A seemingly irate Tucker Carlson texted colleagues to say he “seriously” wanted Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich fired after she tweeted a fact-check of then-President Donald Trump.
He added, “What the fuck?”
In the days after the 2020 presidential election, Trump baselessly alleged the vote count was being rigged against him. Following suit, several Fox News hosts cast doubt on the integrity of the contest, occasionally homing in on Dominion Voting Systems and suggesting its machines played a role in a conspiracy to steal the election.
Dominion is suing Fox News for defamation and is seeking $1.6 billion in damages. A new filing by the company on Thursday includes a text message from Carlson to Hannity in which he fumes over Heinrich.
On page 31, the filing states Carlson fired off a text in a group text thread that included fellow Fox News hosts Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham, where he fumed at Heinrich for fact-checking Trump and said he wanted her fired:
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