During a live CNN interview on Sunday, US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro dismissed former Fox host Tucker Carlson's suggestion that President Donald Trump could be 'the Antichrist' as irrelevant. The exchange occurred when CNN anchor Jake Tapper played a clip from Carlson's independent podcast, where he questioned whether Trump might be the Antichrist for mocking God.
Context of the Discussion
Tapper introduced the clip by noting the prevalence of 'crazy people saying a lot of horrific things' and referenced Carlson's comment as part of a broader national discourse on whether partisan rhetoric incites political violence. This topic has gained urgency after a gunman attempted to infiltrate the White House Correspondents' dinner last week to assassinate Trump and other officials, marking at least the third attempt on the president's life.
The Clip and Pirro's Response
The segment aired a clip from April 15, in which Carlson said, 'Here's a leader who's mocking the gods of his ancestors, mocking the god of gods, and exalting himself above them. Could this be the Antichrist? Well, who knows?' After the clip, Tapper asked Pirro if the language was 'incendiary.' Pirro replied, 'Look, you know, whatever Tucker Carlson says is not relevant to me right now. I really don't care about what he says. All I care about are the facts, the evidence and what I can prove. All of this other stuff is noise.'
Pirro emphasized the seriousness of threats against the president, stating, 'What we've got is a president of the United States – he is literally being targeted. He is being hunted. And our job and the job of everyone in law enforcement is to protect that president.' She added, 'I don't care what people on the outside say. I disagree with them entirely, but what we cannot do, Jake, we cannot blame the victim.' Tapper clarified he was not blaming the victim, and Pirro urged others to avoid doing so as well.
Comparison with Comey's Indictment
Later, Tapper compared Carlson's comment to a controversial social media post by former FBI Director James Comey, who was indicted by the Department of Justice last week. Comey's post showed seashells arranged to read '86 47,' which prosecutors interpreted as a threat: '86' is slang for removing something, and Trump is the 47th president. Pirro, as Trump's appointed prosecutor, is a key figure in Comey's indictment.
Tapper asked whether Carlson's 'antichrist' comment was more incendiary than Comey's seashell post. Pirro responded, 'You know, I'm really not here as a political pundit anymore. I'm here as a prosecutor. My job is to decide whether or not I have evidence and whether – I've got 30 years in this, a prosecutor, a DA, a judge, and now the United States attorney. My job is to not talk about talking heads and what they say. My job is to come here and offer to you, CNN, any evidence that we have that will answer the questions you have.'
The Daily Mail has reached out to Carlson's independent media company, the Tucker Carlson Network, for comment.
