This strongly implies a move by Lachlan Murdoch to put his Personal Stamp of Editorial Choice on things, elevating the Country-club White-Power attitudes of the younger Murdoch. Rupert is dead soon, and Hannity is tired, wealthy, limited in intellect, and tied to Trump’s ball sac. Turning Carlson into a pet politician (as in A FACE IN THE CROWD) is the end-game possibility for Murdoch.
There was a time when Tucker at least pretended to be somewhat sane. That time is long gone now. All of FOX News, with the exception of only a couple of daytime anchors, has gone completely batshit. They cater only to those who want to hear of culture warfare and conspiracy theories.
Carlson has a lot of demagogue camouflage on the outside of his prep school bully persona. I really despise him on every level, so it makes me sad to say I think he could be a real threat. The main thing stopping him is greed - why run for office when you can fart and get paid millions for it right out in the open?
The reich wing whackos hate seeing Joe and Jill in such an obviously loving, mutually supportive relationship. They hated the Obamas, too. Hell, they were even outraged that Hillary didn’t dump Bill after the whole Monica and cigar thing, but instead chose to stick with her marriage and make it work.
Remind me which one is the Party of Family Values again?