Tucker Carlson delivers the 'perfect response' to NYT journo plotting a hit piece against conservative media



Tucker Carlson, Ben Shapiro, and Mike Davis of the Article III Project revealed Monday that a New York Times reporter reached out to them for comment regarding an upcoming hit piece about so-called "misinformation" — the likely objective of which is to get conservative commentators demonetized or possibly removed from YouTube.

Shapiro pre-emptively attacked the paper and its apparent collaborators at the leftist outfit Media Matters, while Carlson shared screenshots of his fiery textual exchange with Times reporter Nico Grant.

"Would I like to participate in your attempt to censor me?" Carlson wrote to Grant. "No thanks. But I do hope you'll quote what I wrote above and also note that I told you to f*** off, which I am now doing. Thanks."

Grant apparently opened with an introduction and the following note to Carlson on Monday: "I wanted to give you an opportunity to comment for an upcoming article that takes a look at how political commentators have discussed the upcoming election on YouTube. We rely on an analysis conducted by researchers at Media Matters for America."

Media Matters for America is a leftist organization founded by Democratic operative David Brock. It claims to document "conservative misinformation throughout the media" and to notify "activists, journalists, pundits, and the general public about instances of misinformation, providing them with the resources to rebut false claims and to take direct action against offending media institutions."

Media Matters, now led by Angelo Carusone — the former Democratic National Committee employee who fought to get Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck ousted from Fox News and was responsible for the "#DumpTrump" campaign in 2012 — now serves as an attack dog for the Democratic Party, characterizing dissenting views as "misinformation."

'So the New York Times is working with a left wing hate group to silence critics of the Democratic Party?'

Media Matters is presently in hot water, as Elon Musk's social platform X sued the leftist organization last year for alleged defamation. Judge Reed O'Connor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas denied Media Matters' request to have that lawsuit dismissed in August.

Grant asked Carlson to comment on the following points, which will apparently be including in the planned Times piece:

  • "Media Matters identified 286 YouTube videos between May and August that contained election misinformation, including narratives that have been debunked or are not supported with credible evidence."
  • "Researchers identified videos posted by you in those four months that contain election misinformation."
  • "We feature a clip of you saying: '...All the sadness we've seen after the clearly stolen election. All these bad things happen, but people I know love each other more.'"

Shapiro and Davis appear to have been asked to comment on the same points but on different quotes.

'These outlets are beneath contempt.'

Grant gave away the plot with three follow-up questions, in all three cases, about the conservatives' membership in the YouTube Partner Program, their track records of demonetization, and history of notes from YouTube regarding "misinformation."

Carlson, wise to Grant's apparent scheme, responded, "So the New York Times is working with a left wing hate group to silence critics of the Democratic Party? Please ask yourself why you're participating in it. This is why you got into journalism? It's shameful."

"I hope you're filled with guilt and self-loathing for sending me a text like this," continued Carlson. "Please quote me."

BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales said of Carlson's reply to Grant, "Epic."

Elon Musk tweeted, "Perfect response."

Mike Needham's forward-looking conservative think tank America 2100 tweeted, "These outlets are beneath contempt. 1) Powerful activist groups (Media Matters) put out enemy hit lists. 2) The press (New York Times) publishes the names to send a signal to Big Tech. 3) Big Tech dutifully censors the enemies. They're the enforcement arm of the Left."

Conservative filmmaker Robby Starbuck wrote, "YouTube needs to be very careful how they respond to this story or risk a massive exodus from their site. Treating right wing content creators differently is going to become increasingly an offense that loses you a lot of business. People have alternatives now."

Chris Pavlovski, the CEO of the video platform Rumble, noted, "The corporate media is on their campaign to deplatform as many conservative voices as possible. This type of activist garbage is not possible on Rumble. @TuckerCarlson, we have your back."

Blaze News reached out to Grant and Media Matters for comment as well as for their definitions of "misinformation" but did not receive responses by deadline.

