Tucker Carlson out at Fox News – By Steve Benen (MSNBC) / April 24, 2023
It seems difficult to believe, but Tucker Carlson is no longer with Fox News. The announcement was confirmed by the network on Monday.
It seems difficult to believe, but Tucker Carlson is no longer with Fox News. The network released this press statement midday on Monday
“FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways. We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor. Mr. Carlson’s last program was Friday April 21st. Fox News Tonight will air live at 8 PM/ET starting this evening as an interim show helmed by rotating FOX News personalities until a new host is named.”
To put it mildly, this appears to have been completely unexpected to anyone who isn’t a Fox bigwig. There’d been no rumors about Carlson leaving Fox, making Monday’s announcement something of an earthquake in the world of cable news.
Indeed, by some accounts, as recently as Monday morning, the network was still promoting Carlson’s program and an interview he was scheduled to air later that evening. On Friday night, which we now know was his final Fox broadcast, the far-right host told his audience, “We’ll be back on Monday.”
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