← Back
Tucker Carlson June 15, 2026 52s

Tucker: “They're going to put me in prison."

Read full transcript 1 segments
  1. Well, you know, they're going to fire Well, you know, they're going to fire me. Okay, get fired then. Oh, they're me. Okay, get fired then. Oh, they're me. Okay, get fired then. Oh, they're going to put me in prison. Okay, go to going to put me in prison. Okay, go to going to put me in prison. Okay, go to prison. They're going to kill me. Okay, prison. They're going to kill me. Okay, prison. They're going to kill me. Okay, get killed. That's the only way anything get killed. That's the only way anything get killed. That's the only way anything ever changes. It's not by hurting other ever changes. It's not by hurting other ever changes. It's not by hurting other people, but by being willing to be hurt. people, but by being willing to be hurt. people, but by being willing to be hurt. You have to decide, I'm going to suffer You have to decide, I'm going to suffer You have to decide, I'm going to suffer for something that I believe in. And for something that I believe in. And for something that I believe in. And it's when you decide that that things it's when you decide that that things it's when you decide that that things really do get better. You know, but no really do get better. You know, but no really do get better. You know, but no one ever wants to do that. It's always one ever wants to do that. It's always one ever wants to do that. It's always like, well, we you know, if we kill the like, well, we you know, if we kill the like, well, we you know, if we kill the right people, it's like if we just kill right people, it's like if we just kill right people, it's like if we just kill the Ayatollah, the Ayatollah, the Ayatollah, it's [laughter] like everything will be it's [laughter] like everything will be it's [laughter] like everything will be better. I think it's not just Trump who better. I think it's not just Trump who better. I think it's not just Trump who reaches that conclusion or Bibi. It's reaches that conclusion or Bibi. It's reaches that conclusion or Bibi. It's like all of us fantasize, like we just like all of us fantasize, like we just like all of us fantasize, like we just kill them. You know, let's kill them. kill them. You know, let's kill them. kill them. You know, let's kill them. No, the only way to make it better is to No, the only way to make it better is to No, the only way to make it better is to be willing to be killed [music] and and be willing to be killed [music] and and be willing to be killed [music] and and everything up to that. So, you just have everything up to that. So, you just have everything up to that. So, you just have to be willing to suffer for free speech. to be willing to suffer for free speech. to be willing to suffer for free speech. That's [music] what it is. That's why we That's [music] what it is. That's why we That's [music] what it is. That's why we have free speech because other people have free speech because other people have free speech because other people were willing to suffer for it. And we were willing to suffer for it. And we were willing to suffer for it. And we need to continue that. And so, I've need to continue that. And so, I've need to continue that. And so, I've decided I'm going to. I don't care. decided I'm going to. I don't care. decided I'm going to. I don't care. You can't say that. Okay, try and stop You can't say that. Okay, try and stop You can't say that. Okay, try and stop me.

Summary

The main theme is the necessity of personal sacrifice and willingness to suffer for deeply held beliefs, particularly in the context of free speech. The transcript emphasizes that true positive change, unlike violent retaliation fantasies about figures like the Ayatollah or Bibi, comes from individuals being willing to face consequences, including imprisonment or death, for what they stand for. The practical takeaway is that we must be prepared to endure suffering for our principles to achieve genuine progress and maintain freedoms.

View original episode ↗