Tucker Carlson Says He May Want To Run For President And Explains Why

Tucker Carlson made an interesting comment during his recent interview with Piers Morgan.

While speaking to Morgan, Tucker shared that he may run for President, but his reason for doing so is not what you think.

Carlson continued that he would run for President just to debate Ted Cruz.

Mediaite provided more insight into Tucker’s comments:

Tucker Carlson joined Piers Morgan on Friday to discuss the latest round of infighting on the right over President Donald Trump’s war in Iran and support for Israel.

Carlson took aim during the conversation at two of his favorite foils in recent years, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Ben Shapiro, who have accused Carlson of promoting anti-Semitism and anti-American rhetoric in the service of foreign adversaries like Qatar.

“As for Ted Cruz, he says he’s running against me for president. I almost want to run for president just to debate Ted Cruz, because I think it would go about the way it went last time, and for my part, I deeply enjoyed it, which is why I’ve never tweeted about it, because I just keep that little spark of joy inside me for rainy days. And I think about that conversation and smile,” Carlson told Morgan during the program.

Morgan pressed Carlson on whether he’d actually ever run. Carlson replied, “I don’t know that I’d be good at it… I think it’s very tough to be the president.”

“I’ve learned that by watching over many years, and because you are constrained in ways that you should not be constrained, but you are… However, if I got to run against Ted Cruz and debate him again on camera, I would run for Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, I’d run for Pope. I’d run for head of the library board. I would run for anything for the opportunity to do that,” concluded the highly controversial podcaster.

Morgan also asked Carlson if he’d like to reply to Cruz calling him the most “dangerous demagogue” in America.

“Well, I’m honoured that I beat [Zohran] Mamdani and AOC and the entire Democratic Party. I mean, this is a conservative Republican senator from Texas telling you that I am the most dangerous. Well, why is that? You know, I have no allegiance to any foreign country, only my own… He’s mad at me because his interview didn’t go well, as you said, that’s true, I think, but he’s actually most mad at me because I’m criticizing our alliance with Israel,” Carlson replied.

Earlier in the week, Cruz hammered Carlson for his suggestion that Trump’s call for “unconditional surrender” by Iran would result in U.S. soldiers committing war crimes. On Cruz’s podcast he played a clip of Carlson saying, “Unconditional surrender means foreign troops get to rape your wife and daughter if they want. And everyone knows that. And that has been, if there’s one consistent lesson of history, it means unconditional surrender means foreign troops get to rape your wife and daughter.”

Here’s the moment Tucker said it:

TUCKER: “I almost want to run for President, just to debate Ted Cruz.”

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Later in the interview, Carlson claimed President Trump betrayed his voters:

Tucker says Trump betrayed his people.

“It’s a betrayal. It’s heartbreaking to see this. It’s so wounding, it hurts.”

“I talk to Trump voters. They’re upset. They’re starting to hate Israel. But it’s more than being mad. It’s like, ‘I can’t believe he did this to us.’” pic.twitter.com/MjEKbtohtO

— 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐄𝐒 (@Antunes1) March 13, 2026

Would you vote for Tucker if he decided to run in 2028?