Tucker Carlson says Trump became the 'leader of a nation' after he was shot and compares Biden to a 'mannequin' and 'dead person' in speech to Republican convention

Former Fox News big Tucker Carlson gave a rousing reside connected nan last time of nan Republican National Convention praising Donald Trump arsenic being a unifier and comparing Joe Biden to a 'dead person.'

The talk show big marched onto nan RNC's main shape to thunderous applause from nan conservatives in nan room who are nary uncertainty acquainted pinch Carlson from his clip starring nan top-rated cablegram news show earlier his ousting from Fox.  

Carlson instantly addressed nan assassination effort connected nan erstwhile president astatine this Saturday's run rally, noting really Trump did not usage nan inflammatory calamity arsenic a governmental cudgel.

'In nan moment, nan days, nan weeks aft nan shooting ... he did his champion to bring nan state together,' nan media characteristic said.

'This is nan astir responsible, unifying behaviour of a leader I deliberation I've ever seen.'

'When he stood up aft being changeable successful nan look and put his manus up. I thought astatine that moment, that was a transformation.'

'This was nary longer a man ... this was nan leader of a nation,' Carlson proclaimed prompting nan crowd to erupt successful cheers.

Carlson besides pointed retired really overmuch restraint Trump showed successful refusing to spark section successful nan aftermath of his shooting.

'He turned down nan astir evident opportunity successful authorities to enflame nan federation aft being changeable ... which is an opportunity that almost each different leader I've ever met and surely his opponents would person taken instantly.' 

The erstwhile Fox News big past recounted his individual speech pinch nan erstwhile president wrong hours of nan shooting.

He elaborate really Trump ne'er talked astir himself successful nan aftermath of getting 'shot successful nan face' and alternatively 'he said only really amazed he was and really proud he was of a crowd that didn't run.'

'Of people they didn't run, his courageousness gave them heart. A leader's courageousness gives courageousness to his people.' 

He past turned his attraction from nan erstwhile president to nan existent one, coating a stark image betwixt nan 2 presidents. 

Carlson, successful an evident excavation against President Joe Biden, told nan crowd that nan title of president does not intrinsically person value, but nan personification who sits successful nan domiciled does.

'Just because you telephone yourself nan president doesn't mean that overmuch inherently,' he said.

'I tin telephone my canine that CEO of Hewlett Packard, it doesn't mean s***.'

'You could take, I don't know, a mannequin, a dormant personification and make him president,' he said successful an evident jab astatine President Joe Biden's age.

Earlier successful nan week, Carlson sat successful Trump's VIP container and was nan first to invited him to nan normal level arsenic he entered Fiserv Forum connected Monday. 

The 2 were pictured together yucking it up and laughing arsenic nan programme went on, giving penetration into nan two's friends and adjacent relationship. 

His remarks travel wrong days of reports indicating that Carlson has been an influential powerfulness agent successful Trump's camp. 

Those dispatches bespeak nan talk show big warned nan erstwhile president against selecting immoderate 1 different than JD Vance for his moving mate.