Tucker Carlson
Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson (born May 16, 1969) is an American conservative political commentator and writer who hosted the nightly political talk show Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News from 2016 to 2023. Since his contract with Fox News was terminated, he has hosted Tucker on X. An advocate of former U.S. President Donald Trump, Carlson has been described as "perhaps the highest-profile proponent of Trumpism", and as "the most influential voice in right-wing media, without a close second." Described as a leading voice of white grievance politics, Carlson is known for circulating far-right ideas into mainstream politics and discourse. He has promoted conspiracy theories on topics such as demographic replacement, COVID-19, the January 6 United States Capitol attack, and Ukrainian bioweapons; and has been noted for false and misleading statements about these and other topics. Carlson's remarks on race, immigration, and women – including slurs he said on air between 2006 and 2011 – have been described by some as racist and sexist, and provoked advertiser boycotts of Tucker Carlson Tonight. In April 2023, Fox News dismissed Carlson and canceled his show without any explanation. Tucker Carlson Tonight had at that point been one of the most-watched cable news shows in the country. Carlson was among the hosts named in the Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News Network defamation lawsuit for broadcasting false statements about the plaintiff company's voting machines that Fox News settled for $787.5 million and required Fox News to acknowledge that the broadcast statements were false.
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Tucker Carlson: Mohamed bin Zayed is a wise and humble leader American writer and political commentator, Tucker Carlson, praised UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for his remarkable wisdom and humility, describing him as a leader "unlike any other president I have met." Carlson shared his views during a keynote session titled “The New Rules of Influence” at the 1 Billion Followers Summit, the world’s largest event focused on the content economy. The session, moderated by Saeed Al Eter, Deputy Minister of Cabinet Affairs for Strategic Projects, delved into the critical topics of leadership and influence in today’s world.(Sharjah 24 1/12/25) READ MORE>>>>> 8 of the richest news anchors in the US – net worths, ranked: conservative commentators Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson made the list, alongside CNN’s Anderson Cooper and ABC’s Megyn Kelly 6. Tucker Carlson, 55 Estimated net worth: US$50 million. Host of Tucker Carlson Tonight, political commentator, author and anchor Tucker Carlson was once one of the most outspoken and controversial voices on Fox News. However, the right-wing conspiracy theorist’s reign on television came to an end in April 2023 when he was fired from the network for reportedly becoming “too big for his boots” and alienating much of the company’s staff. These days, he runs the Tucker Carlson Network, producing a series of politically focused shows, podcasts, films and documentaries. (South China Morning Post 12/28/24) READ MORE>>>>> Willie Robertson tells Tucker Carlson he 'stayed out of' 2024 election for fear of 'gumming up' Gospel message Willie Robertson, star of the hit reality show "Duck Dynasty," reflected on his unlikely rise to fame, his relationship with President-elect Donald Trump and the enduring influence of his Christian faith on his life and career in a wide-ranging interview with Tucker Carlson. Robertson, who endorsed Trump in 2016, told Carlson he “stayed out of” the 2024 election amid concerns it would distract from the Gospel message in his new book, Gospeler: Turning Darkness into Light One Conversation at a Time. In the book, Robertson encourages people to share their faith with others in transformational, one-on-one conversations. (Christian Post 11/28/24) READ MORE>>>>> Trump ally Tucker Carlson slams Biden for giving Ukraine land mines, says 'killing is the point' U.S. political commentator Tucker Carlson, a controversial figure who holds influence by having Donald Trump's ear, has slammed the outgoing administration's decision to provide Kyiv with landmines, warning the weaponry Ukraine claims it needs to defend itself from Russia's invasion will only "kill innocents." "There's no justification for using anti-personnel mines (APLs) in this conflict, which can't hope to be solved," Carlson said in an interview with the Redacted podcast on Nov. 24. “The only effect of that move is to kill innocents, period. That's it, that's the only effect - and they know that. And so they're doing it anyway because killing is the point,” he added. (KYIV Independent 11/28/24) READ MORE>>>>> Harris Campaign Manager Directed Facebook Censorship A document dated April, 14, 2021 from Flaherty to a redacted name at Facebook reveals a subject entitled "tucker", in reference to former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. The confidential letter reads: "Since we've been on the phone – the top post about vaccines today is tucker Carlson saying they don't work. Yesterday was Tomi Lehren [Lahren] saying she won't take one. This is exactly why I want to know what "Reduction" actually looks like – if "reduction "mean "pumping our most vaccine hesitant audience with tucker Carlson saying it doesn't work" then…I'm not sure it's reduction." (Newsmax 8/28/24)READ MORE>>>>> |
