Fox News host Mark Levin has blasted his former colleague Tucker Carlson as a 'little b******' and a 'Nazi promoter' as they exchanged heated texts live on his radio show - marking an escalation in tensions between the two MAGA firebrands. 

A rift erupted between the former friends this year as they fought over their contrasting views on the Israel-Palestine conflict, with Levin being staunchly pro-Israel while Carlson has appeared to sympathize with Hamas.  

This week, Levin used the Friday episode of his radio show to vent his rage at Carlson, who he said had sent him an inflammatory text message that morning requesting to debate him at an upcoming Turning Point USA event. 

He read the message on The Mark Levin Show on Friday before slamming the right-wing podcaster and reading more texts as they came through. 

'I got a very strange text this morning from Tucker Carlson,' the 68-year-old told listeners. '"Good morning. The leadership at Turning Point has asked me to debate you at their event in Scottsdale in December,' Carlson wrote, according to Levin. 

'"I'm happy to do it and I hope you'll agree as well. 

'"Beyond the personal insults, which I will try and keep to a minimum, there are real and important ideological differences between us, and I think the country would benefit from an extended conversation about them."'

Levin told Carlson, 56, he was not interested and would 'rather debate a skunk', before criticizing his former friend for platforming guests like controversial white nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes, 27, on his podcast. 

He claimed that the late Charlie Kirk, who founded Turning Point, would be sickened by Carlson's choice of guests. 

'What would Charlie say? What would Rush [Limbaugh] say?' Levin raged. He then read his 'verbatim' text message response to Carlson aloud. 

'"I want nothing to do with you, what you've become — your vile libels against my faith, millions of Christians, and in my view, what you seek do to our country,"' Levin said he wrote back. 

'"There's nothing to debate. You're a Nazi promoter. 

'"You're the modern day David Duke,"' he added, referring to a Klu Klux Klan leader who was a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives in the nineties who parroted anti-Semitic conspiracies. 

'"For the record, I'm strongly anti-Nazi… but that's hardly the point,"' Carlson hit back, according to Levin. 

'"This seems like the perfect opportunity to rebut what you consider evil ideas, and to do it to my face like a man. 

'"I think you'd jump at the chance, assuming you believe your positions are defensible. 

'"I'm offering the marketplace of ideas you often talk about, is it possible you can't really defend, for example, what Israel has done to civilians in Gaza?"' 

Levin then ripped Carlson as a 'little b******' and spent almost two hours raging about the former Fox News host along with Nick Fuentes, who hosts America First. 

The slur refers to a person born out of wedlock, alluding to the frivolousness of one's mother. 

Trump loyalist Levin also hosts Life, Liberty & Levin on Fox News. He previously worked in President Ronald Reagan's administration, and currently serves a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council. 

Carlson rose to fame presenting Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News, until the broadcaster canceled the show in April 2023. 

Since then, he launched The Tucker Carlson show, where he has expressed support for Russian President Vladimir Putin, and promoted several conspiracy theories on topics including Covid-19 and the January 6 Capitol attack.

Levin has also pedaled conspiracy theories, including the idea that Obama loyalists waged a 'Deep State' coup against Trump by launching investigations into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US elections.