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Nothing left to laugh about: How Murdoch’s Maga mouthpiece Tucker Carlson was ousted

Until last week, the heavyweight broadcaster was pulling an adoring audience of four million with his shock-jock style and Maga-friendly diet of conspiracy theories and pro-gun, racist comments. But then, with no warning, his show was axed

Tucker Carlson: His shock jock-style of broadcasting catapulted him to this level of renown, but he wasn’t just a controversial man with a soapbox. Carlson wielded genuine power and was a magnet to Republican voters, who deeply trusted him. Picture: Getty

Tucker Carlson signed off his show last Friday week with a mouthful of pizza as he convulsed in his chair.

Earlier in the week, the Fox News host had interviewed Tyler Morell, a delivery man for Cocco’s Pizza in Aston, Pennsylvania, on his role in bringing a high-speed police chase to an end.

On Friday, Morell came to the studio to present Carlson with Tucker’s Pie, a pizza named after the Fox host with toppings ...