Grant has set his X page to private, so that his past tweets are now protected.

Shapiro referred to the anticipated Times-Media Matters hit piece as an "October surprise."

"What, precisely, is NYT doing?" wrote Shapiro. "It's perfectly obvious: using research from Media Matters, a radical Left-wing organization whose sole purpose is destroying conservative media ... in order to pressure YouTube to demonetize and penalize any and all conservatives ONE WEEK FROM THE ELECTION."

While noting that he supported the view that Biden won the 2020 election, Shapiro emphasized that the Constitution guarantees the right of Americans to suggest otherwise.

"This is totally scandalous. In 2020, the legacy media shut down dissemination of the Hunter Biden laptop story and laundered the claim that it was all Russian disinformation, all to get Joe Biden elected," continued Shapiro. "In 2024, they're even more brazen: they're openly trying to intimidate YouTube, one of the most dominant news platforms in America, into shutting down anyone who isn't pro-Kamala."

Shapiro worked his way up to echoing Carlson's sentiment, concluding, "The New York Times wants comment? Here's my comment: kindly, go f*** yourself."

U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt responded by echoing the defiant, nearly assassinated Republican president, "Fight, fight, fight!"

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El Salvador's Nayib Bukele lauds America's founding ideals, throws shade at modern America in July 4th message



As people around the U.S. marked July 4th, El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele noted that Salvadorans take inspiration from the founding ideals of the U.S., but not from the ideals of modern America.

"Congratulations to the people of the United States of America on your Independence Day. We are inspired by you, not by the ideals you hold now, but by the ideals you had in 1776 when you gained your freedom and built the foundations of your great country. We will follow that example. Happy 4th of July!" Bukele declared in a post.

— (@)

"This is one of many reasons why I love @NayibBukele," GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah tweeted in response to Bukele's post.

Bukele includes the words "Philosopher King" in his profile on X.

'He is the most inspirational head of state in the Western Hemisphere by far.'

A number of Americans attended Bukele's latest inauguration last month, among them, Lee, who tweeted, "In El Salvador for the inauguration of President Nayib Bukele. He defeated his principal opponent, Manuel Flores, in February’s presidential election. To the best of my knowledge, Bukele made no attempt to imprison Flores."

Lee wrote in another tweet, "Thank you, President Bukele, for a delightful afternoon and an engaging conversation. Sharon and I enjoyed every minute of our time with you, and of our visit to your beautiful country."

"That man loves his country," Lee said of Bukele.

"It was an honor to attend the inauguration of President @nayibbukele in El Salvador with @DonaldJTrumpJr @TuckerCarlson and countless conservatives who support President Bukele's bold vision. He is the most inspirational head of state in the Western Hemisphere by far," Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida tweeted last month.

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Instagram urges users to reconsider following Tucker Carlson in 'insane warning'



Tucker Carlson has over 3.7 million followers on Instagram. On X, he has nearly 13 million followers. While his following on X is likely far more significant because it is the ostensibly less censorious platform where Carlson routinely uploads episodes of his new show, there may be another reason to account for the delta.

Ashton DeGroot, Blaze Media's social media content coordinator, observed Monday that following Carlson is no easy feat on the Meta platform.

A perfunctory search for Carlson failed to turn up his verified account. Instead, impersonators and fan accounts flooded the results. After multiple tries, it appeared clear that Carlson's verified account would only appear if his exact handle, @TuckerCarlson, was entered into the search bar.

Upon finding Carlson's account, DeGroot found that Instagram put up one last barrier to engagement, imploring prospective followers to reconsider.

The pop-up reads, "Are you sure you want to follow tuckercarlson?"

"This account has repeatedly posted false information that was reviewed by independent fact-checkers or it went against our Community Guidelines," added the pop-up.

Blaze News did not encounter similar warning messages when test-following the accounts of various liberal personalities and publications, which have been outed peddling falsehoods and manufactured narratives.

