I hate racism. [53] His trademark scowl lets viewers "share his disdain" toward opposing views, foreshadowing a "scathing rebuttal". [386][387][388][389][32], Carlson differed with Trump and some of his colleagues at Fox News in early 2020 by saying COVID-19 should be taken more seriously in the U.S.[381][390] On March 9, 2020, Carlson opened his show by saying, "People you trust, people you probably voted for, have spent weeks minimizing what is clearly a very serious problem. [97][98] He appeared live from Israel during the 2006 Lebanon War between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon[99][100] and reported the aftermath of the Virginia Tech shooting and Johnson Space Center shooting in 2007. [310] Heidi Beirich of the Southern Poverty Law Center has said that "Carlson probably has been the No. "[37] In October 2022, Carlson interviewed Kanye West, with the latter's statement that he had received the COVID-19 vaccine being omitted from two days of segments. [110], In May 2009, Fox News announced that Carlson was being hired as a Fox News contributor. [287], When President Trump met the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the country's border with the South in June 2019, Carlson, who was touring with Trump, defended Trump's friendship with Kim. [314] Carlson also stated that he had "zero sympathy" for the people of Iraq. Carlson texted to Laura Ingraham, "Sidney Powell is lying by the way. ", "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? [161] The forum barred media reporters and conservatives. Trump retweeted a clip of Carlson's segment. When asked how he entered the U.S., the man casually explained that he just took the train., RISING CRIME AND MURDERERS WALKING FREE: 'TUCKER CARLSON ORIGINALS' EXPOSES WINDY CITY CRISIS. [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. Thriving families make market economies possible. [423] After Joe Biden won the election in November, Carlson raised false allegations of fraud in the election. [290] Carlson went on to argue that "a lot of countries commit atrocities including a number that we're closely allied with". Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. [192] In his 2018 book, Ship of Fools, Carlson wrote that he had adopted some of Buchanan's views. [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. [145], In the week following the inauguration of Joe Biden as president, Tucker Carlson Tonight remained the only cable news program not to see a drop in viewership, slightly increasing from where it stood one week prior and reclaiming its lead among the 2554 demographic. 0%. '"[315][316], Carlson has criticized Islam and has hosted guests on his show who do the same. Most Americans don't care. [437][438][439] The following February, Dominion's legal team released texts and other products of discovery against Fox, revealing that Carslon privately doubted the false claims that the 2020 election was stolen and mocked Trump advisors, including Rudy Giuliani and Sydney Powell. "Maybe like 10 years," the gang member responded. I really try not to. [29] Carlson is known for some defenses of authoritarian foreign leaders, including Viktor Orbn of Hungary and Vladimir Putin of Russia;[252][253][15] Carlson's praise for Orbn included a visit and his online film Hungary vs. Soros,[254][255] and Carlson was noted for defending Putin in the lead-up to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. "[257] Carlson changed his tone after the invasion, telling his viewers on February 24, 2022, that "what Russia has done is awful" and that Putin "clearly does deserve to be punished" for invading Ukraine, while warning that the conflict could turn into a world war. Carlson reportedly told Trump that if he listened to his hawkish advisors and went ahead with the strikes, he would not win re-election. To watch the full episode head over to FoxNation. [485][486], Tina Brown, the former editor of Vanity Fair and a former colleague of Carlson, said: "Tucker is a tremendously good writer and I always thought it was a real shame that he kind of got sucked into this TV mania thing. Mother Jones further observed Carlson was the only Western media pundit the Kremlin adopted in this way. [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. "[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. One gang member, who is serving a 25-year sentence, agreed to sit down with Carlson for an interview. [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. [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". [28], On September 19, 2017, journalist Stephen Rodrick wrote in a GQ profile of Carlson: "On his show, Carlson mocks and verbally body-slams those who disagree with him, a passel of easy marks such as Democratic politicians, well-meaning liberal activists, and young reporters. [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). ", "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? [42][254][258][259] He spoke at a conference sponsored by the Mathias Corvinus Collegium. [318] In 2017, he opined that terrorism in Europe had become inevitable because of Muslims living there. [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. "[269] In December 2019, he falsely claimed that immigrants were responsible for making the Potomac River "dirtier and dirtier". [388][386] Fauci called Carlson's remarks a "crazy conspiracy theory". [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. [408] On a day when two Fox News hosts, Steve Doocy and Sean Hannity, urged viewers to get vaccinated