Posted on 03/11/2019 10:13:19 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Donald Trump Jr. defended Tucker Carlson on Monday, saying he was standing up against the "outrage mob," after the Fox News host sparked controversy for comments he made from 2006-2011 to a shock jock radio host.
The support from the president's son comes as Carlson faces calls for a boycott of his show, with #BoycottTuckerCarlson trending on Twitter.
The controversy was sparked after Media Matters released audio clips of Carlson on Sunday featuring some of his appearances on a radio program hosted by "Bubba the Love Sponge," whose real name is Todd Clem.
The comments include joking that women as a whole are "extremely primitive" and saying he feels "sorry for unattractive women."
“Media Matters caught me saying something naughty on a radio show more than a decade ago," Carlson said in a statement on Twitter hours after the comments were published by Media Matters.
"Rather than express the usual ritual contrition, how about this: I’m on television every weeknight live for an hour. If you want to know what I think, you can watch. Anyone who disagrees with my views is welcome to come on and explain why," the statement added.
Trump Jr., who appeared on Carlson's program earlier this month, lauded the host on Twitter while arguing that even "the most sincere apology" by Carlson would not satisfy critics.
"This is how to handle the outrage mob," he wrote to his more than 3.3 million followers. "Remember, even the most sincere apology means nothing to them. They want to break and ruin you. That’s their end goal," he said on Twitter.
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Right on.
Donald Trump, Jr tells it like it is. How refreshing for some on our side to do that and expose the bastards for what they are.
Good for Tucker. And good for Trump to back him up.
“The comments include joking that women as a whole are “extremely primitive” and saying he feels “sorry for unattractive women.”
He was prescient re AOC.
Refreshing. Nice to see a backbone.
Gee, how is it that Howard Stern makes ten times the money for his show on Sirius/XM than Tucker makes on Fox?
Tucker has guts.
So sorry that is in such short supply these days.
Never apologize.
A middle finger and a wide grin is all that is required.
"This is how to handle the outrage mob," he wrote to his more than 3.3 million followers. "Remember, even the most sincere apology means nothing to them. They want to break and ruin you. That’s their end goal," he said on Twitter.
And a boycott would have no impact, since the outrage mobsters are already not watching him..
There's been so little discussion of those morons that I nearly forgot about them.
I'm sure the dems don't want us to forget about these guys. /s
Yes indeed.
Right on. Screw them. Give them no quarter because they wont give us any.
Exactly right. They’re NOT interested in hearing an apology of making things better for anyone. They want destruction of their target plain and simple.
He was really taking it to the Dem base with those comments, but anyway, a liberal boycott of the Tucker Carlson show on Fox should amount to a ratings drop of about zero per cent.
The Commie left is NOT outraged over what Tucker said on some shock jock’s radio show over 10 years ago..no, they are GLEEFUL, because they want ANYONE who has an EFFECTIVE voice to be silenced..no one can seriously be THAT outraged over what someone who they dont even watch anyway said over 10 years ago..they know that what Tucker says on his show daily is CORRECT and the commie left can’t have that..they want anyone they disagree with SILENCED and DEAD really that simple. I did NOT want Joy Reid fired for what she wrote on her blog, why would I, I dont watch her show anyway..I can give two sh*ts what she has to say..meanwhile you have a Governor in Virginia who dressed up in black face(Or wore a klan’s outfit), you have a Lieutenant Governor who is accused of RAPE, were they forced out, of course not..they have D’s next to their name. You have a Presidential Candidate in Bernie Sanders who wrote in the late 70s that he had RAPE FANTASIES, yeah no outrage there
If you apologize to the left, they only start shrieking “SEE? He KNEW it was wrong! KILL HIM!”
Howard Stern has women on his show appear naked so he can give the ones with the smallest boobs breast implants. When he does the news, when they talk about something tragic like a plane crash he laughs..they are SHOCK JOCKS its what they do
Collusion.
Another part of the transcript was released last Friday on Tucker Carlson Tonight
Alcoff was reportedly also an organizer for Smash Racism DC, the group responsible for gathering and shouting threats outside the home of Fox News host Tucker Carlson in November and for heckling Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and his wife Heidi at a Washington restaurant in September.
Interesting that you should ask, The Governors wife recently had to apologize for handing cotton to young black kids who were touring the Governor’s mansion. She told them to try to imagine that they were slaves. (no I did not make this up)
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