Tucker blasts ‘creature of the oligarchs’ Nikki Haley in epic AmFest speech

"I heard Tulsi Gabbard mention the phrase Nikki Haley," Carlson said during his speech, "And people booed. I was like, oh, yeah, we're in the right —but then it raised actually a philosophical question for me, which is, should you put air quotes around Nikki Haley, because otherwise you're just assuming this is a real person, and not just a hologram put out there by Ken Griffin in the billionaire class to torment you," Carlson said during the speech.

"And I do think that's like an open question, 'is Nikki Haley real?' And actually, I mean, I don't know. Do I look like a biologist or a theologian? I don't know. 'What is real?,'" Carlson exclaimed to a round of applause.

Later on in the evening, Carlson all but confirmed his disdain for Haley when he was asked by TimCast host, Tim Pool, about his reaction to Nikki Haley running as former President Donald Trump's vice president in the 2024 presidential election.

"I would not only not vote for that ticket, I would advocate against it as strongly as I could," Carlson declared without hesitation. "That's just poison. I mean, here's someone who's actively opposed to the interests of the country I grew up in, who endorsed the BLM riots and who is not only, is not left, but is neoliberal in the darkest, most, speaking of nihilist, nihilistic way, and has no real popular support, as if it is a creature of the oligarchs. So, yeah, that would be reason to oppose the ticket. "

Other topics touched on by Carlson during the evening included a nod to GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and his presidential run, a callout of campaign staff belonging to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, as well as abortion, which he likened to child sacrifice.