Monday, the revelation that Fox News had ousted America’s #1 cable news host, Tucker Carlson, shocked the country.
The puzzling move – which has already led to the company losing billions in market value – signals a new era at Fox, the network built from the ground up by controversial conservative firebrand Roger Ailes.
Many Fox viewers expected Carlson’s longtime colleague, Sean Hannity, whose show has followed Tucker Carlson Tonight for years, to give his friend a long monologue of support.
Instead, Hannity deflected from the issue in its entirety, despite Tucker’s departure from the network being the top story in conservative media.
“We’re not talking about Tucker—I don’t really have any details on it,” Hannity said, before switching back to the subject of Don Lemon’s ouster at CNN.
“But he had a massive audience and has a huge following. This guy had nobody.”
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While talking about Don Lemon's ousting from CNN, Sean Hannity says:
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) April 25, 2023
"We're not talking about Tucker—I don't really have any details on it, but he had a massive audience and has a huge following…" pic.twitter.com/zDtIofiUEP
Brian Kilmeade, tasked with filling the massive shoes of Carlson on the 8 p.m. primetime slot, also remained largely mum, giving the host very little support and a “pathetic” farewell.
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Brian Kilmeade takes over for 'Fox News Tonight' in replace of Tucker Carlson.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 25, 2023
Great show if you are wanting to fall asleep.
Fox News is dead.pic.twitter.com/eNL3aYzLAC
Left-wing commentator Glenn Greenwald took to Twitter to explain why he believes Carlson, who he admires for challenging the status quo in American politics, is a target, while Hannity is not.
Exactly. Liberals find Hannity totally unthreatening because he plays the standard media role: he's a GOP loyalists, supports Biden's proxy war in Ukraine, and unlike Tucker – who was the highest rated cable host among young Dems – speaks only to old Republicans with GOP dogma: https://t.co/ViAhlGYGqM
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) April 25, 2023
4 Responses
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FOX IS GOING TO GET WHATS DUE IT, AS THEY IMPLICATED IN THE 2020, THEY WOULD NOT AIR ANY EVIDENCE COLLECTED REMAINED SLIENT SO NOW WE DO THE same to them, and all unsucbscribe from fox pull all your adds, etc. and hurt them in the stock market too. Show them qho is boss.
If Hannity had any balls, he would quit FOX TOO, A FORMER TRUMP SUPPORTER DOESN’T STAND UP NEITHER WILL HIS MARSHAL ART SKILL STAND AS HE IS A COWARD LOOKING ONLY FOR MONEY AND RATINGS