Born: May 16, 1969 (age 51 years), San Francisco, CA
Spouse: Susan Andrews (m. 1991)
Children: Hopie Carlson, Buckley Carlson, Lillie Carlson, Dorothy Carlson
Tucker keeps getting worse, he melted down again tonight:
Tucker Carlson Goes Into 'Meltdown' Mode While Covering Derek Chauvin Conviction
The Fox News hosted laughed maniacally before abruptly terminating an interview with a former corrections official.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson behaved strangely on the air Tuesday night. Near the end of his show about the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, Carlson laughed maniacally, then abruptly ended an interview with a guest who dared to criticize police use of excessive force.
Carlson, who spent months spreading lies about Floyd’s death and railing against the Black Lives Matter movement it reignited, invited former New York corrections official Ed Gavin on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” to speak after the verdict. “I want the police to protect people,” Gavin said. “But specifically what we’re dealing with here, is a person in custody, he was handcuffed and subdued. At that point, we have to take a different tact.”
Gavin pointed to a 1995 Department of Justice paper that discussed the “physiology of a struggle” in policing and how being restrained in certain positions can hinder breathing and lead to sudden death. “I think every law enforcement officer should read that,” Gavin said. “Like I said, Mr. Floyd was brought under control. What should have happened at that point is an EMS should have been summoned and he should have been placed in an ambulance. And a supervisor should have been called to the scene.”
“I just think that it was excessive and it shouldn’t happen,” he added.
At that point, Carlson interrupted and spoke over Gavin, saying, ”Yeah. Well. The guy who did it looks like he’s going to spend the rest of his life in prison. So I’m kind of more worried about the rest of the country, which thanks to police inaction, in case you haven’t noticed, is like, boarded up.”
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Full segment:
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Tucker Carlson had a complete meltdown tonight in response to a former New York corrections officer who criticized Derek Chauvin for using excessive force on George Floyd. Here's how the interview (abruptly) ended.
Tucker's opening:
Tucker reacts to politicization of Derek Chauvin trial
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So of course Fox News recently expanded his role with a daytime show and more appearances.
Columbia Journalism Review backgrounder: https://www.cjr.org/the_profile/tucker-carlson.php