Piers Morgan and Tucker Carlson reject Islamophobia and slam Tommy Robinson

In an unexpected exchange, Piers Morgan and Tucker Carlson denounced the anti-Muslim rhetoric that thrives in the UK and US. Morgan pointed out that the estimated 4 million Muslims living in Britain represent around 6% of the population, saying their presence is routinely disproportionately portrayed. Carlson also claimed that hostile narratives against Muslims are “manufactured” and artificially fueled.

Piers Morgan, an influential and often controversial British journalist and presenter, has long distinguished himself with a frontal interview style and sometimes provocative positions. Former editor-in-chief of Daily Mirrorfor several years he has alternated conservative critiques with more progressive commitments, nourishing his image as an unpredictable polemicist. Tucker Carlson, a major figure of the American populist right, rose to prominence thanks to his virulent monologues against the elites when he was on Fox News. Since leaving the channel, he has led an independent career followed by millions of supporters, becoming one of the most influential voices in the pro-Trump movement.

The two also targeted far-right activist Tommy Robinson. Morgan described him as a “little agitator” seeking to sell Americans on the idea of ​​a United Kingdom on the brink of civil war, recalling his numerous convictions. Carlson also said that Robinson “looks like an imposter.” Despite his warnings against hatred aimed at Muslims, Carlson nevertheless slipped towards a culturalist discourse evoking the “replacement” of populations, a theme dear to the far right – a reading that Morgan immediately qualified by defending British multiculturalism.

This sequence comes as Morgan increases his stance against Islamophobia, while Carlson increasingly stands out for his criticism of American support for the Israeli war in Gaza