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Taylor Odisho

Former Fox News Host Asserts 'Biggest Cause of Human Suffering' in US Is Credit Card Debt: 'It's Not Iran'

Tucker Carlson condemned credit card companies and investors who make money off Americans' debt during an impassioned speech at a conservative summit in Florida over the weekend. (Credit: YouTube)

During a Turning Point USA Student Action Summit in Palm Beach over the weekend, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson claimed the greatest source of human suffering in America is credit card debt.

"Normal people with normal jobs no longer believe they can win in this system and that all the money is going to the worst people, and no one even stops to ask what the hell is going on," Carlson declared during an impassioned, nearly 40-minute speech. "How did Bill Ackman get so rich?" Carlson added, referencing the New York City-based hedge fund billionaire who turned a $27 million investment in credit default swaps into $2.6 billion during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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