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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Justin Baragona

‘What happened to Tucker?’: Newsmax takes Ben Shapiro’s side in the raging MAGA civil war

Tucker Carlson Ben Shapiro Newsmax MAGA Candace Owens Donald Trump Megyn Kelly Fox News Charlie Kirk Erika Kirk
Newsmax host John Huddy wondered ‘what happened to Tucker’ Carlson Friday while a guest blamed his ‘Jew hatred’ on a ‘crisis of faith’ after Fox News fired him. - (Newsmax)

Newsmax, the right-wing network known for its over-the-top pro-Trump coverage, has seemingly taken a side in the brewing MAGA civil war that was sparked by Tucker Carlson’s chummy interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes and has grown only more intense amid Candace Owens’ increasingly antisemitic conspiracy theories about Charlie Kirk’s death.

“What happened to Tucker?!” Newsmax host John Huddy exclaimed Friday while interviewing a former Israel Defense Forces soldier, who would go on and accuse Carlson of peddling “Jew hatred” because he is suffering a “crisis of faith” after Fox News fired him.

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