Politics
BREAKING: Tucker Carlson Overtakes Joe Rogan As Top Podcaster In America
Tucker Carlson’s podcast, “The Tucker Carlson Show,” soared to the top of the Spotify charts on Thursday, surpassing “The Joe Rogan Experience” to become the number one podcast in the country.
Human Events senior editor Jack Posobiec, who appeared in one of the episodes this week, took to X (formerly Twitter) to celebrate the achievement. “Congrats to Tucker and the entire incredible TCN team. I wonder if he had any good guests on this week!” Posobiec quipped.
Congrats to Tucker and the entire incredible TCN team
I wonder if he had any good guests on this week! https://t.co/CXyPzsVm5f
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) July 25, 2024
In the week following President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 race, Carlson hosted several notable guests, including Posobiec, Dr. Ben Carson, and Mike Cernovich. During the Tuesday episode, Carlson and Posobiec delved into the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, Kamala Harris stepping in for Biden, the shooter’s motive, and Biden’s week-long absence from the public eye after heading to Nevada.
Carlson also received a standing ovation when he spoke on the final night of the 2024 Republican National Convention last Thursday.
Carlson began with a shoutout to former Trump advisor Peter Navarro, who addressed the convention on Wednesday after he was released from a four-month stint in federal prison for refusing to comply with the January 6 Committee, which defied congressional rules by refusing to allow House Republicans to appoint representatives.
He then provided a somber but hopeful take on the assassination attempt on former President Trump, which left retired firefighter Corey Comperatore, a father of two, dead after he was hit while shielding his family from gunfire. Two additional innocent rallygoers were critically injured in the attack.
“So I watched a video of what happened in Butler, Pennsylvania about 1550 times. I think I was one of about 8 billion people around the world who watched it. And the more I watched it the more it became clear that everything was different. After that moment everything, this convention is different,” Carlson said. “The nation is different, the world is different, Donald Trump is different.”
“When he stood up after being shot in the face, bloodied, and put his hand up. I thought at that moment that was a transformation this was no longer a man. Well, I think that I think it was divine intervention but the effect that it had on Donald Trump, he was no longer just a political party’s nominee, or a former president, or a future president. This was the leader of a nation. And I think there’s a difference.”
After a jab at President Biden’s highly questionable election, Carlson went on to describe former President Trump as the most caring politician he has met after a lifetime of covering Washington D.C.
“His courage gave them heart. A leader’s courage gives courage to his people period. And the second thing I noticed which I don’t think anyone has remarked upon in public but I’m just going to since I’m on the script like, why not? Is that he turned down the most obvious opportunity in politics to inflame the nation after being shot,” Carlson told the crowd.
