Donald Trump floats that Tucker Carlson left Fox because he wanted 'free rein'
as he says he was 'shocked' by host's departure and 'surprised' network settled 2020 election fraud case
▶ Former President Donald Trump speculated that Tucker Carlson wanted 'free rein' as he commented Monday on Newsmax about the Fox host's departure
▶ Trump said he was 'shocked' and 'surprised' by the news, saying that in the last year Carlson has 'been terrific to me'
▶ The former president was said he was 'surprised' that Fox settled with Dominion in the 2020 election fraud case, saying he believed Fox could win
Former President Donald Trump speculated that Tucker Carlson wanted 'free rein,' as he said he was 'shocked' by the Fox News host's departure and 'surprised' that the network settled the 2020 election Dominion Voting Systems case.
As of Monday evening, Carlson had still not been told why he was let go - but his exit could be part of a plan to sell Fox News, sources told DailyMail.com.
Earlier Monday, Trump taped an interview with Newsmax host Greg Kelly, reacting to Carlson's ousting shortly after it happened.
'Well I'm shocked. I'm surprised,' the former president said. 'He's a very good person, a very good man and very talented as you know and he had very high ratings. We're just learning about it almost as we speak.'
The ex-president, who's running for the 2024 GOP nomination, said he reacted by saying, 'wow, that's a big one.' …
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