Column: I left Fox News after 12 years. Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ was the final straw
3 years, 1 month ago

Column: I left Fox News after 12 years. Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ was the final straw

LA Times  

I quit Fox News after more than a decade as a contributor. The sudden part came thanks to Fox host Tucker Carlson’s streaming special “Patriot Purge.” It’s a perfect example of propaganda that weaves half-truths into a whole lie. “The domestic war on terror is here,” says one of the “experts” in “Patriot Purge.” “It’s coming after half of the country.” This dangerous nonsense was the last straw for me. People keep asking me, “Why’d it take you so long?” The short answer is we hoped — and had reason to believe — that Fox would get back on course, and we wanted to help get it there. The government is not coming for “half the country” — it’s lawfully prosecuting a few hundred people who broke the law on Jan. 6.

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Associated Press  

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Huff Post  

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