Tag: Tucker Carlson

After Gleefully Embracing Kanye West, Right-Wing Figures Reposition In Response To Antisemitic Posts

By Kate Riga | October 10, 2022 10:17 a.m.

White Parents Rallied To Chase A Black Educator Out Of Town. Then, They Followed Her To The Next One.

Cecelia Lewis was asked to apply for a Georgia school district’s first-ever administrator job devoted to diversity, equity and inclusion. A group of parents — coached by local and national anti-CRT groups — had other plans.

By Nicole Carr | June 16, 2022 2:48 p.m.

Where Things Stand: Dems Compare Fox To Russian TV For Not Airing Jan 6 Hearings Live

This is your TPM evening briefing.

By Nicole Lafond | June 7, 2022 6:35 p.m.

Fox News couldn’t possibly cut off its star attraction.

Tucker Carlson’s show airs from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET. The Jan. 6 committee hearing’s debut on Thursday begins at 8 as well. It’s hardly a surprise that the network announced yesterday that it won’t air at least the first hearing live — Tucker has amassed a cult following, coming out on top consistently with the highest ratings of any show on cable news networks.

Where Things Stand: Schumer Asks Fox To Put A Stop To Some Of Tucker’s Rampant Racism

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By Nicole Lafond | May 17, 2022 6:35 p.m.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer reached out to Tucker Carlson, Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch and other top Fox executives personally to ask them to stop promoting the racist bile that is the great replacement conspiracy theory.

“I write to urge you to immediately cease the reckless amplification of the so-called ‘Great Replacement’ theory on your network’s broadcasts,” he wrote in a letter obtained by the New York Times, before placing the blame for the conspiracy theory’s entrance into the mainstream squarely on Fox News’ shoulders.