{"id":2020775,"date":"2023-09-03T11:03:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T15:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-gives-behind-the-scenes-story-of-trump-interview-musk-courting-him-to-twitter\/"},"modified":"2023-09-03T11:06:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T15:06:35","slug":"tucker-carlson-gives-behind-the-scenes-story-of-trump-interview-musk-courting-him-to-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-gives-behind-the-scenes-story-of-trump-interview-musk-courting-him-to-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"Tucker Carlson spills Trump interview details, Musk seeks him on Twitter."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftucker-carlson-gives-behind-the-scenes-story-of-trump-interview-musk-courting-him-to-twitter%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2020775&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former Fox News Host Tucker Carlson Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Story of Trump Interview and Musk&#8217;s Twitter Invitation<\/h2>\n<p>In a now viral interview with Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson shared candid insights\u200b into his departure from the Murdoch family-owned network and\u200d the decision behind his interview with former President Donald Trump during the Fox News GOP Debate.<\/p>\n<p>Portnoy \u200dsuggested that Carlson&#8217;s \u2064interview\u200b with Trump seemed like an\u2062 attempt \u200cto stick it\u2063 to Fox, insinuating that Carlson sought to avenge his firing. However, Carlson dismissed this notion, stating,\u200d &#8220;I would never want to stick it to Fox. &#8230; I&#8217;m not mad at Fox, I&#8217;m really not.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Within \u206224 hours, the \u206450-minute interview, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TuckerCarlson\/status\/1697378139729539549\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> on Carlson&#8217;s X platform page, previously called Twitter, rapidly went viral. This phenomenon underscored the \u200bincreasing\u200b impact of\u200b the former top-rated Fox News host on \u200cbillionaire Elon Musk&#8217;s platform.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the timing of the Trump interview, Carlson\u200d explained that it was Trump&#8217;s idea and not his own.<\/p>\n<p>Carlson explained that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-highlights-crime-in-san-francisco-los-angeles-in-tucker-carlson-interview\/\" title=\"Trump focuses on crime in San Francisco and Los Angeles during Tucker Carlson interview.\">pre-recorded interview aired<\/a> on the night of the debate because Trump didn&#8217;t want to participate, a decision he initially found hard to\u2063 believe due \u2064to Trump&#8217;s volatile nature.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tucker Carlson reveals the\u2063 behind the scenes\u200d decisions on having Donald Trump on his show on \ud835\udd4f during the Fox News GOP Debate <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jK9iJCBDQG\">pic.twitter.com\/jK9iJCBDQG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson \u2064(@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1697416296772563043?\">September 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The reason that it was \u2064is because \u200che \u200cdidn&#8217;t wanna\u200d do the debate. I didn&#8217;t make that \u200bdecision,&#8221; Carlson explained.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If I&#8217;m being totally honest, I didn&#8217;t really believe him because he&#8217;s Trump, \u200blike he changes his mind. He&#8217;s \u2064volatile. \u200cMaybe he decides this is a spectacle I can&#8217;t pass up. We didn&#8217;t know,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding Trump&#8217;s decision not to participate in the \u200dfirst GOP presidential debate, Portnoy argued that it\u200b was the right\u200c move for Trump&#8217;s\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/frank-luntz-i-think-tucker-is-running-for-president\/\" title=\"Frank Luntz: \u2018I Think Tucker Is Running For President\u2019\">presidential aspirations<\/a>, and \u2064Carlson understood why Trump made that choice, given his unpredictable nature. He also stressed that Trump is &#8220;the dominant figure in American politics.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s decision to skip the debate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bad-news-fox-poll-shows-large-chunk-republicans-skipped-debate-trump-snubbed-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">proved<\/a> politically wise, as his interview with Carlson outperformed Fox News&#8217; debate in\u2062 ratings. The interview went\u200c viral, accumulating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/why-trumps-tucker-carlson-interview-isnt-most-watched-history-1823560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over 20 million views<\/a> compared to the network&#8217;s 12.8 million, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/fox-news-media-draws-12-8-million-total-viewers-for-democracy-24-fox-news-republican-primary-debate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wow. Tucker says Elon called his exec producer within an hour of Fox News firing him and suggested he\u200d move to Twitter. So cool.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9HBJyArK8A\">pic.twitter.com\/9HBJyArK8A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libby Emmons (@libbyemmons) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libbyemmons\/status\/1697414986543333735?\">September 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Recent national <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-beats-biden-4-national-polls-despite-indicted-skipping-gop-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polls<\/a> also show Trump defeating President Biden, despite facing indictment and skipping the debate.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, Carlson also shared his perspective\u200b on Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that while he had\u2064 no qualms with\u2062 the Murdoch family, who \u2063&#8221;were always nice&#8221; to him, he took issue with female executives within the\u200c company, describing it as &#8220;a company run by fearful women.