[53][78], On June 21, 2021, New York Times reporter Ben Smith reported that Carlson was a media source for several journalists and authors including Michael Isikoff, Michael Wolff, Brian Stelter, and others who wrote critically of Donald Trump. Watch free Newest movies Find your favorites [493], Carlson was baptized as an Episcopalian but has said he grew up with secular beliefs; he credits his wife for his religious faith. [41] In 2001, he was appointed co-host of Crossfire, in which Carlson and Robert Novak represented the political right (alternating on different nights), while James Carville and Paul Begala, also alternating as hosts, represented the left. ", "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? [362] Ben Samuels of Haaretz wrote that the episode "brings Carlsons history of providing a platform for antisemitism further into focus". The number one network in cable, FNC has been the most-watched television news channel for 18 consecutive years. In September 2020, federal judge Mary Kay Vyskocil[135] dismissed the lawsuit, citing her acceptance of Fox News' defense that Carlson's extortion claims were opinion based and not "statements of fact". Fox News host Tucker Carlson looks back on President Biden's gaffes on 'Tucker Carlson Originals' Christmas special. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. 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. [43] Carlson himself was named after his great-great-great-grandfather Dr. J.C. Tucker and his great-great-grandfather George W. [466][e] On June 29, the NSA tweeted a rare statement of denial,[465][468] stating that Carlson has never been a target of its surveillance and it never had any intent to have his program taken off the air. [471], Axios reported on July 7 that, shortly before Carlson made his allegation, he had been in contact with U.S.-based Kremlin intermediaries to arrange an interview with Vladimir Putin. [431] Prominent defenders of Trump criticized Carlson for his skepticism, though Powell was dropped from Trump's legal team shortly afterward. [374] Some of his comments on air have been described as homophobic, including a 2006 radio conversation in which he and Bubba the Love Sponge used the word faggot to describe their affection for each other, and his 2007 description of an incident during high school of beating up a gay man who had made an advance on him in a public bathroom. "[41], On February 23, 2017, The Atlantic wrote that "Carlson's true talent is not for political philosophizing, it's for televised partisan combat. [496][497], Immigrants and the Great Replacement conspiracy theory (20182022), Black Lives Matter and George Floyd (20202021), Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court nomination (2022), Responses to allegations of racism and comments about race. The End of Men: With Tucker Carlson. [186][183] In 2017, Carlson said his registration as a Democrat was to gain the right to vote in the primaries for mayoral elections in the district, and that he nevertheless "sincerely despise[s]" the Democratic party and "always vote[d] for the more corrupt candidate over the idealist" in order to favor the status quo and stem progressivism. [5] He has written three books: Politicians, Partisans, and Parasites (2003), Ship of Fools (2018), and The Long Slide (2021). [195] After saying on Fox News in 2010 that Michael Vick "should have been executed" for dog fighting, Carlson stated that he is "not comfortable with the death penalty under any circumstances". "They really dislike our country. Stream all episodes of the new documentary news magazine. Tucker Carlson Originals (2021- ) Episode List Current Episode (aired 15 Feb. 2023) The Death of Comedy? Carlson asked. [239], Carlson has criticized hedge funds (singling out the Republican donor Paul Singer in 2019) and private equity (in criticizing Mitt Romney, former CEO of Bain Capital). [137], In July 2020, Carlson's head writer Blake Neff resigned after CNN Business reported that he had been using a pseudonym to post remarks that were widely described as racist, sexist, and homophobic on AutoAdmit, a message board known for its lack of moderation of offensive and defamatory content. In an interview a month before the show began, he lamented that he would miss classes during a two-week-long MSNBC assignment in Lebanon, saying, "It's hard for me to remember the moves. Market data provided by Factset. [41], Carlson's 2003 interview with Britney Spears, wherein he asked if she opposed the ongoing Iraq War and she responded, "[W]e should just trust our president in every decision he makes",[80] was featured in the 2004 film Fahrenheit 9/11, for which she won a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress at the 25th Golden Raspberry Awards. We have confirmed that. [428] Carlson distanced himself from Trump's post-election legal fights, in which Carlson said the election was "not fair" but acknowledged that it still would not produce a Trump victory. It means killing people". The Tucker Carlson Originals series will also debut in April, and continue monthly. Carlson served as editor-in-chief, and occasionally wrote opinion pieces with Patel. The Backlash Was Quick", "Tucker Carlson was attacked by Trump supporters for questioning the outlandish claims of the president's lawyer Sidney Powell before she was fired", "Sidney Powell: Trump team cuts ties with lawyer who made voter fraud claims", "MyPillow Guy Peddles Crazy Twitter Conspiracies in Tucker Carlson Interview", "Tucker Carlson suddenly gives a welcome ear to election conspiracy theories when they come from his major sponsor", "Tucker Carlson spins web of misleading claims as he alleges 'meaningful voter fraud' in Georgia", "Fox News stars questioned by election tech company in defamation case", "Fox producer's warning against Jeanine Pirro surfaces in Dominion defamation suit", "Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity among Fox News stars deposed in voting machine lawsuit", "Fox Stars Privately Expressed Disbelief About Election Fraud Claims. "[27] From 2009 through 2015, Carlson was a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank. 