Tucker Carlson’s Explosive Epstein Allegations Ignite Firestorm at Turning Point USA

By: Carl Schwartzbaum

In a stunning and controversial address delivered before a packed hall of college students at Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit in Tampa, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson ignited a political and media firestorm by alleging that deceased child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein operated a blackmail scheme on behalf of Israeli intelligence. The allegations, delivered Friday night and met with resounding applause, have sent shockwaves through conservative circles and reignited deep-seated questions about Epstein’s mysterious connections to power.

As Jewish Breaking News reported on Sunday, Carlson’s claims, made without direct evidence, were among the most pointed public accusations yet against Israel’s intelligence apparatus in relation to Epstein’s network. His remarks directly challenged not only the mainstream narrative surrounding Epstein but also the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein investigation — a handling that has provoked growing discontent within the former president’s MAGA base.

“I think the real answer is Jeffrey Epstein was working on behalf of intel services, probably not American,” Carlson declared from the summit stage. “And we have every right to ask, on whose behalf was he working?” As the Jewish Breaking News report highlighted, Carlson wasted no time zeroing in on Israel, noting that it was “naughty” to even mention the country in such discussions but insisting there was nothing anti-Israel or antisemitic about posing the question.

In an especially provocative moment recounted in the Jewish Breaking News report, Carlson raised Epstein’s connection to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, referencing reports of the two men meeting nearly 30 times between 2013 and 2017. “You have the former Israeli prime minister living in your house, you have had all this contact with a foreign government, were you working on behalf of the Mossad? Were you running a blackmail operation on behalf of a foreign government?” Carlson asked the crowd, provoking a mix of cheers and audible gasps.

Carlson did not stop there. He claimed — again without substantiation — that Washington insiders widely accept his theory. “Every single person in Washington, D.C. thinks that,” he stated. “I don’t know any of them that hate Israel. But no one feels they can say that.” As the Jewish Breaking News report observed, this assertion reveals not just a controversial claim, but a challenge to the perceived self-censorship within the political elite when it comes to discussing Israel.

Carlson also raised longstanding questions about Epstein’s enigmatic rise to wealth and influence — a trajectory that the Jewish Breaking News report noted has puzzled investigators and fueled speculation for years. “The real question is, why was he doing this, on whose behalf, and where did the money come from?” Carlson demanded. How, he asked, did Epstein go from “being a math teacher at the Dalton School in the late ’70s with no college degree to having multiple airplanes, a private island, and the largest residential house in Manhattan?”

These questions, as Jewish Breaking News reported, have often hovered at the intersection of conspiracy theory and plausible inquiry, particularly given Epstein’s known connections to powerful political, business, and cultural figures — including former President Trump himself.

Carlson’s remarks come amid growing turmoil within the Trump administration over the Department of Justice’s handling of Epstein-related files. As the Jewish Breaking News report detailed, the DOJ and FBI recently released a two-page memo asserting that Epstein maintained no client list, had not blackmailed powerful figures, and died by suicide in his Manhattan jail cell in 2019. This conclusion has sparked outrage among Trump’s supporters, many of whom suspect a deeper conspiracy.

The fallout has been particularly acute within Trump’s Justice Department. According to the report at Jewish Breaking News, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino reportedly considered resignation after a heated confrontation with Attorney General Pam Bondi over the DOJ’s opaque handling of the files. Though FBI Director Kash Patel sought to dispel resignation rumors on Saturday, asserting his loyalty to Trump on social media, tensions within the administration remain high.

Adding to the public clamor, Jewish Breaking News reported that far-right activist Laura Loomer and Fox News host Laura Ingraham have joined calls for Attorney General Bondi’s resignation, intensifying pressure on Trump’s inner circle.

The Epstein controversy has laid bare growing fractures within the conservative movement. As Jewish Breaking News reported, figures such as Carlson and Loomer — once considered solid Trump allies — are now openly questioning the administration’s handling of a case that resonates deeply with the MAGA grassroots. Their criticisms echo a sentiment that Trump, despite his outsider image, may now be perceived as part of a system that many of his supporters distrust.

Trump himself appears increasingly irritated by the continued focus on Epstein. Dismissing questions about the case on Tuesday, Trump retorted, “Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein? This guy’s been talked about for years… And are people still talking about this guy, this creep? That is unbelievable.”

Yet, as the Jewish Breaking News report observed, this dismissive tone seems only to have galvanized those who view the Epstein saga as emblematic of elite corruption and systemic cover-ups.

Carlson’s allegations tap into a long-running narrative that Epstein may have been entangled with intelligence services. Former Israeli intelligence officer Ari Ben-Menashe has previously alleged that Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell operated a Mossad-backed blackmail ring — a claim echoed by ex-CIA officer John Kiriakou, who has called Epstein a “textbook example of an access agent.”

Carlson’s iteration of this theory, delivered on a major conservative stage, brings these accusations from the fringes closer to mainstream political discourse — a move that could have serious ramifications for both U.S.-Israel relations and domestic political dynamics, according to the information provided in the Jewish Breaking News report.

One year after the attempted assassination of Trump, the Epstein controversy continues to reverberate through the political landscape. Carlson’s latest claims add a combustible new layer to an already volatile issue, forcing both the Trump administration and the conservative movement to confront uncomfortable questions about power, transparency, and allegiance.

As the Jewish Breaking News report indicated, Carlson’s allegations reflect a broader undercurrent of disillusionment and suspicion within America’s political right — a sentiment that shows no signs of abating. Whether these explosive accusations will lead to deeper investigations or be dismissed as conspiracy fodder remains uncertain. What is clear, however, is that the Epstein file remains far from closed — and the battle over its implications is only beginning.