[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. [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". 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. [365], In 2022, in response to The New York Times publishing a report criticizing Carlson and his show, Carlson said that his show did not have a controversial opinion on race, saying "Our view of race is really simple. [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. [4], During remote interviews, Carlson's producers will keep his face close-up onscreen so viewers can watch him react, often in disbelief. [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. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. [79], In 2000, Carlson co-hosted the short-lived show The Spin Room on CNN. [41] By February 2010, The Daily Caller was part of the White House rotating press pool. 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. He remained with the network as a senior campaign correspondent for the 2008 election. Fox News host Tucker Carlson looks back on President Biden's gaffes on 'Tucker Carlson Originals' Christmas special. 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The was originally going to just be a look at The End of . 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". ", "Tucker Carlson suggests teen charged in Kenosha protester killings had to 'maintain order when no one else would', "Here's what Tucker Carlson got wrong about the Kenosha shootings", "Ron Paul Endorsed by Nevada Brothel Owner", "Tucker Carlson Joins the Cato Institute", "Tucker Carlson has sparked the most interesting debate in conservative politics", "Tucker Carlson: Mitt Romney supports the status quo. [44][45], Carlson's paternal grandparents were Richard Boynton and Dorothy Anderson, who were teenagers when they placed his father at The Home for Little Wanderers orphanage where he was fostered by Carl Moberger of Malden, near Boston, a tannery worker of Swedish descent, and his wife Florence Moberger. In September 2020, federal judge Mary Kay Vyskocil[135] dismissed the lawsuit, citing her acceptance of Fox News' defense that Carlson's extortion claims were opinion based and not "statements of fact". [38] Carlson is of English, German and one sixteenth Swiss-Italian ancestry. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. [Stewart] needed to do this. [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 this country, we judge people for what they do, not for how they were born". [126], By January 2019, his show dropped to third with 2.8 million nightly viewers, down six percent from the previous year. [388][386] Fauci called Carlson's remarks a "crazy conspiracy theory". [317][318] After the Charlie Hebdo shooting in 2015, Carlson said, "This is an Islamic problem were facing. Carlson reportedly told Trump that if he listened to his hawkish advisors and went ahead with the strikes, he would not win re-election. [181], Carlson is a Republican. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! [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. "[446], In June 2021, Carlson promoted a conspiracy theory alleging that the Capitol storming was a "false flag" FBI operation intended to "suppress political dissent". . Tucker Carlson seems to be projecting a bit in this segment about. The CMD said Carlson had a conflict of interest and had violated journalistic standards. From 2005 to 2008, he hosted the nightly program Tucker on MSNBC. "[367] He has alleged that feminists want girls to make gains at the expense of boys. [355][356][357], After jurors found Chauvin guilty of murder, Carlson argued that they were intimidated into doing so by Black Lives Matter protests rather than being swayed by witness testimony or video of the killing of Floyd. Derek Reimer, pastor at Mission 7 Ministries in Calgary, was arrested and charged on Thursday for mischief and causing a disturbance after he was . All rights reserved. [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. Ryan was asked why he, as a Fox board member, did not stand up to people spreading disinformation. [95], Carlson's early evening show Tucker (originally titled The Situation With Tucker Carlson) premiered on June 13, 2005, on MSNBC. [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. [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. "[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". But what exactly happened on 1/6 and how much of what we were told was a lie? [413], Carlson mentioned the anti-parasite medication ivermectin as a possible COVID-19 treatment, though the FDA warned against its use. He was included in polling at the 2008 Libertarian National Convention, with unconfirmed speculation arising that he was personally funding the effort. [310] Heidi Beirich of the Southern Poverty Law Center has said that "Carlson probably has been the No. 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. 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. [43][50][51], In 1976, Carlson's parents divorced after the nine-year marriage reportedly "turned sour". [81][82], In October 2004, comedian and The Daily Show host Jon Stewart appeared on Crossfire, ostensibly to promote America (The Book), but he instead launched into a critique of Crossfire, saying the show was harmful to political discourse in the U.S.[41][83] Carlson was singled out by Stewart for criticism, with Carlson in turn criticizing Stewart for being biased toward the left. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Donald Trump, who was a regular viewer of Carlson's show. [123] Tucker Carlson Tonight was the third-highest-rated cable news show as of March 2018. [170] It received favorable reviews from Publishers Weekly and the Washingtonian, who both complimented the book for its humor. You want to call yourself whatever you want with a dress however you want. [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". Society is built on their differences. [423] After Joe Biden won the election in November, Carlson raised false allegations of fraud in the election. [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. [120], Tucker Carlson Tonight aired at 7:00p.m. each weeknight until January 9, 2017, when Carlson's show replaced Megyn Kelly at the 9:00p.m. time slot after she left Fox News. Carlson said Bolton was "demented" for seeking a military strike against Iran and accused him of undermining Trump by disagreeing publicly with Trump's decisions. [114][117], In April 2013, Carlson replaced Dave Briggs as a co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend, joining Alisyn Camerota and Clayton Morris on Saturday and Sunday mornings. [105] Brian Stelter, writing for The New York Times, wrote that "during Mr. Carlson's tenure, MSNBC's evening programming moved gradually to the left. One commentator, Jennifer Rubin, characterized these remarks as an example of white supremacy. He said that the NSA had unmasked his identity and that "the contents of my emails left that building at the NSA and wound up with a news organization". "[31] Mediaite named Carlson the most influential person in news media in 2021. [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". 