Tucker Carlson Kicks Off GOP Candidate Summit Talking About Faith And Family In Iowa

On Friday, Tucker Carlson kicked off the FAMiLY Leadership Summit in Iowa with a discussion of his faith and the importance of family in both his life and politics.

The summit, which can be viewed here, will be hosting multiple GOP presidential candidates including Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), former Governor Nikki Haley (R-SC), Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), former Vice President Mike Pence (R-IN), Vivek Ramaswamy, and other candidates. Tucker Carlson will be interviewing each of them.

At the beginning of the summit, Carlson sat down with the host of the event to discuss his views on faith in politics. Carlson explained that his role model has long been Larry King, the legendary television host.

The former Fox host explained that King would make listening to his guests the most important part of his job and Tucker explained that he attempts to emulate that behavior in every interview he conducts, including for the interviews he will be doing with the candidates.

Carlson then turned to the upcoming election, explaining that it is "a pivot point" and that people are not focusing on the core issues. "There are unseen forces acting on people," Carlson explained before then turning to his faith.

Tucker told the audience that he has started to read his Bible from start to finish, beginning in February. "It's the most interesting thing I think I've ever done. It's unbelievable," Carlson said about his experience.

"The two things that I've come away with... is that every person, with the exception of Jesus, is really flawed. Like flawed in a way that I don't think I can be friends with that person," the media personality said. 

Carlson explained that God can use people, even the most flawed people, can be used for grander purposes. He also said that "people, while they have free will,... they are not really in charge of the arc of history at all. They are being acted upon a lot."

"People's choices matter, you need to do certain things and not do other things. But on the other hand, you are not in charge. You are being acted upon by a world you cannot see," he said. "I think it is really important to approach politics with that in mind. A lot of these issues are symbols of this much larger battle."

Carlson then concluded the opening segment by explaining that the way family views politicians is incredibly important to how he views them. 

"Especially with politicians, it is like, how do your kids feel about you? Who cares what the crowd thinks of you? Nobody cares how many stupid votes you got. If you've got a child who hates you or whose whole life is organized around rebelling against you, maybe you should pause," Carlson explained, adding that many politicians have children who hate them.

"I am completely convinced that your obligation to other people flows outward in concentric circles," Carlson said, adding, "I judge people by how much peace is in those concentric circles. Do you have a happy family?"

You can view the full summit below:

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