Tucker Carlson, born May 16, 1969, in San Francisco, California, is an American columnist and television host affiliated with the conservative movement. He began his career as a journalist for the conservative newspaper "The Weekly Standard," then was hired as an anchor by CNN in 2000 and later by MSNBC in 2005. From 2016 to 2023, he was recruited by the Murdoch family to host the show "Tucker Carlson Tonight" on Fox News. His show attracts nearly 3 million viewers each evening, making it the most-watched program on the Fox News Channel. On April 24, 2023, Fox News abruptly ended its collaboration with Tucker Carlson. Subsequently, on June 6, 2023, Tucker Carlson launched his new show on the social media platform Twitter, adopting a condensed format similar to that of his former show on Fox News.