Fox News is terrified of “Tucker on Twitter,” sends cease and desist letter4 minute read

After racking up over 170,000,000 views on his first 2 episodes, Fox News sends a cease and desist letter to Tucker Carlson.

Axios broke the news earlier this morning that Fox News has sent a warning to Tucker Carlson about his “Tucker on Twitter” videos that have been taking over the platform.

Since taking a look at Tucker’s new show on Twitter a few days ago, the first two episodes have continued to  gain popularity, sitting at a whopping 170,000,000 views in a matter of 5 days.

Obviously, this is terrifying Fox News. It seems as though the dinosaur network figured Tucker’s career would not be the same after firing him. In a sense, they were correct. Tucker – who was already the highest rated television news personality in history – has seen a HUGE rise in his following and viewer count since leaving the network.

From Axios: Fox News has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Tucker Carlson as he ramps up a competing series on Twitter that drew a combined 169 million views for its first two episodes, Axios has learned.

Fox is continuing to pay Carlson, and maintains that his contract keeps his content exclusive to Fox through Dec. 31, 2024.

Carlson is making a First Amendment argument for posting on Twitter, and asserts that Fox has committed material breaches of his contract.

Tucker Carlson’s lawyer had this to say about the cease and desist letter sent to her client.

Harmeet K. Dhillon on Twitter: “For all the friends who have been asking “why don’t we see you on Fox anymore?” – This is why. I am passionately committed to free speech and a free flow of information necessary for a free society. Until Fox stops trying to silence Tucker, it’s not a place for me. And I feel for… / Twitter”

For all the friends who have been asking “why don’t we see you on Fox anymore?” – This is why. I am passionately committed to free speech and a free flow of information necessary for a free society. Until Fox stops trying to silence Tucker, it’s not a place for me.

It’s amazing how far Fox News has fallen since the 2020 presidential election. Not only do they fire the highest rated tv personality not just for their network, but in the history of television, they then want to prevent him from posting videos on a social media platform.

Tucker doesn’t have a contract with Twitter. He’s simply turning on a camera, and talking. And Fox is saying no, he cannot do that.