Tucker Carlson Prompts Theological ‘Firestorm’ for Claiming ‘Muslims Love Jesus’
The Tucker Carlson Network (TCN) prompted intense theological debate Tuesday for an X post claiming Muslims love and revere Jesus Christ, which came a day before Carlson said President Donald Trump is acting like the Antichrist. . .
The people in charge don't want you to know this, but Muslims love Jesus.
Islam reveres Him as a major prophet and messenger of the Lord, believes He performed miracles, and states that He will return to Earth to defeat the Antichrist. That's why Donald Trump's painting…
— Tucker Carlson Network (@TCNetwork) April 14, 2026
The post suggested the Islamic reverence for Jesus is what prompted Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to condemn Trump’s Truth Social post from Sunday, which depicted him as a Christ-like figure with light emanating from his hands. Trump deleted the meme following outrage, claiming he believed the AI-generated image was him as “a doctor.”
TCN’s post linked to the Tuesday edition of Carlson’s morning newsletter, which contrasted Islam’s supposed views of Jesus with that of “other religions,” referencing a clip of Daily Wire host Ben Shapiro dismissing Him as “a Jew who tried to lead a revolt against the Romans and got killed for his trouble.”
The post was met with pushback from many X users, including some figures who have generally been supportive of Carlson.
Calvin Robinson, a cleric in the English Catholic Church in North America who was a recurring guest on Carlson’s Fox News program, suggested his characterization of Islam failed to take into account that Christians are severely persecuted in many parts of the Muslim world . . .
I have a lot of time for Tucker. But Islam is his blind spot.
“Moslems love Jesus” may or may not be true.
But they most certainly do not love Christians.
Christians are the most persecuted people around the world. Especially in Moslem-majority countries.
Islam is oppressive. https://t.co/AUrnzG9GAH
— Fr Calvin Robinson ©️®️ (@calvinrobinson) April 15, 2026
Muslims reject the divinity of Jesus, reject Jesus as the Son of God, reject Jesus as the second person of the Trinity.
In 2025, 4,849 Christians were murdered for their faith. 93% were murdered by Islamists in Africa.
But tell us more how Muslims love Jesus & His followers. https://t.co/a59FxIChhT
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) April 14, 2026
Muslims love to parade the Quran’s mentions of Jesus and Mary as if it’s some grand gesture of respect.
They claim that because the Quran has a chapter named after Mary (Surah Maryam), this proves Islam respects her.
But if simply naming a chapter after something is an act of… https://t.co/YIOTgNgDfY
— Dan Burmawi (@DanBurmawy) April 14, 2026
Muslims don't love Jesus: they love a bastardized version of him that neither scriptures nor history recognizes.
They don't believe he's God, or that he died & rose again.
Rather, they believe when he returns he will "break the cross, kill the pigs, and abolish the Jizya tax." https://t.co/ZTFmtcQ8J2— Protestia (@Protestia) April 14, 2026
The Wednesday edition of TCN’s morning newsletter acknowledged the “firestorm” set off by the previous day’s edition, but suggested Americans are generally ill-informed about Islam and the Muslim world, which [Tucker] maintained was “no accident.” (Read more from “Tucker Carlson Prompts Theological ‘Firestorm’ for Claiming ‘Muslims Love Jesus’” HERE)
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