Over the weekend, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused Fox News and Tucker Carlson of incitement to violence and suggested that they should be regulated by the government. And speaking of Fox News and Tucker Carlson:
#BREAK: Fox News: “ FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways” 🚨
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) April 24, 2023
+ “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.”
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) April 24, 2023
Is this a joke?
Apparently not:
BREAKING
Fox News has announced that Tucker Carlson is leaving the network saying they’ve agreed to “part ways.”
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) April 24, 2023
Here’s the official statement:
#BREAKING: "Fox News and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways." pic.twitter.com/kY1mlJxzOV
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) April 24, 2023
Wow. Love him or hate him, Tucker Carlson was a ratings magnet for Fox News. Wonder what happened.
Tucker out at FNC: pic.twitter.com/qWgak4F8QA
— Spencer Brown (@itsSpencerBrown) April 24, 2023
Well this is fairly earth-shattering! https://t.co/QJSuOakTlc
— Robby Soave (@robbysoave) April 24, 2023
Fairly.
Beyond the news itself, what's really bizarre and eyebrow-raising about Tucker's departure from Fox is that they aren't even giving him a final appearance to say goodbye to viewers or tell them about whatever he's doing next. They're just disappearing him. https://t.co/MUJGAle0PT
— Yair Rosenberg (@Yair_Rosenberg) April 24, 2023
Some things to consider:
Bill O’Reilly was No. 1 when he was cancelled following a costly settlement, and Fox viewers were not happy about it. https://t.co/1BkifiBiwS
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) April 24, 2023
All true:
1-Tucker is good at what he does & will be hard to replace, so in the short run, this is bad for Fox.
2-The time slot is more valuable than Tucker is. Whoever ultimately fills it will get good ratings.
3-Rebuilding w/o Tucker might make Fox stronger long term.
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) April 24, 2023
Stay tuned, we guess?
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional text and tweets.
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Update:
Fox News anchor and host Harris Faulkner has addressed Carlson’s departure on air:
WATCH: “We want to thank Tucker Carlson for his service to the network.”
Fox News’ @HarrisFaulkner announces on air that Fox News and @TuckerCarlson have parted ways, effective immediately. pic.twitter.com/tQUAzSiiqp
— TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) April 24, 2023
Meanwhile:
Appears Fox stock is crashing after announcing Tucker Carlson’s show is over: pic.twitter.com/4V1M3ww7r6
— Henry Rodgers (@henryrodgersdc) April 24, 2023
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Update:
Sad! Tucker Carlson isn't returning Brian Stelter's texts and phone calls for some reason https://t.co/ioxSEF1JKq
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 24, 2023
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