Unauthorized Tucker Carlson Trips to Hungary Contributed to Fox News Departure, Says New Book

Carlson's unauthorized promotions of Hungary's autocratic government cited as key factor in Fox News firing, as revealed in excerpts from Brian Stelter's new book "Network of Lies."

Tucker Carlson's unauthorized trips to Hungary, where he interviewed and promoted the country's autocratic Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, were a key factor in his dismissal from Fox News, according to journalist Brian Stelter's upcoming book.
Carlson continued his promotion of Hungary and Orbán even after his firing from Fox News, with a recent segment on his new show on X, formerly known as Twitter.
In addition to Carlson's dismissal, the shakeup at Fox News also included Jeanine Pirro's move from hosting her own weekend prime-time show to becoming a panelist on 'The Five,' the highest-viewed show on cable news, a change that Stelter suggests was due to her persistent promotion of debunked election theories.
Fox News had agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems hundreds of millions of dollars to settle defamation claims related to spread of falsehoods about the 2020 election shortly before letting Carlson go.
The decision to remove Carlson from the air was made by Lachlan Murdoch, the eldest son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, soon to become chair of Fox and News Corp.