[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. Donald Trump, who was a regular viewer of Carlson's show. [461][462][463] Carlson did not say what these documents contained. [204][205][206], Following the 2020 election, Carlson reportedly told people he had voted for independent candidate Kanye West, though Politico points out that it was unclear whether Carlson "was serious or merely joking". [5] He has written three books: Politicians, Partisans, and Parasites (2003), Ship of Fools (2018), and The Long Slide (2021). 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/ [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. "[385], In 2021, Carlson ran segments that misrepresented the safety of COVID-19 vaccines and asserted that U.S. officials were "lying" about them. [43][50][51], In 1976, Carlson's parents divorced after the nine-year marriage reportedly "turned sour". [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. [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. [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. "[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. Fox Nationprograms are viewable on-demand and from your mobile device app, but only for Fox Nation subscribers. Tucker Carlson Originals are a series of short "documentaries" on the Fox Nation streaming service. '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. But if they're sending children into irreparable surgeries and castrating them and sterilizing them for life, then we have a moral obligation to say, no, you're not allowed to do that. [96] He also hosted a late-afternoon weekday wrap-up for the network during the 2006 Winter Olympics. [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. We have confirmed that. The stock price is down. Carlson compared Assad's war crimes during the Syrian Civil War to Saudi Arabia's war crimes in Yemen. [441], In February 2021, after attorney general nominee Merrick Garland pledged at his confirmation hearing to supervise the prosecution of "white supremacists and others" involved in the January 6 United States Capitol attack, Carlson alleged, "There's no evidence that white supremacists were responsible for what happened on January 6. "[318] He accused the Obama administration of ignoring Islamic terrorism. [310] Heidi Beirich of the Southern Poverty Law Center has said that "Carlson probably has been the No. Tucker Carlson Originals S1. Meanwhile, a remarkable number of the companies are now bankrupt or extinct. Know what this is about? [473] The NSA inspector general's office announced in August 2021 that it was examining Carlson's allegation. '"[315][316], Carlson has criticized Islam and has hosted guests on his show who do the same. 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' host previews Fox Nation special 'Transgressive', Tucker Carlson joined "Fox & Friends" Thursday to preview his "Tucker Carlson Originals" Fox Nation special "Transgressive: Cult of Confusion," which examines the transgender movement in America and exposes the dangers and threats to children. We think all people were created by God and should therefore be judged by what they do, not by how they look. "[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. [162] Klein offered to form a bipartisan forum with Carlson, but Carlson declined. [12][13][14][15] He is known for circulating far-right ideas into mainstream politics and discourse. Fertility is in decline. He was a frequent guest panelist on Fox's late-night satire show Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld, made frequent appearances on the All-Star Panel segment of Special Report with Bret Baier, was a substitute host of Hannity in Sean Hannity's absence, and produced and hosted a special entitled Fighting for Our Children's Minds in September 2010. Sorry, not allowed. [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. [279] However, in March 2022, Carlson started to amplify baseless Russian state propaganda that the U.S. and Ukraine were purportedly developing biological weapons in Ukraine. [170] It received favorable reviews from Publishers Weekly and the Washingtonian, who both complimented the book for its humor. The incident drew renewed scrutiny to Carlson's program, already under pressure from sponsors because of Carlson's remarks about Black Lives Matter. 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. [140] Carlson condemned Neff's posts on the second episode of Tucker Carlson Tonight that aired after the posts were initially reported. [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". Tucker Carlson asserted Friday that the December arrest of Andrew Tate, the pro-Trump, misogynistic social media figure currently imprisoned in Romania on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and organized crime, was "obviously a set up.". 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". Red light therapy. [177][178] [b] In 2021, Time magazine said Carlson "may be the most powerful conservative in America". [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. [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. 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. [41][65], Carlson began his career in journalism as a fact-checker for Policy Review,[41] a national conservative journal then published by The Heritage Foundation and later acquired by the Hoover Institution. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. [214][215], Carlson has opposed gun control and the assault weapons ban. This otherworldly episode of Tucker Carlson Originals takes the team across the country to find out if the truth is out there. S1, Ep3. [36], Carlson's use of hyperbole as a rhetorical device was cited by Fox News in its successful defense in 2020 of a slander lawsuit by Karen McDougal, after Carlson incorrectly argued in 2018 that Donald Trump had been a victim of extortion by McDougal. Nikolas Lanum is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. 