He quoted Bush mocking Karla Faye Tucker (who was executed in Bush's state of Texas) and frequently using the word "fuck". [188][189], In public correspondence in Slate with Texas Monthly's Evan Smith on November 29, 1999, Carlson agreed with Smith's low opinion of Donald Trump,[190] who was then running for president with the Reform Party. Carlson reportedly told Trump that if he listened to his hawkish advisors and went ahead with the strikes, he would not win re-election. "Maybe like 10 years," the gang member responded. [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. ", "Tucker Carlson's espousal of 'replacement' theory is both toxic and ahistoric", "Tucker Carlson's Xenophobia Is Horribly Effective", "Column: Long before Fox News, Carlson was a La Jollan", "Does Tucker Carlson's Family Own Swanson? So we made it official". [41], Carlson had cameo appearances as himself in the Season1 episode "Hard Ball" of 30Rock and in a Season9 episode of The King of Queens. [304] In May 2019 he said, "The flood of illegal workers into the United States has damaged our communities, ruined our schools, burdened our healthcare system and fractured our national unity. "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? [27] Carlson did not vote in the 2004 election, citing his souring on the Iraq War, his disillusionment with the once small-government Republican Party, and his disappointment with President Bush and like-minded conservatives. [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. Carlson said that he had been a fan of Barger since his college years, quoted Barger as saying "stay loyal, remain free, and always value honor", and added "I want to pay tribute to the man who spoke those words". All rights reserved. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and others said that Carlson was endorsing the Great Replacement, a white nationalist conspiracy theory that claims white people are being systemically replaced through declining white birth rates and high rates of immigration. I try never to lie on TV. [4][29] Carlson has promoted conspiracy theories on topics such as demographic "replacement",[30][31][15] COVID-19,[32][33] and the January 6 United States Capitol attack;[34][35] and has been noted for false and misleading statements about those topics and a number of others. [14][413][488][182][489] Carlson responded by saying that he has not read "American Nationalist" and does not plan to. "[4] Carlson presents his perceived opponents "as endlessly cynical and duplicitous", and agitates his audience against them by cherry-picking and misinterpreting information, according to Philip Bump of The Washington Post. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. ", "The Playboy Interview With Tucker Carlson", "The Bearable Lightness of Being Tucker Carlson", "Bow tie-free Tucker Carlson steps into prime time on Fox News Channel", "Tucker Carlson Calls Journalists 'Animals.' Tucker Carlson Today is an in-depth interview program featuring a single in-studio guest for nearly an hour. Tucker Carlson Originals are a series of short "documentaries" on the Fox Nation streaming service. I don't like lying. 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Bush claimed that "Mr. Carlson misread, mischaracterized me. [312] Neoconservative pundit Bill Kristol described Carlson's commentaries in 2018 as "close now to racism" and "ethno-nationalism of some kind, let's call it". 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. [23], Carlson is a vocal opponent of progressivism and critic of immigration, and has been described as a nationalist. We just sort of let it happen. In the 2554 demographic, the show maintained an average viewership of just over a million, with 670,000 being between 18 and 49. "[413], Carlson is married to Susan Thomson Carlson (ne Andrews). [187] Carlson campaigned for Republicans and Republican-affiliated causes during his time as a Democrat. [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". [79], In 2000, Carlson co-hosted the short-lived show The Spin Room on CNN. [21] By August 2019, Media Matters calculated that some companies had fulfilled their media buy contracts and advertising inventory for the time slot and had now begun their purchases for other time slots on Fox News. 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[256][257], In 2019 Carlson criticized Mitt Romney for supporting, in Carlson's words, "an internationalist style" of foreign policy. The teaser trailer for an episode in a new season of Tucker Carlson Originals, called "The End of Men," features plenty of shots of shirtless, muscly men. PolitiFact found that none of the evidence provided by Carlson substantiated his conclusion. Tucker Carlson Originals' Christmas special highlights 'Slow Joe' Biden's most memorable gaffes 'Tis the season to be senile! It means killing people". ", "Tucker Carlson defends Russia again as Ukraine crisis mounts", "Tucker Carlson: What the Fox News host is doing in Hungary", "Soros group pushes back on Tucker Carlson documentary", "Tucker Carlson-fueled Republicans drop tough-on-Russia stance", "Tucker Carlson, downplaying Russia-Ukraine conflict, urges Americans to ask, 'Why do I hate Putin? [92] The show launched on June 18, 2004, and was, according to The New Yorker, "part of a broader effort to push PBS further to the right ideologically". "[239][240][241] In January 2019, Carlson used a Washington Post op-ed by Romney to criticize what he described as the "mainstream Republican" worldview, consisting of "unwavering support for a finance-based economy. [41][53], When Carlson was in first grade, his father moved Tucker and his brother to the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, and raised them there. [54][55] Carlson attended La Jolla Country Day School and grew up in a home overlooking the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club. [95] Carlson wanted to focus on his new MSNBC show Tucker and said that although PBS was one of the "least bad" instances of government spending he disagreed with, it was still "problematic". [47] Carlson's maternal great-great-grandfather Cesar Lombardi immigrated to New York from Switzerland in 1860. "[84][85] In 2017, The New York Times referred to Stewart's "on-air dressing-down" of Carlson as an "ignominious career [moment]" for Carlson, leading to the show's cancellation. You want to call yourself whatever you want with a dress however you want. [447], In response to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley's defense of studying critical race theory "to understand white rage" as it concerns the storming, Carlson said, "Hard to believe that man wears a uniform. [88] CNN announced that it was ending its relationship with Carlson and would soon cancel Crossfire. "[329], In April 2021, Carlson argued that the Democratic Party "is trying to replace the current electorate, the voters now casting ballots, with new people, more obedient voters from the Third World". Advertisers including The Walt Disney Company, Papa John's, Poshmark, and T-Mobile stopped advertising on Carlson's program. 