Tucker Carlson, he of slanted opinions and owner of one of the most punchable faces in America, is now out of a job. According to rapidly developing reports, the longtime Fox News host has agreed to part ways amicably with the network, or that is what allegedly happened.
Tucker Carlson, 53, has been a Fox News media team member since 2009 after a three-year stint with MSNBC. Carlson has hosted the Tucker Carlson Tonight show on Fox News since 2016.
Via a statement that was first reported by the Associated Press, Fox News said that they “agreed to part ways” with Carlson, and this announcement comes just after the network settled a lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems and how the network reported on the 2020 election.
Carlson, whose show was one of the most popular on the network, aired its last episode this past Friday (April 21).
“We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor,” added the press release from Fox News.
Carlson has attracted plenty of attention as one of the leading voices in so-called conservative media, and also for his on-air gaffes and outward support of former president Donald Trump. Carlson’s departure from Fox News likely wasn’t over the $787 million settlement the network has to pay Dominion Voting Systems However, Carlson did question the network’s coverage of the election and privately stated that he was not a true fan of Trump.
On Twitter, the news of Tucker Carlson leaving Fox News is starting to bubble with reactions from most rubbing a bit of salt in the wound. Given the rise of podcasts that lean right of center coming out, Carlson should be working again in no time.
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Auditioning to replace Tucker Carlson at Fox News pic.twitter.com/07Cgec2AL8
— Corey Ryan Forrester First of His Name (@CoreyRForrester) April 24, 2023
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In honor of Tucker Carlson getting fired from Fox News, let's all take a moment to appreciate this Hall of Fame moment with Jon Stewart pic.twitter.com/lyIX2Jkpx6
— Thrill Hill (@ThrillWHill) April 24, 2023
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Ron DeSantis delighted right now that Don Lemon and Tucker Carlson just took him and this video out of the news/social media cycle lol https://t.co/2B3ip2MdUG
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) April 24, 2023
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Tucker Carlson is not going to fade away like the “hateful white power loser duo” (awful band name) @megynkelly and @BillOReilly He’ll find his outlet and what he spews will be an even more intense fascistic extremism. He’s not done at all. Dollar says he’ll keynote at the RNC.
— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) April 24, 2023
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It wasn't the explicit racism, white supremacy, or anti-Semitic conspiracy theories that finally took Tucker Carlson down, it was the money. The Dominion lawsuit cost Rupert Murdoch nearly a billion dollars. You have to hit these people in the wallet to make change happen.
— Alejandra Caraballo
(@Esqueer_) April 24, 2023
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Tucker Carlson being out at Fox is huge. He was one of the biggest target-callers for an audience primed to violence against LGBTQ people. Deplatforming him from a huge conservative audience is a major blow to the anti-lgbtq right.
— Erin Reed (@ErinInTheMorn) April 24, 2023
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Tucker Carlson wasn’t fired because of the Dominion lawsuit because he wasn’t implicated. Fox News found a way to get rid of him because of his stance on the Ukraine war is my first guess
— Revolutionary Blackout Network
(@SocialistMMA) April 24, 2023
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The left is celebrating because Tucker Carlson is a white supremacist POS pic.twitter.com/p7mWIX2tuL
— Walter Masterson (@waltermasterson) April 24, 2023
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BREAKING: Tucker Carlson fired by FOX! pic.twitter.com/nh2yNBnbyO
— TizzyEnt (@TizzyEnt) April 24, 2023
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"The View" hosts do The Wave after announcing that Tucker Carlson has left Fox News. pic.twitter.com/Sh26Vqsjrb
— The Recount (@therecount) April 24, 2023
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With Tucker Carlson gone, who is going to keep the pressure on M&Ms to stay sexy? This vital cause has lost its greatest champion pic.twitter.com/E9C66LlG2r
— Ahmed Baba (@AhmedBaba_) April 24, 2023
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Tucker Carlson after getting fired pic.twitter.com/NTQfgpATdL
— iwillkillyounigga (@TreDoesnt) April 24, 2023
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Tucker Carlson’s show was still being promoted over the weekend and this morning at FOX, I’m almost certain. So what’s really the tea?
He’s way too much of a moneymaker for the network for it to be a simple departure over contract negotiations, that would have leaked by now.
— Comorienne
(@_ShamGod) April 24, 2023
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Tucker Carlson upon hearing Tucker Carlson was fired. pic.twitter.com/MxFyw9nPzC
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) April 24, 2023
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this is who should replace tucker carlsonpic.twitter.com/OtXLEx9XV8
— derek guy (@dieworkwear) April 24, 2023
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Tucker Carlson has been abruptly fired from Fox News. A quick retrospective on Tucker Carlson and his obsession with testosterone, spanking, and masculinity. Who knows where he'll end up but he won't be paid millions by Fox anymore. pic.twitter.com/YwrhrIJeeQ
— Decoding Fox News (@DecodingFoxNews) April 24, 2023
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Don Lemon and Tucker Carlson seeing each other in the unemployment line: pic.twitter.com/nrMqlxCNqW
— i₿ou 𓃮 (@teamibou23) April 24, 2023
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Amazing: in one fell swoop, Joe Biden took out Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon, and James Corden. This is his America now pic.twitter.com/0zsSj5JwEo
— Blake Allen (@Blake_Allen13) April 24, 2023
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Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon on the same day. Times are changing.
— Rusty Redenbacher (@rustymk2) April 24, 2023
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Tucker Carlson & Don Lemon on vacay down in St. Bart's… pic.twitter.com/MOjq1skbs3
— Jeffrey Wright
(@jfreewright) April 24, 2023
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