to protect against the surging Delta variant of the coronavirus, Carlson said, "There are a lot of people giving you medical advice on television and you should ignore them. "[166], In June 2017, the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD), a liberal watchdog organization, said The Daily Caller was paid $150,000 by Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign for its list of subscribers, whom the Trump campaign then emailed at least 25 times. [317][318] After the Charlie Hebdo shooting in 2015, Carlson said, "This is an Islamic problem were facing. [418], In a January 2022 show, Carlson's guest Alex Berenson made misleading claims that the mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 are "dangerous and ineffective" and "need to be withdrawn from the market now", claims that Carlson left unchallenged. [284][285], Carlson opposes overthrowing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and has downplayed some of the Assad regime's human rights violations in the Syrian Civil War. Society is built on their differences. ", "Why is the far right so against US intervention in Syria? [341], In November 2018, a group of antifa activists associated with the "Smash Racism D.C." group protested outside Carlson's Washington, D.C., home. [363][360] Philip Bump of The Washington Post wrote that Carlson had presented "a very specific version" of West's remarks that "mirrored Carlsons rhetoric on race and politics". He has been a political analyst for Fox News since 2009, appearing as guest or guest host on various programs before the launch of his current show. "Gangs are only 1% of our population herebut they control a lot of territories," Bukele told Carlson. [4], During remote interviews, Carlson's producers will keep his face close-up onscreen so viewers can watch him react, often in disbelief. [479] Lyz Lenz of the Columbia Journalism Review wrote that this debate maneuver mirrors Jon Stewart's confrontation of Carlson on Crossfire in 2004, describing Stewart then and Carlson now as both "com[ing] out of the gate with an impossible line of questioning and a disingenuous defense". I don't believe it in. [140] Carlson condemned Neff's posts on the second episode of Tucker Carlson Tonight that aired after the posts were initially reported. "[91], Carlson was hired to helm a new program for PBS in November 2003, Tucker Carlson: Unfiltered, which ran synchronously with Carlson's Crossfire gig on CNN. Why should I sit back and take that?" [351][352][353][354], Carlson claimed in 2021 that "there was no physical evidence that George Floyd was murdered by a cop" and "the autopsy showed that George Floyd almost certainly died of a drug overdose", even though two autopsies found that Floyd died from homicide caused by former police officer Derek Chauvin's kneeling on his neck for more than eight minutes. [135][136], Beginning the week of June 814, 2020, Tucker Carlson Tonight became the highest-rated cable news show in the U.S., with an average of four million viewers, beating out the shows hosted by fellow Fox News pundits Hannity and Ingraham. [180] Carlson is noted for circulating white nationalist views and terminology into mainstream political discourse, in particular, repackaging the fringe racist "replacement" conspiracy theory into a version that accuses Democrats and "elites" of forcing demographic change. [79], In 2000, Carlson co-hosted the short-lived show The Spin Room on CNN. [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. I try never to lie on TV. Fox Nation's latest installment of 'Tucker Carlson Originals' sees the host traveling to Sal Salvador, El Salvador, to learn all he can about the 'death cult.'. [26][233] Carlson said in 2004, "I hate all nanny-state regulations, such as seat belt laws and smoking bans. 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. Carlson and his team recently launched the two flagship programs on the network's streaming service, Fox Nation, in 2021. "[327][328][310] According to The Washington Post, "Carlson's argument is belied by many experts and seemingly contradicted by a recent wave of deadly attacks by men motivated by those views. [12][193], Carlson voted for George W. Bush in the 2000 election. or redistributed. Testosterone levels and fertility in American men are drastically declining. [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". 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". "[483] Bump argued in 2022 that compared with other television anchors, Carlson is loath to acknowledge factual errors in his commentary. According to Jon Cohen in Science, "Carlson took facts out of context and cited long-debunked studies or reports to attack Fauci. 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[419][420] Public health officials rejected the claims; CDC Director Rochelle Walensky responded that vaccinated and boosted individuals are 68 times less likely to die of COVID-19 than unvaccinated people. [169], Carlson authored the memoir Politicians, Partisans and Parasites: My Adventures in Cable News, published by Warner Books in September 2003, about his television news experiences. His former time slots, 6:00p.m. and 9:00p.m., were subsequently occupied by two liberals, Ed Schultz and Rachel Maddow." [225][226] In a 2019 interview Carlson said he owns a AR-15 style rifle and said "all my guns are working-class guns". 