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. ', "Hungary turned to authoritarian nationalism. In other comments, Carlson argued that the unrest following Floyd's killing stemmed from a desire for ideological domination, rather than genuine opposition to police brutality. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. [265][11][10] Trump fired Bolton on September 10, 2019. [126], By January 2019, his show dropped to third with 2.8 million nightly viewers, down six percent from the previous year. 1 8.2 (15) Rate Los Angeles committed suicide when it elected Soros-backed District Attorney George Gascn. The Washington Post called these comments racist. [491][53], Carlson quit drinking alcohol in 2002. [330], Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch defended Carlson, writing that Carlson had "decried and rejected replacement theory" when he said, "White replacement theory? Tucker Carlson Originals investigates. He's Also Their Best Source", "Britney Spears: 'Trust our president in every decision', "Arts, Briefly; Accepting the Worst, in Person", "Watch Jon Stewart Call Tucker Carlson a "Dick" in Epic 2004, "A Week in Review: If You Interview Kissinger, Are You Still a Comedian? [191][12] Separately, he criticized the party's eventual nominee, Pat Buchanan. Tucker Carlson Originals (2021- ) Episode List Current Episode (aired 15 Feb. 2023) The Death of Comedy? [57], In 1979, Carlson's father married divorce Patricia Caroline Swanson, an heiress to Swanson Enterprises, daughter of Gilbert Carl Swanson and niece of Senator J. William Fulbright. "[159] Columnist Mickey Kaus quit after Carlson refused to run a column critical of Fox News's coverage of the immigration policy debate due to his contractual obligations to Fox News. [186][183] In 2017, Carlson said his registration as a Democrat was to gain the right to vote in the primaries for mayoral elections in the district, and that he nevertheless "sincerely despise[s]" the Democratic party and "always vote[d] for the more corrupt candidate over the idealist" in order to favor the status quo and stem progressivism. [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. "[413], Carlson is married to Susan Thomson Carlson (ne Andrews). [350], Carlson cast doubts on the intentions of Black Lives Matter protesters in the wake of the murder of George Floyd by a police officer, saying in June 2020, "it is definitely not about black lives, and remember that when they come for you, and at this rate, they will". [337][338][339] The South African government responded that Trump's tweet was "misinformed" and said it would address the matter through diplomatic channels. My wife said people are going to think you're hunting for a job in the Bush campaign. [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. In the full episode entitled "Hunting MS-13," Fox Nation subscribers can witness as Carlson speaks with a Long Island police officer who had a hit placed on him by the gang, the shows producers travel with the country's paramilitary forces to raid crime rings, and much more. Carlson stated on-air that the government had "launched a new war" on American citizens and characterized his series as "rock-solid factually". Seriously. [453][454] Republican House members Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene quickly embraced Carlson's story about FBI involvement in the Capitol attack, and Republican congressman Paul Gosar entered the Revolver News story into the Congressional Record during a House Oversight Committee hearing. [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. As a means of extortion, the gang taxes residents, imposes curfews, kills bus drivers when they dont pay fees, and even enforces their own laws including mask mandates according to the special. [375] In 2021, Carlson belittled the paternity leave taken by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, a gay man, joking that Buttigieg could be "trying to figure out how to breastfeed". "[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. [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. [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. [287][288] In November 2019, Carlson repeated this claim and queried whether the attack had happened at all. All rights reserved. Testosterone levels and fertility in American men are drastically declining. [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". "[465] That same day, a producer for Carlson filed an unusually broad Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the NSA, seeking records, including "any communication between NSA officials regarding journalist Tucker Carlson", dating back to January 2019, before Biden became president. 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. [46][39][47][48] Carlson's father was adopted at the age of two by upper-middle-class New Englanders, the Carlsons, an executive at the Winslow Brothers & Smith Tannery of Norwood (the oldest tannery in America) and his wife. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Market data provided by Factset. [362] Ben Samuels of Haaretz wrote that the episode "brings Carlsons history of providing a platform for antisemitism further into focus". 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[195] Carlson said in an interview, "by my criteria, Bush isn't much of a conservative". [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. [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. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. [411][412] In May 2022, Carlson described himself as against "the vax". [208] Former Hawaii congresswoman and Democratic presidential primary contender Tulsi Gabbard was a substitute host on Tucker Carlson Tonight in 2022; she appeared on the show the night she left the Democratic Party in October 2022, to Carlson's praise. 