Tucker Carlson has a 63 point lead in popularity over his former employer, Fox News, according to a new survey from consulting agency Change Research.

Carlson’s net favorability among Republicans is currently at +59, while Fox News’ is sitting at -4, a difference of 63 points.

POLL: Tucker Carlson vs. Fox News

In the aftermath of Tucker Carlson’s firing from Fox News, Republicans sided with Tucker:

Net favorability among Republicans:
Tucker Carlson: +59
Fox News: -4

THREAD 🧵 pic.twitter.com/XGr0PM3qCP

— Change Research (@ChangePolls) May 18, 2023

Carlson and the network parted ways in late April for unknown reasons – with Fox holding the host hostage via his contract that prevents him from appearing on other networks. 

To circumvent this, Carlson announced he’ll be featuring his show on Twitter!

“The best you can hope for in the news business at this point is the freedom to tell the fullest truth that you can. But there are always limits. And you know that if you bump up against those limits often enough, you will be fired for it,” Carlson said in a video which decried the media for being misleading “in every story that matters every day of the week, every week of the year.”

On this platform, unlike the one-way street of broadcast, people are able to interact, critique and refute whatever is said.

And, of course, anything misleading will get @CommunityNotes.

I also want to be clear that we have not signed a deal of any kind whatsoever. Tucker is… https://t.co/0TMjuYnKUp

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 9, 2023

Speaking of Twitter, the Change Research poll also found that Twitter CEO Elon Musk has a net favorability rating of +53 with Republicans, -17 with Independends, and -75 with Democrats (Carlson is at -84 with the latter).

Just like Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk is popular on the right, very unpopular on the left, and somewhat unpopular with the middle.

Net favorability among…
GOP
Carlson: +59
Musk: +53

IND
Carlson: -30
Musk: -17

DEM
Carlson: -84
Musk: -75 pic.twitter.com/64IqwPpHp6

— Change Research (@ChangePolls) May 18, 2023

As the Epoch Times notes;

Nicholas Fondacaro, associate editor of the conservative media watchdog NewsBusters, told The Epoch Times thatCarlson’s mission, like Musk’s, is about free speech.

“Carlson seemed earnest in his announcement video that he believes Twitter is the last bastion of free speech, likely because Elon Musk has made it clear that ensuring free speech was his priority when purchasing the platform,” he told The Epoch Times. “Musk has, by most accounts, talked the talk and walked the walk.”

Musk clarified in a Twitter post that Carlson had not signed any contract with Twitter to broadcast his show on the platform and that the former Fox host would need to follow the same rules that apply to all Twitter users.

“On this platform, unlike the one-way street of broadcast, people are able to interact, critique and refute whatever is said,” Musk said. “And, of course, anything misleading will get @CommunityNotes.”

“I also want to be clear that we have not signed a deal of any kind whatsoever. Tucker is subject to the same rules & rewards of all content creators,” he continued.

“Rewards means subscriptions and advertising revenue share (coming soon), which is a function of how many people subscribe and the advertising views associated with the content,” Musk continued.

“I hope that many others, particularly from the left, also choose to be content creators on this platform,” the Twitter chief added.

Musk later called on former CNN anchor Don Lemon to do his show on Twitter in what could be seen as an attempt on Musk’s part to encourage a broad array of views on the platform.

“Have you considered doing your show on this platform?” Musk said in a May 10 reply to Lemon’s April 24 post announcing that CNN had fired him. “Maybe worth a try. Audience is much bigger.”

Ratings Shakeup

After Carlson’s exit, Fox News’ 8 p.m. hour suffered a dip in ratings after creating a replacement program for Carlson’s show called “Fox News Tonight.”

Other Fox primetime shows, including the 9 p.m. one currently held by Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham’s programs, have also seen their ratings drop.

“Fox News Tonight” drew 1.3 million total viewers and 136,000 demographic viewers, according to Nielsen ratings.

In March, Carlson averaged more than 3 million viewers each night. Part of Carlson’s popularity, especially among conservatives, was likely bolstered by his coverage of never-before-seen footage from the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol breach that he said challenged mainstream narratives that the incident was a “violent insurrection.”

Fox said that the newly minted show, which the network said was temporary, features a rotating cast of hosts.

Last week, Trump-era press secretary Kayleigh McEnany hosted the show, and this week, Fox’s Will Cain has had the hosting duties.

