How Tucker Carlson’s Vulgar Messages Helped Seal His Fox News Exit | WSJ

Tucker Carlson, Fox News’s most-watched prime-time host, called a senior network executive the c-word in a redacted message, and reservations had been mounting about risks Carlson presented for the network ahead of his ouster Monday.

WSJ takes a look at how Carlson’s private messages and extreme on-air comments ultimately led to his dismissal.

0:00 What led to Tucker Carlson’s ousting?
0:43 Tucker Carlson’s internal messages
2:51 Carlson’s extreme on-air commentary

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[boomer]

After 57 years on this earth, and as someone who majored in journalism, what people are experiencing, today is not journalism, it's sensationalism...

[dianavaldez]

Both Fox and WSJ are owned by Rupert Murdoch. So WSJ reporting critically on Tucker Carlson is not going to float my boat.

[Teaspun]

Carlson used obscenities and made "disparaging remarks" about executives at Fox?! Oh no! I hope they and their families are OK! Thoughts and prayers!

[michaelhaywood]

You do need to preface your report with this: “We often are a credible news source. However we will say anything to protect our owner. The publisher controls the editors at WSJ”

[tewks]

You just know Murdoch gave WSJ a call and told them they better include the phrase "vulgar messages" in the title. I'm not fan of Tucker but this is just painfully transparent. I expected more from the WSJ but at the end of the day they're just another Murdoch rag.

[michaelgalt]

Wall Street Journal is owned by Murdoch (Fox News), just like News Corp in Australia…just for context😆

[patriley]

I always go to the Wall Street Journal when I want to hear honest, unbiased reportage. Your integrity is unparalleled. Yeh, right !

[BrachaIhm]

The alleged vulgar messages were from 2020...He was fired suddenly on a Monday in 2023...Sure the MESSAGES were the problem...

[tiffanyw]

Interesting how they knew what got him fired, but his friends and colleagues didn't know....

[easternrebel]

I'm continually amazed by what is considered "vulgar" or "extreme" these days.

[mattsipes]

They knew about all those messages forever. This is a hack job of journalism WSJ. This isn’t the reason he was fired.

[tessdean]

he speaks the truth and doesnt play the game. period. he will thrive

[jonnycompost]

This is not of any concern to Tucker Carlson… his fan base and reach is going to grow exponentially now that he is not chained to the corporate main stream media

[packssure]

I heard Megan Kelly talking about the person that Tucker was making the vulgar comments about and she wouldn't name the person but she said that he wasn't wrong, , that this person was a nightmare....

[mboiko]

"These days when the truth conflicts with the narrative, it's the truth that has to apologize." - Motto of WSJ and much of the MSM

[ydoucare]

Tucker will has more views on Twitter in one day than WSJ gets in an entire month.

[SkyeRiv]

Them getting rid of Tucker sealed the deal for me to never give fox a second of my time

[ThatDrummerFrank]

I love the emphasis on the obscenities as if they’re somehow a major deal

[laughingliberaldad]

What a sad hit piece by a sad media group.

[francescoallevato]

The big question that everyone should be asking why did he get over 50 million people to agree with what he was saying is absolutely very important it strikes to the very core of America hearts ❤️