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Times series about him", "Right-wing media pushed a deworming drug to treat Covid-19 that the FDA says is unsafe for humans", "How the right's ivermectin conspiracy theories led to people buying horse dewormer", "Fox News host Tucker Carlson claims making children wear masks is 'abuse', "Criticism Mounts As Tucker Carlson Urges Viewers To Call Child Protective Services On Children Wearing Masks Outdoors", "Analysis | Once again, Fox News stokes a protest against a Democratic president", "Tucker Carlson airs his most dishonest and dangerous pandemic segment yet", "Outrage as Alex Berenson tells Tucker Carlson Covid vaccines should be 'withdrawn', "White House Covid officials rebut anti-vaccine Tucker Carlson guest", "COVID-19 Vaccination Increases Immunity, Contrary to Immune Suppression Claims", "Warning of a left-wing coup, Trumpist media prep their audience for election unrest", "Trump election dead-enders have a home on Fox News and right-wing radio", "Trump posts flurry of anti-Fox News tweets: "They forgot what made them successful", "Tucker Carlson Still Backing Trump's Fake Voter Fraud Claims (Video)", "Fox News's election fraud pandering may be its most dangerous lie yet", "Two accused 'dead' Georgia voters very much alive despite claims and they voted legally", "Fox News' Laura Ingraham and Tucker Carlson distance themselves from Trump", "Tucker Carlson outlines the post-Trump playbook", "Tucker Carlson Dared Question a Trump Lawyer. Tucker Carlson: We're being told to shut up about this Tucker Carlson joined "Fox & Friends" Thursday to preview his "Tucker Carlson Originals" Fox Nation special "Transgressive: Cult of. [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". 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. [212], Carlson wrote in 2000 that capital punishment "deserves more vigorous debate",[213] and in 2003 told Salon, "I'm opposed to the death penalty as I am adamantly opposed to abortion". "How long were you in the United States?" [432][433] Carlson later brought on Mike Lindell on January 26, 2021, whose company My Pillow was the largest advertiser on Tucker Carlson Tonight, to criticize Dominion Voting Systems and claim it had "hired hit groups and bots and trolls" to target him following his Twitter account's permanent suspension for promoting unfounded fraud claims. [34][447][448] He alleged that unindicted co-conspirators in rioters' indictments were government agents, saying, "FBI operatives were organizing the attack on the Capitol on January 6, according to government documents". Carlson apologized on his show for the error. This came in the wake of Carlson's remarks criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement, which had caused some companies to pull their advertising from the show, including The Walt Disney Company, T-Mobile, and Papa John's. [194] Carlson told Salon in 2003 that some Washington conservatives suspected he was "secretly liberal" because he liked John McCain. I have less political power because they are importing a brand-new electorate. 1 commentator mainstreaming bedrock principles of white nationalism in [the U.S.]. Carlson wrote that Trump was "the single most repulsive person on the planet" and that the Reform Party consisted of "a bunch of wackos". As Carlson mocks other men maybe he should look in the mirror. [41] Carlson and Begala later recalled that Stewart and one of the book's co-authors, Ben Karlin, stayed at CNN for more than an hour after the show to discuss the issues he had raised on the air, with Carlson saying, "It was heartfelt. [429][430], Later that month, Carlson cast doubt on unfounded conspiratorial claims made by former federal prosecutor Sidney Powell, who alleged that Venezuela, Cuba and unidentified communist interests had used a secret algorithm to hack into voting machines and commit widespread electoral fraud. Legal Statement. We can trade intimate details. He's a good reporter, he just misunderstood about how serious that was. Ask anyone at Fox." He characterized the protests as "nearly a year of burning and looting and murder by BLM". Although Fox News said Carlson was referring to Democratic leaders and not protesters, Carlson's comments on Black Lives Matter were met with rebuke. 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After Heated Clash on Guns: 'Don't Demagogue it With Me', "Fox News Host Tucker Carlson Claims Australia Has 'No Freedom' During Gun Control Discussion [Video]", "Tucker Carlson hits Trump due process comments: Obama would've been called a dictator for that", "Tucker Carlson Shreds Trump Over Gun Control: If 'Obama Had Said That,' We'd Be 'Talking Impeachment', "Will the G.O.P. RISING CRIME AND MURDERERS WALKING FREE: 'TUCKER CARLSON ORIGINALS' EXPOSES WINDY CITY CRISIS Outside of the prison walls, military and police with automatic weapons and bulletproof vests patrol. My wife said people are going to think you're hunting for a job in the Bush campaign. [19], In a guest appearance with Alex Jones in 2015, Carlson criticized the Obama administration for "making excuses for" rioters in racially-charged anti-police protests in Ferguson, Missouri and Baltimore, saying, "They categorize people by race in a way that, you know, you can't even imagine 30 years ago you would have said, 'Wait a second, that's like Nazi stuff. [229][230][231] At trial Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges. ", "Did Fox News host Tucker Carlson name-drop Harvey Milk's killer in his yearbook? 