29219","title":{"rendered":"Tucker Carlson Ties Can Hurt Odds In Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Paginator\">\n<header xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"sc-lfRwAv pSqCT\">\n<div class=\"sc-hndrU icIUoY\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/ok_logo_black_small.png\" alt=\"OK Logo\"\/><span class=\"politics\">Politics<\/span><\/div>\n<figure class=\"sc-ksluoS jnYGUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-hBMVcZ foAbWl\">\n<div class=\"sc-fnVYJo jZjbnN\"><img data-mm-src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/3PQtV0kKd\/0x0\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-1-1785958252406.jpg\" alt=\"image of jd vance, Marco Rubio, tucker Carlson \" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/3PQtV0kKd\/480x251\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-1-1785958252406.jpg?position=top 480w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/3PQtV0kKd\/640x335\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-1-1785958252406.jpg?position=top 640w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/3PQtV0kKd\/768x402\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-1-1785958252406.jpg?position=top 768w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/3PQtV0kKd\/1024x536\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-1-1785958252406.jpg?position=top 1024w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/3PQtV0kKd\/1280x670\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-1-1785958252406.jpg?position=top 1280w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/3PQtV0kKd\/1440x753\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-1-1785958252406.jpg?position=top 1440w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/3PQtV0kKd\/1600x837\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-1-1785958252406.jpg?position=top 1600w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/3PQtV0kKd\/2160x1130\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-1-1785958252406.jpg?position=top 2160w\" data-sizes=\"100vw\" height=\"628\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"sc-fFSRdu efvKbs\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<p>J.D. Vance&#8217;s friendship with Tucker Carlson may hurt his chances in the upcoming election.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-bTJPMs jOkeMf\">\n<div class=\"flexContainer\">\n<div class=\"flexContainer\">\n<div class=\"sc-hQYogJ iAyoZX\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/tilAcPLUi\/120x120\/img6587-1762268559682.jpeg\" alt=\"Profile Image\" class=\"sc-fTFLOO jxvOeh\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-dwxYxt eflEDT\">Aug. 5 2026, Published 3:58 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"sc-dTSxUT dyQypj sc-gVFdEO kziYVQ\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-gkCpWe evoggL\">\n<p>Conservative commentator <strong>Dave Rubin <\/strong>appeared on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gb9SHL1mzxU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tuesday, August 4, episode<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/sean-hannity\/\"><strong>Sean Hannity<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s podcast, &#8220;Hang Out,&#8221; where he claimed Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/jd-vance\/\" style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong>J.D. Vance<\/strong><\/a><strong>&#8216;<\/strong>s connection to journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/tucker-carlson\/\" style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong>Tucker Carlson<\/strong><\/a> may hurt his chances if he runs in the 2028 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Rubin, 50, noted Vance&#8217;s ties will harm the GOP, as it could make the <em>Hillbilly Elegy<\/em> author, 42, a less popular choice than Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/p\/marco-rubio-iran-never-faced-president-like-donald-trump\/\"><strong>Marco Rubio<\/strong><\/a> in the race.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-dTSxUT dyQypj sc-hkePoP hVImEU\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\" class=\"sc-flUlJl gvtwpJ\"\/>\n<div class=\"sc-iXeIkk hNIPOc\">\n<figure class=\"sc-kLokih cgnnmn sc-fyjqTV njtFn\">\n<div class=\"sc-iklIKw dzeVnj\">\n<div data-external-embed=\"true\" data-mimetype=\"youtube\/mp4\" class=\"sc-ezzayL dvEEhY\"><template><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dave Rubin Exposes The Media\u2019s Dark Secret | Hang Out with Sean Hannity\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gb9SHL1mzxU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: @HangOutwithSeanHannity\u2069\/YouTube<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dave Rubin appeared on Sean Hannity&#8217;s podcast on August 4.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-gkCpWe evoggL\">\n<p>\u201cI think [Rubio\u2019s] coalition would be bigger than J.D.\u2019s. J.D. is a little bit in that Tucker orbit, that\u2019s gonna cost the Republicans a little bit I think,\u201d Rubin stated. \u201cMaybe not a ton, but I think [with] Rubio, there aren\u2019t that worries about him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-dTSxUT dyQypj sc-hkePoP hVImEU\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\" class=\"sc-flUlJl gvtwpJ\">Dave Rubin Said Tucker Carlson Has Gone &#8216;Completely Off the Rails&#8217;<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"sc-ksluoS jnYGUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-hBMVcZ bgyRLF\">\n<div class=\"sc-fnVYJo dfXZyd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/eJnC0xMiX\/0x0\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-5-1785958336909.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"video of Dave Rubin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/eJnC0xMiX\/480x270\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-5-1785958336909.jpg 480w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/eJnC0xMiX\/640x360\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-5-1785958336909.