Punctuated by self-effacement, his trademark giggle, and his overall personableness, Tucker Carlson sat down for an interview with British comedian Russell Brand and for the first time addressed his April firing from Fox News.
“It’s not the first time I’ve been fired,” Carlson told Brand. “And I think in our business, when you work for a big company in media and, you know, you say what you think, there’s an expectation that you could get fired.”
Yet Carlson said he was shocked at his sudden dismissal.
“But I wasn’t really shocked,” he clarified. “And I wasn’t mad. It’s not my company, and when you work for someone else that person reserves the right — in fact, has inherently the right — to decide whether you work there or not.
“And I don’t know why I was fired — I really don’t. I’m not angry about it. You can believe me or not, but I think you can feel that I’m not.”
Carlson said he wished Fox well and noted there were ugly leaks about his departure, claiming racism on his part, but he ascribed the leaking, not to the company, but to someone within it, and was confident Fox knew the accusations against him were not true.
In the interview, Carlson and Brand discussed varied issues, including Donald Trump, populism, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., January 6, the war in Ukraine, and more.
Tellingly, Carlson hinted at the repercussions of opposing the Ukrainian war, something he has done.
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Overall, the longtime media personality was philosophical.
“I’ve been happy,” Carlson said following the Fox firing. “I guess the only thing that bothers me is I’m 54, and when you get a little bit older, and my wife and I — you know, our children are grown — and we live in rural settings…because we believe in nature and God and dogs.
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