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[239][236] He described the business model of firms like Bain as: "Take over an existing company for a short period of time, cut costs by firing employees, run up the debt, extract the wealth and move on, sometimes leaving retirees without their earned pensions. [209], Carlson wrote in 2000 that capital punishment "deserves more vigorous debate",[210] and in 2003 told Salon, "I'm opposed to the death penalty as I am adamantly opposed to abortion". I have less political power because they are importing a brand-new electorate. I consider that heroic at a time like this.. [37], 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. "[62], 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. [471], Carlson's rhetorical style and debating tactics have drawn close attention from writers and other public figures. It has often seemed, watching Tucker Carlson spin up right-wing conspiracism for the masses on his uber-popular Fox News program, that he is ripping his [43][251][255][256] He spoke at a conference sponsored by the Mathias Corvinus Collegium. "[18] Terry Smith, a law professor at St. Thomas University, has called Carlson's rhetoric an example of white identity politics. [473] 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. [357], 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). [197] Carlson spoke at Ron Paul's independent Rally for the Republic convention, opposite the official 2008 Republican National Convention, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which served as a "message of revolt to the Republican Party" and a general celebration of Paul's policy proposals. [472] 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. [157] Carlson reportedly offered his employees free junk food, an unmonitored keg, provided them with a ping pong table, and allowed them to sleep under their desks. [314][315] After the Charlie Hebdo shooting in 2015, Carlson said, "This is an Islamic problem were facing. [277][278][279] That month, as reported by Mother Jones,[280] the Kremlin sent a memo to state-friendly media outlets saying it was "essential" to use video clips of Carlson "as much as possible". [145] 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. ", "Opinion | What Does Tucker Carlson Know That the Republican Party Doesn't? 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[261] In May 2019, after Robert Mueller gave a statement saying the Special Counsel investigation on Russian interference in the 2016 election did not exonerate President Donald Trump of obstruction of justice, Carlson called Mueller "sleazy and dishonest". [310], In call-in segments Carlson made from 2006 to 2009 on the radio show Bubba the Love Sponge, Carlson said Iraq was not worth invading because it was a country made up of "semi-literate primitive monkeys" who "don't use toilet paper or forks". [32] Writing for New York magazine's Intelligencer in 2019, Park MacDougald called Carlson a "Middle American radical", which he described as someone who holds populist economic beliefs; hostility to corporatocracy; fervent positions on nationalism, race, and immigration; and a preference for a strong U.S. president. The reporter of the Axios exclusive story, Jonathan Swan, later confirmed he had contacted Carlson seeking pre-publication comment, but said he had not told Carlson that anyone had shared the email contents with him. [432], 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. He also led Radio Marti broadcasting to Cuba, and was director of the US Information Agency and the USIA Documentary Film Service. [97] He also hosted a late-afternoon weekday wrap-up for the network during the 2006 Winter Olympics. He praised the country and its prime minister, Viktor Orbn, for rejecting asylum seekers on its border, and ridiculed the idea that Orbn was authoritarian. [267][268], Peter Beinart of The Atlantic said Carlson has been an "apologist for Donald Trump on the Russia scandal". [178][179] [b] In 2021, Time magazine said Carlson "may be the most powerful conservative in America". [181] 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. In addition, they also have a son named Buckley Carlson. "[406] More than 90% of Fox Corporation's full-time employees had been fully vaccinated by September 2021. Tucker Carlson's wife is an Andrews, telling me he may have married a cousin. Floyd had drugs in his system when he died, but medical professionals determined this did not cause his death. Dorothy was born in Massachusetts, to Swedish parents. Carlson's mother left the family when he was six, wanting to pursue a "bohemian" lifestyle. ", "Tucker Carlson's espousal of 'replacement' theory is both toxic and ahistoric", "Tucker Carlson's Xenophobia Is Horribly Effective", "Column: Long before Fox News, Carlson was a La Jollan", "Does Tucker Carlson's Family Own Swanson? "[459] 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. Carlson took four-hour-a-day ballroom dance classes to prepare. [42][67][68] 