Carlson had been among the highest-rated hosts on cable news as he peddled conspiracy theories and white nationalist talking points. He and Fox News parted ways in 2023 after the right-wing network settled a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million related to repeated lies on the news channel about election fraud.

Tucker Carlson attacks Ted Cruz in heated interview over senator’s apparent lack of Iran knowledge - “I said ‘we’, Israel is leading them, but we are supporting them,” Sen. Ted Cruz responded during a