Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre has publicly declared his support for Tucker Carlson and called for a boycott of Fox News.
“I’m with Tucker. Time to boycott Fox until they come to their senses and let the man speak,” Favre tweeted on Monday.
Two weeks ago, Fox News Media claimed in a press release that the network and Carlson had “agreed to part ways.” But Carlson did not appear to anticipate the split because during what turned out to be his last episode, he had signed off by saying, “We’ll be back on Monday.”
Reports indicate that Carlson is still under contract with the company. Favre’s tweet contains a video that features Megyn Kelly suggesting that Fox and Carlson have not reached a deal and that Fox is muzzling Carlson and expecting that viewers will still tune in to the channel.
“They are banking on you coming back to them,” Kelly said on her show last week. “That’s what’s happening here. Keep him silent on the sidelines for as long as possible,” Kelly said.
The video Favre posted also features clips of Carlson, and near the end of the video, on-screen text urges people to “BOYCOTT FOX NEWS!”
Shortly after his show was nixed, Carlson released a brief video on Twitter that has amassed more than 24 million views.
Fox’s ratings have taken a hit without Carlson helming the 8 p.m. primetime slot, and some people have canceled their subscriptions to the Fox Nation streaming service.
“My family is boycotting FoxNews. We watched it daily. No more,” one person wrote in response to Favre’s tweet.
“I’m with Tucker! I’m done with FOX News!” someone else wrote.
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