Who do you think you are? Tucker Carlson blasts Trump over f-word Iran post

Tucker Carlson slammed Donald Trump's expletive-filled Easter post on Iran as "vile," saying only someone who sees himself as God would speak in such a manner.

In Short

• Trump threatens strikes on Iran with f-word, calling them bas***s
• Carlson calls Trump’s language vile, a mockery of Islam and Christianity
• Warns such rhetoric risks provoking religious war and violates law

American conservative commentator Tucker Carlson has sharply criticised US President Donald Trump over his expletive-laden social media post targeting Iran on Easter, calling it “vile on every level” and accusing him of mocking not only Islam but also offending Christians, while questioning whether he was seeking a religious war.

In a monologue on his podcast, Tucker Carlson questioned both the tone and timing of Donald Trump’s remarks, asking, “Who do you think you are?” He added that one would speak this way only if one believed oneself to be God, referring to the central Biblical message that “you are not God.”

As Iran remained relentless in refusing to end the conflict and the Strait of Hormuz remained blocked despite Trump’s threats, warnings, and pressure, the US President wrote on social media that the American military would bomb the country’s bridges, power plants, and other civilian infrastructure unless action was taken.

“Open the F***in’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell — JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah,” the US President wrote.

Carlson argued that the statement signalled a willingness to strike civilian infrastructure, describing it as “a moral crime” and cautioning that it could violate international law. “It begins with a promise to use the US military to destroy civilian infrastructure in another country,” he said.

“Obviously, you’re mocking the religion of Iran. If you seek a religious war, that’s one way to do it. But no decent person mocks other people’s religions. You may disagree with their theology, but you can explain that respectfully,” Carlson said.

Stressing that “no president should mock Islam,” Carlson added, “This is not a theocracy”. He described the post as “an intentional desecration of beauty and truth,” warning that such rhetoric undermines the values of faith and risks provoking religious conflict.

“But to mock other people’s faith is to mock the idea of faith itself. At its core is the acknowledgement that we are not in charge of the universe. We did not build it, and we will not be here at the end of it. We can destroy life, but we cannot create it because we are not God,” he said.

He continued, “The message of all faith, at the highest level, is that you are not God. Only if you think you are do you speak this way.”

Reiterating his criticism, Carlson said, “It’s not just mockery of Islam. No president should mock Islam, that’s not your job. This is not a theocracy, and we should never become one, because theocracies corrupt religion.”

“To send out a tweet with the f-word on Easter morning promising the murder of civilians, and then saying ‘praise be to Allah’ without explanation, is to mock me and every other Christian. We cannot support that. That is evil, an intentional desecration of beauty and truth," Carson added.

Since the beginning of the war, which has reportedly killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, several key figures, and destroyed much of the country’s critical infrastructure, Donald Trump has used increasingly harsh rhetoric targeting Iran. In a recent remark, that followed the one criticised by Carlson, Trump referred to Iranians as “animals” after Tehran rejected a US proposal for a ceasefire.

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