Vice President Kamala Harris shared a fake letter from a person named “Tucker,” whom many presumed to be Tucker Carlson. The letter suggested that the former Fox News host was looking to establish “common ground” on “common-sense gun safety laws.”
Harris wrote on X, “Tucker, thank you for writing to me. While we may not agree on every issue, we both know that every person in our nation should have the freedom to live safe from gun violence. The majority of Americans stand with us in support of commonsense gun safety legislation.”
The letter says that one of the author’s “absolute favorite things in America is how people of different backgrounds and beliefs have the freedom to communicate with each other.”
“We are so blessed to live in a country where the greatest currency is the free-flowing exchange of ideas. In America, we are blessed with the ability to come together on common ground.”
“In the spirit of establishing common ground, even though I am fairly conservative and we may have our disagreements, I am writing to express my gratitude for yours and President Biden’s efforts to establish common sense gun safety laws,” the letter says. “Owning firearms is every American’s Constitutional right. Like all things, there needs to be reasonable regulation like age restrictions, background checks, and mental health screenings. Thank you for heading the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention and for years and President Biden’s push for common sense gun safety laws. I look forward to seeing what the Biden-Harris administration accomplishes in this regard.”
Some speculated the letter was AI-generated.
Others criticized the letter by writing, “You do realize there are pictures of Tucker Carlson’s signature on the Internet, and none of them even remotely resemble this, right?”
“And Tucker, like most meticulous and intelligent people, dates his letters,” the X user added. “You didn’t just lie to the American people again, did you?”
Carlson told The Gateway Pundit that the letter is “moronic.”
“Ha! Seriously? I’m carrying a gun right now, as I always do. There are few things I hate more than the Democratic Party’s attempt to disarm the American population,” he said. “That’s what dictatorships do. People actually think I sent a handwritten letter to Kamala Harris endorsing gun confiscation? That’s moronic.”
Carlson then shared his own letter from “Kamala” to mock Harris’ post.
“Kamala” wrote, “I can’t believe I’m writing you this letter, but here goes. Honestly, I never thought we had all that much in common. Since college, I’ve considered myself moderately progressive, in the sense that I don’t believe in law enforcement, national borders, or the right of American citizens to exercise fundamental human autonomy.”
“You seemed like you were coming from a totally different place. I thought I disagreed with you on everything! Boy was I wrong.”
“The other night I was looking at the Internet and saw your conversation with Bobby Kennedy, Jr. There wasn’t a word I disagreed with,” the message read. “Not one! I turned to Montel and I said ‘I was very wrong about this man. So, so very wrong. The way he talks. He’s so bold and wise and strong. He’s immovable. Like a towering oak tree in a wind storm, he sways gently but never breaks. His trunk is so broad and firm and rooted to the earth. I can’t imagine the size of his root ball.’ I was so impressed!”
“So thank you. You’ve shown me something about myself and about the world. I will never forget it.”
