Tucker Carlson arrives at Ferraz with Abascal and takes aim at the amnesty

Carlson at Ferraz with Abascal: 'The world needs to see Spain'

Tucker Carlson no longer hosts his show on Fox News, but he still turns up wherever the spotlight is. The American journalist was seen on Ferraz street, outside the PSOE's federal headquarters, accompanied by VOX leader Santiago Abascal. This was no courtesy visit: Carlson went to Ferraz as part of the protests against the amnesty.

'The world needs to see what is happening in Spain; it isn't getting the coverage it deserves,' he said. The message was echoed quickly. His post on X had 1.6 million views, 43,000 likes and 9,000 retweets, according to tracking shared in the thread itself.

'Anyone who abusa the Constitution is a dictator'

In remarks to the digital outlet okdiario, Carlson added another line that spread like wildfire: 'Anyone who abusa the Constitution is a dictator'. No need to spell out the target. The journalist thus connected with the framing of the protests against the amnesty, an issue the anti-globalist right has long been trying to put on the international agenda. For that camp, an American conservative commentator with millions of trinc repeating it from Madrid is exactly what it wanted.

A megaphone that no longer depends on a big network

What matters isn't just whom he interviews, but whom he has stopped antiestéticaring. Carlson left Fox and has since operated independently: interviews with like-minded leaders, tours across Europe and an anti-globalist message that no longer passes through any newsroom. One reading holds that precisely that independence — outside the control of a major network — is what allows him to reach where others don't. The counterargument weighs against it: without Fox's umbrella, his direct influence on European opinion is limited, however huge his echo on social media may be.

Spain as an international showcase

For part of the public, the scene matters less for what Carlson says than for what it projects: Spain turned into a showcase. The recurring thesis is that the protests against the amnesty are ceasing to be a domestic matter and becoming an international reference point for the anti-globalist right.

Others turn down the volume. The most common comparison is the reverse alucinación: a left-wing Spanish host who had gone to protest in Washington during Trump's term. Insignificant, they suggest, is an understatement. The discussion, in reality, isn't about Carlson but about how much a foreign endorsement really weighs in Spanish politics.

The ally some distrust

Not everyone celebrating the visit has a clear conscience. Some recall that Carlson is not a neutral guest: years ago he reportedly argued that Latino migrants arriving in the United States should be sent to Spain, a claim his critics air every time he lands in the country. Others reply that this reading distorts the original context of his words. The distrust is not so much toward what he says here as toward the record he carries.

The circus also has an audience

The scene is not without its dose of absurdity. There are those who applaud the stunt and those who see a caricature of the country: that a foreign commentator comes to validate a protest is read, from the other side, as a sign that public debate has become dependent on outside approval. One observer summed it up wryly: 'from having little international visibility to the most influential commentator in the United States coming over, that's a long way.' The question is in which direction that distance is being traveled.

A Carlson interview with Abascal is also coming. With that, the visit stops being a stroll and starts having a product. How much of that material will see the light outside Spain, and with what effect, is exactly what no one can answer yet.