Tucker Carlson Says He'll Have New Show on Twitter

Tucker Carlson

Fired Fox News host Tucker Carlson  dropped a video Tuesday on Twitter announcing he will do a new version of his old political commentary program on the platform reports The L-A Times.

It’s Carlson’s first attempt at a new show since he was terminated by Fox News on April 24, six days after Rupert Murdoch’s network paid $787.5M to settle a defamation suit from Dominion Voting Systems.

The network gave no reason for severing ties, but sources close to the company said Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch and other executives had multiple reasons for pushing Carlson out, including some related to a discrimination lawsuit filed by former “Tucker Carlson Tonight” producer Abby Grossberg.

Carlson is reportedly getting paid for the duration of his Fox News contract, but cannot appear on another TV network during that time.

It’s unclear whether Carlson’s contract restricts him from digital platforms. Carlson said he will be using Twitter to present his views, although he offered no specifics on how often the program will appear.

On this platform, unlike the one-way street of broadcast, people are able to interact, critique and refute whatever is said.

And, of course, anything misleading will get @CommunityNotes.

I also want to be clear that we have not signed a deal of any kind whatsoever. Tucker is… https://t.co/0TMjuYnKUp

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 9, 2023

“Soon we’ll be bringing a new version of the show we’ve been doing for the last 6 1/2 years to Twitter,” Carlson said in the nearly three-minute video. “We’ll bring some other things too, which we’ll tell you about. But for now we’re just grateful to be here. Free speech is the main right that you have. Without it, you have no others. See you soon.”

During his time at Fox News, Carlson became the highest rated host in prime-time cable news. He began working in journalism as a print reporter for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and the Weekly Standard magazine. His rise to national prominence began after he co-hosted the CNN show “Crossfire,” as the main voice representing the political right. The show was canceled in 2005. From 2005-08, Carlson hosted a show called “Tucker” on MSNBC. He joined Fox News in 2009 and had held the 8 p.m. slot since 2017, when he took over from Bill O’Reilly.