He’ssss backkkkkk.
Tucker Carlson, as soon as the darling of rightwing cable information, is now pivoting to his subsequent act: rightwing social media troll.
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Roughly two weeks in the past, Carlson was all of the sudden and unexpectedly shoved off the air at his longtime house community, Fox Information. Regardless of having among the highest scores of any cable TV program of the previous a number of years, the community determined in April to drag the plug on Tucker Carlson Tonight, formally parting methods with its star completely. The break between community and anchor got here within the speedy aftermath of the settlement of Dominion Voting System lawsuit, in addition to a lawsuit accusing Carlson and Fox of sexism and harassment.
However, because it seems, you simply can’t preserve this rightwing Howard Beale-esque orator—or, as Jimmy Kimmel as soon as described him, a “speaking dick”—down for lengthy.
Carlson has now introduced that he’s beginning issues again up at Twitter, the place he says he’ll be resurrecting the identical present he did at Fox. He made the announcement Tuesday through a video posted to Twitter. The video, which rapidly went viral and wracked up nicely over 1,000,000 views, reveals Tucker standing in what seems like a log cabin someplace whereas waxing eloquent concerning the ills of the information trade and claiming he’s going to deliver viewers the “fact.”
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“Beginning quickly we’ll be bringing a brand new model of the present we’ve been doing for six and a half years to Twitter,” Carlson broadcasts within the video. “Twitter has lengthy served because the place the place our nationwide dialog incubates and develops. Twitter will not be a partisan website. All people is allowed right here. And we expect that’s an excellent factor.”
The video additionally encourages viewers to go to Carlson’s web site, tuckercarlson.com, the place they’re greeted with a sign-up sheet to obtain updates on the present’s improvement and, in its merch part, are given the chance to purchase Tucker-themed swag, together with golf balls, socks, a $165 journey bag, and a deck of playing cards together with his face on it. The positioning additionally incorporates a image of Tucker standing in a wooded space holding a gun for some motive.
At Fox, Carlson made a reputation for himself as a rightwing fact teller and fireplace breather—performing because the mouthpiece for quite a lot of controversial beliefs and narratives. At Twitter, the place he’ll ostensibly undergo nearly no editorial oversight, we will solely count on the experience to get weirder, louder, and extra unhinged. Buckle up for some really awe inspiring content material, people.