Tucker Carlson

The Fox News host chewed out a powerful House Republican over his suspicions about an anonymous quote in the Daily Beast.

Instead, the network has expanded his footprint, [announcing a deal in February 2021 to extend his reach on the streaming service Fox Nation](https://press.foxnews.com/2021/02/fox-nation-to-launch-new-exclusive-content-with-tucker-carlson). If the White House didn’t deliver, Haberman reports, Carlson said he would “press the issue publicly,” which translated into a series of rants on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” in February 2020. Tucker Carlson laughed off the resulting furor, [telling an interviewer](https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2015/03/31/daily-callers-tucker-carlson-still-chuckling-about-misogyny/?itid=lk_inline_manual_25), “If my brother committed mass murder, I would not criticize him in public.” A poignant example occurred in July 2020, after freelance journalists on assignment for the New York Times attempted to report a feature story about Carlson’s life in Maine. Night after night on his eponymous program, Carlson trashes enemies with factual heedlessness and a bias toward the jugular — on-air abuses of power, in effect. Unattributed remarks about a given congressman, to be sure, don’t rank up there with Watergate and WikiLeaks — yet for better or worse, they’re the lingua franca of political reporting in the nation’s capital. And by the standards of contemporary discourse, the comment qualifies as the political equivalent of a no-pads workout. For one thing, there are oodles of “GOP strategists” who could have opined about the political dimensions of Banks’s decision to hire Buckley Carlson. In assessing that intra-party contest, the Daily Beast included this criticism of Banks from an unnamed GOP strategist: “Deep down, he dies to be liked by the Establishment. The Daily Beast article was published before dawn on Friday. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), who in 2019 hired Carlson’s son, Buckley, as an aide. The quote pertained to Rep.

The Fox News host allegedly lashed out at Rep. Tom Emmer after someone made an anonymous dig at his son's employment in Rep. Jim Banks' office.

[Tom Emmer](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/tom-emmer/) (R-Minn.) after an anonymous source [told the Daily Beast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-trumpworlds-dark-obsession-with-the-gop-whip-race) that Emmer’s potential rival for GOP leadership positions, Rep. In May, the former president’s son accused Republican Conference Chair Rep. These baseless accusations are meant to distract and divide Republicans,” Michael McAdams, communications director for the National Republican Congressional Committee, told Axios. Carlson allegedly accused Emmer’s office of having planted the quote, and demanded that either he reveal who on his staff was responsible for the dig against Buckley, or Carlson would blame him personally. [Tucker Carlson](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/tucker-carlson/) is raging at the suggestion that his son, 25-year-old Buckley Carlson, could be benefiting from nepotism. “Chairman Emmer and his staff have never attacked any other members’ staff.

In the story, an anonymous “GOP strategist” described Rep Banks as hiring Buckley Carlson to curry favour with Republican power brokers. "Deep down, he dies to ...

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An angry call from Fox News host Tucker Carlson and public swipes from Donald Trump Jr. and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) over an anonymous quote in a ...

Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), creating the potential to spook GOP members out of publicly supporting Emmer if they are wary of getting on Carlson’s bad side. [said in a twe](https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1584296730514067457?s=20&t=If7i_yV61MYZPXkPVoVx9Q) [et](https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1584296730514067457?s=20&t=If7i_yV61MYZPXkPVoVx9Q) on Sunday, [following up with a](https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1584305352820260864?s=20&t=If7i_yV61MYZPXkPVoVx9Q) [nother](https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1584305352820260864?s=20&t=If7i_yV61MYZPXkPVoVx9Q): “Consultants at national party political action committees should only focus on helping their party’s candidates win. [Politico story in May](https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2022/05/28/high-flying-stefanik-scorched-by-allies-whisper-campaign-against-a-rival-00035839) said allies of Donald Trump Jr. This is mudslinging,’” the GOP member said. The outlet added that it was “unable to confirm the veracity of the pro-Stefanik whisper campaign against Banks,” and Stefanik’s team vigorously denied any of her team brought up the Fox News host’s son. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) and a contender for House GOP whip, over a quotation from an unnamed source in a An alleged mention of Buckley Carlson was a brief flashpoint in the shadow race for House GOP whip months ago. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), the chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee and a rival contender for whip. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), who considered a possible contender for whip but has since decided to seek another term as House GOP conference chairwoman, about an effort to plant negative stories about Banks that allegedly included bringing up Buckley’s name. Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.), who is currently chief deputy whip, are vying for the post. “Deep down, he dies to be liked by the Establishment. Our focus is on retaking the majority and firing Nancy Pelosi,” NRCC Communications Director Michael McAdams said in a statement.

Fox News host Tucker Carlson refrained from commenting during his top-rated show Monday evening about a reported fuss over his son, Buckley, getting a job ...

[potential showdown](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/don-jr-house-gop-whip-race) between Rep. WADES INTO HOUSE GOP WHIP RACE](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/don-jr-house-gop-whip-race) Carlson lashed out at Emmer over the quote Friday, [according](https://www.axios.com/2022/10/24/tucker-carlson-fox-news-tom-emmer-buckley) to Axios. tweeting, “Why did Tom Emmer tell his consultants to run to the leftwing Daily Beast to trash Jim Banks, Tucker Carlson and Tucker's family? Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) tweeting, "I stand with Buckley Carlson," and Donald Trump Jr. [Joe Biden](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/joe-biden) appearing to nod off in an interview, the war in Ukraine, and crime across the United States.

Tucker Carlson told Tom Emmer that if the aide who made the comment about his son wasn't named, he would blame Emmer for it, per Axios.

"Why did Tom Emmer tell his consultants to run to the leftwing Daily Beast to trash Jim Banks, Tucker Carlson, and Tucker's family? Buckley Carlson did not immediately return Insider's request for comment. "Deep down, he dies to be liked by the Establishment. Carlson said if no one was named, he would blame Emmer for the comment, per Axios. Carlson phoned Emmer in a rage on Friday, per Axios. Emmer told Carlson repeatedly that his office did not give the quote about Buckley Carlson to the Daily Beast, but Carlson was unconvinced and told Emmer they now have beef, per Axios.

The Fox News host suggested the Democratic Party is a "child sacrifice cult" because its donors care about abortion.

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