Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Tuesday attempted to walk back his private text messages saying that he was fed up with then-President Donald Trump after the 2020 election.
In a appearance on WABC radio, Carlson said he was “enraged” that his private texts were revealed.
Carlson’s interview came the same day as a key hearing in Dominion’s lawsuit against Fox News, in which a Delaware judge considered whether to rule on any part of the case ahead of a jury trial.
Tucker was among the network’s hosts and executives who decried Trump’s baseless claims that the 2020 election was stolen in private text messages and emails revealed in hundreds of pages of court filings, despite the network’s promotion of the false claims on air.
In private text messages Jan. 4, 2021, Carlson said he was done with Trump and his unfounded claims of a rigged election. “We are very, very close to being able to ignore Trump most nights. I truly can’t wait,” he texted an unidentified person.
“I hate him passionately. ... I can’t handle much more of this,” he added.
Fox News at the time came under fire from its core audience after it reported the 2020 election results accurately.
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