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/eJnC0xMiX\/768x432\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-5-1785958336909.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/eJnC0xMiX\/1024x576\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-5-1785958336909.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/eJnC0xMiX\/1280x720\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-5-1785958336909.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/eJnC0xMiX\/1440x810\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-5-1785958336909.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/eJnC0xMiX\/1600x900\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-5-1785958336909.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/eJnC0xMiX\/2160x1215\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-5-1785958336909.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" height=\"720\" fetchpriority=\"low\" class=\"sc-fFSRdu inofKU\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: @HangOutwithSeanHannity\u2069\/YouTube<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dave Rubin gave his take on Tucker Carlson and J.D. Vance.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-gkCpWe evoggL\">\n<p>He added that Carlson, 57, and journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/megyn-kelly\/\"><strong>Megyn Kelly<\/strong><\/a> have gone \u201ccompletely off the rails\u201d in recent years, adding people similar to the <em>Crossfire<\/em> host \u2014 who alleged that <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/donald-trump\/\" style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> is being exploited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/08\/03\/middleeast\/israel-response-gaza-peace-plan-intl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Israel<\/a> \u2014 are \u201cinsane.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rubin explained he has no desire to play the \u201cidentity politics game\u201d because Rubio&#8217;s Cuban background will earn him more favorable points in the election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-dTSxUT dyQypj sc-hkePoP hVImEU\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\" class=\"sc-flUlJl gvtwpJ\">Dave Rubin Called Out Tucker Carlson for Hosting Nick Fuentes on His Show After Charlie Kirk Died<\/h2>\n<section class=\"sc-jHcYrh hanhiD\">\n<p>MORE ON:<\/p>\n<p>J.D. Vance<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"sc-jLqSar MszUH\">\n<p class=\"sc-bUQzRK dZWmuA\">Want OK! each day? Sign up here!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"sc-ksluoS jnYGUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-hBMVcZ bgyRLF\">\n<div class=\"sc-fnVYJo dfXZyd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/BOCeK0l_J\/0x0\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-2-1785958282888.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"video of Dave Rubin Sean hannity \" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/BOCeK0l_J\/480x270\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-2-1785958282888.jpg 480w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/BOCeK0l_J\/640x360\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-2-1785958282888.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/BOCeK0l_J\/768x432\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-2-1785958282888.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/BOCeK0l_J\/1024x576\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-2-1785958282888.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/BOCeK0l_J\/1280x720\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-2-1785958282888.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/BOCeK0l_J\/1440x810\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-2-1785958282888.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/BOCeK0l_J\/1600x900\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-2-1785958282888.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/BOCeK0l_J\/2160x1215\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-2-1785958282888.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" height=\"720\" fetchpriority=\"low\" class=\"sc-fFSRdu inofKU\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: @HangOutwithSeanHannity\u2069\/YouTube<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dave Rubin said Tucker Carlson &#8216;danced on the grave&#8217; of Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-gkCpWe evoggL\">\n<p>Rubin further slammed Carlson on Hannity&#8217;s show, adding the former <em>Tucker Carlson Tonight<\/em> host was one of the few conservative pundits who \u201cdanced on the grave\u201d of right-wing influencer <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/charlie-kirk\/\"><strong>Charlie Kirk<\/strong><\/a> after his September 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/p\/charlie-kirk-killer-tyler-robinson-roommate-tears-confessing-murder\/?utm_source=recirculation\">assassination<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Rubin Report<\/em> emcee then bashed Carlson for having <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/p\/hunter-biden-defends-interview-nick-fuentes-common-ground-donald-trump\/\">far-right political commentator<\/a><strong> Nick Fuentes <\/strong>on his eponymous YouTube show.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cFor <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/p\/tucker-carlson-why-interviewed-vile-nick-fuentes-megyn-kelly\/\">Tucker to put Fuentes on three months after Charlie died<\/a>, [after] Charlie was killed \u2014 Fuentes was the only guy Charlie didn\u2019t want as part of his movement,\u201d Rubin said. \u201cThere was only one name he ever said that about, and it was Fuentes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-dTSxUT dyQypj sc-hkePoP hVImEU\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\" class=\"sc-flUlJl gvtwpJ\"\/>\n<figure class=\"sc-ksluoS jnYGUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-hBMVcZ bgyRLF\">\n<div class=\"sc-fnVYJo dfXZyd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/mKOH0Xhfr\/0x0\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-3-1785958326101.