Trump Gold Pager: Netanyahu’s gift takes center stage as Tucker Carlson slams US for joining Israel in Iran war; ‘A covert threat’

This comes as the United States joins Israel in attacking Iran, effectively drawing them into the fight in the Middle East. Coordinated strike destroys Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah KhameneiSince then, U.S. interests in the region have been under attack from Iran. Many of Trump’s critics question whether it was necessary to join Israel in the attack, even though U.S. troops have lost lives since the war began.

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Conservative commentator and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson also raised questions. “No two countries have the same priorities. That’s why linking our military to foreign powers in a war should be illegal,” he said on X.

Many began claiming that the United States was joining in the Israeli attack because of the golden pager Netanyahu gave Trump. The social media profiles speculated that the pager was not a gift but a threat from one world leader to another.

“The Golden Pages are Netanyahu’s threat to President Trump. It’s clear,” one person Replied to Carlson’s post.

Another added, “Remember the gold pager? A rather tasteless gift from a ‘good friend’ and ‘ally’. Open your eyes. Netanyahu’s threat to Trump.”

Another one explain “I thought the golden pager that Netanyahu gave to President Trump was a veiled threat. I didn’t think so at the time, but after Rubio’s initial comments about supporting Israel in its fight against Iran, and all the comments coming out of Israel, it seems like it was more than just a gift.”

Carlson’s own news network questioned whether this posed a threat and invited podcaster Bret Weinstein to weigh in.

He said in a video shared on

However, despite these claims, there is no indication that golden pagers were or are a threat. It was a gift given to Trump when world leaders met for the first time in his second term.

The pager was a reference to Israel’s Operation Reaper, a series of pager bombings targeting Hezbollah networks during the ongoing conflict with Hamas. The surgery will be performed in September 2024.

Trump defended Operation Epic Fury on a variety of grounds. He claimed it was a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s “imminent threat of attacks” aimed at ensuring Iran never acquires a nuclear weapon.