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. [183][184][185] He was previously registered as a Democrat in Washington, D.C., from 2006 to 2020. Outside of the prison walls, military and police with automatic weapons and bulletproof vests patrol the city in droves - guarding restaurants, hotels, and even occupying public plazas. [270][271], Peter Beinart of The Atlantic said Carlson has been an "apologist for Donald Trump on the Russia scandal". 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. [491] In 2013, Carlson said, "We still go to the Episcopal Church for all kinds of complicated reasons, but I truly despise the Episcopal Church in a lot of ways," citing his opposition to the church's support for same-sex marriage and abortion rights. "[410] More than 90% of Fox Corporation's full-time employees had been fully vaccinated by September 2021. Tucker Carlson Originals Patriot Purge Documentary: Part 1 The domestic war on terror is here and it's coming for half of the country. [264][286] In April 2018, Carlson questioned whether Assad was responsible for the Douma chemical attack that had occurred a few days earlier and killed dozens. [53] His trademark scowl lets viewers "share his disdain" toward opposing views, foreshadowing a "scathing rebuttal". [337][338][339] The South African government responded that Trump's tweet was "misinformed" and said it would address the matter through diplomatic channels. Episodes will explore a single topic at greater depth than typically done on a live television show. [264] He called for the United States to work with Russia in the Syrian Civil War against a common enemy like the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). Tucker Carlson Originals Full Episode00:01:57 Season Two: A detransitioner's escape from gender confusion April 15, 2022 Tucker Carlson Originals Full Episode00:02:13 Season Two: The End of Men April 15, 2022 Tucker Carlson Originals Full Episode00:01:17 Season Two: A one of a kind UFO investigation into cattle mutilations April 15, 2022 [364][bettersourceneeded], In July 2020, after Tucker Carlson Tonight writer Blake Neff resigned after he was revealed to have posted several racist blogs, Carlson condemned the blog posts on his show saying "It is wrong to attack people for qualities they cannot control. [477], Carlson's rhetorical style and debating tactics have drawn close attention from writers and other public figures. [375] In 2021, Carlson belittled the paternity leave taken by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, a gay man, joking that Buttigieg could be "trying to figure out how to breastfeed". [362], Ahead of the 2020 election, in September, Carlson told viewers that Democrats were promoting mail-in voting to create "uncertainty over the outcome of the election, so they can manipulate the results". "[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. He said that the NSA had unmasked his identity and that "the contents of my emails left that building at the NSA and wound up with a news organization". [302][303][304] White grievance politics is a persistent theme in Carlson's commentary. [470][f] House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy asked House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes to investigate. The incident drew renewed scrutiny to Carlson's program, already under pressure from sponsors because of Carlson's remarks about Black Lives Matter. [443][444] Philip Bump of The Washington Post wrote in an analysis that Carlson was blurring the lines between "being involved" and "being responsible for" to create a strawman in an effort to "undercut the public understanding of what happened and, by extension, to soften the implications for Trump and his supporters". [41][66][67] Carlson sought a role with the publication after hearing of its founding, fearing he would be "written off as a wing nut" if he instead joined The American Spectator. [332], In September 2021, Carlson again invoked the Great Replacement theory on his program, this time by name. 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Putin does hate America", urging him to "stop attacking Americans & defending Putin". Red light therapy. [9] Carlson also met with Jared Kushner at the White House and demanded clemency for Stone. [290] Carlson went on to argue that "a lot of countries commit atrocities including a number that we're closely allied with". [163][161], In February 2012, The Daily Caller published an "investigative series" of articles co-authored by Carlson, purporting to be an insiders' expos of Media Matters for America, the liberal watchdog group that monitors and scrutinizes conservative media outlets, and its founder David Brock. "Tucker Announces New Book That Includes Section Grilling His Own Publisher", "For Fox News, Life After Bill O'Reilly Will Feature Tucker Carlson", "Tucker Carlson: A Buckley for Our Time? "[107] Carlson said he accepted ABC's invitation to perform because "I don't do things that I'm not good at very often. [384] Carlson defended protests against lockdowns in rural areas, saying, "The threat to rural America from this virus is minuscule, so why are we punishing the people who live outside the cities?

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