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Fox News host Tucker Carlson stirred up plenty of buzz Monday when he suggested Michelle Obama could ultimately join the 2020 presidential race.
“The Democratic Party is ripping itself apart over race and gender and class,” he said. “Michelle Obama, let’s be honest, is one of the only people who could unite the party’s warring factions.”
On Tuesday morning, with Tucker Carlson trending over the comments he’d made during his show the night before, Fox brought on Michael Blake, vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee, to ask about the Obama prediction.
Blake offered up the mother of all non sequiturs:
‘The core question is, why the hell does Tucker Carlson still have a job here in the first place? The reality is, this is someone who said white supremacy is a hoax. And why does Fox allow him to still be here in the first place?’
Bill Hemmer, the host of the show, pushed ahead and repeated the question, but Blake wasn’t budging.
“Not going to happen, but I think the core question is, he shouldn’t be on here at all,” Blake answered.
At that point, Hemmer reminded Blake that he was brought on the show to talk about Carlson’s comments about the former first lady, not Carlson himself.
Watch the exchange:
Carlson also came under fire for saying he roots for Russia in its conflict with Ukraine. “Of course I’m joking,” he said, later. “I’m only rooting for America.”
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