The on-again, off-again partnership found mutual benefit in a pre-recorded interview to air during the first Republican presidential debate.
Carlson’s team made the last-minute decision to “bang it out” right before heading to Europe, according to someone familiar with the discussions who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private deliberations.Elon Musk, X’s owner, has been personally involved in developing features that Carlson’s
Trump told advisers he didn’t want Carlson’s interview to appear on X because it is a competitor to Truth Social, Trump’s social media network. But Carlson and his team have been building a relationship with Musk for months and told Trump that they did not think Trump’s own platform had the necessary reach.
While at Fox, Carlson interviewed Trump multiple times but maintained a more independent posture than some of his fellow hosts, such as Sean Hannity or Jeanine Pirro.After Carlson’s texts excoriating Trump were released as part of Dominion’s litigation against Fox, Carlsonhaving been misled by Trump aides.voting in the 2020 election in Georgia.
Trump has complained to his aides that Carlson was not friendly enough to him at times during his presidency. But he also maintained a respect for Carlson’s high ratings, later telling advisers he couldn’t believe Fox fired Carlson.
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