He also criticized "lunatic Muslims who are behaving like animals", and said that any presidential candidate who vowed to "kill as many of them as [they] can" would be "elected king". They married some years later in 1991 and welcomed their four kids, Dorothy being [147][148] It remained the most-watched news-related cable show as of mid-2021. [135], In December 2019, Playboy model Karen McDougal sued Fox News after Carlson, in a 2018 episode of his show, accused her of extorting Donald Trump. [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. [24], In February 2021, Carlson announced a multiyear deal with Fox News to host a new weekly podcast and series of monthly specials dubbed Tucker Carlson Originals on sister streaming service Fox Nation, which released on March 29. [315], Writing for Politico in January 2016, Carlson expressed his support for Donald Trump's candidacy and his positions, such as his proposed "Muslim ban", and criticized the other Republican candidates for not similarly making immigration a core issue. 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Carlson is the host of Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight, the [304][31][305][303][306] Carlson has described white supremacy as "not a real problem in America". [276] 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. [42] Carlson's Trinity yearbook describes him as a member of the "Dan White Society", an apparent reference to the American political assassin who murdered San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk. [115][118], 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. [Stewart] needed to do this. [473] 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". 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Has Putin ever called me a racist? I consider that heroic at a time like this.. [142], 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. 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. [25][4][26] Formerly an economic libertarian, he now supports protectionism. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Society is built on their differences. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Tucker Carlson's father Richard Warner Carlson, Tucker Carlson's mother Lisa McNear died in October 2011, due to cancer, Tucker Carlson has a new podcast series on Fox Nation, In February, Tucker Carlson signed a new multiyear deal with Fox's streaming service Fox Nation, Carlson is the host of Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). [479][480], 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. 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. 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[206], Carlson opposes abortion and has said it is the only political issue he considers non-negotiable. [418], 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." [284], 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. [193] In his 2018 book, Ship of Fools, Carlson wrote that he had adopted some of Buchanan's views. [284][285] In November 2019, Carlson repeated this claim and queried whether the attack had happened at all. 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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. [424] Carlson distanced himself from Trump's post-election legal fights, in which Carlson said the election was "not fair" but acknowledged that it still would not produce a Trump victory. His mother McNear began life as a Bohemian, traveling the world and having adventures in France. [184][185][186] He was previously registered as a Democrat in Washington, D.C., from 2006 to 2020. "[42] 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. No, no, no, this is a voting rights question. Carlson took four-hour-a-day ballroom dance classes to prepare. He also owns 11 cars and 6 luxury yachts. Foxs talk show Tucker Carlson was born to his parents, Lisa McNear and Dick Carlson. Carlson said of the interview, "I thought I'd be ragged for writing a puffy piece. I hate racism. [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. Advertisers including The Walt Disney Company, Papa John's, Poshmark, and T-Mobile stopped advertising on Carlson's program. McNear. Carlson apologized on his show for the error. [82][83], 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.[42][84] Carlson was singled out by Stewart for criticism, with Carlson in turn criticizing Stewart for being biased toward the left. He remained with the network as a senior campaign correspondent for the 2008 election. [106] Brian Stelter, writing for The New York Times, wrote that "during Mr. Carlson's tenure, MSNBC's evening programming moved gradually to the left. [288][289][290][291], Carlson has said normalization of relations with China following President Richard Nixon's 1972 visit led to unforeseen consequences, and that America became progressively worse off for it. I consider that heroic at a time like this.. ', "Hungary turned to authoritarian nationalism. [124] Tucker Carlson Tonight was the third-highest-rated cable news show as of March 2018. 6 killed including kids after throats were slit by strings at kite festival, BBC1's live FA Cup coverage hit by porn noises from mobile hidden by prankster, Major bar chain to close on Mondays and Tuesdays due to rocketing energy bills, Gran's tribute to girl, 4, & mum killed after being hit by racing Audi', News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. [384] Later Carlson falsely called Fauci "the guy who created Covid". "[28] From 2009 through 2015, Carlson was a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank. "[440], In June 2021, Carlson promoted a conspiracy theory alleging that the Capitol storming was a "false flag" FBI operation intended to "suppress political dissent". [5][30] Carlson has promoted conspiracy theories on topics such as demographic "replacement",[31][32][16] COVID-19,[33][34] and the January 6 United States Capitol attack;[35][36] and has been noted for false and misleading statements about those topics and a number of others. [96] 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". Carlson served as editor-in-chief, and occasionally wrote opinion pieces with Patel. [31][51][328][329] In an open letter to Fox News, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt called for the network to fire Carlson, arguing that the talk about demographic replacement "was not just a dog whistle to racists it was a bullhorn". [465], Axios reported on July 7 that, shortly before Carlson made his allegation, he had been in contact with U.S.-based Kremlin intermediaries to arrange an interview with Vladimir Putin. [13][14][15][16] He is known for circulating far-right ideas into mainstream politics and discourse. According to reports, Richard Warner Carlson and Lisa McNear are Tucker Carlsons parents. He also said his viewers should ask themselves, "Why do I hate Putin so much? "[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. He's not just a pig, he's stupid! [187][184] 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. 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