People familiar with Carlson's firing told The Los Angeles Times that Rupert Murdoch himself made the call to fire Carlson, partly due to the host's conspiracy theories about the 2021 riots at the Capitol, which he regularly amplified on his show.Īn attorney representing Carlson did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider. "If I don't care about those things, if I reduce people to their politics, how am I better than he is?"Ĭarlson, who critics have repeatedly accused of promoting white nationalist talking points - such as the racist "replacement theory" - and downplaying white-nationalist violence on his show, was abruptly ousted from the network last week. I should remember that somewhere somebody probably loves this kid, and would be crushed if he was killed," Carlson continued, according to the Times. Much as I despise what he says and does, much as I'm sure I'd hate him personally if I knew him, I shouldn't gloat over his suffering. I'm becoming something I don't want to be. "Then somewhere deep in my brain, an alarm went off: this isn't good for me. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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