Madrid Showdown: Carlson, Abascal, and the Transatlantic Right

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Foreign Media Figures and Political Cross Currents in Madrid

The far-right media influence figure Tucker Carlson has exited Fox News and traveled to Madrid to engage with Vox leader Santiago Abascal. Abascal now commands a talk program on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. The trip centers on Abascal’s stance against the amnesty deal brokered by Pedro Sánchez in collaboration with Catalan independents.

Carlson posted a brief update from Madrid, saying simply, “In Madrid,” alongside a photo of himself with Abascal at a street demonstration. The image shows Abascal wearing a tie mic clipped to his shirt, suggesting Carlson’s Madrid assignment involves reporting on or interviewing for a program about the right-wing movement’s demonstrations.

One caption captured Carlson’s Madrid moment and was shared with the public; the post is attributed to Carlson’s official social media account and shows the collaboration between Carlson and Abascal during a political event.

In the accompanying scene, Vox figures such as Pepa Millán, the party’s spokesperson in Congress, and Juan García-Gallardo, vice president of the Junta de Castilla y León, appear alongside Abascal. The gathering signals a broader media strategy that ties a pan-European right-wing message to a high-profile media personality.

Meanwhile, Carlson has a weekly program on his social channel featuring conversations with prominent figures, including former U.S. president Donald Trump and Argentine libertarian candidate Javier Milei. The reach of Carlson’s platform underscores the growing trend of political figures leveraging mass-media personalities to engage audiences across continents.

When Carlson traveled previously to Buenos Aires to interview Milei, Milei accused Pope Francis of backing “murderous communists” and aligning with “bloody dictatorships.” This exchange illustrates how transnational media appearances can amplify sharp, polarizing rhetoric in contemporary politics.

Notes attributed to Carlson’s Madrid visit emphasize the strategic importance of media-led outreach in shaping public perception of European political developments and their implications for alliance-builders on the right. Observers view the Madrid episode as part of a larger pattern where international media figures help translate national debates into global conversations.

—Cited observation: Carlson’s Madrid activity described through public social media posts and subsequent reporting—indicating a cross-border effort to cover right-wing demonstrations and political alignment across continents. Attribution: public social posts by Carlson and coverage from organizational and political sources discussing the event.

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