Carlson added that “as a fellow Christian,” he would think that Graham would want to talk to him about it. However, “he wouldn’t take my call,” claimed Carlson. “That behavior is so unchristian and so low, so sneaky, so dishonest that it offends me as a Christian to see it conducted in the name of Jesus.”
“I just think that that’s really wrong,” said Carlson. “I don’t think that I have a monopoly on the truth. I don’t think I’m a very good Christian—I’m not. But I don’t think that’s Christianity. I just don’t.”
In a statement to ChurchLeaders, a representative for Graham said:
Franklin Graham wrote President Donald Trump a brief private letter regarding the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, and the great job he is doing. After Tucker Carlson’s recent combative interview with Ambassador Huckabee, Mr. Graham simply commented that Tucker Carlson’s views about Israel were troubling because they “could be interpreted as antisemitic.” Mr. Graham did not tell the president not to talk to Tucker Carlson again—those claims are completely false.
The representative also indicated that Carlson misrepresented the reason Graham was not available to speak to Carlson on the phone that day.
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“We offered a date and time when Mr. Graham could call him back, but ultimately, Tucker texted our staff and said Mr. Graham didn’t need to call him,” the statement said.
