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“It is absolutely not like that. [the show’s] It’s bad because it hurts America,” Stewart told Carlson and Begala.
Carlson tried to sabotage Stewart, but the comedian controlled him and continued. Stop, stop, stop hurting America.” Stewart added, “You are responsible for public discourse and have failed miserably.”
Later, as the segment progresses, Carlson tells Stewart, who hosts Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” “I think you’re really funny on your show. My opinion.” What happened next would be a turning point in the early part of Carlson’s television career.
“You know what’s interesting though?” Stuart replied. “You’re as big a d— on your show as you are on any show.”
His connections to Stewart followed Carlson, who went from conservative talking head with canceled shows on CNN and MSNBC to the face of Fox News in the Trump era. That changed Monday, when Fox announced that Carlson had been abruptly and unexpectedly fired less than a week after the network settled a Dominion voting systems defamation lawsuit.
Dominion sued Fox over false allegations that Fox colluded in the 2020 presidential election and won a historic $787.5 million defamation settlement. Carlson’s private message is one of thousands of internal communications. The lawsuit created anxiety and embarrassment for Fox and increased legal risks for the company. Carlson’s views on employee culture and his Fox colleagues, partly revealed in the Dominion incident, are believed to have played a role in his sudden departure from the network.
Carlson did not comment publicly about his firing for about 24 hours after the announcement. Former President Donald Trump said he was “shocked” by Carlson’s firing, and Fox News anchors such as Sean Hannity made it clear the former colleague’s firing would not be discussed on air. “We’re not talking about Tucker.”
But as his firing took over headlines and social media, some shared a video of Carlson and Stewart’s meeting, which emerged at a time when Carlson had little to no platform or influence in Republican politics in 2023.
In 2000, Carlson arrived at CNN after an impressive career as a columnist with work published in outlets such as the Weekly Standard, New York and Reader’s Digest. Talk magazine featured Republican presidential candidate George W. A 1999 interview with Bush earned Carlson praise for frequently using the f-word when the Texas governor appeared to mock a female death row inmate who had been executed in Bush’s hometown.
Carlson admitted to a 1999 profile in the Washington Post that he was arrogant and combative, but insisted he did so on purpose.
Carlson told the Weekly Standard offices at the time. “A lot of people deserve it. But cutting or being cruel without any reason is worse.
After briefly co-hosting “The Spin Room,” Carlson was named one of the co-hosts of CNN’s first successful current affairs talk show, “Crossfire.” allotted time. Despite being called a “conservative prodigy” by Variety, Carlson couldn’t help the show’s ratings decline. One of Carlson’s most notable interviews was in 2003 when Britney Spears told her that she supported and believed in Bush’s involvement in the Iraq War.
However, on October 15, 2004, the situation changed. Democratic presidential candidate John F. After Carlson asked Stewart if Kerry was the best country to offer, Stewart took the conversation in a different direction.
“I made a special effort to be on the show today because I’ve commented personally, among my friends and occasionally in newspapers and on television, that the show is bad,” Stewart said, prompting laughter from the George Washington live audience. ,” he said. University.
During the episode, Stewart and Carlson exchanged funny and sometimes awkward conversations. Carlson questioned Stewart and Kerry’s interview, describing the fake reporter as the Democratic nominee’s “hip boy.” Stewart laughed when Carlson compared “The Daily Show” to “Crossfire,” considering the Comedy Central show’s lead “Crank Yankers.”
Stewart later accused Carlson and Pegala of failing miserably at the job.
Carlson replied, “You should get a job in journalism school.”
Stewart replied, “You have to go somewhere.”
Carlson tried to make Stewart look as funny as he was on the night show.
“Thought you might find it interesting. Go ahead and laugh,” said Carlson.
“No.” Stuart replied. “I will not be your monkey.”
When Stewart called Carlson a man’s anatomy before the commercial break, Carlson laughed and laughed. “Now we will begin. I love it.”
Begala recalled how excited Stewart was on the show in 2015 and how happy he was to hear his co-host’s wife, Diane, perform.
“After Stuart finished my show, I wanted her to stay away,” Begala wrote. CNN.
The back-and-forth between Carlson and Stewart made headlines in what The Post and other outlets described as a “fight.” Three months later, major changes occurred. CNN canceled “Crossfire” in January 2005 and cut ties with Carlson. Then-CNN president Jonathan Klein cited Stewart’s appearance on “Crossfire” as part of the reason for Carlson’s firing. New York Times “I totally agree with Jon Stewart’s overall premise.”
Klein said at the time, “There are outlets for shows that Tucker wants to do, and CNN is not going to be one of them.”
“Jon Stewart said she resigned from the show in April, a few months before she came on our show, because I didn’t like bias and I thought it was a pointless conversation in a way,” Carlson said. Introvert.
But that moment followed Carlson on “Dancing with the Stars.” The expert was cut in the first round of the show’s third season in 2006 and her show on MSNBC was canceled in 2008 after less than three years.
When Carlson agreed to become a paid contributor at Fox in May 2009, he found stability at his third cable news network in four years. Carlson was turning 40 soon, and Fox hoped he would finally find a place for himself. method.
“I do whatever they want,” Carlson said.
Jeremy Barr and Sarah Ellison contributed to this report.
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