Newsmax host Eric Bolling left former Fox News colleague Bill O’Reilly speechless on Tuesday night with a question about Tucker Carlson running for president in 2024.
Two years ago, Politico put a rocket booster on discussions of “Carlson 2024” in a piece suggesting the Fox News star could be a force to be reckoned with in the 2024 Republican primary.
“I got another one for you on the Republican side that no one’s really talking about,” Bolling told O’Reilly on The Balance. “Ready? Tucker Carlson.”
Bolling’s query was followed by six seconds of silence.
“Speechless,” the host followed up.
“You want me to reply to that, Bolling?” O’Reilly shot back. “Or is this a flight of fancy on your part?”
“Yes,” he responded. “It’s called a talk show, so we hope when I say something, you talk back. What do you think of that?”
O’Reilly shook his head and answered.
“Look, if Mr. Carlson wants to leave his extremely lucrative position at Fox News and run for president, then more power to him. But there isn’t a chance in hell that, number one, he will do it, and number two, that he could succeed.”
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