'Luckily, people are on to this.'

The question is not, for instance, posed to potential followers of Newsweek, despite its loose relationship with the truth. Just last month, Newsweek falsely reported that Tucker Carlson had partnered with a Russian state-owned news channel, when in fact the outlet had effectively appropriated footage of Carlson's without legal permission.

Users will not similarly encounter this warning when attempting to follow Jussie Smollett, who lied incessantly about being attacked by Trump supporters in Chicago when in fact he had paid two Nigerian-born brothers to stage a fake hate crime.

"I have never seen this warning before on any account," DeGroot told Blaze News. "I was following a lot of people for [a Blaze Media account], and out of the 100+ that I followed, Tucker was the only one for whom this came up."

Screenshots taken 6/24/2024.

When asked for comment about Instagram's apparent suppression effort, Neil Patel, co-founder and CEO of the Tucker Carlson Network, told Blaze News, "Tucker has one of the largest audiences in all of media. Millions of people rely on him because they know he's trying his best to tell the truth."

"This combination of scale and independence is a serious threat to established power," continued Patel. "That is the only reason why people can't even go to a Tucker Carlson birthday post on Instagram without some insane warning."

"Luckily, people are on to this," Patel added, noting that they've elected to sidestep "big tech censors" like Instagram altogether and go straight to Tucker Carlson's website.

DeGroot similarly suspects that Instagram's efforts to dissuade people from hearing Carlson out will strike a contrarian nerve in people already familiar with him. However, "for someone who is on the fence, this could be an effective tool to keep them away."

'Today it's Tucker; tomorrow it's Blaze Media.'

"Ultimately, this is a manifestation of what Glenn [Beck] has been saying for years: The left will push conservative voices out of the public square and into the digital ghetto," continued DeGroot. "We are seeing that now with this. You will not stumble upon Tucker's content, and one day you will not stumble upon Blaze Media's content because it goes against the approved narrative and it makes the lives of those in power harder when more people hear our side."

"As a someone who works in social media and has seen the weekly, sometimes daily, changes that have taken place within Meta as we have gotten closer to the election, I feel confident in saying that this is just the beginning of the silencing of conservative voices," said DeGroot. "Today it's Tucker; tomorrow it's Blaze Media. This is why we implore the listener to become a subscriber. When you subscribe, you have direct access to the content. There is no middle man getting in the way — for now, that is.

Blaze News requested comment from Facebook on specifics related to the alleged false information Carlson shared or the guidelines he allegedly violated warranting the pop-up warning on his account. Blaze also asked about the efficacy of such suppression attempts but did not receive a reply by deadline.

This is hardly the first time Instagram or its parent company has erroneously labeled Carlson a peddler of falsehoods.

When still at Fox News in 2020, Carlson interviewed Chinese virologist Li-Meng Yan, who suggested that COVID-19 "is not from nature." While the federal government has since acknowledged the strong likelihood that the virus was made in a lab, specifically the Wuhan lab where researchers took ill in late 2019 while conducting dangerous experiments on coronaviruses, Instagram rushed to label Carlson's interview "False Information" on its platform.

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'The corporate media lied too much. And it killed them': Tucker Carlson launches subscription streaming service



Tucker Carlson, a conservative media figure who started releasing videos on social media earlier this year after his popular Fox News Channel program was suddenly nixed, has announced the launch of a company, the Tucker Carlson Network, a subscription streaming service that costs $6 per month for an annual subscription or $9 per month for a monthly subscription.

"The corporate media lied too much. And it killed them," Carlson declared in a video posted on the TCN X account.

— (@)

"We've decided that we need something new. Something relentlessly honest that the corporate gatekeepers can't touch," Carlson noted in another video.

"There's only one solution to a propaganda spiral like the one we're living through, and it's telling the truth about the things that matter — clearly and without fear. That's our job. We plan to do it every day, no matter what," text on the website reads.

