"As justifications for Donald Trump's invasion of Venezuela proliferate and change, a video of former Fox host Tucker Carlson in which he claims that the U.S. wants Venezuela to legalize marriage for same-sex couples has resurfaced."
""We can safely discount democracy as a reason for effecting regime change in Venezuela," Carlson said on his podcast, The Tucker Carlson Show, in late 2025. "It's possible we're mad that he doesn't allow gay marriage. That is a distinct possibility, but no one will say that out loud.""
"Perhaps one of the reasons that no one is saying that out loud is because Trump himself doesn't support marriage equality, so it's unlikely he would have launched an invasion that has already killed 80 people and arrested Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in order to impose it on another nation. Another reason would be that the majority of nations around the world have not legalized marriage equality, and Trump hasn't invaded any of them. Last, while the Trump administration has offered a variety of justifications for the invasion - including drugs, oil, an arrest warrant, and human rights - marriage has not been mentioned by anyone."
A resurfaced video shows Tucker Carlson claiming the U.S. wants Venezuela to legalize same-sex marriage as a potential rationale connected to Trump's invasion. Carlson said democracy can be discounted and suggested anger over Maduro's refusal to allow gay marriage could be a motive. The invasion has killed 80 people and resulted in the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. Trump does not support marriage equality, making that motive unlikely. The majority of countries have not legalized marriage equality and Trump has not invaded them. The Trump administration cited drugs, oil, an arrest warrant, and human rights — not marriage. Carlson praised Venezuela's conservatism and pointed to opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.
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