During an interview on MSNBC, former Fox News anchor Chris Wallace delivered a stinging critique of ex-colleague Tucker Carlson. Now with CNN, Wallace appeared on The Beat with Ari Melber, where he responded to revelations about Carlson’s private frustrations after the 2020 election fallout.
During the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit against Fox, it was revealed that Carlson and Laura Ingraham were furious with Wallace and the network’s news division. Some Fox hosts had insinuated that the network sabotaged former President Donald Trump’s campaign. After settling the lawsuit for a staggering $787.5 million, Carlson was abruptly fired.
Ingraham’s simmering anger was palpable when she remarked in a text, “My anger at the news channel is pronounced.” Carlson echoed her sentiment, lamenting, “We devote our lives to building an audience and they let Chris Wallace… wreck it.”
Now hosting a show on X where he interviews controversial figures, Carlson is a shadow of his former self. Melber turned to Wallace, asking for his response to the attacks.
Wallace didn’t hold back: “Well, I’m employed and Tucker really isn’t anymore. That’s part of my response.” He reminisced about his 18-year tenure at Fox, asserting, “They never messed with me the whole time.”
Wallace lamented the shift at Fox post-2020 election, noting the network’s pivot from truth to appeasing an audience hungry for misinformation. “There was less interest in sticking to the truth and more in telling that audience what they wanted to hear,” he said. “They paid a big price for it.”
He concluded with a striking acknowledgment of the consequences: “I have to say I’m not unhappy that Fox had to pay $787 million because there ought to be a price to pay when you don’t tell the truth and you deliberately misinform people about things that the evidence, in that case, showed that higher-ups at Fox knew wasn’t true.”
Watch the clip below fro MSNBC:
Fox veteran Chris Wallace responds to criticism from Tucker Carlson, adding: "I'm employed, and Tucker really isn't anymore…" pic.twitter.com/sKF6a23IWw
— The Beat with Ari Melber (@TheBeatWithAri) October 9, 2024
Wallace’s remarks underscore the escalating divide within the media landscape, with accountability at its core.
