They take the president literally, Pfeiffer said. They changed the channel to Newsmax and One America News to get their daily falsity fix. And after Trump was arraigned, Carlson interviewed him at length on his Fox News show. As many have noted, Carlsons rapid departure means he wont have an opportunity to say farewell to his viewers. By the end of Carlsons run, hed become a powerful and influential figure both at Fox News and with the right wing in general. The Dominion Lawsuit Pulls Back The Curtain On Fox News. Mr. Carlson was livid that Fox News didnt do more to protect him from the negative press coverage around the Dominion case that he was expected to testify in, given that the primary actors responsible for the false election-fraud claims at the heart of the suit were other Fox hosts and commentators, according to people familiar with the matter. Not a joke. Soon after, Heinrich deleted the tweet. His portrayal earned widespread pushback, including from GOP Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, who called the claims "bulls**t," and Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, who said it's "just a lie" to put the Jan. 6 attack in the same category as a protest. Dominion's legal team shared a statement stating that the voting tech company believes in the First Amendment and its protections, but that Fox crossed a line after the 2020 election: "As long-settled law makes clear, the First Amendment does not shield broadcasters that knowingly or recklessly spread lies.". Despite Fox Newss statement that implied the decision was mutual, all signs point to Carlson being fired with almost no warning. All of Ron DeSantiss Crimes Against Good Etiquette. Two Supreme Court justices could have a big impact on the freedom of the press, Rupert Murdoch says Fox stars 'endorsed' lies about 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images "And that's why we don't suppress the speech that we don't think is right.". CNN's New Boss Signals for Truce With Fox News - Daily Beast Fox News co-anchor John Roberts was missing in action at the beginning of October 2022 and it appears his absence may have been attributed to another health . Support our mission and help keep Vox free for all by making a financial contribution to Vox today. "Even if Dominion makes their case and convinces a jury to shovel truckloads of Fox's money to [the election tech company], nothing in this case presents a meaningful threat to the First Amendment," says Charles Glasser, who was global media counsel for Bloomberg News for 14 years and now teaches journalism and media law at New York University. Carlson has reportedly already hired entertainment lawyer Bryan Freedman, who has been representing ousted CNN host Chris Cuomo. We have duly noted that movement and thank Fox News for it.". Server is up. Privacy Policy and But the circumstances behind the two mens ousters are much different. I mean youre trying to embarrass me, youre definitely succeeding as I am embarrassed. Carlson being nailed in court documents for his repeated use of the overtly misogynist C-word was a key factor in his demise, as Fox News hadrid itselfofRoger AilesandBill OReillyafter years of sexual-harassment complaints and could not have its biggest star undermining any supposed progress. A Fox News spokesperson said in a statement that the network has "engaged an independent outside counsel to immediately investigate the concerns raised by Ms. Grossberg, which were made following a critical performance review.". In the ensuing weeks, Fox repeatedly invited Trump ally and attorney Sidney Powell on its programs to allege Dominion's voting systems had switched votes from Trump to Biden. We devote our lives to building an audience and they let Chris Wallace and Leland [expletive] Vittert wreck it. The first thing we need to do exactly what we want to do.