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Carlson warns over reported Israel bomb sale
A reported $2.8 billion bomb sale to Israel is opening another rift inside Trump’s coalition over Gaza, Iran and U.S. aid.
In brief
A reported $2.8 billion bomb sale to Israel is opening another rift inside Trump’s coalition over Gaza, Iran and U.S. aid. The reported bomb package is not just a weapons story, it is a test of how far U.S. support for Israel can go as public backing weakens. Originally reported by Newsweek.
Carlson sounds alarm
Tucker Carlson claimed the U.S. is preparing to send 40,000 bombs to Israel and warned the move has no modern parallel.
“There is no precedent for what the Trump administration is doing.”
Aid faces new scrutiny
Israel remains one of Washington’s biggest military aid recipients, but U.S. support for its Gaza campaign and Netanyahu has weakened in recent polls.
A coalition split
The reported sale has sharpened a divide inside Trump’s base, where some America First voices want the U.S. to stay out of deeper foreign conflicts.
The package reported
A U.S. official told The Washington Post the sale includes 20,000 MK-84 bombs and 20,000 BLU-117 bombs, valued at about $2.8 billion.
Officials stay guarded
Trump administration and State Department officials told Newsweek they would not comment on pending arms sales before formal notice to Congress.
“We do not comment on pending sales.”
Why the bombs matter
Carlson focused on the 2,000-pound Mark 84, saying its blast area makes it especially destructive in dense places like Gaza.
“an American-made Mark 84 has a destruction radius of half a mile”
Gaza is the backdrop
The sale comes after Hamas’ October 7 attack and Israel’s war in Gaza, where local health authorities say more than 73,000 Palestinians have been killed.
Carlson makes comparisons
He compared the alleged shipment with the 1945 bombing of Berlin and the Hiroshima blast, arguing the total explosive power is extraordinary.
“appears to be the largest transfer of conventional explosive ordnance from the United States in modern history”
Biden once paused them
Carlson noted that Biden halted a shipment of Mark 84s over Rafah concerns. Trump later resumed those deliveries after taking office.
“I will not supply the weapons”
Genocide claim denied
Carlson called Netanyahu’s Gaza campaign genocide. Israel has repeatedly rejected genocide allegations tied to the war.
“By any definition, what the Netanyahu government has done in Gaza is genocide”
Lebanon enters the warning
Carlson argued the new bombs could be used in Lebanon and other countries, as Israel continues operations against Hezbollah across the border.
“will be used to do the same in Lebanon”
Iran war fears
He said the shipment would deepen regional conflict and urged Americans to oppose it publicly.
“only public outrage can stop this”
Greene echoes him
Marjorie Taylor Greene shared Carlson’s post, saying voters did not back this use of U.S. tax dollars and weapons.
“We did not vote for this. America does not support this.”
The weapons’ history
The Mark 84 dates to the Cold War era and can leave 50-foot craters. The reported sale also includes bunker-busting I-2000 Penetrators.
Aid is deeply rooted
A 2016 agreement gives Israel about $3.8 billion a year in U.S. military aid. Congress added $8.7 billion more after October 7.
Opinion is shifting
Recent polls show more Americans questioning U.S. support for Israel, with sharp drops among Democrats and weaker backing among independents.
At a glance
The reported bomb package is not just a weapons story, it is a test of how far U.S. support for Israel can go as public backing weakens.
