Tucker Carlson Says He Was Wrong About Islam and Muslims, Also Attacks Israel

American media figure Tucker Carlson said in an interview that he once believed Islam and Muslims posed a broad threat to the West, but now says he has completely changed his mind. He said he had repeated claims that many Muslims shared a violent, extremist ideology and that the problem lay with Islam and Muslims.

Carlson said he had fallen into what he described as a "trap" and was influenced by "hysteria" around the issue. "I believed it," he said, adding that after re-examining the matter he now thinks there is no basis for the views he held before.

In the same interview, Carlson attacked Israel, accusing it of spreading messages that, in his view, encourage negative perceptions of Islam and Muslims. The article notes that Carlson is considered one of the most influential media personalities in the United States.

It also says he has sparked repeated controversies in recent years because of remarks on foreign policy, Judaism, and Israel.