Tucker Carlson
American political commentator
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| 2024 | Tucker Carlson dismissed the link between climate change and the increased frequency and intensity of hurricanes, attributing it instead to abortion. |
| 2024 | Following the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in prison, Carlson faced renewed criticism for his interview with Putin, which he commented on by labeling Navalny's death as 'barbaric and awful'. |
| 2024 | Carlson revealed to a documentary producer that he believes he was mauled by a demon while in bed, resulting in bleeding. |
| September 9 2024 | All 24 Democratic Jewish members of Congress issued a joint statement expressing their outrage over Carlson's hosting of Darryl Cooper, whom they described as a Nazi apologist and Holocaust denier. |
| September 5 2024 | After the controversial interview, White House senior deputy press secretary Andrew Bates condemned Carlson for allowing a Holocaust denier to spread propaganda on his platform. |
| September 2 2024 | Carlson hosted podcaster Darryl Cooper on Tucker on X, leading to controversy due to Cooper's endorsement of Holocaust denial and his claims regarding World War II. |
| July 2024 | The Tucker Carlson Show became the #1 most popular political podcast on Spotify. |
| May 2024 | Tucker Carlson launched the weekly commentary podcast The Tucker Carlson Show, which quickly became one of the highest-rating political podcasts. |
| February 2024 | Carlson became the first Western journalist to interview Vladimir Putin since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. |
| 2023 | Carlson appeared with Santiago Abascal in support of the 2023 Spanish protests, leading to the retraction of a rebuttal article by Mamela Fiallo that criticized Carlson's earlier statements about Spain. |
| 2023 | A biography titled 'Tucker,' authored by Chadwick Moore with Carlson's assistance, was released, focusing on Carlson's perspective on his exit from Fox News. The book sold just over 3,000 copies in its first week. |
| 2023 | Tucker Carlson, alongside Clean Ocean Action and several Republicans, criticized the states of New Jersey and New York for their use of wind power, making claims that it has been contributing to the deaths of whales. |
| 2023 | In early 2023, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy granted Carlson exclusive access to 44,000 hours of security footage from the January 6 Capitol attack, which he used to promote his narrative of the event and paint it as 'peaceful chaos'. |
| December 2023 | Tucker Carlson launched the Tucker Carlson Network, a streaming service with both ad-supported and subscription-based content, after initial plans for Twitter/X fell through. |
| September 6 2023 | Carlson interviewed Larry Sinclair, a man with a criminal record, who made unsubstantiated claims about having a sexual encounter with Barack Obama 24 years prior. |
| August 23 2023 | Carlson hosted Donald Trump on Tucker on X, strategically scheduling the episode to conflict with the first 2024 Republican debate. |
| July 17 2023 | Jesse Watters Primetime takes over Tucker Carlson's former timeslot on Fox News. |
| June 2023 | Reportedly seeking funds to start a new media company with Neil Patel. |
| June 6 2023 | The first episode of Tucker Carlson's show, Tucker on Twitter, premiered, where he made controversial claims about the US recovering an extraterrestrial starship, among other topics. |
| May 2023 | Tucker Carlson launches his podcast, The Tucker Carlson Show. |
| May 2023 | The New York Times reported that Carlson had expressed racist views in a private message regarding an incident involving three Trump supporters beating an antifa activist. |
| May 9 2023 | Tucker Carlson announced on his Twitter feed that he would relaunch his show on the platform, after sending a letter to Fox executives alleging a breach of contract. |
| April 26 2023 | In response to his dismissal, Carlson tweeted a video that garnered millions of views. |
| April 24 2023 | Tucker Carlson was dismissed from Fox News along with the executive producer of his evening show, with no prior notice given. This termination followed his final show on April 21, where he assured viewers he would return on Monday. |
| January 6 2023 | On January 6, 2022, the anniversary of the Capitol attack, Carlson had Senator Ted Cruz apologize on his show for previously calling the event a 'terrorist attack'. |
| 2022 | During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Carlson presented Russian president Vladimir Putin in a sympathetic light through rhetorical questioning on his show. |
| 2022 | Purchased a second home next door to his Florida residence. |
| 2022 | Carlson supported J. D. Vance in the Republican U.S. Senate primary in Ohio and persuaded Trump to endorse him. |
| 2022 | In response to a New York Times report criticizing him and his show, Carlson defended his views on race, stating that they align with Martin Luther King Jr.'s belief that individuals should be judged by their actions rather than their skin color. |
| 2022 | Following the death of prominent Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny in a Russian prison, Tucker Carlson faced criticism regarding his previous interview with Putin. He characterized Navalny's death as 'barbaric and awful' in a statement to The New York Times. |
| 2022 | Carlson was noted for defending Vladimir Putin in the lead-up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. |
| 2022 | Carlson released 'The End of Men,' a Tucker Carlson Original that alleged a decline in American masculinity, featuring the Raw Egg Nationalist, associated with Neo-Nazi publishing house Antelope Hill. |
| November 2022 | Carlson's promotion of inflammatory rhetoric concerning LGBTQ issues faced scrutiny following the Colorado Springs nightclub mass shooting. |
| October 2022 | Tulsi Gabbard appeared as a substitute host on Tucker Carlson Tonight the night she left the Democratic Party, receiving praise from Carlson. |
| October 11 2022 | The website Motherboard published leaked unaired footage from Tucker Carlson’s interview with Kanye West, revealing controversial comments made by West. |
| October 8 2022 | Kanye West tweeted a threatening message against Jewish people, which was scrutinized following the airing of his interview on Tucker Carlson Tonight. |
| October 7 2022 | Carlson continued the airing of the edited interview with Kanye West on Tucker Carlson Tonight. |
| October 6 2022 | Tucker Carlson aired an edited version of an interview with rapper Kanye West on his show Tucker Carlson Tonight. |
| September 2022 | After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Carlson expressed the view that the British Empire had brought civilization to the regions it occupied, which garnered criticism from Indian figures including politician Shashi Tharoor. |
| September 2022 | Carlson spoke at the funeral of Hells Angels president Sonny Barger, paying tribute to him and quoting his words about loyalty and honor. |
| August 2022 | In August 2022, Carlson was deposed as part of Dominion Voting Systems' lawsuit against Fox News, revealing that he privately doubted the false claims of election fraud and had critical messages about Trump advisors and the impact of fact-checking on Fox's business. |
| June 2022 | In the summer of 2022, Carlson purchased a second home next door to his house on Gasparilla Island. |
| April 2022 | The New York Times released a three-part investigative series titled 'American Nationalist,' which explored Tucker Carlson's rise to prominence and his controversial rhetoric on immigration and race relations. |
| February 2022 | Carlson supported the Canada convoy protest against COVID-19 restrictions, claiming it was 'the single most successful human rights protest in a generation'. |
| January 2022 | Carlson released the film 'Hungary vs. Soros' on Fox Nation, which promoted conspiracy theories about George Soros and suggested that criticism of the Hungarian government stemmed from jealousy by the political left. |
| 2021 | In the spring of 2021, Tucker Carlson began hosting a show on Fox Nation titled Tucker Carlson Today. |
| 2021 | Time magazine included Tucker Carlson in its annual Time 100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world, recognizing his significant impact in American media. |
| 2021 | Time magazine described Tucker Carlson as 'may be the most powerful conservative in America.' |
| 2021 | Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges at his trial following the shooting incidents from August 2020. |
| 2021 | Carlson referred to his conspiracy theory regarding demographic changes in the U.S. as 'the Great Replacement', utilizing white nationalist terminology. |
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