[101][102][103], Tucker was canceled by the network on March 10, 2008, owing to low ratings;[104] the final episode aired on March 14, 2008. ", "Tucker Carlson on why conservatives should crack down on "vulture capitalism", "Romney To Biden? [479] Jack Shafer wrote in Politico that "When the host barks questions in your earpiece, you can't help but jolt to life like a puppet on a string", suggesting that successful guests on Carlson's show must match his quick-wittedness and unflappability. [314] Carlson also stated that he had "zero sympathy" for the people of Iraq. Tucker explores how the Biden regime is using the Capitol riots on January Sixth to paint Americans as terrorists. [30][50][330][331] In an open letter to Fox News, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt called for the network to fire Carlson, arguing that the talk about demographic replacement "was not just a dog whistle to racists it was a bullhorn". ", "Why is the far right so against US intervention in Syria? It's insane" and "Our viewers are good people and they believe it. [295][third-party source needed], On November 20, 2020, The New York Times reported that Steve Bannon and Chinese businessman Guo Wengui had brought Li-Meng Yan to America to promote the COVID-19 lab leak theory, a theory which states covid was made in a Chinese laboratory and then escaped for the lab. [295][third-party source needed] He criticized LeBron James for speaking out against Daryl Morey, the latter having tweeted in support of the 20192020 Hong Kong protests,[296][297] and referred to the former CEO of The Walt Disney Company, Bob Iger, as a "propagandist" for the Chinese Communist Party. [88] CNN announced that it was ending its relationship with Carlson and would soon cancel Crossfire. [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? Market data provided by Factset. [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. Carlson said of the interview, "I thought I'd be ragged for writing a puffy piece. "[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. [18] In 2022, Carlson released The End of Men, a Tucker Carlson Original alleging a decline in American masculinity. [274], Carlson asserted in December 2019 that "Putin, for all his faults, does not hate America as much as many of these people do", referring to liberals. [325][326], Several days after the 2019 El Paso shooting, which was committed by a man who released an anti-immigrant manifesto complaining of a "Hispanic invasion", Carlson described white supremacy as a hoax and "a conspiracy theory used to divide the country and keep a hold on power". [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. In the latest installment of Fox Nation's "Tucker Carlson Originals," host Tucker Carlson speaks with a renowned theoretical physicist, a former UK Ministry investigator, and government. [128][129] There were calls to fire Carlson from Fox News in March 2019 after Media Matters resurfaced remarks he had made over several years to the radio show Bubba the Love Sponge concerning women (calling them "like dogs" and "extremely primitive") and statutory rape,[18][130] Iraqis, and immigrants. Greenblatt responded that Carlson's saying this made it "worse, because he's using a straw man voting rights to give an underhanded endorsement of white supremacist beliefs while ironically suggesting it's not really white supremacism". [342][338][339][343][341][344][345], Following the Carlson segment, President Trump tweeted that he had instructed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to "closely study the South Africa land and farm seizure and large scale killing of farmers". 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. [256][257], In 2019 Carlson criticized Mitt Romney for supporting, in Carlson's words, "an internationalist style" of foreign policy. [12][193], Carlson voted for George W. Bush in the 2000 election. "[320][321], In 2018, Carlson described the effects of mass immigration on the United States using the terms dirtier, poorer, and more divided[322][323] and said it "has badly hurt this country's natural landscape". Fox's biggest star, Tucker Carlson, secured exclusive access to Rittenhouse and members of his defense team during the trial. [391] Carlson also told Vanity Fair that he spoke to Trump about COVID-19. I really try not to. AfriForum, a South African non-governmental organization focused mainly on the interests of Afrikaners, took credit for Carlson's and Trump's statements, saying it believed that its campaign to influence American politics had succeeded. 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. [194], In July 2017, Carlson said that "we actually don't face any domestic threat from Iran". "The Tucker Carlson Originals" host noted that MS-13 controls "entire neighborhoods" within the country, extorting citizens in order to remain in business. [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. [89][90] Carlson later said: "I resigned from Crossfire in April [2004], many months before Jon Stewart came on our show, because I didn't like the partisanship, and I thought in some ways it was kind of a pointless conversation. [209], Carlson opposes abortion and has said it is the only political issue he considers non-negotiable. ", "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? 