Report: At Least 20 Sponsors Drop Tucker..For Now

Tucker Carlson

Fox News host Tucker Carlson continues to lose advertisers following comments he made on air last week that allowing certain immigrants to enter the United States “makes our own country poorer and dirtier and more divided.”

As of Wednesday evening, at least 20 companies had announced they would stop airing ads on Carlson’s highly rated Fox News show, Tucker Carlson Tonight. The companies — which include Bowflex, IHOP and TD Ameritrade — have pulled their advertisements following a segment that aired last Thursday, according to philly.com.

Pacific Life Insurance, which had sponsored the segment but is now pulling its ads, said in a statement, “As a company, we strongly disagree with Mr. Carlson’s statements.”

Other companies made similar comments.

“Western Digital is a global company with employees, customers, and partners from many countries," Western Digital, the parent company of SanDisk, wrote in a statement Wednesday afternoon. "We embrace diversity and inclusion, and work with advertising partners who share our core values.”

A Fox News spokesperson said some companies, such as Farmers Insurance, Bayer, Mitsubishi, John Deere, AstraZeneca, My Pillow, and Gold Bond parent company Sanofi are keeping their ads on Carlson’s program.

“Our strategic marketing intent is to share our key product news with consumers through a variety of media channels," Mitsubishi said in a statement. "We will monitor the situation and adjust our advertising if necessary.”

In a statement, Fox News called out left-leaning outlets like MoveOn.org, Media Matters, and Sleeping Giants for pushing what it described as an “agenda-driven intimidation effort.” The network also drew comparisons between advocates calling for advertisers to boycott the show with self-described Antifa protesters who targeted Carlson’s home in Northwest D.C., reportedly damaging his front door.

On Monday night, Carlson defended his controversial comments on immigration, telling viewers “the left” wants to shut him up, but that he refused to be intimidated by “enforcers” on Twitter.