Watch for Tucker Carlson to be Donald Trump's partner in the coming election cycle, perhaps even as his choice to be his vice presidential partner.
Evidence? None.
But Carlson's sudden departure from the Fox "News" network as the company faces a series of financial penalties for his miscalling of the former president's activities may well have played a major role in the decision to fire Carlson.
The Fox company lost a major court decision last week, and is likely to lose several more before the summer is out. Carlson has been a major supporter of Trump, and his nightly talk show had a very large following of Trumpistas.
In addition, the Fox company's stock value tumbled on Wall Street as the news spread that Carlson would no longer be affiliated with the company.
Effective immediately.
The report of Carlson leaving Fox made news broadcasts on other news networks, including the BBC's international news program.
Bottom line: Fox may well modify its approach to handling news commentaries because of the multiple financial penalties for its severe negativity against those who do not support Donald Trump.
In its court hearing, the network tried to claim the journalistic defense of covering both sides of any news story. The court denied that defense, largely because Fox repeatedly broadcast aspects of the Trump controversy that it knew were false, but it continued to publicize those aspects as true despite knowing they were false.
So when will Trump officially adopt Carlson as his political partner?
Stay tuned.
Evidence? None.
But Carlson's sudden departure from the Fox "News" network as the company faces a series of financial penalties for his miscalling of the former president's activities may well have played a major role in the decision to fire Carlson.
The Fox company lost a major court decision last week, and is likely to lose several more before the summer is out. Carlson has been a major supporter of Trump, and his nightly talk show had a very large following of Trumpistas.
In addition, the Fox company's stock value tumbled on Wall Street as the news spread that Carlson would no longer be affiliated with the company.
Effective immediately.
The report of Carlson leaving Fox made news broadcasts on other news networks, including the BBC's international news program.
Bottom line: Fox may well modify its approach to handling news commentaries because of the multiple financial penalties for its severe negativity against those who do not support Donald Trump.
In its court hearing, the network tried to claim the journalistic defense of covering both sides of any news story. The court denied that defense, largely because Fox repeatedly broadcast aspects of the Trump controversy that it knew were false, but it continued to publicize those aspects as true despite knowing they were false.
So when will Trump officially adopt Carlson as his political partner?
Stay tuned.
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