September 9, 2024: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner, Jerrold Nadler, Brad Schneider, Jan Schakowsky, Jamie Raskin, Jake Auchincloss, Becca Balint, Suzanne Bonamici, Steve Cohen, Lois Frankel, Daniel Goldman, Josh Gottheimer, Sara Jacobs, Greg Landsman, Mike Levin, Kathy Manning, Jared Moskowitz, Dean Phillips, Adam Schiff, Kim Schrier, Brad Sherman, Elissa Slotkin, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Susan Wild issued the following joint statement in response to an interview between Tucker Carlson and Nazi apologist Darryl Cooper: “As Jewish Members of Congress, we are appalled that Tucker Carlson hosted and promoted Nazi apologist and Holocaust denier Darryl Cooper on his podcast. Cooper made deeply troubling statements, including that the United States was on the ‘wrong side’ in the Second World War, and falsely claiming that millions of Jews in concentration camps 'ended up dead' only because the Nazis did not have the resources to care for them. Not only did Carlson provide a platform for Cooper’s ignorance and hate to millions of viewers, he also promoted Cooper by calling him ‘the most important popular historian in the United States.This revisionist and morally repugnant retelling of history is an insult to the six million Jews who were methodically murdered at the hands of the Nazi regime and is especially dangerous now as antisemitism is on the rise globally. November 30, 2023: Carlson: "I became an active Trump supporter when they raided Mar-a-Lago last summer. That just can't stand. I'm voting for Trump, and if they convict him, I will send him the max donations and I will lead protests. That's how I feel." 
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How the World Reacted to Telegram Boss Pavel Durov’s Detention
“Pavel Durov left Russia when the government tried to control his social media company, Telegram. But in the end, it wasn’t Putin who arrested him for allowing the public to exercise free speech. It was a western country, a Biden administration ally and enthusiastic NATO member, that locked him away,” said Carlson, who interviewed Durov earlier this year.
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“Pavel Durov left Russia when the government tried to control his social media company, Telegram. But in the end, it wasn’t Putin who arrested him for allowing the public to exercise free speech. It was a western country, a Biden administration ally and enthusiastic NATO member, that locked him away,” said Carlson, who interviewed Durov earlier this year.
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Fired News Anchors Who Wouldn't Just Go Away
In the aftermath of the contentious 2020 presidential election, Fox News host Tucker Carlson repeatedly promoted debunked conspiracy theories on his show, claiming that the election had been stolen. Furthermore, Carlson placed blame with Dominion, a company that makes voting machines. That wound up being a costly accusation; after a defamation lawsuit, Fox News was ordered to pay the company a staggering $787 million.
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In the aftermath of the contentious 2020 presidential election, Fox News host Tucker Carlson repeatedly promoted debunked conspiracy theories on his show, claiming that the election had been stolen. Furthermore, Carlson placed blame with Dominion, a company that makes voting machines. That wound up being a costly accusation; after a defamation lawsuit, Fox News was ordered to pay the company a staggering $787 million.
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Tucker Carlson Producer Once Fired by Fox News Returns to Cable News
A former Tucker Carlson producer, who was ousted from Fox News over an on-air chyron calling President Joe Biden a “wannabe dictator,” has found his way back to cable news. Alexander McCaskill recently left his post with Carlson’s post-Fox media company to work at “centrist” cable outlet NewsNation. According to three sources familiar with the matter, he is now a producer on the primetime hour hosted by Dan Abrams, who has said he wants to reach the “marginalized moderate majority” with his nightly broadcast. (Daily Beast 5/29/24) READ MORE>>>>>
A former Tucker Carlson producer, who was ousted from Fox News over an on-air chyron calling President Joe Biden a “wannabe dictator,” has found his way back to cable news. Alexander McCaskill recently left his post with Carlson’s post-Fox media company to work at “centrist” cable outlet NewsNation. According to three sources familiar with the matter, he is now a producer on the primetime hour hosted by Dan Abrams, who has said he wants to reach the “marginalized moderate majority” with his nightly broadcast. (Daily Beast 5/29/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Vivek Ramaswamy calls on BuzzFeed to cut staff and hire ‘top talents’ like Tucker Carlson
Vivek Ramaswamy has called on digital media firm BuzzFeed to cut staff, invest in its audio and video capabilities, and hire high-profile “content creators” like Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson In a letter to the media company’s board, the former Republican U.S. presidential contender, who this month revealed he has built an 8.3% stake in BuzzFeed, called for a “complete ground-up restructuring” of the New York City–based media company to prepare it for an artificial-intelligence-dominated future. Ramaswamy said BuzzFeed should seek to boost its credibility by admitting that it has “lost sight of fairness” and “repeatedly lied” to the public on various matters including American politics, the trial of actor Kevin Spacey and the “bloody history” of Che Guevara’s life.
