[470] The New York Times observed there was a distinction between Carlson's communications being intercepted by the NSA and intercepts of foreigners who were discussing Carlson. "[449], After Carlson criticized Senator Ted Cruz for calling the Capitol storming a "terrorist attack", Cruz appeared on Carlson's show January 6, 2022, the anniversary of the event, and apologized for his words. [262][12][11] Trump fired Bolton on September 10, 2019. ", "Opinion | What Does Tucker Carlson Know That the Republican Party Doesn't? Keep calling until someone arrives. [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". 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[128] The show had lost at least 26 advertisers. [42], Carlson had cameo appearances as himself in the Season1 episode "Hard Ball" of 30Rock and in a Season9 episode of The King of Queens. [147][148] It remained the most-watched news-related cable show as of mid-2021. He was criticized in India by figures such as the politician and historian Shashi Tharoor, who had written a book detailing atrocities by the British Raj. [37][15][36][38][16], Carlson was born Tucker McNear Carlson in the Mission District of San Francisco, California, on May 16, 1969. Tucker Carlson is 51 years old now. [72] While working on a story for New York covering the Taliban, Carlson, alongside his father, was involved in a plane crash as it made its landing on a runway in Dubai on October 17, 2001. However Carlson still hosted her on his show for a second appearance. [42][54], When Carlson was in first grade, his father moved Tucker and his brother to the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, and raised them there. "[412][383][413] In February 2022, Carlson supported the Canada convoy protest against COVID-19 restrictions and called it "the single most successful human rights protest in a generation". Tucker Carlson has over 13 real estate properties. His monologue was described by The Guardian as "racially loaded" and "full of anti-immigrant rhetoric". "[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. "[364], Carlson is an opponent of feminism. I consider that heroic at a time like this.. Fox News host Tucker Carlson spread falsehoods that the 2020 U.S. presidential election was rigged against former President Donald Trump. He took birth in San Francisco, California, United States. We think all people were created by God and should therefore be judged by what they do, not by how they look. [146], In the week following the inauguration of Joe Biden as president, Tucker Carlson Tonight remained the only cable news program not to see a drop in viewership, slightly increasing from where it stood one week prior and reclaiming its lead among the 2554 demographic. [196] After saying on Fox News in 2010 that Michael Vick "should have been executed" for dog fighting, Carlson stated that he is "not comfortable with the death penalty under any circumstances". The top-ratedFox Newschannel host will be featured in a video podcast series and a monthly specialTucker Carlson Originals, which will drill down on a single topic or issue. [13][194], Carlson voted for George W. Bush in the 2000 election. [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. "[92], Carlson was hired to helm a new program for PBS in November 2003, Tucker Carlson: Unfiltered, which ran synchronously with Carlson's Crossfire gig on CNN. [211][212], Carlson has opposed gun control and the assault weapons ban. [48] Carlson's maternal great-great-grandfather Cesar Lombardi immigrated to New York from Switzerland in 1860. "Tucker Carlson's new book topples Woodward from No. [229], Early in his career, Carlson supported libertarian economics. He also led Radio Marti broadcasting to Cuba, and was director of the US Information Agency and the USIA Documentary Film Service. [217][218][219] In 2015 he said Australian gun laws were "insane" and "childish". "[252][259], Carlson initially supported the Iraq War. Carlson said of the interview, "I thought I'd be ragged for writing a puffy piece. [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. According to Jon Cohen in Science, "Carlson took facts out of context and cited long-debunked studies or reports to attack Fauci. 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"[233][235] He cited parallels between the problems of inner cities and rural areas as evidence that the "culture of poverty" cited by conservatives as the cause of urban decline "wasn't the whole story", and that "Certain economic systems allow families to thrive. Birth Name: Tucker McNear Carlson. Foxs talk show Tucker Carlson was born to his parents, Lisa McNear and Dick Carlson. [376], Carlson aired segments warning about COVID-19 in the first months of 2020, and reportedly influenced then-President Trump to take the virus more seriously. [164][162], In February 2012, The Daily Caller published an "investigative series" of articles co-authored by Carlson, purporting to be an insiders' expos of Media Matters for America, the liberal watchdog group that monitors and scrutinizes conservative media outlets, and its founder David Brock. [360] Ben Samuels of Haaretz wrote that the episode "brings Carlsons history of providing a platform for antisemitism further into focus". [382][383][384][385][33], Carlson differed with Trump and some of his colleagues at Fox News in early 2020 by saying COVID-19 should be taken more seriously in the U.S.[377][386] On March 9, 2020, Carlson opened his show by saying, "People you trust, people you probably voted for, have spent weeks minimizing what is clearly a very serious problem. "[365] He has alleged that feminists want girls to make gains at the expense of boys. Finally Make a Deal on Guns? [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". [443][35] Legal experts said Carlson's claim was unfounded because prosecutors cannot describe an undercover agent as an unindicted co-conspirator. 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