Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson announced Tuesday that he will be back with a new show that will stream on Twitter.
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In a nearly three-minute video on the platform, the right-wing host promised there would be a new version of his old show, Tucker Carlson Tonight. Tucker Carlson Tonight aired on Fox News between 2016 and 2023 and was one of the most-watched programs on American news networks.
“Soon we will be releasing a new version of the show that we have been doing for six and a half years on Twitter,” said the American presenter.
The 53-year-old American is known for his radical views and conspiracy theories.
Tucker Carlson believes that “Twitter is the only platform that allows free speech.”
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“Twitter is not a partisan site,” the former celebrity host explained in the video, which has racked up 20 million views as of this writing.
In response to the arrival of Carlson’s show, Twitter owner Elon Musk clarified that there was no agreement between Tucker Carlson and Twitter regarding airing the show. Musk also says the star presenter must abide by the platform’s rules.
On this platform, unlike the one-way street of broadcasting, people have the opportunity to interact with each other, to criticize and refute whatever they or anyone else may say.
And of course everything will be misleading @CommunityNotes.
I would also like to clarify that we have not signed any contract…
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 9, 2023
On April 24, the American broadcaster Fox News announced the departure of the star presenter for reasons that the two parties have not yet disclosed. News of Carlson and Fox News’ split came just days after the US broadcaster was forced to pay $787.5 million to avoid a defamation lawsuit over its coverage of the 2020 presidential election.
– With information from NBC News