Report: Tucker Carlson Was Ousted For Talking About Prayer, Christianity
A source told Vanity Fair that the primary reason for Tucker Carlson being ousted by Fox News was because he gave a speech on Friday night in which he talked about spirituality and prayer, something that “freaks Rupert (Murdoch) out.”
Yes, really.
Fox News announced on Monday that Tucker and the network will be parting ways, although he apparently remains on the payroll and has not technically been fired.
In the two days since, Fox News has refused to specify precisely why Carlson was let go, prompting speculation as to the real reason.
Vanity Fair Reports that Tucker’s speech at the Heritage Foundation’s 50th Anniversary gala three days before was the final straw.
During the speech, Carlson talked about how the situation was beyond debate and that the battle for America was a war between “good” and “evil,” characterized by the bitter tussle over transgenderism and abortion.
“We should say that and stop engaging in these totally fraudulent debates…I’ve tried. That doesn’t work,” said Carlson. “I have concluded it might be worth taking just 10 minutes out of your busy schedule to say a prayer for the future, and I hope you will,” he added.
According to Vanity Fair’s source, “That stuff freaks Rupert out. He doesn’t like all the spiritual talk,” the source said.
Fox Corp chair Rupert Murdoch reportedly removed Tucker Carlson from the air over religious remarks the host made during a speech Friday night.
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) April 25, 2023
“That stuff freaks Rupert out. He doesn’t like all the spiritual talk,” a source tells @gabrielsherman. https://t.co/8RIecVdhjG
Apparently, Murdoch was triggered into dismissing Carlson because he was unnerved by a speech in which the former host promoted Christian values.
Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch and Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott made the decision to give Carlson the boot on Friday night after the speech, although he wasn’t told until 10 minutes before the media found out.
“Rupert Murdoch was perhaps unnerved by Carlson’s messianism because it echoed the end-times worldview of Murdoch’s ex-fiancée Ann Lesley Smith,” writes Gabriel Sherman.
Murdoch reportedly cancelled his wedding with Smith because she had called Carlson a “messenger from God” and had started reading passages from the Book of Exodus during a dinner at Murdoch’s Bel Air vineyard where Carlson was present.
“Rupert just sat there and stared,” the source said, with the report suggesting that one of his motivations for canning Carlson was to remove his ex’s favorite host from the air.
“Fox fired their number one host for being too Christian,” commented Matt Walsh.
Fox fired their number one host for being too Christian https://t.co/7GbkDXSa2a
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) April 26, 2023
As we highlighted earlier, members of the military-industrial complex reacted with glee at Carlson’s exit, with one proclaiming, “Good riddance!”
As we document in the video below, there are a myriad of factors that fueled Carlson’s departure, prime amongst them his vehement opposition to deep state regime narratives.
Source: Summit News
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