WATCH: Ron Paul Tells Tucker Carlson Another ‘Black Swan Event’ Is Coming

Former congressman and Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul said Americans should prepare for another “very, very dangerous” Black Swan event on the horizon, telling Tucker Carlson that doomsday prepping won’t be enough to protect most Americans.

The libertarian icon sat for an episode of Tucker’s program where he expounded on his belief that a significant global event in the mold of the 2008 financial crisis or the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks is imminent.

“I think we’re reaching this point where some sudden thing is going to happen… It’s going to pop up, and it’s not going to be controllable,” he said in a clip on Tuesday.

Asked what Americans should be doing to prepare, Paul replied simply, “I think the most important thing they can do is understand what’s going on,” adding he maintains a home-schooling program in Texas where “we try to teach this stuff early.”

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“You can have your guns and your stored foods and all that. It’s not going to work. You have to understand what’s happening. You have to know it’s coming, and it’s very, very dangerous.”

Paul, who famously kept a nameplate on his desk in Congress that read “Taxations is Theft,” saw his listenership grow following the 2008 financial crisis. Leaders in the nascent Tea Party movement cited Paul’s prescient warnings about the growth of the federal government as well as Wall Street mega-banks which were bailed out, earning the moniker “too big to fail” by critics.

In 2008, Paul sought the Republican presidential nomination, garnering an intensely loyal grassroots base that propelled him into June through robust small-dollar donations. However, a lack of recognition by mainstream media outlets and poor showings in early primaries and on Super Tuesday led to his departure not long after former Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) captured the party’s nomination. Paul declared his support for a third-party candidate after citing McCain’s support for the multi-trillion dollar asset relief program started under former President George W. Bush.

Paul fared little better four years later after several top aides were found guilty of bribing an Iowa official for his endorsement, placing third in the state’s caucus and doing worse in the following states. He declined once again to endorse the Republican ticket, declaring Republican nominee Mitt Romney no better than eventual president Barack Obama.

“I’ve been in this business a long time and believe me there is essentially no difference from one administration to another no matter what the platforms… The foreign policy stays the same, the monetary policy stays the same, there’s no proposal for any real cuts and both parties support it,” he said at the time, according to CNBC.

He retired from Congress in 2013, paving the way for his son, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), to carry on his legacy of constitutionalism and limited government.