Tucker Carlson has broken his silence following his departure from Fox News.
The presenter - who fronted talk show Tucker Carlson Tonight since 2016 - claimed that the debates he used to host are "completely irrelevant" and that "undeniably big topics" aren't discussed in US media.
His remarks come following the announcement earlier this week that the conservative commentator, 53, was parting ways with the network after more than a decade together.
The presenter later broke his silence and he's now issued a video message to his supporters.
Tucker takes aim at the US media in the clip - which was shared on his Twitter account earlier - seemingly criticising his former employer Fox News following his departure.
Tucker said: "One of the first things you realise when you step outside the noise for a few days is how many genuinely nice people there are in this country."
He further described them as "kind and decent people" who "really care about what's true". The presenter added: "And a bunch of hilarious people also, a lot of those."
He continued: "The other thing you notice when you take a little time off is how unbelievably stupid most of the debates you see on television are. They're completely irrelevant."
Tucker added that the debates "mean nothing" and he suggested that in five years people "won't remember" having them. He said: "Trust me as someone who's participated."
He continued: "And yet at the same time, and this is the amazing thing, the undeniably big topics, the ones that will define our future, get virtually no discussion at all."
The controversial commentator then gave examples such as "war, civil liberties, emerging science, demographic change, corporate power [and] natural resources".
He added: "When was the last time you heard a legitimate debate about any of those issues? It's been a long time. Debates like that are not permitted in American media."
Tucker claimed: "Both political parties, and their donors, have reached consensus on what benefits them and they actively collude to shut down any conversation about it."
He then suggested that "current orthodoxies won't last," with him saying: "They're braindead. Nobody actually believes them. Hardly anyone's life is improved by them.
"This moment is too inherently ridiculous to continue and so it won't. The people in charge know this, that's why they're hysterical and aggressive. They're afraid. They've given up persuasion, they're resorting to force."
He continued: "When honest people say what's true, calmly and without embarrassment, they become powerful. At the same time, the liars who have been trying to silence them shrink, and they become weaker. True things prevail.
"Where can you still find Americans saying true things? There aren't many places left, but there are some. And that's enough. As long as you can hear the words, there is hope."
Tucker - who worked for networks such as CNN and PBS earlier in his broadcasting career - concluded the video by telling his followers on the platform: "See you soon".
The political commentator's departure from Fox News - which he first joined as a contributor in 2009 - had been announced on Monday (April 24).
The network said: "FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways. We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor."
It was revealed that his last show had aired on Friday (April 21), with Fox News Tonight now airing in its slot as an "interim show helmed by rotating FOX News personalities".
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