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. [335][336][337][338][339] 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. [163] Klein offered to form a bipartisan forum with Carlson, but Carlson declined. It premiered on March 29 and will have new episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. However Carlson still hosted her on his show for a second appearance. Why should I sit back and take that?" Bannon and Wengui set up appearances for Yan on Carlsons show to promote the theory. >> tucker: good evening. "[5] Carlson presents his perceived opponents "as endlessly cynical and duplicitous", and agitates his audience against them by cherry-picking and misinterpreting information, according to Philip Bump of The Washington Post. [420][421][422][423] 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. We believe Martin Luther King Jr. We don't think your skin color is the most important thing about you. AMERICAN conservative television host Tucker Carlson has been apart of Fox News for over a decade. Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States. Susan Andrewss Husband: Tucker Carlson; Susans Children: Lillie Carlson, Buckley Carlson, Hopie Carlson, and Dorothy Carlson; Susan Andrewss Parents: Lillian Taggart Andrews (Mother), Reverend George E. Andrews II (father) Susan Carlsons Net Worth: $30 Million (with Tucker Carlson) Famous for: Being the wife of Tucker Carlson WebTucker Carlson has four children in total with his wife, Susan Carlson. [488], In September 2022, Carlson spoke at the funeral of Hells Angels president Sonny Barger. [270] Trump commuted Stone's sentence on July 10, 2020. [419] After Joe Biden won the election in November, Carlson raised false allegations of fraud in the election. [54][79], On June 21, 2021, New York Times reporter Ben Smith reported that Carlson was a media source for several journalists and authors including Michael Isikoff, Michael Wolff, Brian Stelter, and others who wrote critically of Donald Trump. [89] CNN announced that it was ending its relationship with Carlson and would soon cancel Crossfire. [339], In November 2018, a group of antifa activists associated with the "Smash Racism D.C." group protested outside Carlson's Washington, D.C., home. [8][9][10][11][12] Carlson has been described as a leading voice of white grievance politics. [217][218][219] In 2015 he said Australian gun laws were "insane" and "childish". He supported Ron Paul's 1988 presidential candidacy, when Paul ran as the candidate for the Libertarian Party, along with his 2008 presidential candidacy, when Paul ran as a Republican. [107], Carlson was a contestant on season 3 of the reality show Dancing with the Stars, which aired in 2006; he was paired with professional dancer Elena Grinenko. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Carlson is also keeping his post as the host of his weekly primetime show, Tucker Carlson Tonight. [193] In his 2018 book, Ship of Fools, Carlson wrote that he had adopted some of Buchanan's views. ", "The Playboy Interview With Tucker Carlson", "The Bearable Lightness of Being Tucker Carlson", "Bow tie-free Tucker Carlson steps into prime time on Fox News Channel", "Tucker Carlson Calls Journalists 'Animals.' View our online Press Pack. In this country, we judge people for what they do, not for how they were born". [1][39] He is the elder son of artist and San Francisco native Lisa McNear (ne Lombardi) (19452011) and Dick Carlson (1941), a former "gonzo reporter"[1][40][41] who became the director of Voice of America, president of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the U.S. ambassador to the Seychelles,[42] and more recently a director at the lobbying firm Policy Impact Strategic Communications. Carlson's parents divorced after their nine year-marriage reportedly "turned sour.". Tuckers maternal grandfather was Oliver Maurice Lombardi (the son of Maurice Ennis/C. [374] Carlson's promotion of inflammatory rhetoric about LGBTQ controversies[375] was scrutinized after the Colorado Springs nightclub mass shooting in November 2022. [458], 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. [5][27] In 2004, he renounced his initial support for the Iraq War,[28][29] and has since been skeptical of U.S. foreign interventions. [128] The show had lost at least 26 advertisers. [224][225] He has a concealed carry permit in the District of Columbia. In January 2017, Forbes reported that the show had "scored consistently high ratings, averaging 2.8 million viewers per night and ranking as the number two cable news program behind The O'Reilly Factor in December. [61] 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. "[36][452] Conservative writers Jonah Goldberg and Steve Hayes responded to the series by severing their ties to Fox News, declaring that the series was "a collection of incoherent conspiracy-mongering, riddled with factual inaccuracies, half-truths, deceptive imagery, and damning omissions".
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