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Buckley Carlson Alleges Trump Administration Now Protects Pedophiles and Epstein Associates

Piers Morgan Uncensored · “So Used To LYING!” AIPAC vs Thomas Massie + San Diego Mosque Attack With Mehdi Hasan · May 20, 2026

Piers Morgan Uncensored

“So Used To LYING!” AIPAC vs Thomas Massie + San Diego Mosque Attack With Mehdi Hasan

"It's kind of nice that Donald Trump made it very clear that there's going to be more disdain, more contempt, more drug addiction, more surveillance, more protection of pedophiles."

Buckley Carlson, Tucker Carlson's brother and former Republican strategist, explicitly accused the Trump administration of deliberately protecting pedophiles, directly linking this to Trump's conflict with Thomas Massey, who campaigned relentlessly for release of the Epstein files. Carlson suggested Trump turned against Massey partly because Massey threatened to expose figures named in those files, many of whom are also major Israel-focused donors. This represents an extraordinary public accusation from within conservative circles.

About this episode

Piers Morgan hosted an explosive debate on the defeat of Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massey, who lost the most expensive primary in US history after AIPAC and pro-Israel billionaires spent over $15 million to unseat him. Glenn Greenwald, Will Chamberlain, Clay Travis, and Buckley Carlson clashed over whether Massey's defeat resulted from his opposition to Trump's domestic agenda or his increasingly vocal criticism of Israel and US Middle East policy. Greenwald and Carlson argued that Miriam Adelson and other Israeli-focused donors have captured Trump's decision-making, pointing to Massey's claims that the same billionaires funding his opponent appear in the Epstein files and control US foreign policy. Chamberlain and Travis countered that Massey lost because he voted against Trump's signature legislation and that voters simply preferred Trump's endorsed candidate. The episode expanded into heated exchanges about the Iran war, with Greenwald claiming Trump has no viable exit strategy and remains trapped in an unwinnable conflict, while Chamberlain insisted US military superiority would prevail through escalation. Carlson made extraordinary allegations that Trump now protects pedophiles and has betrayed his base on surveillance, foreign wars, and economic policy. The second segment featured Mehdi Hasan discussing the San Diego mosque terror attack, arguing that anti-Muslim rhetoric has been mainstreamed by Republican politicians in ways that antisemitism has not been, while acknowledging rising hate crimes against both communities. Hasan and Morgan debated whether Islamophobia receives equivalent attention to antisemitism, the role of media in stoking immigration fears, and double standards in how religious communities are treated. The episode crystallized fundamental questions about foreign influence in American politics and whether Trump controls his own agenda or serves donor interests.

Key takeaways

Thomas Massey alleged his opponent's funders are named in Epstein files and control Trump's foreign policy decisions through billionaire donations.
Pro-Israel donors spent over $15 million in Kentucky's 4th District primary, making it the most expensive congressional primary in US history.
Glenn Greenwald claimed Trump has no exit strategy from Iran war and remains trapped between humiliating withdrawal or indefinite costly escalation.
Buckley Carlson accused Trump administration of deliberately protecting pedophiles and betraying MAGA base on surveillance and foreign wars.
Will Chamberlain argued Massey lost because he opposed Trump's big beautiful bill containing the entirety of Trump's domestic agenda.
Mehdi Hasan argued anti-Muslim rhetoric has been mainstreamed by Republican politicians including members of Congress in ways antisemitism has not.
FBI statistics show nearly 70% of religion-based US hate crimes target Jews despite Muslims facing normalized institutional discrimination.