Fox News’ Tucker Carlson on Monday criticized President Donald Trump’s role in pushing the racist birther conspiracy theory that falsely claimed former President Barack Obama was not born in the United States. And the “Tucker Carlson Tonight” host’s segment got a surprise endorsement from Trump himself, who shared the clip without comment on Twitter. Carlson said:Throughout the 2016 presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton and her surrogates in the media attacked Donald Trump for his role in pushing the birther story. Carlson’s criticism came as he repeated his argument why he believed special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible Trump campaign collusion was a hoax. It’s likely that argument, and not the birther criticism, that prompted Trump to post the video.

Source: Huffington Post March 19, 2019 09:51 UTC