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Vivek Ramaswamy has called on digital media firm BuzzFeed to cut staff, invest in its audio and video capabilities, and hire high-profile “content creators” like Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson In a letter to the media company’s board, the former Republican U.S. presidential contender, who this month revealed he has built an 8.3% stake in BuzzFeed, called for a “complete ground-up restructuring” of the New York City–based media company to prepare it for an artificial-intelligence-dominated future. Ramaswamy said BuzzFeed should seek to boost its credibility by admitting that it has “lost sight of fairness” and “repeatedly lied” to the public on various matters including American politics, the trial of actor Kevin Spacey and the “bloody history” of Che Guevara’s life.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Appears on Fox News Days After Accusing the Network of Wanting to 'Murder' Tucker Carlson
Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene appeared on Fox News just two days after she went on a crazy rant about the network trying to "murder" their former host Tucker Carlson, RadarOnline.com has learned. Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo confronted the congresswoman at several points during the interview.
“You say you’re supporting President [Donald] Trump, but is now the time for this disruption, six months before the election, to fight to get a new speaker in place?” Bartiromo asked. Greene defended her actions by claiming her failed ousting of Mike Johnson “exposed the ‘uniparty’ like it’s never been seen before.”
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Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene appeared on Fox News just two days after she went on a crazy rant about the network trying to "murder" their former host Tucker Carlson, RadarOnline.com has learned. Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo confronted the congresswoman at several points during the interview.
“You say you’re supporting President [Donald] Trump, but is now the time for this disruption, six months before the election, to fight to get a new speaker in place?” Bartiromo asked. Greene defended her actions by claiming her failed ousting of Mike Johnson “exposed the ‘uniparty’ like it’s never been seen before.”
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“And you may be asking yourself, well, wait a second. If Christian leaders won’t stand up for the lives of Christians, why have them in the first place? And that’s probably a good question. So you would think that in Congress there were there are many self-professed Christian. Somebody might be piping up on behalf of their brethren in the Holy Land. But no, just the opposite,” Carlson fumed. |
Right Fumes at Tucker Carlson Over Interview Blasting How Israel Treats Christians: ‘This Is Embarrassing’
Ousted Fox News host Tucker Carlson sparked a firestorm of criticism on the right on Wednesday when he dropped the latest episode of his online show, featuring an interview with Palestinian Christian Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac. “How does the government of Israel treat Christians? In the West, Christian leaders don’t seem interested in knowing the answer. They should be. Here’s the view of a pastor from Bethlehem,” tweeted Carlson on X as he shared the 43-minute interview on Tuesday night. (Media-Ite 4/10/24) READ MORE>>>>> |
Fox Contributor Slams Tucker Carlson, Compares Him to 1960s Conspiracy Theorist Who Was ‘Excommunicated’ From the ‘Respectable Right’
