Fallen former Fox News host Tucker Carlson is once again defending Muslim-majority countries and their governments, promoting the idea that Muslims and Christians coexist in near-total harmony in places like Jordan, while ignoring glaring issues in surrounding countries, and asserting that Israel’s Christian population is rapidly shrinking, a claim easily disproven with a quick Google search, as he tours the Middle East.
Everyone wish Tucker Carlson safe travels as he continues his Muslim bootlicking tour.
— Han Shawnity 🇺🇸 (@HanShawnity) February 4, 2026
It's not your regular Muslim bootlicking tour, the effects of this tour will have dramatic consequences for all future Muslim bootlicking tours.
Safe travels, Tucker! I hope your flight… pic.twitter.com/Qa2C6syTf1
Carlson was interviewed by Jordanian media about his time in the country, calling it one of the prettiest places on Earth and expressing amazement at the amount of land the government had allocated for Christian churches.
Tucker Carlson on his visit to Jordan:
— The American Conservative (@amconmag) February 4, 2026
“I was struck by how pretty it is. I loved going to Jesus’s baptism spot on the Jordan, which was remarkable. I was amazed by how much land the government of Jordan has given to Christian churches. That is quite the statement." pic.twitter.com/8z1rvGPCiF
While Jordanian Christians and Muslims generally live in relative harmony, prejudice persists. Cross-religious marriages and relationships are often frowned upon and can provoke societal backlash. Furthermore, Muslims who convert to Christianity face severe consequences, including threats of violence, disownment, loss of property, and even death. The government does not legally recognize such conversions, treating converts as apostates under Sharia-influenced laws, which can strip them of civil rights and complicate marriage, inheritance, and other legal matters.
While Jordan may have made notable progress in protecting its Christian minority, holding it up as a regional beacon is misleading, to say the least, if Carlson’s comparison relies on a distorted account of Israel.
In his latest piece of propaganda, Carlson claimed that Israel’s Christian population is shrinking, using that assertion to contrast Israel unfavorably with its neighbors, despite the fact that Israel’s Christian population has grown and enjoys legal protections unmatched elsewhere in the region.
"How are Christians in the Holy Land doing? Carlson asked speculatively during the intro to his latest episode. "Are they thriving or are they suffering? And the truth has become pretty obvious over the past couple of years, which is in Israel, they are not thriving. Their numbers are not growing; they are shrinking, and there's a huge debate about why. But the bottom line is, there are fewer Christians now, far fewer, in absolute numbers and particularly as a percentage of the population than there were when the state was founded in 1948."
"And there's a lot of evidence in the last couple of years, particularly since the Gaza war started, and the whole tone of conversation in this area has changed quite a bit, and the rise of extremism, very noticeable, that those numbers have gotten even smaller," he added.
🚨 EXCLUSIVE — Tucker is at it again.
— Joel Mowbray (@joelmowbray) February 5, 2026
Tucker just claimed that the Christian population of Israel has plunged since 1948.
That is false. After Israel's founding, there were 34,000 Christians.
Today, there are 184,000.
In contrast, Christians have not fared well under… pic.twitter.com/KhBdceBxrn
The numbers appear to disagree with Carlson.
Israel’s Christian population has grown significantly since 1948, both in numbers and compared to regional trends. In 1949, there were about 34,000–36,000 Christians; by 2022, that number had risen to roughly 185,000, with 2024 estimates around 181,800, a 400–500 increase over 75 years. It remains the only Christian community in the Middle East that is actually growing.
And despite Carlson's claim, Christian numbers in Israel have still continued to rise even after the 2023 Gaza war, with zero evidence of a sudden decline. Claims that 'extremism' is causing a sharp drop in Israel are also unsubstantiated, with most declines occurring in the Palestinian territories, around 45,000 in the West Bank and 1,000 in Gaza before the war, with more than half leaving Gaza over the past decade.
Meanwhile, Israel’s Arab Christian population grew 27 percent from 1995 to 2014, outpacing growth even in the U.S. in the same period.
But that hasn’t stopped Carlson from pushing these outlandish claims. Why he continues to do it is the million-dollar question.
Even President Trump, who hosted Carlson twice at the White House in January, recently released a video telling him and other grifters to stop undermining his presidency and the goals of his movement. Whether a more direct call-out is coming remains to be seen.
🚨 Tucker Carlson at the WH today, are you kidding me?!! WTH is this BS! pic.twitter.com/FhHAubhpUA
— Raylan Givens (@JewishWarrior13) January 9, 2026
New photo of Tucker Carlson meeting with President Trump and Secretary Marco Rubio in the Oval Office earlier today pic.twitter.com/i8hfyb01hf
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 16, 2026
President Trump posted this video on Truth Social that tells @TuckerCarlson @OwenShroyer1776 and @RealCandaceO Candace Owens to “shut the f**k up”.
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) January 31, 2026
Looks like I am going to get the last laugh about Tucker Qatarlson after all. pic.twitter.com/w1nClV6jgq