1 8.2 (15) Rate Los Angeles committed suicide when it elected Soros-backed District Attorney George Gascn. [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. Revolver has been promoted by Trump and his administration. [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. [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. [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". [41][61] John F. Harris of Politico would later remark on how Carlson was "viewed as an important voice of the intelligentsia" during this period. [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". [491][53], Carlson quit drinking alcohol in 2002. [162] The e-mails leaked by The Daily Caller, which detailed efforts to, according to Carlson, "formulate the most effective talking points in order to defeat Palin and McCain and help elect Barack Obama president",[164] also contained statements by The Washington Post's Dave Weigel "wishing for the death of Rush Limbaugh" among other controversial remarks which The Washington Post considered "untenable", leading to his resignation. So we made it official". A system like that is the enemy of a healthy society. [5] He has written three books: Politicians, Partisans, and Parasites (2003), Ship of Fools (2018), and The Long Slide (2021). [237] In 2019 on Tucker Carlson Tonight, Carlson said America's "ruling class" are, in effect, the "mercenaries" behind the decline of the American middle class, and "any economic system that weakens and destroys families is not worth having. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. [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". [422], After Fauci announced plans to retire in August 2022, Carlson made additional false claims that Fauci "helped create that [COVID-19] virus in the first place" by funding gain-of-function research at "various labs, including one owned by the Chinese government, a lot of biolabs in Ukraine" and then "lied in order to sell more vaccines which weren't even actually vaccines, but they did hurt a lot of people, tens of thousands." 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. Become a member today for exclusive content & more! [87], On January 5, 2005, CNN chief Jonathan Klein told Carlson the network had decided not to renew his contract. [110], In May 2009, Fox News announced that Carlson was being hired as a Fox News contributor. Tucker Carlson Originals is an in-depth documentary series. The unexaggerated true story about the greatest artist of our time. 10. [53][210][211] Carlson has described Roe v. Wade as "the most embarrassing court decision handed down in the last century". [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". [464], On June 28, 2021, Carlson said on his program that "a whistleblower within the U.S. government" informed him that the National Security Agency (NSA) was "monitoring our electronic communications and is planning to leak them in an attempt to take this show off the air", adding, "The Biden administration is spying on us. [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. 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. Market data provided by Factset. [360], On August 18, 2017, during a debate about whether web hosting companies should do business with racist sites like The Daily Stormer, Carlson said "I'm not defending white supremacy. 2022 Suicide of Los Angeles, Pt. 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. That's a lie. [53] His trademark scowl lets viewers "share his disdain" toward opposing views, foreshadowing a "scathing rebuttal". [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. Fertility is in decline. Bannon and Wengui set up appearances for Yan on Carlsons show to promote the theory. 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. 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Carlson and his team recently launched the two flagship programs on the network's streaming service, Fox Nation, in 2021. [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. [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. [490] They have four children. [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. "[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. I wasn't adding anything. 2021-10-21T00:00:00Z 1x09 Blown Away: The People vs Wind Energy. 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. [487], In April 2022, The New York Times published a three-part 20,000-word investigative series on Carlson called "American Nationalist". 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. [4][29] Carlson has promoted conspiracy theories on topics such as demographic "replacement",[30][31][15] COVID-19,[32][33] and the January 6 United States Capitol attack;[34][35] and has been noted for false and misleading statements about those topics and a number of others. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. [336][181] He accused Democrats and "the left" of "pushing replacement theory", saying "there is a strong political component to the Democratic Party's immigration policy". [140] Carlson condemned Neff's posts on the second episode of Tucker Carlson Tonight that aired after the posts were initially reported. 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? "[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. We can trade intimate details. 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Join Tucker Carlson and his team as their cameras take you inside the issues for a new documentary news magazine, 'Tucker Carlson Originals' Tucker Carlson Originals - watch online: streaming, buy or rent [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". He characterized the protests as "nearly a year of burning and looting and murder by BLM". [56] His father owned property in Nevada, Vermont, and islands in Maine and Nova Scotia. [49][50] Carlson is also a distant relative of Massachusetts politicians Ebenezer R. Hoar and George M. Brooks and is a great-great-great-grandson to Californian rancher Henry Miller. [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. The GOP is buzzing", "Urged to Launch an Attack, Trump Listened to the Skeptics Who Said It Would Be a Costly Mistake", "Trump Commutes Sentence of Roger Stone in Case He Long Denounced", "Trump, tweeting a Tucker Carlson segment, hints of possible pardon for Roger Stone", "Tucker Carlson took a victory lap over John Bolton's ousting, after reports he lobbied Trump to fire him", "Inside Trump and Bolton's spectacular split", "How Tucker Carlson became the voice of White grievance", "How Tucker Carlson Stoked White Fear to Conquer Cable", "The Hate Report: What white nationalists think about Tucker Carlson", "Why Do White Supremacists Love Tucker Carlson So Much? "[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. ", and said he "just went crazy on" a Fox executive over Heinrich's reporting. "[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. [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". [220][221][222] In 2015 he said Australian gun laws were "insane" and "childish". [382][381] Carlson blamed China for causing the pandemic. [311] University of Michigan professor Alexandra Stern has written that Carlson propagates demographic fear. His former time slots, 6:00p.m. and 9:00p.m., were subsequently occupied by two liberals, Ed Schultz and Rachel Maddow." Tucker Carlson Originals @TuckerOriginals Tucker and his team travel the globe uncovering stories the media ignores in new documentaries. [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. [362] Ben Samuels of Haaretz wrote that the episode "brings Carlsons history of providing a platform for antisemitism further into focus". [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. 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. An advocate of former U.S. president Donald Trump, Carlson was described by Politico as "perhaps the highest-profile proponent of 'Trumpism'" and as willing to criticize Trump when he believed that the former president was straying from that ideology. Is this The End of Men? [209], Carlson opposes abortion and has said it is the only political issue he considers non-negotiable. It means killing people". [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). [68][69] The piece led to bad publicity for Bush's 2000 presidential campaign. [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.