Here's what went down at The House That Roger built:
Fox News and Tucker Carlson, the right-wing extremist who who used his prime time perch at the talk network to exert a firm grip over the Republican Party, have severed ties, the network said in a stunning announcement that rocked the media and political worlds Monday.
“We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor,” Fox News said in a short statement that did not offer an explanation for his ouster, adding only that his last show was on Friday, April 21.
Carlson, the highest-rated single host at Fox News, did not respond to multiple requests for comment. But, according to a person familiar with the matter, he was notified about the decision to ouster him on Monday morning.
The announcement came one week after Fox News settled a monster defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million over the network’s dissemination of election lies. The lawsuit had exposed Carlson disparaging colleagues. A lawsuit filed in March by his now-fired top booker, Abby Grossberg, also included a number of allegations of sexism on his show.
And over at The House That Ted Built:
A "stunned" Don Lemon announced on Monday morning that he had been terminated from CNN.
"I was informed this morning by my agent that I have been terminated by CNN," the former CNN This Morning host tweeted.
"It is clear that there are some larger issues at play," he wrote in the cryptic statement.
"Don Lemon’s statement about this morning’s events is inaccurate. He was offered an opportunity to meet with management but instead released a statement on Twitter," the network said.
It's probably too much to ask that we are returning to a day when Douglas Edwards and Chet Huntley set the standards for television news analysis.
But giving the heave-ho to two of the field's current most clownish figures is a nice step away from the current depths.
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