UPDATED: Donald Trump laid into four media figures and podcasters who had been strident supporters, yet have blasted the president for his decision to go to war with Iran and for his ceasefire agreement to try to end it.
In a 485-word Truth Social post, Trump on Thursday railed against Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens and Alex Jones, accusing them of having โlow IQsโ and of operating โthird rate podcasts.โ
Trump wrote, in part, โI know why Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones have all been fighting me for years, especially by the fact that they think it is wonderful for Iran, the Number One State Sponsor of Terror, to have a Nuclear Weapon โ Because they have one thing in common, Low IQs. Theyโre stupid people, they know it, their families know it, and everyone else knows it, too! Look at their past, look at their record. They donโt have what it takes, and they never did! Theyโve all been thrown off Television, lost their Shows, and arenโt even invited on TV because nobody cares about them, theyโre NUT JOBS, TROUBLEMAKERS, and will say anything necessary for some โfreeโ and cheap publicity. Now they think they get some โclicksโ because they have Third Rate Podcasts, but nobodyโs talking about them, and their views are the opposite of MAGA โ Or I wouldnโt have won the Presidential Election in a LANDSLIDE.โ
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I know why Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones have all been fighting me for years, especially by the fact that they think it is wonderful forโฆ
โ Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) April 9, 2026
Since the start of the Iran war, the four podcasters have been among the most vocal critics on the right.
On Wednesday, Kelly appeared on Piers Morganโs show and blasted the ceasefire deal with Iran, saying that it sounds โvery much like surrender on our part, which Iโm in favor of. I mean, great. This needed to end, ugly or any other way. It was folly to begin with. It was folly throughout. It remains folly.โ
Kelly went on, โWeโve upset our allies. Weโve pleased Israel, although now theyโre upset thereโs a ceasefire. Weโve upset the American base. The Trump coalition that got him elected is completely fractured and in smithereens. And he doesnโt care, Piers, because he doesnโt care about the Republican Party. He cares about himself.โ
In response to Trumpโs post, Jones continued to call the Iran war โa total disasterโ and a โblack eye for America,โ and called for the 25th Amendment.
Owens wrote, โIt may be time to put Grandpa up in a home.โ
Megyn Kelly: โThe coalition that got Trump elected is completely fractured and in smithereens.”
โIt was folly to begin with. It remains folly.โ
“The question is now not, who has Trump lost. The question is who remains.”
โWe care about whatโs happening in Iowa, not Iran.โ https://t.co/jcczgNEZcZ pic.twitter.com/0ttSFGQzx3
โ RealClearPolitics (@RCPolitics) April 8, 2026