by Josh Dickey
Carlson made the declaration in a wide-ranging interview with Qatari prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani
Tucker Carlson says he plans to buy property in Qatar, closing a wide-ranging interview with the prime minister in Doha about the Gulf state’s relationship with Hamas by saying he wants to “make a statement” with the personal investment.
Carlson, under intensifying scrutiny for his appearances in Qatar and interviews with its leaders, said he will purchase a home in Doha both because he admires the city – and to assert his independence.
“I’m an American and a free man and I’ll be wherever I want to be,” he said, emphasizing that he has never taken money from Qatar.
“I have been criticized as being a tool of Qatar, and I just want to say what you already know – which is I never taken anything from your country and don’t plan to,” Carlson said. “I am however tomorrow buying a place in Qatar… I’m doing that because I like the city. I think it’s beautiful.”