Tucker Carlson: A 'Desperate' America Elected Trump, Ruling Class Still Hasn't Learned its Lesson 

Jenna Browder
10-11-2018

Share This article

WASHINGTON – Tucker Carlson, host of Fox News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight," is out with a new book that takes direct aim at the so-called "establishment" in Washington and makes the case for how many within this ruling class have failed everyday Americans.

In Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution, Carlson writes that early on he thought Donald Trump had a good chance of winning the 2016 presidential election.

"I always thought Trump was going to get elected and I said so, but I thought, 'Why?'" Carlson told CBN News. "Nothing against Trump, but I mean, a happy country would not elect Donald Trump. You're sending a statement if you're voting for Trump."

That statement?

"We're going to elect Trump and wake you up from your stupor," Carlson explained. 

Two years later, he says this ruling class still hasn't learned its lesson and for that reason, he thinks Trump could win reelection in 2020.

Click on the video above to see our full interview with Tucker Carlson.

Share This article

About The Author

Jenna
Browder

Jenna Browder co-hosts Faith Nation and is a network correspondent for CBN News. She has interviewed many prominent national figures from both sides of the political aisle, including presidents, cabinet secretaries, lawmakers, and other high-ranking officials. Jenna grew up in the small mountain town of Gunnison, Colorado and graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she studied journalism. Her first TV jobs were at CBS affiliates in Cheyenne, Wyoming and Monroe, Louisiana where she anchored the nightly news. She came to Washington, D.C. in 2016. Getting to cover that year's
More