[318], When Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican nominee for president, denounced Trump in March 2016, saying Trump made a "disqualifying and disgusting response" by evading questions about former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke's support,[319] Carlson criticized Romney and dismissed his speech by suggesting "Obama could have written this. "[455], After Carlson criticized Senator Ted Cruz for calling the Capitol storming a "terrorist attack", Cruz appeared on Carlson's show on January 6, 2022, the anniversary of the event, and apologized for his words. All rights reserved. Carlson served as editor-in-chief, and occasionally wrote opinion pieces with Patel. [198], Writing for Politico in January 2016, Carlson expressed his support for Donald Trump's candidacy and his positions, such as his proposed "Muslim ban", and criticized the other Republican candidates for not similarly making immigration a core issue. Tucker Carlson Ridiculed For 'Weak Men' Rant: 'Feels Like Projection' In the latest installment of Fox Nations "Tucker Carlson Originals," host Tucker Carlson travels to El Salvador where he investigates the insidious operations of the violent international gang, MS-13. [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. "[61], Further into his career in print, Carlson worked as a columnist for New York magazine and Reader's Digest; writing for Esquire, Slate, The Weekly Standard, The New Republic, The New York Times Magazine, The Daily Beast, and The Wall Street Journal. 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[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". The agency denies it", "McCarthy taps Nunes to investigate NSA over claims of spying on Tucker Carlson", "Tucker Carlson sought interview with Putin at time of NSA spying claim", "Watchdog to Scrutinize Fox News Host's Claim the N.S.A. [347], Carlson concluded Tucker Carlson Tonight on July 9, 2019, with a three-minute monologue about Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN), calling her ungrateful to the United States, where she had been granted asylum, and calling her "living proof that the way we practice immigration has become dangerous to this country". 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. 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. Tucker Carlson Originals' Christmas special highlights 'Slow Joe' Biden's most memorable gaffes 'Tis the season to be senile! [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. Finally Make a Deal on Guns? [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. [86] The Atlantic suggested that Stewart's appearance was a turning point leading to how Carlson remade himself. Call the police immediately, contact child protective services. [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. I really try not to. [227][228] He has a concealed carry permit in the District of Columbia. We think all people were created by God and should therefore be judged by what they do, not by how they look. [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". Fox's biggest star, Tucker Carlson, secured exclusive access to Rittenhouse and members of his defense team during the trial. FOX Nation to Launch New Exclusive Content With Tucker Carlson "[255][262], Carlson initially supported the Iraq War. [Stewart] needed to do this. [60] He attained his secondary education at St. George's School, a boarding school in Middletown, Rhode Island, where he started dating his future wife, Susan Andrews, the headmaster's daughter. "[413], Carlson is married to Susan Thomson Carlson (ne Andrews). He then worked as an opinion writer at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper in Little Rock, Arkansas, before joining The Weekly Standard news magazine in 1995. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Carlson began his media career in the 1990s, writing for The Weekly Standard and other publications. 'Tucker Carlson Originals' enters dangerous territory investigating MS [436], In August 2022, Carlson was deposed as part of a lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News over false claims of voter fraud made about the company. [389][399][400] Carlson's argument was called misleading because the federal database he cited, VAERS, consists of unverified public reports, some of which have been false; post-vaccine deaths can be from unrelated causes; and the CDC had found no connection between COVID-19 vaccinations and deaths based on VAERS. [53][200][201] Carlson criticized the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, ordered by Trump in January 2020[202] and said in June 2020 that Trump had let Black Lives Matter protests go too far. [61] He then went to Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, graduating in 1991 with a BA in history. . Tucker Carlson Originals (TV Series 2021- ) - IMDb [392][393][394][395][396][397] He questioned why the CDC was advising vaccinated people to continue mask-wearing and distancing in April 2021, saying, "maybe [the vaccine] doesn't work, and they're simply not telling you that". 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[298], After the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, Carlson opined that the British Empire, although "not perfect", had brought civilization to regions it occupied with "decency unmatched by any empire in human history". 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. "[15] In 2021, Time said that Carlson could be the most powerful conservative in America, with Republican strategist Jeff Roe adding, "He doesn't react to the agenda, he drives the agenda. [261] The Open Society Foundations, a group founded by Soros, called the film "anti-American propaganda," and its Vice President Laura Silber stated that "Carlson appears to prefer authoritarian rule, state capture of media and the courts, crony corruption and rigged elections. Live Free", "President Trump got talked out of war with Iran by Fox News host Tucker Carlson: report", "An Old Paleocon Sets the Record Straight", "Is Tucker Carlson the Most Important Pundit in America? Putin does hate America", urging him to "stop attacking Americans & defending Putin". [183] In July 2021, Carlson told Time magazine that the Republican Party is "inept and bad at governing" and "much more effective as an oppositional force than it is as a governing party". Tucker Carlson has called out David French, Beth Moore, and Tim Keller over their silence after a Canadian pastor was arrested for protesting an event that exposed young children to drag queens. