NEW YORK — Tucker Carlson returned to Fox News’ airwaves 15 months after being unceremoniously fired, seen Thursday in its coverage of a Republican National Convention speech that highlighted his growing influence in Donald Trump’s world. Carlson called the Republican nominee to return as president a changed man who effectively “became the leader of this nation” following last Saturday’s assassination attempt. Fox News aired Carlson’s speech in prime time, during the same hour he had once ruled as cable television news’ most popular personality. “That was Tucker Carlson,” his Fox replacement, Jesse Watters, said. Copy the Story LinkRelated Headlines Trump urges unity after assassination attempt while proposing sweeping populist agendaSend questions/comments to the editors.

Source: Fox News July 19, 2024 05:00 UTC