Fox News host Mark Levin recently launched a scathing verbal attack on his former colleague Tucker Carlson, labeling him as a ‘little [expletive]’ and accusing him of promoting Nazi ideologies. This heated exchange, which took place via live texts on Levin’s radio show, highlights the growing discord between these two prominent figures in the MAGA movement. Their disagreement intensified this year over differing perspectives on the Israel-Palestine conflict, with Levin being a firm supporter of Israel, while Carlson has shown sympathies towards Hamas.

During a recent episode of his radio show, Levin expressed his frustration with Carlson after receiving a provocative text earlier that day. Carlson had proposed a debate between the two at an upcoming Turning Point USA event. Levin shared the content of this message on air, further criticizing Carlson as more messages followed. “I got a very strange text this morning from Tucker Carlson,” Levin announced to his audience. Carlson’s message read, “Good morning. The leadership at Turning Point has asked me to debate you at their event in Scottsdale in December,” as recounted by Levin.

Carlson’s message indicated his willingness to engage in a debate, emphasizing the importance of discussing their ideological differences, which he believed could benefit the country. However, Levin, 68, retorted that he had no interest in such a debate, quipping that he would “rather debate a skunk.” He further criticized Carlson for hosting guests like Nick Fuentes, a controversial figure known for his white nationalist and Holocaust denial views. Levin contended that Charlie Kirk, the late founder of Turning Point, would be appalled by Carlson’s choice of podcast guests.

‘What would Charlie say? What would Rush [Limbaugh] say?’ Levin raged. He then read his ‘verbatim’ text message response to Carlson aloud. ‘”I want nothing to do with you, what you’ve become — your vile libels against my faith, millions of Christians, and in my view, what you seek do to our country,”‘ Levin said he wrote back. ‘”There’s nothing to debate. You’re a Nazi promoter. ‘”You’re the modern day David Duke,”‘ he added, referring to a Klu Klux Klan leader who was a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives in the nineties who parroted anti-Semitic conspiracies.

‘For the record, I’m strongly anti-Nazi… but that’s hardly the point,’ Carlson hit back, according to Levin. ‘This seems like the perfect opportunity to rebut what you consider evil ideas, and to do it to my face like a man. I think you’d jump at the chance, assuming you believe your positions are defensible. I’m offering the marketplace of ideas you often talk about, is it possible you can’t really defend, for example, what Israel has done to civilians in Gaza?’

Levin then ripped Carlson as a ‘little [expletive]’ and spent almost two hours raging about the former Fox News host along with Nick Fuentes, who hosts America First. The slur refers to a person born out of wedlock, alluding to the frivolousness of one’s mother. Trump loyalist Levin also hosts Life, Liberty & Levin on Fox News. He previously worked in President Ronald Reagan’s administration, and currently serves a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council.

Carlson rose to fame presenting Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News, until the broadcaster canceled the show in April 2023. Since then, he launched The Tucker Carlson show, where he has expressed support for Russian President Vladimir Putin, and promoted several conspiracy theories on topics including Covid-19 and the January 6 Capitol attack. Levin has also pedaled conspiracy theories, including the idea that Obama loyalists waged a ‘Deep State’ coup against Trump by launching investigations into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US elections.