“No decision has been made on a new primetime line-up and there are multiple scenarios under consideration,” a Fox News spokesperson told The Epoch Times on Wednesday.

Jack Phillips and Jackson Richman contributed to this report.

This post was originally published at Zero Hedge

In another compelling appearance, Twitter owner Elon Musk provided a blinkered CNBC ‘journalist’ with an education on what is and what isn’t ‘misinformation’ or ‘conspiracy theory’.

The reporter David Faber said to Musk “Let’s talk a bit about your tweets. It comes up a lot, even today, it came up. You know, in anticipation of this meeting. You do some tweets that seem to be, or at least give support to, what some call conspiracy theories.”

Musk didn’t hold back in his response.

“Well, yes, but I mean, honestly, you know, some of these conspiracy theories have turned out to be true,” he replied.

“Which ones?” Faber asked.

“Well, like the Hunter Biden laptop,” Musk shot back, adding “that was a pretty big deal. There was Twitter, and others engaged in an act of suppression of information that was relevant to the public. That’s a terrible thing that happened. That’s election interference.”

Search engines are your friend Mr Faber. Maybe do some investigative journalism rather than just reading scripts given to you by Pharmaceutical sponsored executives?

Watch:

CNBC Gets More Than They Can Handle After Calling @ElonMusk’s Tweets’ Conspiracy Theories’

“Some of these conspiracy theories have turned out to be true,” noted @ElonMusk.

“Which ones?” asked CNBC.

“Well, like the Hunter Biden laptop. That was a pretty big deal. There was… pic.twitter.com/u8sjQfIwXC

— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) May 17, 2023

Faber also brought up the charges against Musk of being anti-Semitic after he compared George Soros to a super villain and charged that the billionaire leftist “hates humanity.”

Elon Musk: George Soros “Hates Humanity”

“I think that’s true. That’s my opinion” Musk responded, going on to state “I’m like, I’m like a pro-semite. If anything.”

Faber seemed perplexed that Musk would tweet such things “when people who buy Teslas may not agree with you, advertisers on Twitter may not agree with you.”

Musk shot back “I mean, there’s freedom of speech. I’m allowed to say what I want to,” before quoting a scene in the movie The Princess Bride “Where he confronts the person who killed his father. And he says, ‘Offer me money. Offer me power. I don’t care.'”

CNBC reporter asks @elonmusk why he tweeted that George Soros reminds him of Magneto

pic.twitter.com/GqhILnBBo1

— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) May 16, 2023

Perfectly said. Among other things, Soros astutely identified a massive arbitrage opportunity in district attorney elections, where a relatively small amount of money has outsized influence.

Soros’s instructions to his pet prosecutors were (essentially) to minimize prosecuting…

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 17, 2023

ADL should just drop the “A”

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 16, 2023

Continuing the conversation, Faber said “So, you just don’t care. You want to share what you have to say?”

“I’ll say what I want to say and if the consequence of that is losing money, so be it,” Musk replied.  

Consulting his script, Faber then stated “Okay. But I mean, when you when you link to somebody who’s talking about the guy who killed children in a mall in Allen, Texas, you say something like it might be a bad Psyop. I’m not quite sure what you meant…”

Musk fired back, “In that particular case, there was a somehow that’s, not that most of the people were killed, but it was, I think incorrectly described to be a white supremacist action. And the evidence for that was some obscure Russian website that no one’s ever heard of that had no followers and the company that, that found this is Bellingcat.”

“Have you heard what Bellingcat does? Psyops,” Musk schooled the ‘journalist’.

“Right. I couldn’t really even follow exactly what it was you were trying to express there. So that’s in part why I was curious,” Faber claimed, admitting that he has no clue about the topic.

“I’m saying that I thought ascribing it to white supremacy was bullshit,” Musk emphasised, adding “and that the information for that came from an obscure Russian website and was somehow magically found by Bellingcat, which is a company that does Psyops.”

When Faber wondered why Musk would want to “get into” such issues, the Twitter owner responded “because we should not be ascribing things to white supremacy if they’re, if it’s false.”

Elon Musk's take on the (NON White) Allen, Texas killer who the media tried to ascribe to "White supremacy" and thus blame on White people after a Hispanic man with gang tattoos attacked and killed mostly White people. pic.twitter.com/unZUeAECQP

— OzarkNightOwl (@NightowlOzark) May 17, 2023

Very little is accurately known about the Allen case at this point, apart from it seems that the perpetrator was mentally ill and his beliefs on race appear to have been all over the map.

