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Tucker’s World Tour & Gaetzgate

News and notes on Vivek’s primary conundrum, Carlson’s journey to the Middle East, and McCarthy’s barbarians at the gates.

Matt Gaetz promised to start “every single day in Congress with the prayer, the pledge and the motion to vacate,” unless Kevin McCarthy meets his alleged commitments.
Matt Gaetz promised to start “every single day in Congress with the prayer, the pledge and the motion to vacate,” unless Kevin McCarthy meets his alleged commitments. Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Tina Nguyen
September 13, 2023

Web video host Tucker Carlson has been rather busy since joining Elon Musk on X. In his quest to remain relevant and kick his former employers in the shins, he’s taken his paranoid style global, jetting around the world to foment various populist revolts: Over the past several weeks, he’s taped interviews with rising far-right politicians in Buenos Aires, Budapest, the U.K. and Romania. At the moment, I’m told, he’s traveling in the Middle East, scheduling interviews with world leaders.