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Carlson&#8217;s &#8220;Tucker on X&#8221; series,\u200c launched after his dismissal from Fox, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tucker-carlsons-next-move-reportedly-revealed-way-bigger-twitter-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">provided<\/a> him with a platform to express his views candidly. He expressed his gratitude\u2063 for the freedom he enjoyed at Fox during his 14-year career there, acknowledging that he was given significant\u200d latitude to speak his mind.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They let me say whatever I want \u2014 \u200bwhatever I wanted, really \u2014 for 14 years, and \u200dI&#8217;ll\u2064 never stop being grateful for that,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And I even told them as they were firing\u200b me, like, &#8216;It&#8217;s your business.&#8217; \u2062But I made\u200c a mental note: never work for anyone else again. And I never \u200bwill. But I can&#8217;t be mad about it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The former Fox host \u200dalso addressed his firing, stating that\u200c he isn&#8217;t &#8220;mad at Fox&#8221; and that he wasn&#8217;t exactly sure what he said that led to it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Being humiliated in public, being fired &#8230; is totally good for you in the end,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It keeps you from thinking\u200d you&#8217;re Jesus.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Following Carlson&#8217;s \u2062departure, Fox also removed \u2062his senior executive producer, Justin Wells, who was implicated in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-gives-behind-the-scenes-story-of-trump-interview-musk-courting-him-to-twitter\/\" title=\"Tucker Carlson spills Trump interview details, Musk seeks him on Twitter.\">toxic work environment lawsuit filed<\/a> by former producer Abby Grossberg, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/06\/30\/business\/media\/abby-grossberg-fox-news-settlement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Carlson revealed\u2064 that Elon Musk promptly reached out to Wells, leading to the use \u200cof then-Twitter as a platform, free from censorship.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And within, \u200dI don&#8217;t know, an \u2064hour of that happening, Elon called him and said, &#8216;You should come to\u2063 Twitter,'&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tucker-carlson-sides-guest-trump-shouldnt-president-agree-100\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carlson<\/a> shared, \u200caccording to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/podcasts\/tucker-carlson-says-elon-musk-called-his-team-within-hour-of-fox-firing-to-ask-him-to-bring-show-to-twitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mediate<\/a>.\u2062 &#8220;So I&#8217;ll never \u2062stop being grateful for that. We don&#8217;t work for Elon or anything,\u2062 but we&#8217;re using the site like everyone else uses \u200cit,\u200c which is as a platform that&#8217;s not censored.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the interview, Carlson and Portnoy also discussed the age of political leaders in the United States. Both agreed that President Joe Biden and former President \u2064Donald Trump\u200c are &#8220;too old&#8221; to lead the nation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/tucker-carlson-trump-too-old-to-be-president-again-2023-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Insider<\/a> reported.\u2063 They questioned the ability of these leaders to effectively run the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-351\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>Biden celebrated his\u2062 80th birthday last November. In comparison, Trump,\u2064 who was 70 \u2063when he was\u200c inaugurated, held the title of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-founding-fathers-6-prophetic-warnings-that-are-coming-true\/\" title=\"The Founding Fathers: 6 Prophetic Warnings That Are Coming True\">oldest president<\/a> to assume office before Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/poll-reveals-americans-true-thoughts-bidens-age-asked-trump-answers-change-radically\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">surpassed<\/a> that milestone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The conversation touched on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell&#8217;s recent episodes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/two-doctors-idea-causing-mitch-mcconnell-freeze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">freezing<\/a> during press interactions, with both speculating about McConnell&#8217;s declining \u2064health.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How are these people running our country?&#8221; Portnoy wondered, adding: &#8220;You wouldn&#8217;t put \u200cthese people in control as CEO.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tucker, with his usual\u200c poker face, quipped, &#8216;The only defense I would say of Mitch \u2062McConnell is, McConnell post-stroke is an \u200cimprovement over McConnell&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/journo-who-said-to-lower-expectations-of-john-fetterman-says-he-did-way-worse-than-expected\/\" title=\"Journo Who Said to Lower Expectations of John Fetterman Says He Did Way Worse Than Expected\">pre-stroke<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tucker-carlson-gives-behind-scenes-story-trump-interview-musk-courting-twitter\/\">Tucker \u2062Carlson Gives Behind the Scenes Story of Trump Interview, Musk \u200dCourting Him to Twitter<\/a> \u200cappeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson discussed his exit from the network and his interview with ex-President Donald Trump in a viral chat with Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy. 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