Tucker Carlson: Fox News is “irrelevant” and “controlled by people who hate Trump”
Carlson to Trump advisor Alex Bruesewitz: “Why keep them on life support, I don't understand, when they hate you?”
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From the June 26, 2026, edition of The Tucker Carlson Show, posted on YouTube
TUCKER CARLSON (HOST): Fox News, like why the emphasis on Fox News? All these Trump employees, all of his appointees, all on Fox News. It's got a tiny audience, it's controlled by people who hate Trump, the Murdochs. I know that personally, because I know them personally. And they're like against his agenda on a core level, but no one ever gets sent out to podcasts. You're like the first Trump person who's been here in a long time.
ALEX BRUESEWITZ (TRUMP ADVISOR): Have you sought out anybody?
CARLSON: Of course.
BRUESEWITZ: Well, that's a good question.
CARLSON: But Fox News, like, it's irrelevant. Why make it relevant?
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CARLSON: But why, just why continue to make — I mean, once Trump is gone, CNN and Fox are done. They're literally done. Without Trump to talk about, no one's going to watch them. They'll probably close down, literally. And you know this better than anyone. You're the new media guy. Why keep them on life support? I don't understand when they hate you.