Trump Social Media Advisor Confronts Tucker Over Epstein, Israel, Iran

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Top Trump social media strategist Alex Bruesewitz appeared on “The Tucker Carlson Show” on Friday to push back on criticisms Trump has faced over his handling of the Epstein files, his relationship with Israel, and the war with Iran.

Bruesewitz later wrote on X that critics had asked why he criticized pro-war commentator Mark Levin on social media but hadn’t called out Daily Caller co-founder Tucker Carlson. “The answer is simple. I know Tucker personally, so I chose to confront him directly, face to face. And I did,” Bruesewitz wrote. (RELATED: Tucker Carlson Has Message For Neocons Wanting To Silence Americans Who Call Out Iran War)

“Here’s what I told him: It’s flat-out wrong to claim Trump covered up for Epstein … It’s a dishonest smear to claim that Trump is a slave to Israel. Trump’s position on Iran has remained consistent from day one: Iran should never have a nuclear weapon,” he continued.

Over the course of the interview, the two discussed all three topics, with Bruesewitz consistently defending a president with whom Carlson has publicly feuded, saying in April that he’s “tormented” by his past support for Trump.

Bruesewitz characterized the conflict with Iran as “a 90-day blip” that resulted in minimal casualties and did not lead to the ground war critics warned might ensue.

Carlson countered that the case for war — preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons — rested on Israeli intelligence rather than American findings and that the intelligence turned out to be false.

Bruesewitz later argued that coordinated and possibly foreign-funded campaigns were driving online pressure to extend the conflict.

As an example, he cited a foreign agent contract held by former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale through his firm Clock Tower X, a deal Bruesewitz claimed was worth $46 million.

Public records show a smaller verified total. Parscale’s firm signed a $6 million services agreement with Havas Media Network in August 2025 and has since received $15 million from the company on behalf of the Israeli state, according to the Daily Caller News Foundation. The same operation has been used to attack Carlson himself through shell websites, the outlet reported.

Bruesewitz also told Carlson that in June 2025, an unnamed friend had reached out to him about an unnamed Israeli foundation that wanted to hire him to push anti-Iran messaging on social media.

On the subject of Epstein, Bruesewitz argued that Trump deserves credit for the files reaching the public and rejected any suggestion of a cover-up. He also characterized outgoing Rep. Thomas Massie, who attacked Trump over the Epstein files and then lost to a Trump-endorsed primary challenger, as an opportunist who never mentioned the files during the Biden administration. Carlson pressed for more accountability, naming LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman as someone whose ties with Epstein should be investigated.

The two also discussed the SAVE America Act, the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and Florida’s GOP gubernatorial primary contest between James Fishback — who Bruesewitz called “not an honest person” — and Rep. Byron Donalds.

Despite some clashes, the tone of the conversation remained amiable and Bruesewitz and Carlson agreed on the importance of keeping foreign money out of American political media.

“We did find some common ground as well, including the need to get foreign money, whether that money comes from Israel, Qatar, Russia, China, India, or any other nation, out of the online political media ecosystem!” Bruesewitz wrote on X.