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Tucker Carlson’s Final Moments on Fox Were as Dangerous as They Were Absurd

The host spent some of his last minutes on the network mocking a cult. He did not seem to appreciate the irony.
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Tucker Carlson was in a good mood on Friday night. He was giggly. He was giddy. For the final segment of his Fox show, ,the host was joined on set by a newly famous pizza-delivery man: While en route to drop off some pies earlier this month, the man had seen a police chase in action and had tripped the fleeing target with a nonchalant kick, pizzas still in hand. The scene had been captured on a doorbell camera; Carlson had aired it repeatedly on his show. Now the man in question had driven—from Pennsylvania—to deliver pizza to his studio-bound fan. He and Carlson ate the slices together, taking big bites (“It’s actually still hot!”) as they bantered. Carlson, still chewing, offered a merry sign-off to his viewers. “We’ll be back on Monday!”

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