Tucker Carlson. Photo: Gage Skidmore, via Wikimedia Commons
Tucker Carlson has once again ignited a firestorm of controversy within conservative and foreign policy circles by offering a surreal explanation for U.S. involvement in South America.
In a viral clip circulated on Facebook titled, “Are we carrying out regime change in Venezuela in the name of gay marriage? It seems that way,” Carlson posited that the push to oust dictator Nicolás Maduro is being driven by what he calls the “globo-homo” agenda.
Carlson’s argument sidesteps traditional geopolitical concerns—such as regional stability, oil reserves, or democratic integrity—and instead claims that the American “globalist elite” is targeting Maduro primarily because he does not adhere to progressive Western social values.
According to Carlson, the intervention is less about liberating the Venezuelan people and more about a coordinated effort to export social liberalism, specifically citing support for gay marriage, abortion access, and transgender rights as the true “national interest” being served.
This whacko reimagining of national news is part of a growing pattern for Carlson, whose commentary has recently pivoted from “America First” to “Gaydar First.”
His recent obsessions include the “Fake Gay” Conspiracy – Carlson recently sparked mockery by claiming former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is “fake gay,” bizarrely promising to interview him and ask “very specific questions about gay sex” to “verify” his identity.
Additionally, on a recent podcast, Carlson sat by while a guest referred to the late Senator John McCain as “gay” because of his interventionist foreign policy—suggesting that, in Tucker’s world, wanting to defend Ukraine or oust a dictator is now a symptom of “closeted” behavior.