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. ", "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.' [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. What the fuck? ", "Tucker Carlson falsely claims COVID-19 vaccines might not work", "Tucker Carlson's sloppiest, most dangerous vaccine segment yet", "As much of America takes drastic action, some Republicans remain skeptical of the severity of the coronavirus pandemic", "Tucker Carlson says US authorities 'lying' about Covid vaccines as conservative media sows doubts over safety", "How Fox News hosts started attacking COVID-19 vaccines after Biden took over the rollout from Trump", "Tucker Carlson misrepresents government data on Covid-19 vaccines", "Tucker Carlson Says Vaccine-Related Deaths May Be Abnormally High But Vaccines Haven't Been Linked To Deaths", "Tucker Carlson's Faulty Complaint about Coronavirus Vaccines", "Fox News's Tucker Carlson tells viewers to 'ignore' TV medical advice", "Tucker Carlson escalates feud against Anthony Fauci by claiming he 'created' Covid", "Sanjay Gupta blasts Tucker Carlson as 'reckless' on vaccines", "Tucker Carlson: How many Americans have died after taking the COVID vaccine? Stream all episodes of the new documentary news magazine. McNear. [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. Thriving families make market economies possible. [376] Carlson's promotion of inflammatory rhetoric about LGBTQ controversies[377] was scrutinized after the Colorado Springs nightclub mass shooting in November 2022. I don't approve of it". Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. [449][34] Legal experts said Carlson's claim was unfounded because prosecutors cannot describe an undercover agent as an unindicted co-conspirator. Tucker Carlson Originals Patriot Purge Documentary: Part 1 The domestic war on terror is here and it's coming for half of the country. [68][69] The piece led to bad publicity for Bush's 2000 presidential campaign. [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. [135][136][484], According to the Encyclopdia Britannica, Carlson has been "recognized for his success in helping to bring far-right viewpoints and vocabulary into the mainstream of American politics" through his promotion of "extreme positions on a range of political and social issues, for his embrace of white nationalism, for his support of authoritarian leaders of other countries, and for his regular reliance on arguably false or misleading claims, including baseless conspiracy theories" and for "exert[ing] an unusual influence on Republican Pres. [34][450] Carlson also said Russian president Vladimir Putin raised "fair questions" when Putin mentioned the fatal police shooting of a rioter inside the Capitol while denying involvement in the poisoning of a Russian politician. [370][371][372][373], Carlson has highlighted what he considers excesses of LGBT people on the political left. 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. "[410] More than 90% of Fox Corporation's full-time employees had been fully vaccinated by September 2021. [61], In 1999, Carlson interviewed then-Governor George W. Bush for Talk magazine. Tucker Carlson Originals investigates. [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. 63. He also said his viewers should ask themselves, "Why do I hate Putin so much? [491][53], Carlson quit drinking alcohol in 2002. His go-to weaponsthe smirky sarcasm, the barbed comebacks, the vicious politenessseem uniquely designed to drive his sparring partners nuts, frequently making for terrific television". [53][494] Carlson is a Deadhead (a fan of the rock band Grateful Dead); he has attended more than fifty Dead concerts[495] and the title of his 2018 book Ship of Fools was inspired by the Grateful Dead song of the same name. [6] Carlson's commentaries did not uniformly praise Trump, but he had frequent scorn for Trump's critics; some commentators called Carlson an exemplar of "anti-anti-Trump" arguments. 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. "[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". [96] He also hosted a late-afternoon weekday wrap-up for the network during the 2006 Winter Olympics. "[121] In March 2017, Tucker Carlson Tonight was the most watched cable program in the 9:00p.m. time slot. Tucker Carlson Originals is an in-depth documentary series. [457] Fact-checkers found the series contained numerous falsehoods and conspiracy theories. He also claimed to have taken positions unpopular with his audience, saying, "Most of the big positions I've taken in the past five years against the neocons, the vax and the war [in Ukraine] have been very unpopular with our audience at first. According to Jon Cohen in Science, "Carlson took facts out of context and cited long-debunked studies or reports to attack Fauci. "[385], In 2021, Carlson ran segments that misrepresented the safety of COVID-19 vaccines and asserted that U.S. officials were "lying" about them. In January 2017, Forbes reported that the show had "scored consistently high ratings, averaging 2.8 million viewers per night and ranking as the number two cable news program behind The O'Reilly Factor in December. Tucker Carlson and his team take you inside the issues for a new documentary news magazine, 'Tucker Carlson Originals', See production, box office & company info, Self - Field Reporter & Independent Journalist, Self - VP, Texas Public Policy Foundation, The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM, Tucker Carlson Tonight: Episode dated 10 November 2021. Recordings of these segments were released online in March 2019 by the progressive nonprofit Media Matters for America. ", and said he "just went crazy on" a Fox executive over Heinrich's reporting. I don't believe it in. Carlson has stated he was only a registered Democratic voter to be able to vote in Democratic primaries in Washington, D.C. Carlson has said he did not vote for Trump in either. [194] Carlson told Salon in 2003 that some Washington conservatives suspected he was "secretly liberal" because he liked John McCain. Tucker Carlson Has a Cure for Declining Virility A promo for an upcoming Fox show describes a testosterone "calamity" among American men, along with an unlikely treatment. Join Tucker Carlson and his team as their cameras take you inside the issues for a new documentary news magazine, 'Tucker Carlson Originals' Full Episode 00:01:23 The Death of Comedy "[61][70] Among liberals, Carlson's piece received praise, with Democratic consultant Bob Shrum calling it "vivid". All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten,