Anyone who paid attention to the episode of “Tucker Carlson Tonight” on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, is enjoying a good chuckle these days. The show’s host, Tucker Carlson, sparred with a guest who argued that the United States must assert its influence with Saudi Arabia in the aftermath of the killing of Washington Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
The urge to propagate a sick burn on a guest commentator clearly overwhelmed any sense of self-awareness in Carlson. Fox News, after all, is a premier source of policy ideas — and lies, misconceptions, conspiracy theories — for President Donald Trump.