{"id":2241,"date":"2023-05-10T13:55:11","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T11:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dhcab.com\/?p=2241"},"modified":"2023-05-11T00:19:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T22:19:05","slug":"tucker-carlson-announces-twitter-show-elon-musk-tweets-cool-welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dhcab.com\/?p=2241","title":{"rendered":"Tucker Carlson announces Twitter show. Elon Musk tweets cool welcome."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The former Fox News host tweeted a video saying he\u2019s moving his show to the social media site. In a reply, Twitter owner Musk said he hasn\u2019t struck a deal with the TV personality.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Jeremy Barr, Faiz Siddiqui and  Sarah Ellison <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Updated May 9, 2023 at 9:21 p.m. EDT|Published May 9, 2023 at 5:24 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tucker Carlson, who was fired by Fox News late last month, said in a video posted Tuesday afternoon on Twitter that he will soon be launching \u201ca new version\u201d of his television show on the social media platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe will be bringing some other things, too, which we\u2019ll tell you about,\u201d he said. \u201cBut for now, we\u2019re just grateful to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carlson has been itching for a return to the public scene since his ouster from Fox, according to people in his circle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was not immediately clear how Carlson decided to bring his content to Twitter. But a video Carlson posted to platform in late April, days after his firing, amassed more than 80 million views, according to Twitter\u2019s public view counts, which impressed Carlson and people in his orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twitter owner Elon Musk tweeted late Tuesday that there was no deal with Carlson, and he urged people from both sides of the political spectrum to join the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn this platform, unlike the one-way street of broadcast, people are able to interact, critique and refute whatever he or anyone may say,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Carlson is ready to walk away from money that Fox still contractually owes him, according to a person with knowledge of his thinking, to escape a noncompete clause that would keep him off the air through the end of 2024 \u2014 and rupture his connection with his audience, he believes. The same person said the contract does not count digital or streaming projects as off-limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But no exit deal has been finalized with the network, and Carlson seems ready to escalate his conflict with Fox. Carlson lawyer Bryan Freedman sent a letter to Fox executives on Tuesday accusing the company of fraud and breach of contract, and arguing that the noncompete is null and void, The Washington Post has confirmed. The letter was first reported by Axios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carlson offered no details about how this show would operate or when it would appear. Twitter and Musk did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n