Conservative firebrand Mark Levin unloaded on former Fox News colleague Tucker Carlson in a blistering on-air rant Friday, calling him a �Nazi promoter� and a �modern-day David Duke� after Carlson invited him to a public debate at an upcoming Turning Point USA event.

Levin revealed the text exchange during The Mark Levin Show, reading what he described as a �verbatim� transcript of their conversation. The veteran radio host said Carlson reached out earlier in the day to propose a face-to-face debate in December � an offer Levin rejected outright.

�I�d rather debate a skunk,� Levin said. �My family and I want nothing to do with you [and] what you�ve become � your vile libels against my faith, millions of Christians, and in my view, what you seek to do to our country. There�s nothing to debate. You�re a Nazi promoter. You�re the modern-day David Duke.�

Levin then blasted Carlson�s recent decision to host extremist Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist and Holocaust denier, on his show. �What would Charlie [Kirk] say? What would Rush [Limbaugh] say?� Levin asked rhetorically, referring to the Turning Point USA founder and his late mentor. �Charlie Kirk would be sickened.�

According to Levin, Carlson responded to the rejection within minutes.

�For the record, I�m strongly anti-Nazi,� Carlson allegedly wrote. �But that�s hardly the point. This seems like the perfect opportunity to rebut what you consider evil ideas, and to do it to my face like a man. I think you�d jump at the chance, assuming you believe your positions are defensible. I�m offering the marketplace of ideas you often talk about � is it possible you can�t really defend, for example, what Israel has done to civilians in Gaza?�

Levin said he replied that Carlson was not feared, but �despised.�

Carlson�s final message, according to Levin, was brief and cutting: �Well, you�re a coward. If you change your mind, I�m here. Thanks.�

That set Levin off. �He�s a little bastard,� Levin fumed. �He�s attacked my stepson � who is serving honorably as a senior advisor to Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel. This guy has no shame.�

Later in the broadcast, Levin accused Carlson of committing an �unspeakable betrayal� against Turning Point USA and its founder, Charlie Kirk, by platforming Fuentes, whom Levin described as �Kirk�s enemy.�

�It�s not about free speech,� Levin said. �You could be heard by millions. This is about decency. Tucker has figured out that the more disgusting, heinous, racist, bigoted, antisemitic, anti-American things he can say, the better it is for his video podcast. He�s chasing outrage for profit.�

The remarks mark the latest in a growing feud between the two right-wing figures, once aligned under Fox News� conservative banner. Their relationship soured following Carlson�s ouster from Fox in 2023, with Levin repeatedly criticizing Carlson�s post-network ventures � including The Tucker Carlson Show and his controversial interviews with foreign leaders and fringe figures.

Levin ended his broadcast with a final parting shot: �Tucker Carlson has betrayed every value he once claimed to hold. This isn�t journalism. It�s poison � and I want nothing to do with it.�

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