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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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David Smith in Washington

Is Fox News finally falling out of love with Trump? It’s complicated

Members of Rise and Resist participate in their weekly ‘Truth Tuesday’ protest at News Corp headquarters on 21 February in New York City.
Members of Rise and Resist participate in their weekly ‘Truth Tuesday’ protest at News Corp headquarters on 21 February in New York City. Photograph: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images

“He’s a demonic force, a destroyer. But he’s not going to destroy us ... We are very, very close to being able to ignore Trump most nights. I truly can’t wait ... I hate him passionately.”

These were not the text messages of a liberal journalist feeling their spirit crushed by the Donald Trump era. They were, according to US court papers, the words of Tucker Carlson, one of the former US president’s biggest cheerleaders on the rightwing Fox News network.

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