2021-10-21T00:00:00Z 1x09 Blown Away: The People vs Wind Energy. [122], On April 19, 2017, Fox News announced that Tucker Carlson Tonight would air at 8:00p.m. following the cancellation of The O'Reilly Factor. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. [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". [473] The NSA inspector general's office announced in August 2021 that it was examining Carlson's allegation. [32][398] In another segment, Carlson misrepresented federal data to claim that in the previous five months around 30 people per day in the U.S. died after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. TUCKER CARLSON: This is being sold on social media, particularly on TikTok and Instagram and the rest, as a way of personal liberation, and it's a lie. 1 commentator mainstreaming bedrock principles of white nationalism in [the U.S.]. [161] The forum barred media reporters and conservatives. Carlson apologized on his show for the error. That's a lie. According to Jon Cohen in Science, "Carlson took facts out of context and cited long-debunked studies or reports to attack Fauci. [478] James Carville, a Democratic strategist and friend of Carlson who has appeared on his shows, called Carlson "one of the world's great contrarians", with a gift for making his views sound rebellious even when they are widespread or advantageous. [469] Carlson responded on-air that the NSA did not deny reading his emails. [6] He was said to have influenced some of Trump's decisions as president, including the cancellation of a military strike against Iran in 2019, the firing of John Bolton, and the commutation of Roger Stone's prison sentence in 2020. E9 All episodes Cast & crew User reviews IMDbPro All topics Patriot Purge: Part 1 Episode aired Nov 1, 2021 IMDb RATING 4.5 /10 211 YOUR RATING Rate Documentary Short Part 1 of 3: The domestic war on terror is here. Paul Ryan blamed Tucker Carlson for pushing toxic and racist content on Fox News. ", "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? [43][52] Carlson's father was granted custody of Tucker and his brother. [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. "[41] Carlson has repeatedly promoted a conspiracy theory that Democrats are seeking "demographic replacement" to increase their voter base, and in 2021 he described this as "the Great Replacement", using white nationalist terminology. Sorry, not allowed. [141], By October 2020, Tucker Carlson Tonight averaged 5.3 million viewers, with the show's monthly average becoming the highest of any cable news program in history at that point. "[255][262], Carlson initially supported the Iraq War. Carlson asked Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's president, about the MS-13 massive power vacuum within the countrya gang with so much influence that the Salvadorian government even negotiates with them. [108][109] He had a cameo appearance in the 2008 film Swing Vote, again playing himself. [422], After Fauci announced plans to retire in August 2022, Carlson made additional false claims that Fauci "helped create that [COVID-19] virus in the first place" by funding gain-of-function research at "various labs, including one owned by the Chinese government, a lot of biolabs in Ukraine" and then "lied in order to sell more vaccines which weren't even actually vaccines, but they did hurt a lot of people, tens of thousands." One gang member, who is serving a 25-year sentence, agreed to sit down with Carlson for an interview. Fox News host Tucker Carlson looks back on President Biden's gaffes on 'Tucker Carlson Originals' Christmas special. A system like that is the enemy of a healthy society. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. [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. This otherworldly episode of Tucker Carlson Originals takes the team across the country to find out if the truth is out there. [335][333], In May 2022, after the 2022 Buffalo shooting, in which the shooter's manifesto (like those of some previous mass shooters) cited the Great Replacement conspiracy theory, Carlson claimed he was unfamiliar with the conspiracy theory, even though he had previously mentioned it by name on his show, and had alleged the idea of forced demographic change by Democrats over 400 times on his show. Watch it on The Roku Channel or Fox Nation on your Roku device. [464], On June 28, 2021, Carlson said on his program that "a whistleblower within the U.S. government" informed him that the National Security Agency (NSA) was "monitoring our electronic communications and is planning to leak them in an attempt to take this show off the air", adding, "The Biden administration is spying on us. [421] In July 2022, Carlson stated that "it's looking likely that the vaccine might suppress the immune system," citing a widely-criticized review of VAERS data in Food and Chemical Toxicology and a misrepresented data table from a study in The Lancet; the lead author of the latter study, Dr. Peter Nordstrm, clarified that the paper did not show any of what Carlson claimed. He's a good reporter, he just misunderstood about how serious that was. [114][115][116] Wright's sermons had been a controversy in Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. [105] Brian Stelter, writing for The New York Times, wrote that "during Mr. Carlson's tenure, MSNBC's evening programming moved gradually to the left. [41], Charlotte Alter of Time wrote in July 2021 that Carlson sometimes tells "outright falsehoods", but generally "avoids assertions that are factually disprovable, instead sticking to innuendo".
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