From Tucker Carlson to Don Lemon, Here’s a List of Fired National News Anchors (Photos)

Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon are the latest national news anchors to lose their on-air jobs, but they’re far from the first.

In a press release, Fox News announced Monday the network and Carlson had “parted ways.” Carlson’s primetime program, “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” was one of Fox News’ highest-rated programs since its inception in 2016. A New York Times study showed that while his show welcomed opposing perspectives in its early years, it began to lean increasingly to the right — and far right. The study also showed how the host pushed extremist talking points through his monologues. In fact, Fox News lawyers themselves said in court back in 2020 that Carlson is not “stating actual facts” in his program. His dismissal comes days after the network agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $800 million to avert a defamation trial.

Lemon tweeted that he was “stunned” after learning his employment with CNN had been terminated. Earlier this year, Lemon was moved to “CNN Morning This Morning,” where he drew ire from viewers for saying 51-year-old Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley “isn’t in her prime.” He later apologized for those comments.

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