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"image of tucker Carlson \" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/mKOH0Xhfr\/480x270\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-3-1785958326101.jpg 480w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/mKOH0Xhfr\/640x360\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-3-1785958326101.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/mKOH0Xhfr\/768x432\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-3-1785958326101.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/mKOH0Xhfr\/1024x576\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-3-1785958326101.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/mKOH0Xhfr\/1280x720\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-3-1785958326101.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/mKOH0Xhfr\/1440x810\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-3-1785958326101.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/mKOH0Xhfr\/1600x900\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-3-1785958326101.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/mKOH0Xhfr\/2160x1215\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-3-1785958326101.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" height=\"720\" fetchpriority=\"low\" class=\"sc-fFSRdu inofKU\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tucker Carlson&#8217;s son served as J.D. Vance&#8217;s deputy press secretary.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-gkCpWe evoggL\">\n<p>Vance and Carlson have quite the friendship, as the politician had been a frequent guest on his Fox News show in the past. <\/p>\n<p>Carlson\u2019s son <strong>Buckley <\/strong>even served as the Ohio native&#8217;s deputy press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tucker-carlson-son-leaves-jd-vance-white-house-team-amid-donald-trump-attacks-11953536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">from January 2025 until his exit this past April.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-dTSxUT dyQypj sc-hkePoP hVImEU\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\" class=\"sc-flUlJl gvtwpJ\">J.D. Vance Slammed a Journalist for Criticizing Tucker Carlson&#8217;s Son<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"sc-ksluoS jnYGUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-hBMVcZ bgyRLF\">\n<div class=\"sc-fnVYJo dfXZyd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/xAPlkvJdU\/0x0\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-4-1785958377758.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"image of jd vance \" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/xAPlkvJdU\/480x270\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-4-1785958377758.jpg 480w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/xAPlkvJdU\/640x360\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-4-1785958377758.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/xAPlkvJdU\/768x432\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-4-1785958377758.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/xAPlkvJdU\/1024x576\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-4-1785958377758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/xAPlkvJdU\/1280x720\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-4-1785958377758.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/xAPlkvJdU\/1440x810\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-4-1785958377758.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/xAPlkvJdU\/1600x900\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-4-1785958377758.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/xAPlkvJdU\/2160x1215\/jd-vance-2028-predictions-tucker-carlson-odds-potential-gop-race-marco-rubio-4-1785958377758.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" height=\"720\" fetchpriority=\"low\" class=\"sc-fFSRdu inofKU\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<p>J.D. Vance came to the defense of Tucker Carlson&#8217;s son last year.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-gkCpWe evoggL\">\n<p>In November 2025, Vance became furious after investigative journalist <strong>Sloan Rachmuth <\/strong>accused<a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/p\/jd-vance-lashes-out-scumbags-tucker-carlsons-son-racist-antisemitic\/\"><strong> <\/strong>Buckley of being &#8220;a vile bigot.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rachmuth first bashed Tucker for interviewing Fuentes, 27, at the time, and claimed the San Francisco native&#8217;s whole family has malevolent characteristics.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today, we learned that Tucker Carlson\u2019s brother idolizes Nick Fuentes. <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/p\/jd-vance-goes-ballistic-nick-fuentes-racist-attacks-wife-usha\/\">Racism<\/a> and antisemitism is a Carlson family trait,&#8221; the reporter wrote on X. &#8220;Is Tucker\u2019s son Buckley, who serves as J.D. Vance\u2019s top aide also a vile bigot? America deserves to know how deep the Carlson\u2019s family ethnic and religious hatred runs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In response, the veep clapped back: &#8220;Sloan Rachmuth is a &#8216;journalist&#8217; who has decided to obsessively attack a staffer in his 20s because she doesn&#8217;t like the views of his father. Every time I see a public attack on Buckley it&#8217;s a complete lie. And yes, I notice every person with an agenda who unfairly attacks a good guy who does a great job for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Politics Source: MEGA J.D. Vance&#8217;s friendship with Tucker Carlson may hurt his chances in the upcoming election. Aug. 5 2026, Published 3:58 p.m. ET Article continues below advertisement Conservative commentator Dave Rubin appeared on the Tuesday, August 4, episode of Sean Hannity\u2019s podcast, &#8220;Hang Out,&#8221; where he claimed Vice President J.D. 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