[41] By February 2010, The Daily Caller was part of the White House rotating press pool. [24][25] Formerly an economic libertarian, he now supports protectionism. "[367] He has alleged that feminists want girls to make gains at the expense of boys. [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). [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. [460], In October 2020, Carlson alleged on his show that someone was reading his text messages, after documents he claimed had compromising information on Joe Biden's son, Hunter, were lost by the United Parcel Service and then quickly located. Market data provided by Factset. Most Americans don't care. [267] This assertion was disputed by journalist Philip Bump, who wrote that the number of Mexicans in the U.S. had decreased since 2009 and asked rhetorically: "What good has it done Mexico to have a number of its citizens move to the United States and gain the right to vote? [476] The New York Times observed there was a distinction between Carlson's communications being intercepted by the NSA and intercepts of foreigners who were discussing Carlson. [167][168], In June 2020, Carlson sold his one-third stake in The Daily Caller to Patel for an undisclosed amount and said Neil [Patel] runs it. I take the death penalty very seriously. [132][133] At the close of 2019, Carlson's Nielsen ratings among all viewers 2554 placed him second only to Fox's The Sean Hannity Show among cable news shows. He also said, "Everyone wants to make a racial issue out of it, 'Ooh, the white replacement theory.' A system like that is the enemy of a healthy society. ", "Opinion | What Does Tucker Carlson Know That the Republican Party Doesn't? [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. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. 2022 Suicide of Los Angeles, Pt. [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". The premiere episode of the show, which replaced On the Record,[119] was the network's most watched telecast of the year in the time slot, with 3.7million viewers. [225][226] In a 2019 interview Carlson said he owns a AR-15 style rifle and said "all my guns are working-class guns". [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. Carlson began his media career in the 1990s, writing for The Weekly Standard and other publications. [360][361][362] Footage of the omitted answers, leaked to Vice News, was scrutinized in light of West's tweets shortly after the interview that he was "going death con 3" against Jewish people. "[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". ", BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DELETES REFERENCES TO VAGINOPLASTIES FOR 17-YEAR-OLDS AMID ONLINE FUROR. 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. [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. Most people don't care and don't want to get involved in it. Episodes will explore a single topic at greater depth than typically done on a live television show. I don't like lying. Legal Statement. [10], Carlson called the 2020 assassination of Qasem Soleimani a "quagmire". [172] His first book in the series, Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution, was released in October 2018,[173] and debuted at No. [401][389][402][394][403] In July 2021, Carlson said plans by the government to provide door-to-door vaccinations were "the greatest scandal in my lifetime, by far" and falsely described them as an attempt to "force people to take medicine they don't want or need". Carlson said the network had changed a lot and "they didn't have a role for me". [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. "[263] In 2004, Carlson wrote a commentary in Esquire accusing Bush of weakness after the September 11 attacks and in the invasion of Iraq. #FoxNews #tucker Subscribe to Fox News! "[385], In 2021, Carlson ran segments that misrepresented the safety of COVID-19 vaccines and asserted that U.S. officials were "lying" about them. [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. [53] A few years earlier he quit smoking cigarettes (a habit dating to eighth grade) and took up nicotine gum, which he "chews constantly", and nicotine pouches. [311] University of Michigan professor Alexandra Stern has written that Carlson propagates demographic fear. [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". "[269], Carlson has stated he does not consider Russia a serious threat to the United States. [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. [194], In July 2017, Carlson said that "we actually don't face any domestic threat from Iran". [131] His ratings rose eight percent that week despite the boycotts. Get 30 days FREE at checkout with promo code ORIGINALS [56] His father owned property in Nevada, Vermont, and islands in Maine and Nova Scotia. "Maybe like 10 years," the gang member responded. ', "Hungary turned to authoritarian nationalism. Why should I sit back and take that?" [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". 'Tucker Carlson Originals' investigates massive gun grab by New Orleans Police after Hurricane Katrina In the new episode of the Fox Nation show, Tucker Carlson breaks down the illegal gun. [31][207], Carlson supported J. D. Vance in the 2022 Republican U.S. Senate primary in Ohio and privately persuaded Donald Trump to endorse him despite Vance's past opposition to Trump. [239][third-party source needed], In August 2021, Carlson traveled to Hungary, broadcasting from Budapest. Tucker Carlson and his team take you inside the issues for a new documentary news magazine, 'Tucker Carlson Originals'Tucker Carlson and his team take you inside the issues for a new documentary news magazine, 'Tucker Carlson Originals'Tucker Carlson and his team take you inside the issues for a new documentary news magazine, 'Tucker Carlson Originals'. Although Fox News said Carlson was referring to Democratic leaders and not protesters, Carlson's comments on Black Lives Matter were met with rebuke. I certainly do it, you know, out of weakness or whatever. [36][14][35][37][15], Carlson was born Tucker McNear Carlson in the Mission District of San Francisco, California, on May 16, 1969. Is this The End of Men? "[318] He accused the Obama administration of ignoring Islamic terrorism. [142][143] Carlson's program saw a dip in viewership following the aftermath of the 2020 election, losing out to Anderson Cooper 360 in the 2554 demographic which Carlson had maintained a hold of the prior month. [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. 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. That's illegal. "[268], In May 2019, Carlson defended Trump's decision to place tariffs on Mexico unless Mexico stopped illegal immigration to the United States. We have to ban this. Tucker Carlson Originals presents: 'The Joe Biden Christmas. "[27] From 2009 through 2015, Carlson was a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank. [463] In November 2021, the Daily Mail published emails from a laptop owned by Hunter Biden, which appear to demonstrate a friendship between himself and Carlson. [177][178] [b] In 2021, Time magazine said Carlson "may be the most powerful conservative in America". [270][271], Peter Beinart of The Atlantic said Carlson has been an "apologist for Donald Trump on the Russia scandal". [41][58] Though Patricia remained a beneficiary of the family fortune, the Swansons had sold the brand to the Campbell Soup Company in 1955 and did not own it by the time of Carlson's father's marriage. Carlson said people who disagree with what's happening are being told to "shut up. There are reportedly over 400 MS-13 gang members currently residing within the prison walls yet, according to guards that run the prison, there have been no murders. "[442] PolitiFact rated Carlson's claim false, because several rioters had known ties to white supremacist groups, according to court records and congressional testimony by law enforcement leaders, and video and photos from the incident showed white supremacist symbols prominently displayed. Carlson asked. Ask anyone at Fox." [260] In January 2022, Carlson released the film Hungary vs. Soros on Fox Nation. Carlson broadcast a trailer that suggested the January 6 attack was a government false flag operation to implicate the right wing, with one speaker asserting that "the left is hunting the right". Watch all episodes now on Fox Nation Join Tucker Carlson and his team. or redistributed. "[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. [480][481] Charlotte Alter of Time wrote that Carlson "sanitizes and legitimizes right-wing conspiratorial thinking, dodges when you try to nail him down on the specifics, then wraps it all in an argument about censorship and free speech". [47] Carlson's maternal great-great-grandfather Cesar Lombardi immigrated to New York from Switzerland in 1860. "[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. We have confirmed that. Carlson's mother left the family when he was six, wanting to pursue a "bohemian" lifestyle. [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". [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. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. [290] Carlson went on to argue that "a lot of countries commit atrocities including a number that we're closely allied with". ", "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? [477], Carlson's rhetorical style and debating tactics have drawn close attention from writers and other public figures. [96] Rachel Maddow and Jay Severin featured as guests on a rotating panel. [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. Hunting MS-13: Tucker travels to El Salvador in new Fox Nation special. [461][462][463] Carlson did not say what these documents contained. "[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.