'He's a phony': Tucker Carlson insults fly as fight erupts between GOP pundits

Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer, a Fox News contributor, attacked right-wing influencer Tucker Carlson for hypocrisy on a potential war with Iran.

In a Sunday post on X, Fleischer shared a video of Carlson calling for military action against Iran in 2006 and 2012. The post contrasted that with Carlson's opposition to an attack in 2025.

"I've known Tucker for 25 years," Fleischer wrote. "Tucker doesn't have a consistent thought in his head, except self-promotion. He's a phony."

"Watch him here advocate to destroy Iran. Now he says that's a warmonger," he added. "He's a modern carnival barker."

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) came to Carlson's defense by noting that Fleischer helped to sell former President George W. Bush's war in Iraq.

"Thank goodness America still has Bush Administration officials around to tell us how Middle East Regime Change Wars turn out," Gaetz wrote on X.