Carlson, who has been posting content on X, told Megyn Kelly during an appearance on her program that "the X stuff is not going away," noting that he has "been amazed by what a great platform it's been."

One of the benefits for members of Carlson's platform will be an "Ask Tucker" section where people can pose questions for Carlson to answer. "People often ask Tucker for personal advice. Now, as a member, you can ask him any question — and he'll respond," the website states.

People are already signing up for Carlson's new platform.

"Just signed up for @TCNetwork. At six bucks a month, it's cheaper than a pint at my favorite pub," J Michael Waller tweeted.

— (@)

"I subscribed to @TuckerCarlson⁩ new project and you should too," Julie Kelly posted.

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'You want to test God?!' Golf course altercation leads to intense flex-off over stray ball



A man became incensed after he was antagonized by a group of golfers who claimed he took a woman's ball, resulting in the man getting shirtless and challenging another man to a fight.

The incident occurred at the Crooked Creek Golf Course in southeast Michigan, according to OutKick, which described the area where the exchange took place as chaotic. The specific location is reportedly where three holes on the course converge, with netting even positioned to prevent golfers from hitting one another.

"We got a 'Karen' on the golf course," the TikTok video began, as an unknown individual recorded a golfer in a green and white-striped shirt holding a ball.

The group reportedly alleged that the man took the ball after it landed near him and refused to return it.

"You’ll leave after I don’t give you a goddamn thing.”

"I'm going to take your clubs," a woman off-screen said.

"Then leave! I'm going to stand here and you can complain, goodbye," the man continued saying to a person who was not seen. "You're the one who approached me and I asked her to no longer speak."

"You took her ball!" a woman is heard complaining.

"Please don't speak to me," the man answered.

"Bro, you took her ball," another man chimed in.

While still arguing with his original combatant, the golfer began to escalate the discussion by saying "I'll plant you, bitch boy. Get the f**k off the cart!" before quickly removing his shirt and flexing in a fit of rage.

"You see that! That’s a dude that’s been to heaven, bitch," he screamed. "You want to test God? You f**king come get it, s**t stack!”

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"You think I'm mentally ill?" the man asked.

"I know you're mentally ill," a woman responded.

"Leave me alone," the man added as the group of golfers each drove away in their carts.

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Tucker Carlson's attorney responds defiantly after Fox reportedly sends cease-and-desist letter seeking to shut down Twitter show



Fox News has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Tucker Carlson amid the popular broadcaster releasing two monologue-type commentary videos on Twitter, Axios reported Monday.

"My friend and client @TuckerCarlson will not be silenced by the far left or Fox News," attorney Harmeet Dhillon tweeted Monday morning, appending a link to the piece on Axios covering a cease-and-desist letter sent to Carlson by the network.

\u201cMy friend and client @TuckerCarlson will not be silenced \u2014 by the far left or by Fox News. Scoop: Fox sends Tucker Carlson cease-and-desist letter https://t.co/1vUCMoQXOa\u201d
— Harmeet K. Dhillon (@Harmeet K. Dhillon) 1686568293

Axios did not include the text of the cease-and-desist letter, saying that the letter has "NOT FOR PUBLICATION" in bold at the top.

Dhillon went on to explain that Fox News is "not a place" for her until the network "stops trying to silence Tucker." She added she has friends still under contract at Fox and that she feels for them.

"I am passionately committed to free speech and a free flow of information necessary for a free society," Dhillon said.

The popular liberty-minded lawyer was not done there, however. She urged Congress, influencers, and GOP officials to carefully consider decisions about appearing on the network she says has "caved into pressure to silence Tucker Carlson."

"Do you really want to air your views on a network that spits on its viewers, leaks oppo on its own talent, and even threatens former talent for speaking, for free, on @Twitter?"

"You have free will!"

"What you are seeing on Fox today is a censored version of the news," Dhillon also said in the multi-part tweet thread.

