Tucker Carlson can reach more people after leaving Fox, says Carol Swain.

Tucker Carlson’s Departure from Fox News Could Lead to a Bigger Platform

Retired Vanderbilt University law professor and author Carol Swain believes that Tucker Carlson’s departure from the Fox News primetime lineup could be a blessing in disguise. According to Swain, this shake-up could allow Carlson to share his message with an even larger audience.

Reaching a Broader Range of Political Views

Swain suggested that Carlson’s break with Fox News could help him carry his views to an audience with a broader range of political views. As conservatives, Swain believes that they need to be reaching Democrats and independents, a wider part of America. Millions of people have heard Tucker’s speeches, and millions of people have watched what Fox did to him. This could give conservatives a bigger platform, if nothing else.

Carlson’s Bold Stances

Swain said Carlson had taken “bold stances” in his coverage and “was pushing the envelope” while working with Fox News. Carlson regularly expressed populist opinions and spoke of his skepticism of government. He also repeatedly opened his platform to a range of political views, at times bringing on left-wing anti-war activists such as Jimmy Dore and Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters.

Carlson’s Skepticism of the U.S. Government

At times, Carlson shared his skepticism of the U.S. government’s actions—both domestically and abroad. In his two-part “Patriot Purge” documentary special for the Fox News streaming service, Fox Nation, Carlson suggested that federal agents may have played a role in provoking and inciting some of the chaos seen at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Carlson’s Challenge to the Official Version of Government Actions

Carlson again challenged the official version of government actions at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 when he aired previously undisclosed security footage from that day that showed police officers peacefully walking around the building with one of the defendants, Jacob Chansley—who is often referred to as the “Q-Anon Shaman.”

Fox News Employees May Feel Unease

Swain suggested that other Fox News employees may feel a growing sense of unease about their own job security at the network. “The ones that you see that survive, they are the ones that will toe the company line, they are not there … to discover truth or to bring both sides,” she said. “Whatever the narrative is [that] the network wants to push, that’s what they expect their hosts to do. And Tucker had fallen out of line.”