New York Times' claims Fox fired Carlson over "supremacist" message

The newspaper uncovered a short text Carlson sent to one of his producers after the events of January 6.

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4 de mayo, 2023

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A text message led to the departure of Tucker Carlson from Fox. This is what the New York Times claims after unveiling the text message, which came from the cell phone of the famous conservative commentator addressed to the phone of one of his producers. According to the New York Times, the message reportedly reached Fox's board of directors and is part of the documents filed with Dominion's lawsuit against Fox.

According to the New York Times, the content of the message, in which Carlson assesses how "white men" should behave, alarmed the conservative media corporation's board of directors because of its racist nature. In the text, perfectly written, clear, concise and with a final moral, Carlson expresses his feelings in relation to the video of a brawl in the framework of the events of January 6. For the New York Times, Carlson's message is a clear expression of his alleged white supremacist views.

A couple of weeks ago, I was watching a video of people fighting in the street in Washington. A group of Trump supporters surrounded an Antifa boy and began to pound him. It was three against one, at least. Jumping on a guy like that is dishonorable, obviously. It's not how white men fight. Suddenly, however, I found myself backing the mob against the man, expecting them to hit him harder, to kill him. He really wanted the boy to be hurt. I could taste it. Then, somewhere deep in my brain, an alarm went off: this is not good for me. I'm becoming something I don't want to be. The Antifa scoundrel is a human being. As much as I despise what he says and does, as much as I am sure I would hate him personally if I knew him, I should not wallow in his suffering. It should bother me. I should remember that somewhere someone probably loves this guy and would be heartbroken if he were killed. If I don't care about those things, if I reduce people to his politics, why would I be better than him?

However, Carlson's message stands out for how the conservative journalist had become aware of an increasingly toxic attitude towards certain members of soceity and corrects it. Carlson's message can be seen as an example of politically correct behavior and against the violence promoted by social networks and the political content circulating on them. Tucker empathizes with the victim in the video, even though he and his family have been victims of harassment from Antifa circles.

According to the NYT, Fox's board of directors reportedly hired the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to monitor Carlson's behavior and conduct. The board's attention only fell on this message a few months ago, according to the authors of the piece. Tucker Carlson has not provided a statement to the NYT.

Fox anchor Greg Gutfeld came to Tucker Carlson's defense and slammed The New York Times story. This is the second time Gutfeld has defended Carlson in recent weeks. Fox's former reporter, Meghyn Kelly, also spoke out publicly this week and challenged the media corporation to reveal the true motives behind the breakup between Fox and Carlson. The popular presenter, meanwhile, remains silent and has not spoken out again since his last message on Twitter.