Tucker Carlson and Fox News Channel parted ways April 21. After Carlson's departure, the network suffered deeply plummeting ratings, as TheBlaze reported.

Carlson re-emerged on Twitter April 26, in a short video calling out the faults of major media outlets. A June 6 video Carlson posted to the platform as "Episode 1" amassed more than 114.8 million views. Episode 2, released June 8, has nearly 55 million views. The second installment's video was emblazoned with a "Tucker on Twitter" typographical logo.

Elon Musk noted May 9 that Twitter had "not signed any deal of any kind whatsoever" with the broadcaster, as TheBlaze reported.

Tucker Carlson Tonight's former executive producer Justin Wells tweeted Sunday that the next episode of "Tucker on Twitter" will be released Tuesday. The content will reportedly cover former President Donald Trump's indictment in the federal classified documents probe.

Fox News did not respond to a request for comment from Axios.

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Tucker Carlson trolls liberal reporter with prospect of 'earth-shaking scoop,' then bursts his bubble: 'I can never control myself'



A liberal reporter figured he had private-messaged his way into securing what he later termed an "earth-shaking scoop." Tucker Carlson, the subject of the potential exclusive, was happy to indulge the reporter's fantasy, but only for a moment.

Mattathias Schwartz, a New York-based senior correspondent at Insider, reached out to the former Fox News host Tuesday night, asking, "Are you going to run for president?"

Carlson, who has previously been prompted to run and asked about running, responded, "Yes. Announcing Friday in New Hampshire."

Given Carlson's popularity and the unpopularity of some of the major candidates now fielded, this news could have been seismic.

"Can I call you?" Schwartz eagerly replied. "I would like to be the first with this."

When Carlson did not answer, Schwartz continued excitedly: "But I can't stand it up with one text."

"Let me know. A voice call would be helpful," Schwartz added.

Rather than leave Schwartz hanging, Carlson texted, "Totally kidding. Sorry."

Schwartz admitted in turn, "You got me."

"I can never control myself," wrote Carlson.

Carlson noted that extra to not being a prospective presidential candidate, he's "fundamentally a dick. My apologies."

\u201cSome late-night texts with @TuckerCarlson, wherein he says he is indeed running for president, then says he is just kidding about that, then says he is "fundamentally a dick." Story here... https://t.co/OukLuulbGQ\u201d
— Mattathias Schwartz (@Mattathias Schwartz) 1683748389

The liberal reporter later claimed on Twitter, "Just based on the transcript above, I think that his hope was that we would go with it and hit print based on the one text. But I don't know that."

While from the texts alone it's unclear whether Schwartz took the joke well, his subsequent write-up indicates he likely didn't.

Schwartz smeared Carlson as a "white nationalist," an "incendiary monologist," and an "asshole" in his article about the exchange for Insider, which reads as though it were cannibalized from a hit piece originally intended to have a giant election-related scoop at its center.

The liberal reporter accused Carlson of incubating "the Trump movement's conspiracy theories and insatiable sense of outrage" and focusing "the embittered and racialized nationalism that propelled Donald Trump into the White House."

After indicating that 34% of Tucker Carlson's audience is nonwhite and highlighting the former Fox News host's criticisms of U.S. support for Ukraine and illegal immigration, Schwartz defended his earlier suspicion that Carlson might run for higher officer.

"Speculation about a possible GOP primary run has followed Carlson for years. One poll found that 59 percent of Americans have a favorable view of Carlson, higher than Fox News," he wrote.

Politico took part in such speculation in late April, detailing the "keys to a hypothetical Tucker Carlson 2024 campaign."

Dave Kochel, a veteran Iowa Republican strategist, told the liberal outlet, "He had three and a half million viewers. … Obviously, his show was a bigger cultural phenomenon than just that. He’s well known to 20 million people, probably, but all of them are political watchers. I guess anything is possible. And we live in the stupidest timeline ever. I just don’t see it happening."