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. According to a 2020 Brand Keys Consumer Loyalty Engagement Index report, FOX News is the top brand in the country for morning and evening news coverage. "They really dislike our country. 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. We can trade intimate details. Carlson said of the interview, "I thought I'd be ragged for writing a puffy piece. Carlson said the network had changed a lot and "they didn't have a role for me". ", "Inside Media Matters: Sources, memos reveal erratic behavior, close coordination with White House and news organizations", "Trump Campaign Secretly Paid Tucker Carlson's Daily Caller $150k for Email Blasts", "Analysis | Charity doubles as a profit stream at the Daily Caller News Foundation", "Fox News Host Tucker Carlson Cuts Ties With Conservative Media Site The Daily Caller", "Politicians, Partisans, and Parasites: My Adventures in Cable News", "Nonfiction Book Review: POLITICIANS, PARTISANS, AND PARASITES: My Adventures in Cable News", "Tucker Carlson Gets Two-Book, Eight-Figure Deal", "Fox News star Tucker Carlson exposes 'elites' in new book". You can't do this to kids. [154], On January 11, 2010, Carlson and Neil Patel (a former aide to Dick Cheney, and former college roommate of Carlson)[5] launched a political news website titled The Daily Caller. [174] His second book, The Long Slide: Thirty Years in American Journalism, was released in August 2021. [216][217][218][219] He has debated several Democrats on gun control. Go to Fox Nationto start a free trial and watch the extensive library from your favorite Fox News personalities. 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Carlson's mother left the family when he was six, wanting to pursue a "bohemian" lifestyle. [479][482] Carlson is known to interrupt guests repeatedly with direct demands to answer questions he poses, sometimes focusing on an embarrassing episode or statement from a guest's past. [302][303][304] White grievance politics is a persistent theme in Carlson's commentary. [477], Carlson's rhetorical style and debating tactics have drawn close attention from writers and other public figures. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. 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. ", "Did Fox News host Tucker Carlson name-drop Harvey Milk's killer in his yearbook? [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. Bannon and Wengui set up appearances for Yan on Carlsons show to promote the theory. Fox News host Tucker Carlson looks back on President Biden's gaffes on 'Tucker Carlson Originals' Christmas special. [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. [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. [56][39] In 1984, his father unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Republican Mayor Roger Hedgecock in the San Diego mayoral race. [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. [229][230][231] At trial Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges. [146][147] It remained the most-watched news-related cable show as of mid-2021. [61], In 1999, Carlson interviewed then-Governor George W. Bush for Talk magazine. [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. [144] In 2020, Tucker Carlson Tonight and The Sean Hannity Show became the first cable news programs to finish a full year with viewership in excess of four million. Paul Ryan blamed Tucker Carlson for pushing toxic and racist content on Fox News. All rights reserved. [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. [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". "[269], Carlson has stated he does not consider Russia a serious threat to the United States. [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". I don't even know how. Legal Statement. Tucker Carlson Originals is an in-depth documentary series. 63. [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. Watch it on The Roku Channel or Fox Nation on your Roku device. [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. He remained with the network as a senior campaign correspondent for the 2008 election. [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. Revolver has been promoted by Trump and his administration. [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. [154] He was rebuked by the U.S. military in March 2021 after he ridiculed maternity flight suits for U.S. women soldiers and described a decision by the Chinese military to build ships as "more masculine". Floyd had drugs in his system when he died, but medical professionals determined this did not cause his death. [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". [187] Carlson campaigned for Republicans and Republican-affiliated causes during his time as a Democrat. [432][433] Carlson later brought on Mike Lindell on January 26, 2021, whose company My Pillow was the largest advertiser on Tucker Carlson Tonight, to criticize Dominion Voting Systems and claim it had "hired hit groups and bots and trolls" to target him following his Twitter account's permanent suspension for promoting unfounded fraud claims. He wrote "Please get her fired. [239], Carlson has criticized hedge funds (singling out the Republican donor Paul Singer in 2019) and private equity (in criticizing Mitt Romney, former CEO of Bain Capital). Tucker Carlson Originals Full Episode00:01:57 Season Two: A detransitioner's escape from gender confusion April 15, 2022 Tucker Carlson Originals Full Episode00:02:13 Season Two: The End of Men April 15, 2022 Tucker Carlson Originals Full Episode00:01:17 Season Two: A one of a kind UFO investigation into cattle mutilations April 15, 2022