"The Mail ran a headline based on comments from Carlson that read, Tucker Carlson DETAINED' in Israel: Journalist dragged into interrogation room' as explosive interview sparks diplomatic firestorm. The exclusive report by Phillip Nieto included both Carlson's full claims and the U.S. Embassy's denial. Men who identified themselves as airport security took our passports, hauled our executive producer into a side room and then demanded to know what we spoke to Ambassador Huckabee about, Carlson told the Mail, adding, It was bizarre."
"Carlson received the same passport control questions that countless visitors to Israel including Ambassador [Mike] Huckabee and other diplomats receive as part of normal entrance and exit from Israel. It is not accurate that Israel only was going to let Tucker into the country for the interview. The only engagement the Embassy had with Israel about his visit was to coordinate his private plane landing as part of facilitating a seamless visit."
A headline claimed Tucker Carlson had been detained in Israel, prompting anger among his supporters and isolationist GOP figures. The U.S. Embassy in Israel denied any detention and said Carlson received the same passport-control questions and positive treatment afforded to other visitors, and that the Embassy only coordinated his private plane landing. Carlson described airport personnel identifying themselves as security taking passports, hauling his executive producer into a side room, and demanding to know about an interview with Ambassador Mike Huckabee, calling the encounter 'bizarre.' Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene shared the claim on social media and urged action. Carlson has recently toured Middle Eastern countries and criticized Israel.
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