It is an event in the American media-political world. The information fell on Monday April 24: the very famous presenter and columnist Tucker Carlson leaves the ultra-conservative channel Fox News, of which he was one of the main stars. It’s a real surprise.
With our correspondent in Washington, Guillaume Naudin
” See you Monday “, had concluded Tucker-Carlson Friday, April 21 in the evening, at the end of what is therefore his last show on Fox News.
No reason is given in this separation announced by a fairly dry press release. It should be noted that this decision comes a few days after Fox News avoided a libel suit with the Dominion Corporation for relaying false information about the alleged rigging of the 2020 presidential electionvia the company’s voting machines.
The hosts who relayed this information on the air, including Tucker Carlson, knew it was false. Exchanges of text messages revealed during the investigation prove it. The messages signed Tucker Carlson were particularly salty. He said he passionately hated Donald Trump, currently leading the polls for the Republican nomination in 2024, and he also criticized the chain’s management.
Tucker Carlson, who was once attributed with presidential intentions, was reportedly one of the main witnesses at the trial. The big boss of the Murdoch media empire, Rupert Murdoch, would also have been able to testify. We can imagine that he did not appreciate this prospect, just as he probably did not appreciate paying nearly $800 million to avoid an unboxing particularly annoying.
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