Tucker Carlson delivered a bizarre rant suggesting abortions “probably” cause hurricanes while raising important voter issues on the eve of the election.
Carlson, 55, appeared on Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast and made a series of arguments against abortion rights.
The Trump ally praised as “evil” people who believe abortions are “affirmatively good” and accused them of “committing child sacrifice,” which he likened to ancient religious rituals.
But the ousted Fox News host took his wild comments even further by dismissing scientific evidence attributing climate change to hurricanes and instead claiming that the natural disasters were “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 has amplified the hurricanes’ devastating rainfall, increased storm surges and stronger winds.
Tucker Carlson, pictured on October 31, has promoted a bizarre conspiracy theory falsely suggesting abortions cause hurricanes
Carlson, a staunch supporter of Donald Trump (pictured with Carlson on Oct. 31) and confidante over the past year, praised as “evil” people who believe abortions are “positively good” and accused them of “committing child sacrifice.” .
Abortion access has been at the center of the 2024 presidential race.
Trump vowed to protect “the women” of America “whether the women like it or not,” a comment that drew condemnation from women across the political spectrum.
The Republican candidate is taking credit for the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the protections of Roe v. Wade, saying abortion laws should be left to the states. Trump said he does not support the ban on contraception.
His wife Melania said in her book published last month that she has completely 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.”
Democrat Vice President nominee Kamala Harris has made reproductive rights and personal freedoms a rallying cry, calling on Congress to pass national legislation codifying access to safe abortion.
She has promoted efforts by President Joe Biden’s administration away from federal law, including steps to protect women who travel to access the procedure and to limit how law enforcement agencies collect medical records.
Her argument to the audience is rooted in the concept of freedom and states: ‘the freedom to make decisions about one’s own body should not be made by the government.’
Carlson, pictured at Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden on October 27, took his wild comments even further by dismissing scientific evidence that attributes climate change to hurricanes and instead claimed that the natural disasters were ‘probably’ caused by ‘ abortion’.
He lashed out at Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, pictured on October 22, accusing her of “worshiping abortion and killing children” by supporting abortion access.
Carlson described himself as a secular individual during his 25-minute appearance on Bannon’s show, while also speaking about politics with religious undertones.
He described people who perform abortions, an official medical procedure, as “child sacrifice… as every culture before us has done.”
He lashed out at Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, accusing her of “worshipping abortion and killing children” by supporting abortion access.
“To see Treasury Secretary, that midget Janet Yellen, stand up and say you can do your part to help the American economy by killing your child, that’s no different than the Canaanites,” he told Bannon .
Carlson apparently referred to passages from the Bible’s Old Testament, which suggest that child sacrifice was part of the religion of the Canaanite people.
He also misquoted Yellen, who said in May 2022, before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, that she believed that “eliminating women’s right to decide when and whether to have children would have very damaging consequences for the economy and would get women into trouble. decades ago’.
Regardless, Carlson emphasized that she and others who favor freedom of choice “worship” the “killing of species.”
“I’m sure I’ll be attacked for saying this, but I really believe it,” he continued. ‘People say, “Oh, well, we had another hurricane, it must be global warming.” No! It’s probably actually an abortion.’
He added: “You cannot kill children on purpose knowing that you are doing so in exchange for power, or freedom, or happiness, whatever you think you get in return.
“You cannot participate in human sacrifice without consequences.”
In the episode, Carlson also described nuclear weapons as “demonic” and created by “non-human forces.”
Tucker Carlson sat next to the former president at the Republican National Convention in July (pictured) and has campaigned for him across the country
Other bizarre claims included his claim that the US military has “consistently” attacked and murdered Christian populations since the end of World War II.
The ousted Fox News host was a staunch supporter of Trump and a confidante over the past year.
He sat next to the former president at the Republican National Convention and has campaigned for him across the country, but his comments have often strayed into strange territory.
Most recently, at a rally in Georgia last month, he made attendees uncomfortable when he compared Trump to an angry father offering tough love to a “naughty little girl” who, as Carlson put it, “takes a good beating needed’. .
Social media users have criticized Carlson for his “delusions” on the podcast, suggesting he has gone crazy.
“Hey @TuckerCarlson, why are you so damn brain dead?” one
“Hurricanes hit the most anti-abortion states, so @TuckerCarlson would mean God is pro-choice if we go with the idea that hurricanes are God’s punishment,” the user added.
Another suggested that Carlson must be under the influence of drugs or alcohol because of the ridiculousness of his rhetoric.
“I don’t know what you’re smoking or eating, Tucker, but you must be right if you think climate change is caused by abortion,” they wrote. ‘Wow, talk about deception and delusions… this piece takes the cake!’
One added that Carlson claims he’s “going beyond drinking kool aid, more like he’s been on some serious magic mushrooms.”
“Between this and the ‘demon attack’ Comrade Tucker Carlson has lost what’s left of his freezer-burned Swanson diner brain,” one person tweeted.
“I’d say he’s gone crazy, but that happened a long time ago,” echoed an X user.
Another joked, “When Tucker Carlson says abortions cause hurricanes, I wonder what crazy things the dinosaurs were doing.”