On his radio program on Friday, neoconservative commentator and Jewish supremacist Mark Levin revealed a text exchange with popular American journalist Tucker Carlson regarding a potential debate at an upcoming Turning Point USA (TPUSA) event in December.
Carlson had invited Levin to debate, but Levin responded with strong condemnation, stating he would rather "debate a skunk" and calling Carlson a "Nazi promoter" and the "modern day David Duke."
Levin read his “verbatim” response to Carlson, "My family and I want nothing to do with you... what you’ve become — your vile libels against my faith, millions of Christians, and in my view, what you seek do to our country. There’s nothing to debate. You’re a Nazi promoter. You’re the modern day David Duke.”
The Jewish supremacist expressed disappointment that TPUSA "continues to platform" Carlson, especially after Carlson interviewed Nick Fuentes, whom Levin claimed TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk would be sickened by.
“It’s not about free speech. You could be heard by millions,” Levin told Carlson. “Regardless, some unsolicited advice: stop long enough to remember who you used to be and what you used to stand for.”
Carlson responded, “For the record, I’m strongly anti-Nazi… but that’s hardly the point. This seems like the perfect opportunity to rebut what you consider evil ideas, and to do it to my face like a man. I think you’d jump at the chance, assuming you believe your positions are defensible. I’m offering the marketplace of ideas you often talk about, is it possible you can’t really defend, for example, what Israel has done to civilians in Gaza?”
Levin dismissed this, telling Carlson he was "despised," not "feared."
“Well, you’re a coward. If you change your mind, I’m here. Thanks,” Carlson replied, according to Levin.
Levin also accused "little bastard" Carlson of attacking his stepson, David Milstein, who serves as a senior advisor to Mike Huckabee, the American Ambassador to Israel. He further claimed Carlson committed an "unspeakable betrayal" by interviewing Fuentes so soon after Kirk's murder. Levin alleged that Carlson has "figured out, the more disgusting, heinous, racist, bigoted, antisemitic, anti-American things he can say, the better it is for his video podcast, The Tucker Carlson Show."
Critics have responded to the exchange, with some labeling Levin a "cowardly pro-Israel shill" for refusing the debate and accusing him of dodging a public confrontation.
The feud between the two have been going on for a few years, with prior conflicts, such as Carlson questioning Levin about his association with Jeffrey Epstein in 2024, and a 2025 Politico report alleging Levin lobbied Trump for military action against Iran, which Levin denied, calling it propaganda.
Carlson had also previously accused Levin of being a "chickenhawk" for advocating war while not serving in the military.
The ongoing dispute reflects deeper ideological rifts within the American right, particularly concerning foreign policy, free speech, and the role of figures like Fuentes.
