Tucker Carlson warns media about timing of Biden allegations: 'Keep our guard up'
As of late, Tucker Carlson and others at Fox News have been feverishly covering the recent accusations levied against Joe Biden, whose former senate aide, Tara Reade, alleges he sexually assaulted her in 1993. But on Tuesday night, Carlson struck a different tone about Biden, who has adamantly denied the allegations.
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TUCKER CARLSON: There's the question of Reade's politics. We normally wouldn't get into that because it's not germane. But keep in mind, this story is unfolding during a presidential campaign, and it's also playing out against the backdrop of fierce infighting within the Democratic party.
- As of late, Tucker Carlson and others at Fox News have been feverishly covering the former Joe Biden aide, Tara Reade, who recently accused the former vice president of sexually assaulting her in 1993. But on Tuesday night, Carlson questioned the timing and the motives behind the allegation and called into question Reade's response to a tweet earlier this year before coming forward.
TUCKER CARLSON: Was Tara Reade referring when she said "tic toc" to her plans to announce the assault story, suggesting it was politically time? It's noticeable-- notable that before Joe Biden started beating Bernie Sanders in the primary, Tara Reade wasn't attacking Joe Biden. Instead, she had effusively positive things to say about him.
- Biden has adamantly denied the allegation and called for the release of any records pertaining to Reade's time as his aide. And Carlson, while appearing to remain skeptical of Reade, wanted to be clear he was not trying to insinuate that she's lying.
TUCKER CARLSON: Political imperatives sometimes influence claims like this. That does not mean that Tara Reade is some kind of liar or is a devious partisan. We don't know that is true, and we are not saying it now. To be clear, we are not asserting that.
- And Carlson called on the media to practice due diligence in separating fact from fiction.
TUCKER CARLSON: The timing does mean-- and this is our duty-- that we ought to keep our guard up as this story progresses. Those of us who cover it going forward should be very wary of being used. Again, this is a presidential year. The one thing you can be certain of this year is you're being lied to.
