Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson Says He Will Bring “New Version” of His Fox News Show to Twitter
It appears that Tucker Carlson will not be off the air for long. In a video posted to his Twitter account with the line “we’re back,” Carlson said that he will be bringing “a new version of the show that we have been doing for the past six and a half years to Twitter.” “We’ll […]
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The Tucker Carlson Text That “Set Off a Panic” at Fox: “It’s Not How White Men Fight”
A racially charged and bloodthirsty text sent by Tucker Carlson about the assault of a protestor by Trump supporters was reportedly a key factor that precipitated the anchor’s shock exit from Fox News last week. The New York Times reported Tuesday night that the discovery of Carlson’s message, and the language it contained, “set off […]
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Tucker Carlson Breaks Silence After Fox News Firing
Tucker Carlson has broken his silence since Monday’s surprise announcement that he was fired from Fox News. In a more-than-two-minute video posted to his Twitter, the former host of Tucker Carlson Tonight began by saying that stepping “outside the noise for a few days” has shown him “how many genuinely nice people there are in […]
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Fox News Takes Ratings Hit After Tucker Carlson’s Exit
Unsurprisingly, Fox News ratings suffered Monday night without the channel’s most watched host. After the surprise of Fox News and Tucker Carlson “agree[ing] to part ways” on Monday, the network’s 8 p.m. hour had a significantly smaller audience Monday night. The debut of Fox News Tonight, hosted by Brian Kilmeade (the first in a series […]
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Late Night Reacts to Tucker Carlson’s Exit From Fox News: “An Absolutely Delightful Shock”
A wild day in cable news that saw Fox News unceremoniously jettison Tucker Carlson and CNN similarly defenestrate Don Lemon was, unsurprisingly, picked over on late night television Monday night. On NBC’s Late Night, host Seth Meyers dedicated his “A Closer Look” segment to Carlson’s ouster, saying, “I don’t think anything could shock me anymore […]
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Brian Kilmeade Hosts Fox News Show Following Tucker Carlson’s Exit, Wishes Him “the Best”
Brian Kilmeade quickly addressed Tucker Carlson’s split from Fox News as he filled in as host of Monday night’s show. During what would have been the time slot for Carlson’s show, the political commentator started off the newly-named Fox News Tonight by saying, “As you probably have heard, Fox News and Tucker Carlson have agreed […]
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Tucker Carlson Out at Fox News
In a shock announcement Monday, Fox News Media said that it would be parting ways with Tucker Carlson, the host of its 8 p.m. program Tucker Carlson Tonight. Carlson’s final show was on Friday. “Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways. We thank him for his service to the network as […]
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White House Calls Out Tucker Carlson as Outrage Over Jan. 6 Segments Grows
Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s segments this week seeking to reframe the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S Capitol are drawing pushback unlike anything in recent memory for a cable news host. On his primetime program Monday and Tuesday, Carlson downplayed what happened on Jan. 6 using a trove of footage provided by House […]
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Kanye West Calls His “White Lives Matter” Shirt “Funny,” Says Vogue Was Behind a “Setup”
Kanye “Ye” West is speaking up about the shirt emblazoned with the words “White Lives Matter” that he wore for his Yeezy show Monday at Paris Fashion Week. During an interview on Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Tonight that aired Thursday, the rapper was asked why he wore the shirt that spurred immediate backlash in the […]
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Jimmy Kimmel Explains Why Tucker Carlson Shouldn’t Be Canceled
Jimmy Kimmel is weighing in on Tucker Carlson, Joe Rogan and Donald Trump in a new interview. The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host spoke to The New York Times reporter Kara Swisher for the latest episode of her Sway podcast. Regarding Carlson, Swisher asked Kimmel if the Fox News host should be “canceled.” “No, I don’t […]
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Bret Baier: “There Were Concerns” About Tucker Carlson Doc That Led to Contributor Resignations
Concerns about a Fox Nation series that led to the resignations of two high-profile conservative contributors at Fox News Channel extended to the cable network’s news division. The controversial series “Patriot Purge,” which was produced as part of Tucker Carlson’s programming deal with the subscription streaming service, suggested that the Jan. 6 riot at the […]
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Can Fox News Really Be Sued for Vaccine Misinformation? (Guest Column)
Studies indicate much of the vaccination gap in America is due to political partisanship. Take The Kaiser Family Foundation’s July 8 report which showed counties that voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election have an 11.7 percent higher rate of vaccination than those that voted for Donald Trump. Something has to be done […]
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