Elon Musk on Bellingcat, which “discovered” the Allen, Texas’ shooter’s alleged social media page on an obscure Russian website: “It’s a company that does psyops.”

He says that there is no proof one way or the other that the shooter was or wasn’t a white supremacist.

Fact…

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) May 16, 2023

No kidding …

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 17, 2023

Elsewhere in the interview Musk was asked if he regrets voting for Joe Biden, to which he expressed a desire to see “a normal human being as President.”

“It’s not simply a matter of do they share your beliefs,” Musk said, adding “But are they good at getting things done.”

“There’s a lot of decisions that need to be made every day. Many that aren’t related to beliefs. And you just want a good executive,” Musk said.

CNBC reporter asks @elonmusk if he regrets voting for Joe Biden.

His response: “Man, I wish we could have just a normal human being as President." pic.twitter.com/Rq5Z2cBtw1

— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) May 16, 2023

🤣

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 17, 2023

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After defiantly stating Monday that pushing transgender procedures and surgeries on children is a “sad and dangerous fad,” KISS Singer Paul Stanley has backtracked, prompting accusations that he caved after receiving backlash.

Stanley had posted his concerns regarding “normalizing” confusion among children about their gender and injecting sexuality into their lives before they even understand what it is.

Here’s what Stanley posted Monday…

pic.twitter.com/5Gvz6v5HUi

— Paul Stanley (@PaulStanleyLive) April 30, 2023

But after he was attacked and labelled ‘transphobic’ by the mob, he posted this Thursday:

pic.twitter.com/RAjy0zPNHa

— Paul Stanley (@PaulStanleyLive) May 4, 2023

And with that he’s managed to piss everyone off:

😔
You can take a stand or you can compromise huh @PaulStanleyLive

— Rdirenna (@Rdirenna1) May 4, 2023

Don’t praise any celebrities who come out against the woke mind virus. They will always apologize. Without fail, they’re cowards. Gotta give it at least a month.

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) May 5, 2023

This is why I didn't rush to praise this guy for his original statement like many conservatives did. I saw the cave coming from a mile away.

To hell with cowards who can't stand firmly by the truth. This dude is 70 years old and rich. What does he have to lose exactly? Pathetic https://t.co/6XsMW8NI9y

— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) May 5, 2023

Your original statement was bold and honest. I am sorry to see you bow under pressure from the mob.

— Andrew Haynes (@AndrewJWHaynes) May 4, 2023

Never apologize to the woke mob.

— Natalie F Danelishen (@Chesschick01) May 5, 2023

Dude!! Have some 🏀⚽️ and stand up for what you believe in. This is sad to see sheesh 🙄

— Tiffany (@tiffanylloree) May 4, 2023

lol, he did a Macy Gray

— slaterradio (@slaterradio) May 4, 2023

Meanwhile, rocker Dee Snider, who expressed support for Stanley’s comments, has been axed from the lineup of San Francisco Pride as a result.

You know what? There was a time where I "felt pretty" too. Glad my parents didn't jump to any rash conclusions! Well said, @PaulStanleyLive https://t.co/G80uNyzD7M

— Dee Snider🇺🇸🎤 (@deesnider) May 1, 2023

I'm not, Elle. Parents need to be less reactionary; Right and Left. No need to steer the child in either direction. Let the kid figure it out for themselves knowing their family is supportive.

I had a vet/cop hardass dad who, while he shook his head A LOT…let me do my thing. https://t.co/qyDJabWijb

— Dee Snider🇺🇸🎤 (@deesnider) May 1, 2023

Apparently so. I guess I'll just need to turn in my LGBTQIA+ membership card…oh wait!

I'm gonna need it in a big way TBA. 😉 https://t.co/6ws9ydqNfZ

— Dee Snider🇺🇸🎤 (@deesnider) May 1, 2023

Sam Francisco LGBT Pride festival cancels upcoming performance from rock legend @deesnider after he liked and retweeted a tweet by Kiss guitarist Paul Stanley saying that medical transitions on children are a “sad and dangerous fad.”

Dee Snider of Twister Sister 🎸 was cut from… pic.twitter.com/K99K3MOoQQ

— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) May 4, 2023

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