There was one exception, however. Since January, Tucker Carlson has been warning about the dangers of the coronavirus. The following month, while his fellow anchors were laughing off the growing global pandemic, he returned again and again to the threat—and China’s responsibility for it. Until recently, he was a lone voice on Fox News, castigating, though never naming, the president for not acting. On March 7, he met with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago and reportedly implored him to take the threat more seriously. Read Full Article »
Tucker Carlson Leading White House's COVID-19 Response
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he coronavirus spread across the world, Fox News became the epicenter of disinformation about the crisis. Jeanine Pirro dismissed the virus as less deadly than the flu. Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham accused Democrats of being “panic pushers” and of fomenting “mass hysteria” to further their partisan agenda. Fox Business anchor Trish Regan said it was “yet another attempt to impeach the president.” The message from Fox was clear: The disease was all hype. Americans had little to fear.
There was one exception, however. Since January, Tucker Carlson has been warning about the dangers of the coronavirus. The following month, while his fellow anchors were laughing off the growing global pandemic, he returned again and again to the threat—and China’s responsibility for it. Until recently, he was a lone voice on Fox News, castigating, though never naming, the president for not acting. On March 7, he met with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago and reportedly implored him to take the threat more seriously. Read Full Article »
There was one exception, however. Since January, Tucker Carlson has been warning about the dangers of the coronavirus. The following month, while his fellow anchors were laughing off the growing global pandemic, he returned again and again to the threat—and China’s responsibility for it. Until recently, he was a lone voice on Fox News, castigating, though never naming, the president for not acting. On March 7, he met with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago and reportedly implored him to take the threat more seriously. Read Full Article »
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