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Fox Nationprograms are viewable on-demand and from your mobile device app, but only for Fox Nation subscribers. [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. [239][third-party source needed], In August 2021, Carlson traveled to Hungary, broadcasting from Budapest. "[483] Bump argued in 2022 that compared with other television anchors, Carlson is loath to acknowledge factual errors in his commentary. "[269] In December 2019, he falsely claimed that immigrants were responsible for making the Potomac River "dirtier and dirtier". [42] Carlson's brother, Buckley Peck Carlson, later Buckley Swanson Peck Carlson, is nearly two years younger[43] and has worked as a communications manager and Republican political operative. The episode featured Raw Egg Nationalist,[369] a pseudonymous author affiliated with Neo-Nazi publishing house Antelope Hill. "Order Tucker Carlson to Stop Spreading the Big Lie" - Democrat [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. 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. "[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. Legal Statement. The CMD said Carlson had a conflict of interest and had violated journalistic standards. Market data provided by Factset. Carlson said the network had changed a lot and "they didn't have a role for me". He shares with Donald Trump a deep reluctance to apologize for his mistakes, and he lobs insults that seem suspiciously like subconscious self-assessments: He loves to accuse his guests of "preening", and he derides "pomposity, smugness, and groupthink". [290] Carlson went on to argue that "a lot of countries commit atrocities including a number that we're closely allied with". Get 30 days FREE at checkout with promo code ORIGINALS [108][109] He had a cameo appearance in the 2008 film Swing Vote, again playing himself. Recordings of these segments were released online in March 2019 by the progressive nonprofit Media Matters for America. Know what this is about? 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. "Tucker Carlson Originals" Patriot Purge: Part 1 (TV Episode 2021 Paul Ryan Blames Tucker Carlson for Toxic Content on Fox News 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. [406][407] He claimed that a vaccine mandate in the U.S. Armed Forces was designed to oust "the sincere Christians in the ranks, the free thinkers, the men with high testosterone levels, and anyone else who doesn't love Joe Biden". Carlson compared Assad's war crimes during the Syrian Civil War to Saudi Arabia's war crimes in Yemen. They are seen wrestling, . [148][149][150] Through May 2022 it was a close second to The Five, while leading in the 25-54 demographic. [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 End of Men: With Tucker Carlson. All rights reserved. "[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. [459][460] Bret Baier and Chris Wallace, prominent anchors in the network's news division, raised objections to the series to top executives of the Fox organization. 10. And they call other people traitors because they're mouthing the talking points of Putin." Ryan was asked why he, as a Fox board member, did not stand up to people spreading disinformation. Tucker Carlson Originals are a series of short "documentaries" on the Fox Nation streaming service. [384][385] In 2021 and 2022, he repeatedly aired segments casting doubt on masks and vaccines, and falsely accused National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony Fauci of contributing to the creation of the virus. 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.'. 1 In Total Viewers", "Tucker Carlson suggested immigrants make the U.S. 'dirtier' and it cost Fox News an advertiser", "Tucker Carlson thinks libertarians run the economy. Legal Statement. Tucker Carlson Originals presents: 'The Joe Biden Christmas. [116] An anonymous user going by the name "Sore Throwt" (a pun on famous Watergate informant Deep Throat) had been looking for a buyer of the tape for a week before Carlson distributed it. [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. [424][425][426][427] On his show, he mentioned the names of purportedly dead individuals who voted in Georgia; investigative reporting subsequently found that some of the individuals whom he claimed to be dead were in fact alive. [302][303][304] White grievance politics is a persistent theme in Carlson's commentary. [382][381] Carlson blamed China for causing the pandemic. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. [126], By January 2019, his show dropped to third with 2.8 million nightly viewers, down six percent from the previous year. We have confirmed that. [53], Carlson has said he especially targets the "moral preening" of people he sees as having a sensibility of "I'm a really good person, and you're not. [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. [245][246], On his show, Carlson frequently hosts guests who downplay the scientific consensus on climate change,[247] and disagreed with Bill Nye on the subject. https://bit.ly/2vaBUvASWatch more Fox News Video: http://video.foxnews.comWatch Fox News Channel Live: http://www.foxnewsgo.com/FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. 