tucker carlson tucker carlson
Stories About

tucker carlson

Thursday

Right-wing personality Tucker Carlson laughs as he stands alongside Congressman Byron Donalds, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, and vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Too toxic for Fox News, Tucker Carlson snags key role at GOP convention

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5043765/nx-s1-f3d6253f-fe30-4349-982b-95962ae6b602" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Friday

Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to Tucker Carlson at the Kremlin in Moscow. Gavril Grigorov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Gavril Grigorov/AFP via Getty Images

Thursday

Former Fox News star Tucker Carlson flew to Moscow to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin, becoming the first American to do so since Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago. From left: Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images; AlexanderKazakov/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
From left: Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images; AlexanderKazakov/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Wednesday

A man who was at the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has sued Fox News for defamation. Here, a woman walks by the Fox News headquarters in New York in April. Nickolai Hammar | NPR/NPR hide caption

toggle caption
Nickolai Hammar | NPR/NPR

Fox News hit with another defamation lawsuit — this one over Jan. 6 allegations

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1187318029/1187397619" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Friday

Former Fox News producer Abby Grossberg, seen here in an interview on MSNBC, alleged there was a hostile environment riven by sexism and antisemitism when she worked on Tucker Carlson's show. MSNBC/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

toggle caption
MSNBC/Screenshot by NPR

Fox pays $12 million to resolve suit alleging bias at Tucker Carlson's show

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1185371179/1185536541" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Tuesday

Tucker Carlson speaks at a political event on Aug. 7, 2021, in Esztergom, Hungary. Carlson, who was fired from Fox News last month, announced he is taking his show to Twitter. Janos Kummer/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Janos Kummer/Getty Images

Friday

Tucker Carlson at the FOX Nation Patriot Awards on Nov. 17, 2022 in Hollywood, Fla. Jason Koerner/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Jason Koerner/Getty Images

Fired Tucker Carlson producer: Misogyny and bullying 'trickles down from the top'

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1172584447/1172684318" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Monday

Fox News host Tucker Carlson speaks at a National Review Institute event on March 29, 2019, in Washington, D.C. The network announced Monday that it would "part ways" with Carlson. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Tucker Carlson ousted at Fox News following network's $787 million settlement

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1171641969/1171719893" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Sunday

The billion-dollar trial between Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News, as well as its parent company, Fox Corp., heads to court. George Pimentel/Getty Images; Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images; Jason Koerner/Getty Images; Theo Wargo/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
George Pimentel/Getty Images; Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images; Jason Koerner/Getty Images; Theo Wargo/Getty Images

The $1.6 billion Dominion v. Fox News trial starts Tuesday. Catch up here

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1169564150/1170346702" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Monday

Former Fox producer Abby Grossberg is alleging the network's attorneys pressured her to portray the network in a favorable light in testimony about what happened after the 2020 election. Here, a display outside the Fox News headquarters in New York in July 2020. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images

Monday

The logos for Fox programs are displayed on the News Corp. building on Jan. 25 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Producer sues Fox News, alleging she's being set up for blame in $1.6 billion suit

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1164879578/1165094020" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Wednesday

Fox News host Laura Ingraham said the head of the network's political Decision Desk "always made my skin crawl," in messages to stars Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity following the 2020 election. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Alex Wong/Getty Images

How a civil war erupted at Fox News after the 2020 election

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1161694400/1161859671" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Saturday

Thursday

Dominion Voting System's legal filings reveal behind-the-scenes machinations involving Fox News hosts Jeanine Pirro, Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, Maria Bartiromo and Laura Ingraham and former host Lou Dobbs. They are shown clockwise from the upper left. Jason Koerner/Getty Images; Jason Koerner/Getty Images; Carolyn Kaster/AP; Alex Brandon/AP; Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images; Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Jason Koerner/Getty Images; Jason Koerner/Getty Images; Carolyn Kaster/AP; Alex Brandon/AP; Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images; Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images

Off the air, Fox News stars blasted the election fraud claims they peddled

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1157558299/1157773699" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Tuesday

M&M's pause of its spokescandies comes after a right-wing backlash to changes in the Green and Brown M&Ms and the addition of the Purple M&M. Twitter/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

toggle caption
Twitter/Screenshot by NPR

M&M's replaces its spokescandies with Maya Rudolph after Tucker Carlson's rants

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1150984597/1151027223" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">