![]() The debut video looked like a meager shell of Carlson’s former show. The first episode of “Tucker on Twitter” didn’t help. Carlson faces an uphill climb if he hopes to reclaim the power he once enjoyed through Twitter videos. The prime time perch at Rupert Murdoch’s right-wing network is uniquely powerful and unrivaled in the conservative media ecosystem. Regardless, whether the Twitter show has the same influence and reach as Carlson’s one-time Fox News time slot is far from certain. Carlson has hired the powerhouse attorney Bryan Freedman to help him in such efforts, according to multiple reports. The move by Carlson could inflame the behind-the-scenes negotiations with Fox News, given that Carlson remains under contract with the channel. If that turns out to be false, we’ll leave.” ![]() “We’re told there are no gatekeepers here. “As of today, we’ve come to Twitter,” Carlson said in the video. He wrapped up by declaring that U.F.O.s and extraterrestrial life are ‘actually real.’” He accused the mainstream media of lying. Putin of Russia and mocked President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. The NYT’s Katie Robertson and Jeremy Peters summarized the first episode like this: “He expressed sympathy for President Vladimir V. ![]() The commentary, which appeared next to a “Tucker on Twitter” logo at the corner of the screen, was in the same style as viewers have come to expect from Carlson, a conspiracy-peddling talk-show host who gave voice to some of the most extreme ideas in right-wing politics. Nearly a month after vowing a return to right-wing commentary through a show on Elon Musk’s Twitter, the fired Fox News host made good on his promise Tuesday evening and posted a 10-minute monologue to the social media platform. ![]()
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