Fox News contributor and Washington Post columnist Marc Thiessen took a swipe at ousted Fox opinion host Tucker Carlson on Wednesday after a right-wing activist argued Carlson was once “a successful coordinating mechanism for the Right.” Christopher Rufo commented on the infighting within the right on X and wrote, “When Tucker had his primetime slot on Fox, he served as a successful coordinating mechanism for the Right. He set the agenda with his monologue, shaped the bounds of discourse, and brought in new voices to illustrate specific lines of argument. It will be interesting to see if Tucker, or Fox, can reprise this role, or if it has fragmented online in a more fundamental way.” (MediaIte 4/27/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Fox News contributor and Washington Post columnist Marc Thiessen took a swipe at ousted Fox opinion host Tucker Carlson on Wednesday after a right-wing activist argued Carlson was once “a successful coordinating mechanism for the Right.” Christopher Rufo commented on the infighting within the right on X and wrote, “When Tucker had his primetime slot on Fox, he served as a successful coordinating mechanism for the Right. He set the agenda with his monologue, shaped the bounds of discourse, and brought in new voices to illustrate specific lines of argument. It will be interesting to see if Tucker, or Fox, can reprise this role, or if it has fragmented online in a more fundamental way.” (MediaIte 4/27/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Alexei Navalny’s Death Makes Tucker Carlson’s Putin Interview Even More Dreadful
Is Tucker Carlson still in Moscow? I wonder if he was lounging in a café with his FSB handlers, laughing at their jokes while savoring a scrumptious pierogi, when the news broke that Alexei Navalny—Russia’s, perhaps the world’s, most famous political prisoner—had died in a Siberian prison at the age of 47. Carlson had spent the week following his dreadful interview with Vladimir Putin on a guided tour of Moscow’s most sparkling sights. In videos posted on his website, he marvels at the Kievskaya subway station (“no graffiti, no filth, no rapists or people waiting to push you onto the tracks … nicer than anything in our country”), goes slack-jawed in a grocery store (where food prices are so low that he finds himself “radicalized” against American leaders), and admires the Russian capital’s “clean, safe streets.” (Slate 2/16/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Is Tucker Carlson still in Moscow? I wonder if he was lounging in a café with his FSB handlers, laughing at their jokes while savoring a scrumptious pierogi, when the news broke that Alexei Navalny—Russia’s, perhaps the world’s, most famous political prisoner—had died in a Siberian prison at the age of 47. Carlson had spent the week following his dreadful interview with Vladimir Putin on a guided tour of Moscow’s most sparkling sights. In videos posted on his website, he marvels at the Kievskaya subway station (“no graffiti, no filth, no rapists or people waiting to push you onto the tracks … nicer than anything in our country”), goes slack-jawed in a grocery store (where food prices are so low that he finds himself “radicalized” against American leaders), and admires the Russian capital’s “clean, safe streets.” (Slate 2/16/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Putin Roasts Tucker Carlson Even More After That Pathetic InterviewEven Russian President Vladimir Putin wasn’t impressed by Tucker Carlson’s pathetic attempts to interview him.The ousted Fox News host was in Moscow last week, when he sat down with Putin for what he claimed would be a hard-hitting, unbiased interview. In reality, it was anything but.
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Tucker Carlson wanted a fight with Team Trudeau. He got one.
CALGARY, Alberta — Justin Trudeau and his ministers fired back on Thursday against a political provocateur from south of the border: Tucker Carlson. With speeches in Alberta that trashed Canada’s government, mocked LGBTQ people and knocked mainstream media, Carlson triggered outrage in Ottawa and furnished himself to the Trudeau team as an irresistible political target. (Zi-Ann Lum/Politico 1/25/24) READ MORE>>>>> |
Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault, the first openly gay MP to be elected in Alberta, called Carlson “the mouthpiece of the MAGA Conservative far-right” and denounced his hateful comments about LGBTQ people — homophobic and transgender jokes throughout the day. |
Tucker Carlson Hyperbolitized!
