What Are Tucker’s Flunkies Going to Do Now?
What happens to the ecosystem of right-wing grifters and gadflies who made their bones by appearing on Tucker Carlson Tonight, now that the top-rated Fox News host is out of a job?
That’s the burning question on this week’s Fever Dreams—and though it remains unclear what will become of Tuckerworld flunkies like Glenn Greenwald, Andy Ngo, Darren Beattie and others, hosts Will Sommer and Kelly Weill say they’ve certainly shown their hand by throwing public tantrums over Carlson’s Fox News ousting.
“A lot of these guys, they sort of just needed a placard to have on the chyron, you know? I mean it, these are not really going concerns other than as a thing you flog on Tucker every night,” Sommer said. “So there’s been a huge outcry from those guys who are seeing their path to the most popular show on cable news just absolutely vaporized.”