Tucker Carlson went on a bizarre rant suggesting abortions “probably” cause hurricanes while addressing key issues for voters on the eve of the election.
Carlson, 55, appeared on Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast and presented a series of arguments against abortion rights.
The Trump ally praised people who believe abortions are an “affirmative good” as “evil” and accused them of “committing child sacrifice,” which he compared to ancient religious rituals.
But the ousted Fox News host took his wild comments even further by dismissing scientific evidence that climate change is attributed to hurricanes and instead claiming that natural disasters are “probably” caused by “abortion.” “.
His comments come just weeks after hurricanes Helene and Milton devastated much of the Gulf Coast. Scientists have concluded that climate change fueled devastating hurricane rainfall, increased storm surges and intensified winds.
Tucker Carlson, pictured on October 31, has promoted a bizarre conspiracy theory falsely suggesting that abortions cause hurricanes.
Carlson, an ardent supporter of Donald Trump (pictured with Carlson on Oct. 31) and confidant last year, praised people who believe abortions are “good affirmative” as “bad” and accused them of “committing child sacrifices”.
Abortion access has been at the forefront of the 2024 presidential race.
Trump promised to “protect women” in the United States “whether women like it or not,” a comment that drew condemnation from women across the political spectrum.
The Republican candidate takes credit for the US Supreme Court ruling that overturned the protections of Roe v. Wade, saying abortion laws should be left to the states. Trump said he does not support banning birth control.
His wife Melania, in her book published last month, told how she has totally different views on abortion than her husband.
Melania wrote in her memoir how she supports a woman’s right to choose when it comes to abortion and that she “has carried this belief” throughout her “adult life.”
Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris has made reproductive rights and personal freedoms a rallying cry and called on Congress to pass national legislation codifying access to safe abortion.
He has promoted efforts by President Joe Biden’s administration without reaching out to federal law, including measures to protect women who travel to access the procedure and limit how law enforcement collects medical records.
His argument to the public is rooted in the concept of freedom, saying that “the freedom to make decisions about one’s body should not be taken by the government.”
Carlson, photographed at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally on October 27, took his wild comments even further by dismissing scientific evidence that climate change is attributed to hurricanes and instead claiming that natural disasters are “probably” caused by “abortion.”
He attacked Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, pictured on Oct. 22, accusing her of “worshipping abortion and child murder” by supporting abortion access.
Carlson, during his 25-minute appearance on Bannon’s show, described himself as a secular individual while also discussing politics with religious overtones.
He described people who perform abortions, an official medical procedure, as “practicing child sacrifice… as every culture has done before us.”
He attacked Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and accused her of “worshipping abortion and child murder” by supporting abortion access.
“Seeing Treasury Secretary, that midget Janet Yellen, stand up and say you can do your part to help the American economy by killing your son, it’s no different than the Canaanites,” he told Bannon.
Carlson was apparently referencing passages from the Bible’s Old Testament suggesting that child sacrifice was a regular feature of the religion of the Canaanite people.
He also misquoted Yellen, who in May 2022, before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, said she believed that “eliminating women’s right to make decisions about when and whether to have children would have very detrimental effects on the economy.” and would leave women decades behind.’
Regardless, Carlson pushed the claim that she and others who are pro-choice are “worshipping” “species murder.”
“I’m sure they’ll attack me for saying this, but I really believe it,” he continued. “People say, ‘Oh, well, we had another hurricane, it must be global warming.’ No! Actually, it’s probably an abortion.
He added: “You can’t kill children on purpose, knowing you’re doing it in exchange for power, freedom or happiness, whatever you think you’ll get in return.”
“You cannot engage in human sacrifice without consequences.”
Also in the episode, Carlson described nuclear weapons as “demonic” and manufactured by “non-human forces.”
Tucker Carlson sat next to the former president at the Republican National Convention in July (pictured) and has been campaigning for him across the country.
Other outlandish claims included his claim that the US military has been “consistently” attacking and killing Christian populations since the end of World War II.
The ousted Fox News host has been an ardent Trump supporter and, over the past year, a confidant.
He sat next to the former president at the Republican National Convention and has been campaigning for him across the country, but his comments have often veered into strange territory.
More recently, at a rally in Georgia last month, he made attendees uncomfortable when he compared Trump to an angry father providing tough love to a “bad girl” who, as Carlson put it, “needed a vigorous beating.” .
Social media users criticized Carlson for his “delusional” comment on the podcast, suggesting he had lost his mind.
‘Hey @TuckerCarlson why are you so fucking brain dead?’ asked one X user, before highlighting how recent devastating hurricanes hit states with some of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country.
“Hurricanes hit the states that are most anti-abortion, so @TuckerCarlson that would mean that God is pro-choice, if we accept the idea that hurricanes are God’s punishment,” the user added.
Another suggested that because of the ridiculousness of his rhetoric, Carlson must have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
“I don’t know what you’re smoking or eating, Tucker, but it must be good if you believe climate changes are being caused by abortion,” they wrote. ‘Wow, speaking of illusions and delusions… this detail takes the cake!’
One added that Carlson’s claims go “beyond drinking the kool Aid, more like he’s been doing some serious mushrooms.”
“Between this and the “demon attack,” Comrade Tucker Carlson lost what was left of his freezer-burned brain during Swanson’s dinner,” one person tweeted.
“I’d say he’s lost his mind, but that happened a long time ago,” echoed one X user.
Another joked: “The fact that Tucker Carlson said abortions cause hurricanes makes me wonder what kind of crazy things dinosaurs were up to.”