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. [197], He expressed his disappointment with the Republican nominee for the 2012 election, Mitt Romney, and the healthcare reform he signed in 2006 as governor of Massachusetts, which contained an individual mandate, saying, "out of 315 million Americans, the Republican Party managed to find the one guy who couldn't run on Obamacare". [34][450][452] Carlson's guest, Darren Beattie of Revolver News,[d] whose writing the segment was primarily based on, had been fired as a Trump speechwriter in 2018 after CNN asked the White House about his attendance at a gathering of white nationalists. "[41], On February 23, 2017, The Atlantic wrote that "Carlson's true talent is not for political philosophizing, it's for televised partisan combat. [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. Tucker Carlson Originals Patriot Purge Documentary: Part 1 The domestic war on terror is here and it's coming for half of the country. 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". Carlson stated on-air that the government had "launched a new war" on American citizens and characterized his series as "rock-solid factually". He wrote "Please get her fired. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list. [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. [265][11][10] Trump fired Bolton on September 10, 2019. [339], The evening after the segment, Carlson acknowledged that the proposed amendment was still being debated and added that no farms had yet been expropriated, though he did not admit to having made errors. 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". [4], During remote interviews, Carlson's producers will keep his face close-up onscreen so viewers can watch him react, often in disbelief. [61], In 1999, Carlson interviewed then-Governor George W. Bush for Talk magazine. Fact checks called Carlson's argument misleading, because COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective in protecting against COVID-19 infections and severe symptoms, and universal masking helps prevent unvaccinated people from spreading the virus. The Tucker Carlson Originals series will also debut in April, and continue monthly. Tucker and his team take their cameras to Maine and investigate a corrupt "green energy" plot designed to make foreign corporations rich by destroying one of the most beautiful places in America. 'Tucker Carlson Originals' explores transgender movement in America [413], Carlson mentioned the anti-parasite medication ivermectin as a possible COVID-19 treatment, though the FDA warned against its use. He also said his viewers should ask themselves, "Why do I hate Putin so much? But what exactly happened on 1/6 and how much of what we were told was a lie? [27][28], Carlson was reportedly floated as a potential candidate for the Libertarian nomination in the 2008 presidential election. [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. [456], In late October 2021, "Patriot Purge", a three-part series produced by Carlson, was released on the Fox Nation streaming service. The investigative series documents Carlson's rise to prominence and his rhetoric on immigration, race relations and the COVID-19 pandemic. [96] He also hosted a late-afternoon weekday wrap-up for the network during the 2006 Winter Olympics. [275][276], As Russia threatened a military incursion into Ukraine in December 2021, Russian state television broadcast remarks Carlson had made on his program in which he asserted "NATO exists primarily to torment Vladimir Putin", that the United States fomented the 2014 overthrow of the pro-Russia Ukrainian government and that President Joe Biden sought "a hot war with Russia". 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. [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". [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. [494], In September 2022, Carlson spoke at the funeral of Hells Angels president Sonny Barger. [23], In February 2021, Carlson announced a multiyear deal with Fox News to host a new weekly podcast and series of monthly specials dubbed Tucker Carlson Originals on sister streaming service Fox Nation, which released on March 29. The unexaggerated true story about the greatest artist of our time. [307] He asked rhetorically, "the combined membership of every white supremacist group in America would they be able to fit inside a college football stadium? [75][76][77], In his early television career Carlson wore bow ties, a habit from boarding school he continued on air until 2006. [118], On November 14, 2016, Carlson began hosting Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News. [337][338][339][340][341] CBS News, Associated Press, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal described Carlson's segment (with guest Marian Tupy of the Cato Institute) as false or misleading, because violence against farmers had reached an all-time low and the reforms had yet to pass and were primarily aimed at land that had fallen into disuse. [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. Be the first one to add a plot. [54][55] Carlson attended La Jolla Country Day School and grew up in a home overlooking the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club. According to Fox News, the advertisers only moved their ad buys to other programs. [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. While in the nations capital, San Salvador, Carlson took part in a ride-along with the citys police, toured a Salvadorian prison housing members of the MS-13 gang, and snagged an exclusive interview with the countrys new president - whos cracking down on the "death cult.". "[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". [14][16][17][15] His remarks on race, immigration, and women including slurs he said on air between 2006 and 2011 (which resurfaced in 2019)[18][19] have at times been described as racist and sexist, and have provoked advertiser boycotts of Tucker Carlson Tonight. Thriving families make market economies possible. [177][178] [b] In 2021, Time magazine said Carlson "may be the most powerful conservative in America". [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.
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