Tucker Carlson began his most recent episode of Tucker on Twitter relating the story of a top Fox News producer who was just fired by the network. The producer had been with the network for a decade.
His offense was to air a chyron calling Joe Biden a “wannabe dictator” under a clip that was up for 27 seconds. The White House and other leftists immediately complained with Fox speedily apologizing.
Fox News ran two live video feeds next to one another. On the right, Donald Trump addressed his supporters in New Jersey. On the left, Joe Biden spoke at an event for the secretary general of NATO in Washington. Beneath those videos, at the bottom of the screen, Fox’s banner read “wannabe dictator speaks at the White House after having his political rival arrested.”
Alex McCaskill, the chyron producer, who previously worked with former primetime host Tucker Carlson, posted a comment to Instagram.
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“Today was my last day at FOX. It’s been a wild 10 years and it was the best place I’ve ever worked because of the great people I’ve met,” McCaskill captioned a photo of him holding a box of his personal belongings. “But the time has come. I asked them to let me go, and they finally did. To all my friends there: I will miss you forever.”
He was smiling broadly with his box of belongings in his hands. If he looks happy it’s probably because he is very happy.
Mr. McCaskill had to know that chyron would get him fired, so, yes, he wanted to go. Chadwick Moore, the author of Tucker’s biography, said, “The Based Chyron Guy, Alex McCaskill, was a former Tucker Carlson Tonight producer who has now left Fox News after ten years, en route to joining Tucker’s new team. He is one of at least three former producers who have left Fox to join Tucker’s new venture.”
According to Moore, “Tucker Carlson’s team at Fox was extremely close. Most of them were there from the launch of the show until its end, and they’ve stood by their boss in the aftermath. I write about it in my book.”
“Also, quietly, many familiar faces from Tucker Carlson Tonight are refusing to appear on Fox News since Tucker was bizarrely pulled off the air—and not just the ones who got blacklisted for writing a book about him!” Chadwick said, referring to himself.
Mr. Moore left graciously and didn’t have to worry about a contract banning him from working. Daily Wire producer Gregg Re wrote on Twitter, “alex is a genuinely nice person and this is a very positive career development for him. No one tunes into @foxnews to watch the shrill ladies who canned him. They will fail.”
Fox is losing too much in the Tucker firing. Their numbers are still way down, especially in the all-important 8 pm slot.
alex is a genuinely nice person and this is a very positive career development for him. No one tunes into @foxnews to watch the shrill ladies who canned him. They will fail.
— Gregg Re (@gregg_re) June 17, 2023
I wish I worked for Fox…then I would get to quit too!
IMHO, Tucker’s firing is going to result in the downfall of the MSM in the long run.
He is currently garnering more podcast views than EVERY MSM news outlet combined.
IMHO, Tucker’s podcasts are on the road to eclipsing Joe Rogan who currently holds the title as the most widely viewed podcaster.
It’s astonishing to me that none of Faux’s so-called true conservatives that are left at the fake news network have supported Tucker, Bongino and other true conservatives that have been kicked to the curb by the now fully exposed uber liberal puppet masters at Faux, by leaving FAUX NEWS and finding employment at a true conservative news outlet.
I have lost all respect for Jessie, the judge, and Gutfeld for continuing to allow themselves to be censored and controlled by their obviously controlled opposition puppet masters
FAUX NEWS died for me on the night of the 2020 election when it became obvious they were instrumental in securing the 2020 election theft for our current corrupt to the core pedophile president.
He is not a rat deserting a sinking ship, he is a wise man with a strong moral code who senses that with the younger Murdoch guiding the ship a meeting with the iceberg is inevitable.
Please don’t forget Paul Ryan who has been instrumental in screwing America.
Has he ever! And his perfectly groomed replacement/clone, Bryan Steil, now in his third term, jumps, with much aplomb and perfection, through every hoop he is directed to, like a trained seal. By so obediently carrying out the most recent directives from McCarthy, he was awarded the Chairmanship of the House Administrative Committee. Sickening to watch in real time … like deja vu “all over again.” — signed, a resident of the Wisconsin 1st District US House of Representatives
P.S. But pooooor Byran! As Mr Prange notes above, the chances of the likes of Faux (or any other MSM “news” channel) surviving their own attempted suicides are slim to none. So … no cushy, multi-million $$$ job awaits you, li’l Bryan!
Fox is off the table at our house. Even Kudlow and Gutfeld, truly good journalists. And Jesse.
Blows me away that some conservatives still actually think that FAUX NEWS is a reliable conservative network, despite the fact that over the last few years, they have kicked almost all of their true conservative talking heads to the curb and are continuing to do so.