

Is somebody that important that you have to deal with that all the time?" "If you have to tick through the list: Was it the sexism, was it the racism, was it conspiracy theories of unfounded information, was it your undying support for Russia? The list is really long. Isn't that the problem in and of itself?" this person said. "The fact you have to go through a laundry list of things. Indeed, trying to decipher exactly why Carlson got the boot may be a fool's game. This person said Carlson's exit was not part of the Dominion settlement, but that Fox had found more damaging information during discovery than had been released to the public. He would get no chance to say goodbye to his viewers, no farewell show.Ĭarlson's fate had been sealed Friday night, when Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch and Scott huddled to jointly decide it was time to dump the network's most watched anchor, according to a person familiar with the matter who confirmed reporting by The Wall Street Journal.

A stunned Carlson told his staff he didn't know why he'd been fired, according to two people familiar with internal discussions at the company. On Monday morning, Carlson was prepping for that night's show when Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott delivered the news that he was out.

