Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw is the co-founder of the daily caller shown by videoGB news reporter Stephen Essington, posted on X on Monday. He lied about threatening to kill a Tucker Carlson.
Early Monday morning, Esington accused Crenshaw of threatening him after an interview with the pair recording Early February.
“After our interview, I asked Dan Crenshaw if he had ever met him before. Tucker Carlson, Esington Tweet. “He said: “I’d kill him if I saw him,” I laughed at it. He said: “Seriously, I’ll kill him.”
Proof Dunk Renshaw said he would kill Tucker Carlson if he met him. He told me when I laughed, it wasn’t a joke. https://t.co/bljsi3twmq
– Stephen Esington (@StevenedGinton) February 24, 2025
Crenshaw denied the charges and responded when he asked Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green if he threatened to kill Carlson.
“Laughter, no,” he replied.
Lol, no. https://t.co/6julollgce
– Dunkrenshaw (@dancrenshawtx) February 24, 2025
But about 30 minutes later, GB News tweeted a video where you can hear Crenshaw being threatened. Esington quickly retweeted it.
“Have you ever met Tucker?” Essington asked Crenshaw as the pair removed the microphone. (Related: Dan Crenshaw says he “tears” Republicans over military confirmation blockade: Report)
“No, I’ve talked a lot on Twitter. If I see him, I’ll kill him,” Crenshaw seems to say.
Esington laughs, but Crenshaw says, “No, seriously, I’ll kill him. He’s the worst person I’ve ever met.”
US House of Representatives @dancrenshawtx He says “I’ll kill you” @tuckercarlson If you’ve ever met him after he spoke @StevenedGinton pic.twitter.com/0l5oijhon9
– GB News (@gbnews) February 24, 2025
The daily caller contacted Crenshaw’s office to ask if this was a serious statement. A spokesperson told the caller, “No, of course not.”
