Trump assured Musk and Carlson he wouldn’t go to war with Iran, new book claims
Summary
President Donald Trump told Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk in early 2024 that he would not start a war with Iran. This happened during a meeting in the Oval Office, as reported in a new book by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan.Key Facts
- President Trump met with commentator Tucker Carlson and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in the Oval Office early in 2024.
- During the meeting, Trump assured them he would not go to war with Iran, saying, “We’re not doing that.”
- Carlson warned Trump that a war with Iran could ruin his political position.
- Trump said he believed he was the most powerful American president, a statement Carlson compared to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s era.
- The book "Regime Change," by Haberman and Swan, also describes Trump’s interest in injuries from an Israeli attack on Hezbollah involving exploding pagers.
- Trump showed both horror and fascination when discussing these injuries, describing them in vivid detail.
- The Israeli "pager attack" happened in September 2024 against Hezbollah, an Iranian-linked group.
- Musk was reportedly captivated by a golden pager given to Trump by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the meeting.
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