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The release of text messages sent by Tucker Carlson happened long ago. But now, CNN host Chris Wallace is opining on his former colleague.
As part of the evidence gathered in the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit against Fox News, it was revealed that Tucker Carlson had lobbed harsh criticism at Chris Wallace by saying the network allowed him to “wreck” the audience hosts had devoted “our lives to building.”
During an appearance on MSNBC with Ari Melber, Wallace was asked his thoughts on the comments made by Carlson.
“Well, I’m employed and Tucker really isn’t anymore,” Wallace replied. “I had a very good 18-year run at Fox, and they never messed with me the whole time.”
Chris Wallace added that the “shift” at Fox News from news to sharing a more conservative-friendly approach is ultimately what led to his exit from the company.
Wallace — who now works for competitor Warner Bros. Discovery on CNN and the Max streaming platform — shared that both Fox News and Tucker Carlson ultimately got what each deserved for knowingly peddling falsehoods centered upon the validity of the 2020 presidential election.
“There was less interest in — even in the news side — in sticking to the truth, and more in telling that audience — to try to win them back — what they wanted to hear,” he said. “And they paid a big price for it. You talk about the misinformation about the elections. I have to say I’m not unhappy that Fox had to pay $787 million because there ought to be a price to pay when you don’t tell the truth and you deliberately misinform people about things that the evidence — in that case — showed that higher-ups at Fox knew wasn’t true.”
