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Tucker Carlson’s interview with Donald Trump is shaping up as a well-timed branding exercise for the new company the former Fox News host is launching.
The Wall Street Journal reports Carlson taped an interview with Trump several days ago and plans to stream it on X, formerly known as Twitter, without ads, people familiar with the situation said. Its release is expected to coincide with Wednesday’s first Republican presidential debate on Fox News.
Trump is planning to skip Wednesday’s event and has hinted he may not participate in any future Republican debates, citing his leading poll numbers among the GOP field and his record as president as reasons not to attend.
Carlson’s interview with Trump is similar to the content he has been posting on Twitter for the past several months, including monologues and interviews with newsmakers such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., one of the people said.
Carlson and former White House adviser Neil Patel are working on starting a new, subscription-driven media company, in partnership with Carlson’s former executive producer at Fox, Justin Wells, The Wall Street Journal reported last month. They are in the process of raising money and have talked to X about using the platform as its backbone.
The Trump interview gives Carlson a high-profile opportunity to show Elon Musk’s team the potential for a deeper partnership.
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