", "Did Fox News host Tucker Carlson name-drop Harvey Milk's killer in his yearbook? [9] Carlson also met with Jared Kushner at the White House and demanded clemency for Stone. [457] Fact-checkers found the series contained numerous falsehoods and conspiracy theories. [267] This assertion was disputed by journalist Philip Bump, who wrote that the number of Mexicans in the U.S. had decreased since 2009 and asked rhetorically: "What good has it done Mexico to have a number of its citizens move to the United States and gain the right to vote? Society is built on their differences. Has he threatened to get me fired for disagreeing with him? He also criticized "lunatic Muslims who are behaving like animals", and said that any presidential candidate who vowed to "kill as many of them as [they] can" would be "elected king". Watch it on The Roku Channel or Fox Nation on your Roku device. Carlson texted to Laura Ingraham, "Sidney Powell is lying by the way. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. It's one of the worst things that's happened in our lifetimes. [423] After Joe Biden won the election in November, Carlson raised false allegations of fraud in the election. 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This otherworldly episode of Tucker Carlson Originals takes the team across the country to find out if the truth is out there. Market data provided by Factset. [61] He then went to Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, graduating in 1991 with a BA in history. ", "Begala: The day Jon Stewart blew up my show", "Megyn Kelly Being Replaced by Tucker Carlson at Fox", "How Tucker Carlson went from a CIA reject to the most-watched person on cable news, accused of peddling prejudice to millions", "PBS hires conservative commentator Tucker Carlson for weekly talk show", "PBS's new weekly standard: Tucker Carlson; An unfiltered Media Matters for America analysis of the new PBS host", "Carlson 'sorry' to be walking away from PBS", "Talk Shows Consumed by Virginia Tech Tragedy", "Virginia Tech killer: Using media for his message", "David Gregory Replaces Tucker Carlson on MSNBC Evening Shift", "Tucker Carlson turns 40, moves to Fox News", "47 celebrities you forgot guest-starred on '30 Rock', "The King of Queens what time is it on TV? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Join Tucker Carlson and his team as their cameras take you inside the issues for a new documentary news magazine, Tucker Carlson Originals, Tuckers keynote at The Family Leadership Summit, Tucker clashes with Rep. Salazar over Russia-Ukraine war and borders, Tucker goes behind-the-scenes with UFCs Dana White, Anything Can Be a Gender Preview: Transgressive Two-Part Series, First Preview Transgressive: The Cult of Confusion, Senators Push for Investigation: Cattle Mutilations, Cattle Mutilations: New Footage Revealed for the First Time, New Season Two Episode: Cattle Mutilations, OFFICIAL TRAILER Life of a Rock Star: Kid Rock, Season Two Premiere: Suicide of Los Angeles, Season Two: A detransitioners escape from gender confusion, Season Two: A one of a kind UFO investigation into cattle mutilations. I wasn't adding anything. [160][41], In June 2010, The Daily Caller published excerpts from e-mails sent between members of JournoList, an invitation-only liberal forum, consisting of "several hundred journalists, academics and policy experts" launched in 2007 by Ezra Klein. But they're wrong. Fox's biggest star, Tucker Carlson, secured exclusive access to Rittenhouse and members of his defense team during the trial. [125] By the end of 2018, the show had begun to be boycotted by at least 20 advertisers after Carlson said immigration makes the country "poorer, dirtier and more divided". A 2019 Suffolk University poll named FOX News as the most trusted source for television news or commentary, while a 2019 Brand Keys Emotion Engagement Analysis survey found that FOX News was the most trusted cable news brand. Fox News host Tucker Carlson looks back on President Biden's gaffes on 'Tucker Carlson Originals' Christmas special. In 2010, Carlson co-founded and served as the initial editor-in-chief of the right-wing news and opinion website The Daily Caller, until selling his ownership stake and leaving in 2020. 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The GOP is buzzing", "Urged to Launch an Attack, Trump Listened to the Skeptics Who Said It Would Be a Costly Mistake", "Trump Commutes Sentence of Roger Stone in Case He Long Denounced", "Trump, tweeting a Tucker Carlson segment, hints of possible pardon for Roger Stone", "Tucker Carlson took a victory lap over John Bolton's ousting, after reports he lobbied Trump to fire him", "Inside Trump and Bolton's spectacular split", "How Tucker Carlson became the voice of White grievance", "How Tucker Carlson Stoked White Fear to Conquer Cable", "The Hate Report: What white nationalists think about Tucker Carlson", "Why Do White Supremacists Love Tucker Carlson So Much? Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson[4] (born May 16, 1969) is an American television host, conservative political commentator and writer who has hosted the nightly political talk show Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News since 2016. [27][28], Carlson was reportedly floated as a potential candidate for the Libertarian nomination in the 2008 presidential election. "[440] Furthermore, Carlson texted to Sean Hannity, saying fellow Fox reporter Jacqui Heinrich should be fired for fact-checking false claims Carlson and Trump circulated about Dominion. [474][475] On July 23, cybersecurity news website The Record wrote that Carlson had not been targeted by the NSA but had been unmasked after he was mentioned by third parties who were under surveillance, citing two anonymous sources. Carlson apologized on his show for the error. [47] Carlson's maternal great-great-grandfather Cesar Lombardi immigrated to New York from Switzerland in 1860. According to Vox, it promoted conspiracy theories about Soros and suggested that criticism of the Hungarian government was a function of jealousy from the political left. [31] Elaina Plott in The Atlantic summed up Carlson's style as "a gleeful fuck you" to his opponents. "[27] From 2009 through 2015, Carlson was a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank. All rights reserved. Seriously. [34][450][451] One of the unindicted co-conspirators was readily identifiable as Stewart Rhodes, founder and leader of Oath Keepers, a far-right anti-government militia; another unindicted co-conspirator was likely the wife of an indicted alleged conspirator. [4][41][53][478][479], In arguments, Carlson can quickly shift between personas as a devil's advocate and a moralizing truth teller, and simultaneously appear outraged and blas employing a "joking/not-joking loophole" that radio shock jocks have often used, according to Lili Loofbourow of Slate. He's a good reporter, he just misunderstood about how serious that was. [157], In interviews, Carlson said The Daily Caller would not be tied to ideology but rather "breaking stories of importance",[158] and "We're not enforcing any kind of ideological orthodoxy on anyone. The was originally going to just be a look at The End of . [171][170], In May 2017, Carlson, represented by the literary and creative agency Javelin, signed an eight-figure, two-book deal with Simon & Schuster's conservative imprint, Threshold Editions. The judge also agreed with Fox News' defense that reasonable viewers would have "skepticism" over statements Carlson makes on its show, as he often engages in "exaggeration" and "non-literal commentary", and that Carlson is not "stating actual facts" on its show. [220][221][222] In 2015 he said Australian gun laws were "insane" and "childish". "weak men." I've added some old photos of him along with an excerpt of his old "Crossfire" appearance with Jon Stewart. The premiere episode of the show, which replaced On the Record,[119] was the network's most watched telecast of the year in the time slot, with 3.7million viewers. Putin does hate America", urging him to "stop attacking Americans & defending Putin". [317][318] After the Charlie Hebdo shooting in 2015, Carlson said, "This is an Islamic problem were facing.