13 May 2021. [181], Carlson is a Republican. In the 2554 demographic, the show maintained an average viewership of just over a million, with 670,000 being between 18 and 49. [299][300][301], Carlson is a frequent critic of immigration,[24] and has been described by multiple writers as demonizing both legal and illegal immigrants. [73], In an interview for a 2021 Time profile of Carlson, a former NewsCorp executive, Alex Azam, described Carlson as having some impunity within Fox News, "because of the signal that touching him would send to the viewers that Fox never wants to lose". [181][182][16][15] More virulent versions of the conspiracy theory have been cited by gunmen in several mass shootings targeting minorities; Carlson has denounced the attacks. The CMD said Carlson had a conflict of interest and had violated journalistic standards. [494], In September 2022, Carlson spoke at the funeral of Hells Angels president Sonny Barger. 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. [302][303][304] White grievance politics is a persistent theme in Carlson's commentary. Become a member today for exclusive content & more! Tucker Carlson Originals investigates. [195] Carlson said in an interview, "by my criteria, Bush isn't much of a conservative". 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. [183][184][185] He was previously registered as a Democrat in Washington, D.C., from 2006 to 2020. But they're wrong. Owned by FOX Corporation, FNC is available in nearly 90 million homes and dominates the cable news landscape, routinely notching the top ten programs in the genre.Watch full episodes of your favorite showsThe Five: http://video.foxnews.com/playlist/longform-the-five/Special Report with Bret Baier: http://video.foxnews.com/playlist/longform-special-report/Fox News Primetime: https://video.foxnews.com/playlist/on-air-fox-news-primetime/Tucker Carlson Tonight: http://video.foxnews.com/playlist/longform-tucker-carlson-tonight/Hannity: http://video.foxnews.com/playlist/longform-hannity/The Ingraham Angle: http://video.foxnews.com/playlist/longform-the-ingraham-angle/Fox News @ Night: http://video.foxnews.com/playlist/longform-fox-news-night/Follow Fox News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoxNews/Follow Fox News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoxNews/Follow Fox News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foxnews/ All rights reserved. "[366], Carlson is an opponent of feminism. [41] By February 2010, The Daily Caller was part of the White House rotating press pool. [54][55] Carlson attended La Jolla Country Day School and grew up in a home overlooking the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club. "[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. "[27] From 2009 through 2015, Carlson was a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank. 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[123] Tucker Carlson Tonight was the third-highest-rated cable news show as of March 2018. [473] The NSA inspector general's office announced in August 2021 that it was examining Carlson's allegation. [313], In call-in segments Carlson made from 2006 to 2009 on the radio show Bubba the Love Sponge, Carlson said Iraq was not worth invading because it was a country made up of "semi-literate primitive monkeys" who "don't use toilet paper or forks". [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 rest of us have been told to shut up about it because we're being mean to some oppressed community if we say this. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. [493], Carlson was baptized as an Episcopalian but has said he grew up with secular beliefs; he credits his wife for his religious faith. He is the elder son of artist and San Francisco native Lisa McNear (ne Lombardi) (1945-2011) and Dick Carlson (1941-), a former "gonzo reporter" who became the director of Voice of America, president of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the U.S. ambassador to the Seychelles. As an example, Alter wrote that Carlson did not endorse Sidney Powell's specific claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election, but he did say, "The people now telling us to stop asking questions about voting machines are the same ones who claim that our phones weren't listening to us". [359], Carlson aired an edited version of his interview with Kanye West over two days in October 2022 in which he called some of West's views "obviously true"; Carlson did not disclose that during his interview, West had made a number of antisemitic remarks and had claimed that his home had been infiltrated by "fake children" (child actors). 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"[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. Intercollegiate Studies Institute: Think. 'TUCKER CARLSON ORIGINALS' TACKLES CRIME IN CHICAGO, MS-13, AND AR-15'S IN NEW INVESTIGATIVE SERIES. You can't do this to kids. The was originally going to just be a look at The End of . [291][292][293][294], Carlson has said normalization of relations with China following President Richard Nixon's 1972 visit led to unforeseen consequences, and that America became progressively worse off for it. [86] The Atlantic suggested that Stewart's appearance was a turning point leading to how Carlson remade himself. [248][249][250][251], Carlson is skeptical of foreign intervention, has expressed regret for his public support of the U.S. invading Iraq in 2003, and has said "the U.S. ought to hesitate before intervening abroad". Episodes will explore a single topic at greater depth than typically done on a live television show.
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