Dave Carney, a New Hampshire GOP strategist, told Politico, "I don’t think he would have any fear of going right after Trump and inheriting some of that support and peeling it off. Every vote he gets will be out of Trump’s hide and really impact the race dramatically."

Ed Kilgore of New York magazine recently suggested that it "would be foolish to rule out Carlson as presidential timber," but suggested that 2024 isn't his time.

Back in 2021, Grant Reeher, a political science professor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, told the National Interest, "Carlson has been keen to focus on the supposed failings and absurdities of Democratic elites, and that puts him in as good a position as any to inherit his supporters — those for whom Trump, as an individual candidate and office-holder, carried some extra appeal beyond the standard Republican brand."

Leonie Huddy, a political science professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, agreed, saying, "Carlson is a real contender for the Republican nomination."

Newsweek recently reported that the British betting firm Betfair was offering odds of 80-1 on Carlson winning the 2024 presidential election outright, 50-1 odds on him becoming the GOP candidate, and 6-1 odds on Trump naming Carlson his vice president.

Jokes and speculation aside, Carlson recently provided an insight into why he might not run while giving a keynote address at a fundraiser for adults with disabilities in Oxford, Alabama.

Carlson said, "I’m a sincere lover of the country and I want it to get better. ... How do you, all of us, in our small, incremental ways, make it better?"

An audience member shouted out in reply, "Run for president!"

The audience cheered.

Carlson suggested, "I think if you run for president, they will assassinate your character."

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'Tucker is subject to the same rules & rewards of all content creators': Elon Musk says Twitter did not sign a deal with Tucker Carlson



After Tucker Carlson announced that he will be launching a show on Twitter soon, Elon Musk noted that the social media platform did not ink a deal with Carlson, who will face the same rules and be eligible for the same benefits as other content creators on the platform.

Musk also expressed his hope that left-wing figures will also choose to share their content on Twitter.

"On this platform, unlike the one-way street of broadcast, people are able to interact, critique and refute whatever is said. And, of course, anything misleading will get @CommunityNotes. I also want to be clear that we have not signed a deal of any kind whatsoever. Tucker is subject to the same rules & rewards of all content creators," Musk wrote.

"Rewards means subscriptions and advertising revenue share (coming soon), which is a function of how many people subscribe and the advertising views associated with the content. I hope that many others, particularly from the left, also choose to be content creators on this platform," he added.

\u201cOn this platform, unlike the one-way street of broadcast, people are able to interact, critique and refute whatever is said. \n\nAnd, of course, anything misleading will get @CommunityNotes. \n\nI also want to be clear that we have not signed a deal of any kind whatsoever. Tucker is\u2026\u201d
— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk) 1683675097


Carlson has been off the air for more than two weeks since Fox News Media claimed in a press release that the network and Carlson had "agreed to part ways." Carlson did not appear to anticipate the announcement because he signed off on what turned out to be his final episode by saying, "We'll be back on Monday." Reports indicate that Carlson is still under contract with the outlet, but Axios has reported that a letter from Carlson's lawyers to Fox positions the media figure to contend that the noncompete provision of his contract does not remain valid.

Carlson released a video on Tuesday in which he announced his intent to do a "new version" of his show on Twitter.

"Free speech is the main right that you have. Without it you have no others," Carlson said.

GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado responded to Carlson's announcement by tweeting, "Now the important message that Tucker shares will be accessible to the entire world via Twitter. This is a monumental moment. Cannot wait to see this!"

"I can't wait for @TuckerCarlson’s new show on Twitter," Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia tweeted. "The truth will be unstoppable."

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Trump-era White House press secretary says she will host Fox News' 8 p.m. slot next week



When announcing its split with Tucker Carlson last week, Fox News noted that it would rotate different hosts to fill the 8 p.m. slot until a new host is tapped for the role. Brian Kilmeade helmed the primetime spot last week. This week, Lawrence Jones has been filling in. And former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany noted on Thursday that she will host the hour each night next week.

