According to recent reports, a racially charged and violent text message sent by Tucker Carlson about the assault of a protestor by Trump supporters played a significant role in his unexpected departure from Fox News last week. The New York Times stated that the discovery of Carlson’s message and its language caused concern among Fox executives on the eve of the defamation trial filed by Dominion Voting Systems against the cable news network.
The text message in question, sent by Carlson the day after the January 6 U.S. Capitol attack, was a response to a video clip of an assault that occurred weeks earlier. In the message, Carlson reacts to three Trump supporters beating a lone protestor, expressing his support for the mob and hoping they would hurt the victim even more. Carlson admits to his violent tendencies, stating that he is becoming someone he does not want to be.
