Fox News issued a statement (above) indicating that the network and opinion host Tucker Carlson have parted company. Friday was his last show yet his sign-off said he planned to be on air tonight, meaning termination happened over the weekend.
Most brief stories about the exit mention the recent $700+ million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems. However, this source at The Wrap is semi-certain his departure is unrelated to the Dominion settlement.
Carlson has as yet made no statement about this abrupt ending to his very successful run at Fox. His show has been the most highly rated in cable news.
Being a big deal at Fox News is like doing a high wire act, if you fall off you are often too 'radioactive' to get on elsewhere. Ask Bill O'Reilly if you don't believe it, Chris Wallace hasn't done much either. Megyn Kelly got a fat offer but it sorta petered out.
I wonder where he'll land?
