Give him credit. He spoke the truth and he's not backing down (so far).
ZitatAt least seven advertisers have now dropped "Tucker Carlson Tonight" after the Fox News host said in a show last Thursday that immigrants to the United States made the country "poorer" and "dirtier."
As of Tuesday morning, Pacific Life, Indeed, Bowflex, SmileDirectClub, NerdWallet, Minted and Ancestry.com had all announced plans to suspend advertising on the program.
On Monday, Carlson addressed the growing boycott campaign against his sponsors over his on-air remarks about immigration, telling viewers that he would not be intimidated.
"You've seen it a million times, it happens all the time," he said. "The enforcers scream 'racist' on Twitter, until everyone gets intimidated and changes the subject to the Russia investigation or some other distraction. It's a tactic, a well worn one. And it won't work with the show, we're not intimidated. We plan to say what's true until the last day."
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ZitatAt least 18 advertisers have now dropped "Tucker Carlson Tonight" after the Fox News host said in a show last Thursday that immigrants to the United States made the country "poorer" and "dirtier."
As of Wednesday morning, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, CareerBuilder, TD Ameritrade, Just For Men, United Explorer credit card, ScotteVest, Voya Financial, Zenni Optical, Pacific Life, Indeed, Bowflex, SmileDirectClub, NerdWallet, Minted, Ancestry.com, IHOP, Jaguar and SodaStream had all told TheWrap or stated publicly that they plan to suspend advertising on the program.
The drive to boycott Tucker is being conducted by "groups like Media Matters for America and Sleeping Giants", and is strong testimony to Carlson's effectiveness at exposing deficiencies in Leftist thinking. Several companies, like My Pillow and Farmers, have thus far refused to participate in this exercise in censorship.
ZitatFox News responded on Tuesday to a far-left boycott of host Tucker Carlson after Carlson suggested last week that migrant caravans are leaving the U.S. a "dirtier" place.
In a statement to The Daily Wire, Fox News wrote:
"We cannot and will not allow voices like Tucker Carlson to be censored by agenda-driven intimidation efforts from the likes of Moveon.org, Media Matters and Sleeping Giants.
Attempts were made last month to bully and terrorize Tucker and his family at their home. He is now once again being threatened via Twitter by far-left activist groups with deeply political motives.
While we do not advocate boycotts, these same groups never target other broadcasters and operate under a grossly hypocritical double standard given their intolerance to all opposing points of view."