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| Above, Tucker Carlson on April 19. |
Fox News, in terminating the contract it had with its highest-rated host Tucker Carlson, is now being compared to Bud Light.
Following the announcement of Carlson's departure from Fox News, rumors have been spreading including one that Carlson will be going to OAN (One America News Network) and another stating that Carlson as filed a one billion dollar lawsuit against Fox News.
We'll have to wait until the dust settles before things become clear. If this was a firing and the Fox News press release was just sugar-coating it, this is tantamount to killing the hen who laid golden eggs.
From Newsweek:
The abrupt exit of Fox News host Tucker Carlson from the conservative network has quickly spawned several comparisons to the Bud Light-Dylan Mulvaney controversy that has led to reduced sales and market shares for the beer giant.
Carlson and Fox News Media "agreed to part ways" on Monday morning in a move that has shaken up the entire cable news industry as well as the conservative movement that Carlson himself championed for nearly a decade as host.
Following the announcement, Fox News' share price instantly dropped nearly 5 percent to $31.85 per share before slightly bouncing back to $32.50 per share by early afternoon—still a decrease of almost 4 percent compared to last week, according to MarketWatch.
It is unclear if Carlson's departure is related to the settlement ($787.5 million) of a lawsuit between Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News last week or of the departure of Dan Bongino from Fox News.
Bob N wrote at Piñon Post:
The end is near.
Fox News let go of Dan Bongino and his weekend show a couple of weeks ago. Now Tucker Carlson is gone. Are they on a mission to clean out conservatives to better “compete” with CNN?
Next, I expect the MyPillow ads will be axed (sarc).
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