On Jack Neel's podcast Carlson blasted Trump's Truth Social warnings about Iran as bluster, arguing that loud threats reveal weakness not strength. He invoked a lesson from his boxer father about two types of fighters, accused the former president of posturing and being "buffoonish," and even used the raw line "Shut up, b-tch" while dismissing Trump's toughness.
Trump fired back on Truth Social, labeling Carlson a "Low IQ person – Always easy to beat, and highly overrated!" Carlson said he hasn't spoken to Trump since Feb. 27, called the Feb. 28 action in Iran "a catastrophe," and described feeling sorry for the president even as he branded him "incompetent" and apologized for having helped get him elected.