“You’ve Been a Bad Little Girl”: Tucker Carlson Gave the Most WTF Speech of All Time at a Campaign Event for Trump | Vanity FairSkip to main contentOpen Navigation MenuMenuSearchSearchPoliticsBusinessHollywoodStyleCultureRoyalsCelebrityVideoPodcastsArchiveVF ShopWhat Is Cinema?ArchiveVF ShopMagazineLevin Report“You’ve Been a Bad Little Girl”: Tucker Carlson Gave the Most WTF Speech of All Time at a Campaign Event for TrumpThe former Fox News host fantasized about Trump giving America a “vigorous spanking.”By Bess LevinOctober 24, 2024BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Getty ImagesSave this storySaveSave this storySaveRepublicans have said a lot of weird, wildly disturbing things in their time, but perhaps nothing has come close to the creepiness that was on display on Wednesday night, when former Fox News host Tucker Carlson told a crowd of Donald Trump supporters that the ex-president needs to give America—which he likened to a “hormone-addled 15-year-old” girl—a “vigorous spanking.”Yes, at a campaign event in Georgia, Carlson opined that Americans under Democratic leadership have been allowed to act like a toddler “smear[ing] the contents of his diaper on the wall of your living room” or a “hormone-addled 15-year-old daughter” slamming the door of her bedroom and giving her parents the finger. Then, he said, “There has to be a point at which Dad comes home,” and if you’ve recently consumed lunch, consider pausing for an hour or two before hearing what Carlson had to say next, or at least have a barf bag at the ready.“When Dad gets home, you know what he says?” Carlson asked the crowd. “‘You’ve been a bad girl, you’ve been a bad little girl, and you’re getting a vigorous spanking right now.’” A huge grin on his face, he continued, “‘And no, it’s not going to hurt me more than it hurts you. No, it’s not. I’m not going to lie. This is going to hurt you a lot more than it hurts me. And you earned this. You’re getting a vigorous spanking because you’ve been a bad girl.’”X contentThis content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.Because this was a Trump rally, instead of responding with stunned looks of “WTF did he just say?,” the crowd broke into rapturous applause at the idea of Trump meting out corporal punishment on a 15-year-old, and calling her a “bad girl” in the process. Later—and again, grab that barf bag—the ex-president’s supporters addressed him as “Daddy.”X contentThis content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.Incredibly, Carlson’s extended metaphor wasn’t the only time he had something weird to say about young women last night. Referring to Liz Cheney, Carlson called the 58-year-old former GOP representative, “Dick Cheney’s creepy little daughter.”If you would like to receive the Levin Report in your inbox daily, click here to subscribe.Definitely seems like someone who should have access to the nuclear codesX contentThis content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.Seems like a pretty clear choice!X contentThis content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.Elsewhere!Sweeping Raids, Giant Camps, and Mass Deportations: Inside Trump’s 2025 Immigration PlansNYT • Read MoreTrump says he’d “fire” special counsel Jack Smith in “two seconds” if elected againThe Washington Post • Read MoreAll the Top Trump Officials Warning Against Voting for HimNew York • Read MoreWhat Is Usha Vance Thinking?New York • Read MoreGOP candidates embrace Trump’s call to abolish Education DepartmentThe Washington Post • Read MoreBeyoncé Will Appear With Kamala Harris at Houston RallyNYT • Read MoreKamala Harris Asks Americans: Are You Really Going to Elect a Guy Who Has Good Things to Say About Hitler?Vanity Fair • Read MoreNo One Knows How Big Pumpkins Can GetThe Atlantic • Read MoreMore Great Stories From Vanity FairSee Our Winner Predictions for the 2025 SAG AwardsHow Patrick Schwarzenegger “Eye-F—ed” His Way Onto The White LotusThe White Lotus Season 3: All the Easter Eggs You May Have MissedThe Education—and Anointment—of Barron TrumpMillie Bobby Brown on Stranger Things, Marriage, and Life on the FarmA Lovesick Aristocrat and the Royal Family’s Nazi-Connected ShamesThe Power & the Glamour: Michelle Yeoh, Gwyneth Paltrow, and MoreWhere to Watch Every 2025 Oscar-Nominated MovieChronicling JD Vance’s Circuitous Rise to Power: Listen to the Inside the Hive Podcast with Host Radhika JonesInside Princess Diana’s Loves, Heartbreaks, and True RomancesEvery Steven Spielberg Movie, RankedFrom the Archive: Seduction-to-Spilt Secrets From Ava Gardner’s Three MarriagesBess LevinPolitics CorrespondentBess Levin is a politics correspondent at Vanity Fair. 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Daddy Trump spanking a 15 year old girl? And the crowd is going crazy. How did half our country become this sick and twisted?