Tucker Carlson ‘Unapproved’ Shows in Hungary Contributed to His Fox Firing: Report

“A tug-of-war was underway between people of good faith and all parties who wanted to protect American democracy, and those on the other side of the rope who tugged in an authoritarian direction,” Stelter wrote in his new book, Network of Lies: The Epic Saga of Fox News, Donald Trump, and the Battle for American Democracy.

“Carlson’s unapproved trip to Hungary in 2021 was surely in the latter category,” Stelter continued. “Carlson whipped his show up into an infomercial for Viktor Orbán’s increasingly autocratic, patriarchal nation.”