Posted on 06/18/2020 9:47:02 AM PDT by Signalman
Fox News host Tucker Carlson topped all comers in cable news ratings on Monday after a week in which the conservative pundit lost advertisers over comments he made about protests following the death of George Floyd.
Carlson drew nearly 4.2 million viewers during Monday’s 8 p.m. Eastern prime-time slot, coming in ahead of fellow Fox News personality Sean Hannity, who normally enjoys the largest news audience on cable, TVNewser reported.
Carlson lost some high-profile advertisers last week after he said the protests following the death of George Floyd are “definitely not about black lives.”
In a segment that aired on June 8, Carlson said regarding the protests, “No matter what they tell you, it has very little to do with black lives. If only it did.”
“If Democratic leaders cared about saving the lives of black people — and they should — they wouldn’t ignore the murder of thousands of black men in their cities every year.”
“They wouldn’t put abortion clinics in black neighborhoods,” Carlson said.
“They would instead do their very best to improve the public schools and to encourage intact families.”
He concluded, “This may be a lot of things, this moment we are living through, but it is definitely not about black lives and remember that when they come for you, and at this rate, they will.”
The hashtag “IStandWithTuckerCarlson” was trending on Twitter on Friday.
“The mob will stop at nothing to destroy the lives of anyone who criticizes them,” he wrote.
“Advertiser exodus is the new book burning, canceling anyone you disagree with,” Schaffer added.
"The mob will stop at nothing to destroy the lives of anyone who criticizes them" Be prepared when they come after you. "It will happen eventually".
Fox News contributor Lisa Boothe tweeted on Wednesday that she believes Carlson is drawing such a large audience because people are looking for independent thinking.
“I think there is a reason Tucker Carlson and Joe Rogan are thriving right now in the current media landscape,” Boothe wrote.
He’s drawing a large audience because people agree with him.
Want to know why so many white commies are involved with the BLM riots? Drugs. They don’t want to be busted for dealing. They want to be able to use brutal methods to escape arrest.
Tucker also detests John Bolton and was trashing him long before he was hired by the Trump administration. They should have paid attention to him.
Go Tucker Go.
He is an excellent intellectual and I love his sense of humor.
Addicts and dealers would much rather talk to social workers than be arrested by police. That way, they could continue to victimize their neighbors without being stopped.
Very good post.
Did you see him on “Dancing With Stars” a few years back?
It was a hoot.
Let’s just say he’s not the world’s greatest dancer. :)
Interesting thought. Would he stay in place or go to radio?
This is not Tucker’s first rodeo. He’s been around for a long time, worn a lot of hats. He won’t give them a hammer to beat him with.
Joe Rogan is not “a nutcase on the left”.
Commies don’t need an excuse to riot.
They will NEVER stop trying to ruin Tucker. I fear for his safety.
He’s only on one day of the week (weekends), but Steve Hilton is pretty darn good!
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