Tucker Carlson's son, Buckley Carlson, will join J.D. Vance's vice presidential staff as a deputy press secretary. Tucker, a far-right media personality and ally to Donald Trump, has long been a controversial figure in conservative politics
  • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I had the same thought, did a search as soon as I heard “Buckley” myself, but if he is named after William F. Buckley, there doesn’t appear to be any statement online about it.

    And there does appear to be some material saying that Tucker Carlson doesn’t like William F. Buckley.

    https://www.mediaite.com/news/tucker-carlson-agrees-that-william-f-buckley-jr-was-one-of-the-great-villains-of-the-20th-century/

    Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson agreed wholeheartedly with the assertion that National Review founding editor William F. Buckley Jr. was “one of the great villains of the 20th century” during a Wednesday interview with Dave Smith, a comedian and libertarian YouTube host.

    Smith launched the initial attack on Buckley, declaring “I’ll tell you this: Whatever this atrophy in like the intelligence of the American people, it’s, I think it’s accelerating. I mean it’s-. Look, and again, just like you said I’ll disclaimer as well: I’m talking about people who I don’t necessarily like. Like I view Bill Buckley as like one of the great villains of the 20th century. I think he ruined-”

    At that point, Carlson interrupted to shout “I couldn’t agree more!” and pound his fist on a table with a laugh.