Country stars mostly shied away from being forthright with their political beliefs known in the 2010s, but the pendulum seems to have swung in the other direction in the last couple of years, with stars like Jason Aldean coming out as explicitly anti-Biden. The shift has really become apparent, though, with the unveiling of the entertainment lineup for this weekend's Turning Point USA-sponsored America Fest conference in Phoenix, which consists entirely of current or former major-label country acts.Brantley Gilbert and...
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Journalist / TV Host
Carlson has become the face of Fox News primetime, where he’s been since his program, “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” first launched in the network’s weekday evening schedule in 2017. While his show is routinely characterized as nothing more than an alternative option from liberal-dominated mainstream media, many critics regularly blast it as a source of misinformation and propaganda. Carlson’s comments on immigration and vaccines draw frequent concern as the program encounters trouble lining up a robust slate of national advertisers, given the frequent headlines that overshadow its continuing ratings success and devoted audience. In the third quarter of 2021, his show averaged 3.2 million viewers, maintaining the largest audience for any cable-news program and easily beating out competitors on CNN and MSNBC.