 Zorek Richards
Dec 12, 2023:
In a post to X (The website formerly known as "Twitter"), Tucker Carlson said "Derek Chauvin is serving 21 years in prison for a crime he didn/t commit. Someone just tried to murder him. If they'd do this to him, they'd do it to you. "If they'd do it them they'd do it to you" As a high profile attention seeker, of course, much of what Carlson says is ridiculous hyperbole. But I want to address this sentence: "If they'd do it them they'd do it to you." It's a variation of Trump's demagoguery: "They are not after me; they are after you." It's kind of a virtue signaling probably derived from the words of Jesus in the Bible who said "Since they persecuted me, naturally they will persecute you."(John 15). People like Trump or Carlson who use those types of phrases generally view themselves as much more important then they really are......and do it to appeal to the masses in the same way autocrats and tyrants do. Personally, I think Carlson says that kind of stuff to manufacture rage and appeal to the lowest intellectual denominator of people who see him as an intellectual giant of some kind. (Something Carlson has never been if you track the number of places that have fired him). |
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'Not confident in a woman being President': Trump ally attacks 'anchor baby' Nikki Haley
A Donald Trump ally who has been floated for a position in his potential next administration on Wednesday attacked the ex-president's GOP primary rival Nikki Haley, saying the former Trump admin official is an "anchor baby" who is ineligible to be president. Laura Loomer, who Donald Trump Jr. said might be considered to be his father's interim press secretary, is one of Trump's latest supporters to stick it to Haley. She joins Tucker Carlson and others in shooting down reports that Trump is considering her for Vice President. Loomer argued on Christmas eve that Haley was an "anchor baby who is unqualified to be president." (David McAfee/Raw Story 12/27/23)
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A Donald Trump ally who has been floated for a position in his potential next administration on Wednesday attacked the ex-president's GOP primary rival Nikki Haley, saying the former Trump admin official is an "anchor baby" who is ineligible to be president. Laura Loomer, who Donald Trump Jr. said might be considered to be his father's interim press secretary, is one of Trump's latest supporters to stick it to Haley. She joins Tucker Carlson and others in shooting down reports that Trump is considering her for Vice President. Loomer argued on Christmas eve that Haley was an "anchor baby who is unqualified to be president." (David McAfee/Raw Story 12/27/23)
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Not Even Tucker Carlson’s Fox News Firing Could Save Newsmax
Just a few months ago, Newsmax was riding high. The MAGA network watched its ratings soar after disgruntled Fox News viewers ditched the conservative cable giant after it shockingly fired Tucker Carlson. Exploiting the MAGA rage against Fox over kicking its top right-wing star to the curb, Newsmax leaned even harder into its already over-the-top pro-Trump ethos, bluntly signaling to viewers that this was the channel to turn to for all their conservative comfort content needs. They even went so far as to not-so-subtly suggest that Carlson could potentially join their airwaves.
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Just a few months ago, Newsmax was riding high. The MAGA network watched its ratings soar after disgruntled Fox News viewers ditched the conservative cable giant after it shockingly fired Tucker Carlson. Exploiting the MAGA rage against Fox over kicking its top right-wing star to the curb, Newsmax leaned even harder into its already over-the-top pro-Trump ethos, bluntly signaling to viewers that this was the channel to turn to for all their conservative comfort content needs. They even went so far as to not-so-subtly suggest that Carlson could potentially join their airwaves.
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Tucker Carlson Drops Bizarre Interview With Kevin Spacey Floating 2024 Run and Suggesting Netflix Tried to Kill Him
Tucker Carlson released an interview with Kevin Spacey on Christmas Eve in which the former Hollywood star floated a run for president in 2024, railed against furries in the White House, and suggested Netflix tried to have him killed. The short interview, published on X, was the latest in Spacey’s odd Christmas tradition of reprising the role of Frank Underwood from House of Cards, which he played to much acclaim until he was fired in 2017 over a raft of sexual harassment allegations. (Aldan McLaughlin/Media-Ite 12/25/23)
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Tucker Carlson released an interview with Kevin Spacey on Christmas Eve in which the former Hollywood star floated a run for president in 2024, railed against furries in the White House, and suggested Netflix tried to have him killed. The short interview, published on X, was the latest in Spacey’s odd Christmas tradition of reprising the role of Frank Underwood from House of Cards, which he played to much acclaim until he was fired in 2017 over a raft of sexual harassment allegations. (Aldan McLaughlin/Media-Ite 12/25/23)
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POLL: Bill Maher Trusted More Than Tucker Carlson, Joe Rogan, And Even Jake Tapper
Bill Maher, the political satirist who hosts Real Time with Bill Maher on Max, is trusted more by the American public than several other high-profile names in the media, according to a new poll from WPA Intelligence obtained by Mediaite. According to the survey of 1,000 respondents, which has a margin of error of 3.1%, Maher is trusted by a larger proportion of the country than former Fox News personality Tucker Carlson, podcaster Joe Rogan, and even CNN anchor Jake Tapper. (Isaac Shorr/MediaIte 12/22/23)
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Bill Maher, the political satirist who hosts Real Time with Bill Maher on Max, is trusted more by the American public than several other high-profile names in the media, according to a new poll from WPA Intelligence obtained by Mediaite. According to the survey of 1,000 respondents, which has a margin of error of 3.1%, Maher is trusted by a larger proportion of the country than former Fox News personality Tucker Carlson, podcaster Joe Rogan, and even CNN anchor Jake Tapper. (Isaac Shorr/MediaIte 12/22/23)
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