Officials from the United States and Israel criticized Tucker Carlson after the podcaster said he was detained in an Israeli airport following an interview with U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee.

The ex-Fox News host and vocal anti-Zionist flew to Israel for the sit-down with Huckabee after the two conservatives publicly traded barbs about American financial support for the Israeli government. Though Carlson and Huckabee reportedly had a positive, “emotional” exchange at the Ben Gurion Airport, Huckabee slammed Carlson over his detainment claim, calling it inaccurate.

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