A report from The New York Times claims a text message sent by Tucker Carlson in the wake of the January 6th Insurrection “set off a panic” at Fox News and is the latest in a string of potential possibilities for his unceremonious departure last week.
According to The Times, Carlson sent the message to one of his producers on January 7th, 2021, and in language that has been described as racist, details how a video of Trump supporters beating a member of Antifa excited him, before self-reflecting on his feelings.
“A couple of weeks ago, I was watching video of people fighting on the street in Washington. A group of Trump guys surrounded an Antifa kid and started pounding the living shit out of him. It was three against one, at least,” explained Carlson. “Jumping a guy like that is dishonorable obviously. It’s not how white men fight. Yet suddenly I found myself rooting for the mob against the man, hoping they’d hit him harder, kill him. I really wanted them to hurt the kid. I could taste it.
“Then somewhere deep in my brain, an alarm went off: this isn’t good for me. I’m becoming something I don’t want to be. The Antifa creep is a human being. Much as I despise what he says and does, much as I’m sure I’d hate him personally if I knew him, I shouldn’t gloat over his suffering. I should be bothered by it. I should remember that somewhere somebody probably loves this kid, and would be crushed if he was killed. If I don’t care about those things, if I reduce people to their politics, how am I better than he is?”
The revelation of the text message is the latest in a long line of unsavory behind-the-scenes behavior being aired publicly about the now ex-Fox News star. Four videos of Carlson preparing for interviews have surfaced, which include him calling a woman “yummy”, saying he can’t ever gauge his appearance because his “postmenopausal fans” do it for him, and his clashing with a producer over his disdain for the FOX Nation streaming service.
Additionally, Carlson reportedly used a derogatory term for a Fox News communications executive, and is accused by former producer Abby Grossberg of fostering a toxic work environment.
