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Tucker Carlson is Officially Out at FOX News.
What happened?
It actually happened…
FOX News has fired their prime time host and top rated host in the country, Tucker Carlson.
Oliver Darcy and Marshall Cohen with CNN writes:
“Fox News and Tucker Carlson, the right-wing extremist who used his prime time perch at the talk network to exert a firm grip over the Republican Party, have severed ties, the network said in a stunning announcement that rocked the media and political worlds Monday.
…Carlson, the highest-rated single host at Fox News, did not respond to multiple requests for comment. The decision to part ways with Carlson was made Friday evening by Fox Corporation chief executive Lachlan Murdoch and Fox News chief executive Suzanne Scott, a person familiar with the matter said…”
Carlson — their most popular host — didn’t even get a farewell show.
Needless to say, the relationship deteriorated quickly and it’s kind of interesting to consider what finally led to this moment.
It wasn’t the clear, blatant racism that led to them pushing him out without so much as a goodbye to his viewers. It wasn’t the xenophobia that bothered them this much. It wasn’t the incitement of violence against teachers or doctors as he leaned into his…
