Could a phone conversation between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch have resulted in the firing of Tucker Carlson?
Zelenskyy reportedly conveyed his displeasure with Carlson's negative coverage of Ukraine in March. During the call, he and Murdoch also talked about the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion and the death of a Fox News employee in Ukraine.
It has been reported that Zelenskyy had another conversation with Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch a few weeks prior to the end of Carlson's show.
Whether the Murdochs sidelined Carlson because of Zelenskyy's complaints remains unclear. It is known that other Ukrainian officials made their dissatisfaction with the host clear to network executives.
The news website Semafor continues:
The Murdoch's have not revealed which of Carlson's many provocations triggered his firing, and there's no particular suggestion that Zelenskyy — whom Carlson had called a “dictator” — delivered the final blow.
But Carlson's firing will immediately relieve pressure on key Capitol Hill Ukraine supporters whom Carlson had criticized on air — and sometimes pressed behind the scenes to change their positions on the war.
Support for providing Ukraine with weapons and financial assistance has decreased among Republicans as the fighting drags on. Like the GOP establishment, Murdoch is more supportive of the government in Kyiv than the party base.
Some congressional Republicans, who don't share Carlson's views on Ukraine, have expressed relief that he's gone.
“There have been some that have argued that he was setting foreign policy for the Republican Party, which I find to be bizarre. Certainly not for me,” Sen. Mitt Romney told the Hill. “To the primary [Republican] voter, the active participant, the grassroot voter, he's a person they listen to and has a big influence.”
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I like and enjoy the conversations that Tucker. Much better than those F&F show in the morning with that idiot Steve Doucey. All steve is about is his son, peter, who he probably gets his information from. steve should not try and set his son up to get infor from peter. steve’s ego is as big as his head, and also trying to sell his cooking and book too. And now it’s a cooking show. Seen enough on those.
Get rid of Doucey. He’s always putting himself in the limelight. Watch him when someone else is talking; he’s twitchey and can’t wait to interrupt all.
Get him off.
Another thing, I used to like to watch The Five at 5 o’clock. Can’t stand heraldo rivera. The man is so conceited and only talks about his family, rich people that are his friends. Never contributes to the subject at hand.
Always disagreeing. By the way where is Jessie Waters? Missed him and he hasn’t been around for awhile. Is he fired also?
Used to like the fox station until they took off O’Reilly. He was good.
Anyway get heraldo off that station.
Thank you.
Great! If Zelensky and Biden are running the world, we’re doomed. What could go wrong?
What could go right with those two running it?
If Tucker was fired because of any foreign leaders dislike of him, Fox should be shut down. Where is our freedom of speech? Ukraine, China, Russia? Whether you agree with Carlson or not, no country should dictate what our newscasters can or cannot say.
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That’s what the author theorized, but not a conclusion based on any data.
Is Murdoch so invested in his support of Ukraine that he would dump his top money maker?
Zelensky cancels critical media in his own Country and apparently he gets to cancel it in ours…… Thanks to Rupert and Lachlan Murdock. Perhaps they’ll tell us?
I had heard Zelensky bought $400 million worth of diesel fuel from Russia with the money US taxpayers have been geeting stolen from by our Communist Biden Government. US Taxpayers are always getting ripped off by the US Government!
US Government is out of control! Lock up the Communists in the US Government. Stat with Obama
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