"I am honored to share that I will be hosting Fox News Tonight on @FoxNews at 8pm ET all next week (5/8-5/12)! Set your DVR. Please join me next week as we dig into the state of politics, media, culture, and faith in America!" McEnany tweeted on Thursday.

\u201cI am honored to share that I will be hosting Fox News Tonight on @FoxNews at 8pm ET all next week (5/8-5/12)! Set your DVR.\n\nPlease join me next week as we dig into the state of politics, media, culture, and faith in America!\nhttps://t.co/8JtJZwo9zf\u201d
— Kayleigh McEnany (@Kayleigh McEnany) 1683227471

Fox's 8 p.m. ratings have fallen significantly since the network dropped Carlson's program, a trend which appears to be reflected in the responses to McEnany's announcement.

"Sorry @kayleighmcenany nothing against you but I will NEVER watch @FoxNews after the disgusting way they treated @TuckerCarlson Good luck... you will need it as Fox continues to tank! Not even recording anything any longer," one person tweeted.

"I don't watch Fox anymore. Was only watching Tucker before he was let go," someone else tweeted.

"Sorry ms McEnany it's not personal it's fox," someone else wrote.

"Nope, I'm done with @FoxNews," another person tweeted.

The fact that Carlson signed off of his final program last month by saying "we'll be back on Monday" indicates that he expected to return to the air after the weekend.

\u201cHere was the end of what turned out to be Tucker Carlson's final Fox News show last Friday. Certainly no indication that he didn't expect to be on the air tonight. In fact Tucker's final words are, "we'll be back on Monday."\u201d
— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1682350974

But on Monday, April 24, Fox News Media claimed in a press release that it and Carlson had "agreed to part ways." The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed people, reported that Carlson learned he was being let go around 10 minutes before the announcement. Megyn Kelly claimed that Carlson had not been fired but that he was still under contract and would need to negotiate an exit.

"Disrespectful": Megyn Kelly on the Truth About How Tucker Carlson HASN'T Been Officially Fired Yet www.youtube.com

Carlson released a brief video on Twitter last week that has amassed a whopping 23.9 million views.

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Fox reportedly not releasing Tucker Carlson's documentary about tyranny in Canada



Conservative media personality Tucker Carlson is no longer on the air at the Fox News Channel — and apparently, his documentary about tyranny in Canada won't be released.

The Canadian Press reported the documentary had been slated for release on Monday. But according to the outlet, a Fox spokesperson noted "there are no further episodes of Tucker Carlson Originals running" on Fox Nation.

But various other "Tucker Carlson Originals" documentaries currently remain available to view on the Fox Nation streaming service.

A preview of the Canada-focused documentary is still posted on the Fox News YouTube channel. "But what if tyranny arrived right next door? What would that look like? And what would our government do in response?" Carlson asked. He then asked whether the U.S. would "liberate the people living under authoritarian rule as we have around the world?"

A first look at 'Tucker Carlson Originals: O, Canada!' www.youtube.com

Fox News Media issued a surprise press release announcing the sudden split on Monday last week, and the channel's 8 p.m. ratings fell significantly without Carlson in the slot. Some people responded to the news of the split by canceling their Fox Nation subscriptions.

Carlson posted a video to Twitter on Wednesday that has garnered more than 23 million views so far.

"When honest people say what's true ... they become powerful," Carlson said, adding that "liars" attempting to "silence them" get "weaker."

"True things prevail," he said.

Many conservatives have expressed their support for Carlson.

"@TuckerCarlson’s star is only going to shine brighter and stronger than ever. We love you, Tucker!" GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado tweeted last week.

\u201cThis video has gotten over 15 million views in 14 hours.\n\n@TuckerCarlson\u2019s star is only going to shine brighter and stronger than ever.\n\nWe love you, Tucker!\u201d
— Lauren Boebert (@Lauren Boebert) 1682604249

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