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Fox News, known for its fair and balanced coverage, has sent yet another cease-and-desist letter to one of its most beloved hosts, Tucker Carlson. Carlson has embarked on a massively successful new venture called “Tucker on Twitter,” drawing in nearly 55 million views. His combined audience for just two episodes is a whopping 169 million views. But this seems to have become a thorn in the side of Fox News executives who believe that Carlson must refrain from all public commenting on the day’s news, while he continues to draw a salary from Fox through the end of 2024.
My friend and client @TuckerCarlson will not be silenced — by the far left or by Fox News. Scoop: Fox sends Tucker Carlson cease-and-desist letter https://t.co/1vUCMoQXOa
— Harmeet K. Dhillon (@pnjaban) June 12, 2023
In essence, Fox News is attempting to silence one of the most important conservative voices in America, who, simply put, is doing his job. Carlson’s attorneys, however, have pushed back with force claiming that Fox has material breaches of its contract with the former primetime host and that Carlson has the First Amendment right to speak out.
Lead attorney Harmeet Dhillon took to Twitter, stating that Fox News should not be trying to silence Carlson, but rather he should be allowed to continue to exercise his First Amendment rights. Dhillon went on to say that she remains, “passionately committed to free speech and a free flow of information necessary for a free society.”
Fox News seems to be only interested in maintaining its own interests rather than honoring their commitment to their viewers and shareholders. The network is doubling down on the catastrophic programming decisions it has made in the past, and is now demanding that Carlson be silent until after the 2024 election. This is an outrage that goes against the principles that America was founded on. Carlson will not be silenced by anyone, and he will continue to be a singularly important voice on matters of public interest in our country.
Sources close to Carlson’s new production team indicate that he plans to ramp up a series of longer and more varied episodes and eventually include guests. In fact, Carlson’s executive producer, Justin Wells, has already announced that viewers can expect to see a new episode of “Tucker on Twitter” coming Tuesday, where Carlson responds to the indictment of President Donald Trump.
It is critical that Fox News honors its commitment to its viewers and shareholders and allows Tucker Carlson to continue to exercise his First Amendment rights. Fox News must understand that this is not the way to earn the trust and respect of its loyal followers, and it is time for them to do the right thing and let Carlson do his job. At the end of the day, freedom of speech is one of the most important pillars of a free and open society and must be defended at all costs.
Source: Trending Politics
