Tucker Carlson Says He’s “Not Endorsing Anybody” Before GOP Primary When Asked About Trump or DeSantis 2024

Fox News host Tucker Carlson said he’s “not endorsing anybody” before the Republican primary in the 2024 presidential race.

“I’m not endorsing anybody. I have no idea what’s going to happen in the Republican primary,” Carlson said Saturday at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona.

He was responding to a question from an audience member who asked, “Who are you going to support, President Trump or Ron DeSantis?”

The prime-time television host initially laughed at the question and joked, “Who cares what I think?”

He went on to lay out why making a choice between the two top contenders in the Republican Party is a hard choice.

“I spend a lot of time in Florida, and I think Ron DeSantis has done an unbelievable job. And I mean that. I don’t know DeSantis that well, but let me put it this way — people move to Florida because he’s the governor,” he said. “I’ve lived in a lot of states. I grew up in California. I’ve lived in D.C., Rhode Island, Arkansas. I’ve lived in this country for over 50 years. I know it pretty well, and I’ve never lived in a state where people at dinner are like, ‘I’m really glad we have our governor.'”

The Tucker Carlson Tonight host expressed surprise at Floridians caring so much about their governor: “What? I’ve never lived in a place where people knew who the governor was!”

The Fox host expressed gratitude for Trump’s run in 2016 and said he’s endeared to the former president.

“I actually love Donald Trump, as a guy,” he said. “He’s one of the funniest people I’ve ever talked to in my life.”

He acknowledged that “there are plenty of things to criticize about Trump” but shot down the “lies” about Trump’s character.

“They always tell the opposite of the truth. Trump is totally charming and engaging and fun and interesting,” Carlson said.

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Carlson told the conference crowd that the Republican primary is going to be a “cliffhanger” and said, “At this point, it does seem like two forces are moving toward one another at high speed, and how could that go well?”

He concluded his answer to the audience member’s question: “I am completely comfortable putting my total ignorance on full and florid display and telling you, ‘I have no freaking idea.'”