{"id":2593359,"date":"2026-04-21T14:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-claims-his-2024-trump-support-is-tormenting-for-him-im-sorry\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:48:12","slug":"tucker-carlson-claims-his-2024-trump-support-is-tormenting-for-him-im-sorry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-claims-his-2024-trump-support-is-tormenting-for-him-im-sorry\/","title":{"rendered":"Tucker Carlson Claims His 2024 Trump Support is &#8216;Tormenting&#8217; for Him: &#8216;I&#8217;m Sorry&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftucker-carlson-claims-his-2024-trump-support-is-tormenting-for-him-im-sorry%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2593359&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Popular conservative commentator Tucker Carlson apologized for supporting Donald Trump during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-to-hold-first-presidential-primary-of-2024-election-cycle\/\" title=\"Nevada To Hold First ...ial Primary Of 2024 Election Cycle\">2024 election cycle<\/a>, saying he regrets helping Trump win and that his past defenses were not intentional. In a clip from The Tucker Carlson Show, aired after Carlson and his brother Buckley discussed whether Trump\u2019s betrayal of voters was always the plan, they also touched on whether <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-reps-introduce-omar-act-to-crackdown-on-lawmakers-who-channel-campaign-funds-to-spouses\/\" title=\"GOP reps. introduce \u2018OMAR Act... to crackdown on lawmakers who channel campaign funds to spouses\">campaign donations<\/a> from figures like Miriam Adelson-and, later, Elon Musk-helped drive Trump\u2019s pro-Israel and Iran policies, with Carlson noting that money alone can\u2019t fully explain Trump\u2019s positions.The piece also references Carlson\u2019s earlier criticisms of Trump, including remarks about his Easter message and his framing of Trump\u2019s actions in spiritual terms, and cites figures such as Adelson and Musk as among the largest donors to the 2024 campaign.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Popular conservative commentator Tucker Carlson has apologized for supporting President Donald Trump during the 2024 election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent episode of &ldquo;The Tucker Carlson Show,&rdquo; rated by <a href=\"https:\/\/podcastcharts.byspotify.com\/us\/top-podcasts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a> as the country&rsquo;s 8th most popular podcast, Carlson said that he will feel &ldquo;tormented&rdquo; by what he now regards as his own regrettable role in helping Trump win the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to say I&rsquo;m sorry for misleading people,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tucker-carlson-attacks-trump-mocking-islam-totally-unacceptable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carlson<\/a> said in a clip posted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What...s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X. &ldquo;It was not intentional.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The former Fox News host made those comments during a conversation with his brother, Buckley Carlson.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You and I and everyone else who supported him &mdash; you wrote speeches for him; I campaigned for him &mdash; we&rsquo;re implicated in this for sure,&rdquo; the host said at the beginning of the clip. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not enough to say, &lsquo;I changed my mind,&rsquo; or like, &lsquo;Oh, this is bad. I&rsquo;m out.&rsquo; In very small ways, but in real ways you, and me and millions of people like us are the reason this is happening right now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; Buckley Carlson agreed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So,&rdquo; the host continued, &ldquo;I do think it&rsquo;s like a moment to wrestle with our own consciences. We&rsquo;ll be tormented by it for a long time. I will be. And I want to say I&rsquo;m sorry for misleading people. It was not intentional. That&rsquo;s all I&rsquo;ll say.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For the remainder of the clip, the Carlson brothers discussed whether or not Trump always intended to, in their words, betray his voters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Looking back after the last year and a half, it seems like it kind of was,&rdquo; Buckley Carlson said after his brother asked him if Trump&rsquo;s betrayal, as they see it, was &ldquo;always the plan.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Buckley, while making it clear that he did not support former Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/national-embarrassment-kamala-harris-mocked-incredibly-bizarre-trump-impression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a>, then suggested that the campaign donations Trump received from the Israeli-American multi-billionaire Miriam Adelson helped dictate the president&rsquo;s aggressively pro-Israel policy in the Middle East, including the ongoing Iran war.<\/p>\n<p>Tucker, however, sounded skeptical about the campaign donations as an explanation for Trump&rsquo;s policies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Given his behavior and his demonstrated disloyalty and viciousness to previous supporters,&rdquo; the host said near the end of the clip, &ldquo;why wouldn&rsquo;t he display the same lack of loyalty to Miriam Adelson? I mean, that&rsquo;s kind of the question. The only people he&rsquo;s been loyal to are the neocons and his donors.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tucker says he regrets helping Trump get elected.<\/p>\n<p>Well, I regret defending Tucker when he was fired from Fox and promoting him when he started his own thing.<\/p>\n<p>Now he&rsquo;s out here whining like a sore loser while Trump actually delivers.<\/p>\n<p>Weak sauce. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/24RtJgiEca\">pic.twitter.com\/24RtJgiEca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Don Keith (@RealDonKeith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealDonKeith\/status\/2046567057626452306?\">April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-megadonors-2024-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>, Adelson gave more than $132 million to help Trump win the presidency in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>X owner Elon Musk, however, ranked as by far the president&rsquo;s largest donor. Musk and his Super PAC combined to give Trump more than $330 million.<\/p>\n<p>Notwithstanding that massive sum, Musk and Trump had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-shoots-reported-peace-talk-musk-man-lost-mind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">very public falling out<\/a> in June 2025. Musk, tapped to head Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;Department of Government Efficiency,&rdquo; objected to the president&rsquo;s &ldquo;Big Beautiful Bill&rdquo; and even suggested that Trump&rsquo;s name appeared in files pertaining to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ghislaine-maxwell-now-accusing-prison-guard-of-abuse\/\" title=\"Ghislaine Maxwell Now Accusing Prison Guard Of Abuse\">deceased sex offender<\/a> and suspected sex trafficker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-deletes-epstein-post-targeting-trump-teases-entertaining-outcome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The president and his top donor have since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-camera-catches-trump-musk-recapturing-magic-charlie-kirk-funeral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appeared to reconcile<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Tucker suggested that campaign donations alone cannot explain Trump&rsquo;s pro-Israel policies. After all, the president had no problem breaking with Musk, who gave more than twice as much as Adelson.<\/p>\n<p>In a previous podcast episode, Tucker attacked Trump for sending out a bellicose and profane message on Easter morning threatening the IRGC with the end of their &ldquo;civilization,&rdquo; which the podcast host described as &ldquo;mocking&rdquo; Christianity.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >longtime conservative commentator framed<\/a> the president&rsquo;s behavior in spiritual terms. Tucker even mentioned Trump in the same context as the Antichrist.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tucker Carlson blasts Donald Trump for making a mockery of Christianity after weeks of blasphemy.<\/p>\n<p>A visibly disturbed Carlson wonders aloud if Trump could be the Antichrist, while citing the Bible.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Could this be the Antichrist? Well, who knows? At least, that&rsquo;s my conclusion.&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Our2E26Xxa\">pic.twitter.com\/Our2E26Xxa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fractured Light (@FracturedLight0) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FracturedLight0\/status\/2044896555925127277?\">April 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That episode dropped several days after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-patience-finally-wears-blasts-nut-jobs-low-iq-tucker-carlson-candace-owens-megyn-kelly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> blasted Carlson and fellow dissident right-wing podcasters Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones over their criticism of the Iran war, litany of anti-Israel conspiracy theories (including Candace Owens&rsquo;s claim that Israel took part in the murder of Charlie Kirk) and what they see as his undue deference to Israel and its interests.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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