Tucker Carlson has accused Senator Ted Cruz of being a “sleazy feline” for suggesting he was an anti-semite, as MAGA tensions over the Middle East once again erupted on screen. Cruz, in turn, hit out at the former Fox News host for being “obsessed” with Israel,

Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) sparred with talk show host Tucker Carlson over the Israel-Iran conflict, laying bare the growing rift between different wings of the GOP. In a snippet released Tuesday of the interview,

Conservative podcast host Tucker Carlson flamed U.S. Senator Ted Cruz in a Wednesday interview over Cruz's apparent limited knowledge of Iran amid escalating tensions between Iran and Israel. The tense back-and-forth between the two men began when Carlson asked Cruz what the population of Iran was—prompting an awkward pause and no clear answer.