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Tucker Carlson: call for Fox News to fire host after anti-immigration tirade
Anti-Defamation League denounces ‘endorsement of white supremacist ideology’ after Carlson claims immigrants dilute Americans’ political power
www.theguardian.com
The head of the Anti-Defamation League has called for Fox News to fire Tucker Carlson, after the primetime host said immigration would “dilute the political power” of Americans.
Carlson was referring to “white replacement”, a racist theory that has been cited as a motivation in deadly attacks.
John Oliver on Tucker Carlson: 'The most prominent vessel for white supremacist talking points'
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On Sunday, Jonathan Greenblatt, chief executive and national director of the ADL, told CNN Fox News should fire Carlson because of his “open-ended endorsement of white supremacist ideology”.
“I think we’ve really crossed a new threshold when a major news network dismisses this or pretends like it isn’t important,” Greenblatt said. “Tucker has got to go.”
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Tucker is an actor, not a real journalist. Writers cobble his scripts together based on direction from producers & their bosses.