Tucker Carlson announces new show on Twitter.

Tucker Carlson Takes His Show to Twitter

Former Fox News prime-time host Tucker Carlson has announced that he will be taking his show to Twitter. In a three-minute video he tweeted, Carlson stated that there aren’t many platforms left that allow free speech, and the last big one remaining in the world is Twitter. He gave few details about the “new version” of his former Fox program but added that they will be bringing some other things too, which they will tell viewers about later.

Twitter CEO Elon Musk Clarifies

Twitter CEO Elon Musk clarified that the platform signed no official agreement with Carlson, which could have potentially violated the cable news host’s contract with Fox. The exact reasons for Carlson’s abrupt departure from Fox News remain unknown. Carlson’s last public appearance before going off the air was in the outskirts of Washington, D.C. The 53-year-old broadcaster gave the keynote speech for the Heritage Foundation’s 50th-anniversary gala. Carlson criticized Big Tech’s influence over public opinion by way of censorship.

Twitter is Not a Partisan Site

Twitter, however, “has long served as a place where our national conversation incubates and develops,” Carlson said in his Tuesday video. “Twitter is not a partisan site, everybody’s allowed here, and we think that’s a good thing.”

Leftists Celebrate Carlson’s Departure from Fox News

Carlson’s ouster from Fox News last month triggered an immediate nosedive in network ratings. Meanwhile, leftists celebrated, and a far-left member of Congress cheered “deplatforming works.”

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told her 8.6 million followers on Instagram, “Tucker Carlson is out at Fox News. Couldn’t have happened to a better guy. Deplatforming works and it is important, and there you go. Good things can happen.”

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