Fox News host Tucker Carlson is no longer with the network, per a terse statement from the right-wing media juggernaut released Monday morning.
What’s left now is a huge mystery: Why? And why now?
The statement doesn’t explain why Carlson and Fox News “parted ways,” only saying that the two sides agreed on it.
It comes as Fox News faces down legal threats over conduct that took places years ago, mostly involving the network’s decision to go along with Trump’s efforts to cast doubt on the results of the 2020 election.
We’ll be following along and reporting on the mystery below.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson is no longer with the network, per a terse statement from the right-wing media juggernaut released Monday morning.
What’s left now is a huge mystery: Why? And why now?
The statement doesn’t explain why Carlson and Fox News “parted ways,” only saying that the two sides agreed on it.
It comes as Fox News faces down legal threats over conduct that took places years ago, mostly involving the network’s decision to go along with Trump’s efforts to cast doubt on the results of the 2020 election.
We’ll be following along and reporting on the mystery below.
I wouldn’t be totally shocked they canned him because of his impolite comments about Fox News execs. They will tolerate a lot at Fox News, but not that. I wouldn’t even be totally shocked we learn it was to appease Trump who probably seethed at revealed comments Carlson made about him behind the scenes. Maybe they thought his recent interview of Trump would be an olive branch. Whatever the real reason is, they’ll never admit to it. But I seriously doubt it was the Dominion settlement as much as the collateral damage discovery from it caused Carlson and Fox News execs’ relationships.
It’s either something we’ll find out about in couple of weeks that’s bad or it’s because Fox asked him to tone down the fascism and he said no.
Supposedly Smartmatic is demanding apologies as part of their suit. Maybe Carlson balked at eating his own words on-air?
He’s running
Here’s how I will remember the key moments of Tucker’s media career: pantsed by Jon Stewart early on; forced out at Fox during his prime