Fox News is caught between a rock and their own ignorance and they could be looking at a major drubbing at the hands of Tucker Carlson and his allies. Carlson’s backers want to go after Fox News with a vengeance, but Tucker has been holding them back. Carlson, who has been in talks with Elon Must is looking to start up his own competitor to Fox News or to join an organization that wants to go toe to toe with the former ratings king.
Axios is reporting that many of Carlson’s allies are chomping at the bit to go on an all-out war against Fox News, but that Carlson wants to keep negotiations professional. On the other hand, he is said to be willing to turn them loose if Fox tries to hold him, hostage.
From Axios:
They’re coming to him and saying: “Do you want me to hit Fox?” a close Carlson friend said. “He’s been saying: ‘No. I want to get this done quiet and clean.”
“Now, we’re going from peacetime to Defcon 1,” the friend added. “His team is preparing for war. He wants his freedom.”
Fox News is also at a disadvantage because Tucker knows where all of the bodies are buried and even if they go after Carlson, all it would do is permanently push his fans away from the outlet permanently. Tucker is probably willing to leave without any severance pay after he has been offered two jobs that would pay him more than Fox. Two names that keep popping up to go after Fox is Megyn Kelly and the entire Trump organization.
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELAxios has learned Carlson is busy plotting a media empire of his own. But he needs Fox to let him out of his contract, which expires in January 2025 — after the presidential election.
Axios has learned that Carlson and Elon Musk had a conversation about working together, but didn’t discuss specifics.
Carlson confidants say he also is contemplating building a direct-to-consumer media outlet where his millions of fans could pay to watch him. Carlson’s predecessor in his Fox slot, Bill O’Reilly, created a blueprint for this.
The Axis report concludes by noting Tucker’s media suitors, including Newsmax and Rumble, “have gotten more aggressive about following him up on offers.” His brand has only grown hotter since being sidelined from Fox News.
The Gateway Pundit previously reported Fox News unleashed a scheme to keep Tucker on the sidelines through the 2024 elections.
There is also speculation that Fox News is behind leaked messages to the liberal media in an attempt to destroy to Tucker’s reputation. The opposite has happened.
Fox News’ decision to sideline Tucker has proven a catastrophe for the network. Ratings for the network have plummeted by more than half with many deciding to migrate to rival Newsmax.
