Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s apparent threat to Tucker Carlson drew backlash from the right on Monday, especially after the Texas Republican was caught out denying it ever happened. In a hot mic moment after an interview with British journalist and GB News correspondent Steven Edginton,

A Republican congressman from Texas was caught on a hot mic Monday apparently threatening to kill former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. In an exchange with a British journalist, Rep. Dan Crenshaw called Carlson “the worst person” and said they had never met in person.

During an unguarded moment after a TV interview, the politician said of the broadcaster: "If I ever meet him, I'll f***ing kill him. I'm not joking."

Texas, denied making the threat even as clips of the hot mic moment triggered outrage from other right-wing figures.