Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera Breaks Ranks To Slam Tucker Carlson
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Geraldo Rivera has become one of the first Fox News personalities to criticize Tucker Carlson following Carlson’s abrupt exit from the conservative network this week.
Fox hosts and contributors have remained relatively silent about Carlson’s departure, both on and off the air. The reason for Carlson’s ouster remains unclear, although The New York Times reported that newly unearthed offensive private messages sent by the host may have played a part.
On Wednesday, Rivera called out the former prime-time star for peddling one particular falsehood.
“I don’t wish ill on anybody, but there is no doubt ― as I said at the time ― Tucker Carlson’s perverse January 6 conspiracy theory was ‘bullshit,’” Rivera tweeted.
“Having lost the election President Trump incited an insurrection that sought to undermine our Constitutional process,” Rivera added.
I don’t wish ill on anybody, but there is no doubt-as I said at the time-Tucker Carlson’s perverse January 6 conspiracy theory was “bullshit.”
Having lost the election President Trump incited an insurrection that sought to undermine our Constitutional process.— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) April 26, 2023
Carlson repeatedly minimized the Trump-incited U.S. Capitol riot on his show, alongside his usual racist and misogynistic fare, and used selectively edited Capitol security video to falsely argue the insurrection was a mostly peaceful protest.
