In the 1930s, Father Charles Coughlin used his massive radio platform to pump toxic antisemitism into American homes. He wrapped his hatred in the language of patriotism and populism, masking bigotry as enlightenment. Today, Tucker Carlson has taken up that same dark mantle. His tactics, his rhetoric, and his fixation on Jewish conspiracy theories follow the Coughlin playbook, line by line.
Carlson has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “controlling” America, an accusation straight out of the blood-libel playbook. He claims Jewish elites secretly guide US policy. He paints Israel as the real aggressor, while Hamas, the butchers of October 7, 2023, are excused or ignored. Like Coughlin before him, Carlson repackages old conspiracies in language designed to sound like truth.
Carlson is not only attacking Israel; he is attacking the president of the United States, the commander-in-chief, at a moment when America and Israel face very real threats from Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas. He is not strengthening America. He is not strengthening our allies – he is strengthening our enemies’ narrative. He is strengthening the narrative of our enemies. This mirrors Coughlin’s pattern, undermining American leadership during moments of global instability, while elevating narratives that serve hostile forces.
This is how nations lose clarity in moments of crisis: when voices from within begin to echo the propaganda of those who wish to destroy us.
Carlson recently stooped even lower, insinuating that the president of Israel had ties to Jeffrey Epstein’s island. There was no evidence. No sourcing. Just an attempt to stain a Jewish leader with one of the most toxic conspiracies of our time.
This is how antisemitic myths grow: through whispers, insinuations, and baseless accusations dressed up as “questions.” It is the same corrosive strategy that allowed Father Coughlin’s influence to spread unchecked in his era.
The modern echo of old lies
Carlson’s hostility toward Israel mirrors the worldview of Alexander Dugin, “Putin’s brain,” whom Carlson eagerly interviewed in Moscow in 2024. Dugin is one of the most dangerous anti-Western, anti-Jewish voices around, and he has spent years spewing venom about Israel and the Jewish people.
In his writings, he claims Judaism itself creates “an intellectual environment for Zionism,” and even goes so far as to say, “Therefore, even if a Jew betrays his religion, he remains holy because he is holiness itself; he is God.” From there, he spirals into outright spiritual libel, declaring: “The essence of Zionism is a kind of Jewish satanism… an inversion of values.”
Dugin doesn’t stop there. He pushes the fever-dream conspiracy that Israel seeks to build a “Greater Israel,” accusing Netanyahu and other Jewish leaders of preparing for the Messiah by plotting regional domination and even the destruction of al-Aqsa Mosque to build the Third Temple. These are the very lies used by jihadist groups to justify violence against Jews.
Carlson hasn't just echoed Dugin’s worldview, he has amplified it. He claimed that Netanyahu seeks genocide, going so far as to kill entire families, their descendants, and even their animals. He argued that Netanyahu, the Israeli government, and the IDF believe it is acceptable to target people based on their bloodline. According to Carlson, they are labeled “Amalek,” a term he says the prime minister invokes repeatedly.
In reality, the phrase “Remember what Amalek did to you” is traditionally used during Holocaust Remembrance Day as a call to remember the atrocities committed against the Jewish people. It is not a call for genocide; rather, it is a reminder to never forget the evil that was done.
Carlson has even targeted Chabad, one of Judaism’s most generous, service-oriented movements, accusing it of plotting a holy war. That is Hamas propaganda, plain and simple.
And then, in perhaps his most shocking admission, Carlson said he “hates Christian Zionists more than anyone on Earth.”
Let that sink in.
Millions of Bible-believing Christians, men and women who pray for Israel, love Israel, and stand with Israel, are now painted as dangerous fanatics by a man many once trusted.
It is a prophetic warning for the church. As the apostle Paul warned us: “Do not be deceived.” Jesus warned us about wolves who masquerade as shepherds.
We are living in one of the most consequential moments since the rebirth of Israel in 1948. If ever there was a time for the Church to stand firm, it is now. We cannot allow antisemitic myths and spiritual confusion to infiltrate the conservative movement or the body of Christ.
We have a biblical mandate to bless Israel. We have a moral obligation to reject lies. We have a spiritual duty to stand for truth.
Tucker Carlson is not offering prophetic insight. He is spreading deception that endangers the Jewish people, undermines America’s leadership, and attacks Christians who stand with God’s covenant. History has already shown us where this road leads, and who has walked it before.
History remembers Father Coughlin for his wicked deception and moral inversion. History will remember Tucker Carlson the same way.
The writer has written 120 books and is a #1 New York Times bestselling author. He is the founder of Jerusalem’s Friends of Zion Museum, Holland’s Ten Boom Museum, and Churches United with Israel, the largest Christian Zionist network in America, with more than 30 million followers.