For years, Tucker Carlson made a name for himself on cable television and built a loyal following through attacks on Democrats, rival network news hosts, and other leading enemies of the right.

Now the conservative political podcaster and social media personality is turning his fire on the company that helped build him up — and then terminated him three years ago after he served as a staple of its prime-time lineup: Fox News.

Carlson, who opposed U.S. intervention in the Israeli-Iran war, has ripped Fox over its coverage of the conflict.

“The Murdochs really hate Trump,” Carlson said during a recent episode of his online commentary and interview show. “I got fired in April of 2023. In May of 2023, they asked me to run for president against Trump and said they would back me.”

His battle with his former employer underscores the MAGA fight for the president’s ear.

Anti-war MAGA figures like Carlson are worried that Fox News, which has been reliably supportive of calls to attack Iran, has had too much influence on President Trump, who last Saturday ordered strikes on three Iranian nuclear plans.

Trump is known to watch media coverage of his decisionmaking as president closely and in real time, placing particular stake in how things “play” on Fox, those around him say.

The New York Times reported several top advisers to the president are irritated Carlson is no longer at Fox, fearing Trump was not hearing enough of a more isolationist argument when deciding........

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