His show, Tucker Carlson Tonight, which ran on the network for over six years, is over. Tucker Carlson is no longer working for Fox News Media. It’s still unclear what’s next for Carlson or what Fox News looks like without Carlson at its center. Whatever the real reason(s), they were enough that Fox News felt it needed to cut off its biggest star without even giving him a chance to say goodbye. In the absence of an explanation, there’s some understandable speculation that another, bigger scandal is behind it waiting to be uncovered.īut it’s also looking more and more likely that Carlson’s ouster was the result of a combination of factors, including disparaging remarks about Fox News executives, a toxic workplace culture, and Carlson’s view that he was untouchable at Fox News and that the network needed him more than he needed it. Though Carlson’s role in the lawsuit was relatively small, some of his texts that were uncovered in the discovery process for the suit made headlines, and many reports are citing them as the reason why Carlson got the boot.įox News’s statement said very little, merely that the two parties “have agreed to part ways” and “we thank him for his service to the network.” After two days of silence, Carlson finally tweeted a video that didn’t directly address the situation. The news came less than a week after Fox’s massive settlement with Dominion over its spread of misinformation about Dominion voting machines. Romano added: "Especially as he gears up for a difficult reelection, look for him to lean even more into the 'Dark Brandon' meme on social media as a way of galvanizing supporters online.In a stunning announcement, Fox News said on April 24 that it has ended Tucker Carlson’s reign as the host of the network’s highest-rated primetime show (and one of the highest-rated shows on basic cable, period), effective immediately. "Biden's embrace of the Dark Brandon meme shows not only an awareness of the meme and what it represents to many of his followers, but self-awareness of how the meme livens and rejuvenates his public persona," Romano told NPR.
Now, Democrats employ Dark Brandon images to tout Biden's policy victories.Īnd that's how one ends up here - with an official presidential campaign site for the United States of America asking supporters to buy a $32 "dark T-shirt" that the campaign says is "best worn while vanquishing Malarkey."Īja Romano, a culture reporter for Vox who's written about the "Dark Brandon" meme, said it's helping to transform the public's perception of the octogenarian president from a bland figure to something more exciting. In this context, they often show images of the president shooting red lasers from his eyes or wearing military gear.īut the left appeared to love it, too. Those memes almost immediately spawned "Dark Brandon," featuring a sinister Joe Biden. Accompanying captions typically call for Trump to take revenge on his political enemies. They usually depict an authoritarian/dictator-like version of Trump in which he sometimes has blue lasers eyes.
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Then, sometime last year, fringe Donald Trump supporters who called for the former Republican president to run again in 2024 created a series of "Dark MAGA" memes. In late 2021, the phrase "Let's go, Brandon!" - based on a famously misheard crowd chant at a NASCAR race - quickly spread among conservative groups as a direct expletive toward Biden. "Let's get you back on the rails," appears below the smiling, suited image of the president and likely a reference to Biden's love of Amtrak.įor those unfamiliar with the "Dark Brandon" origin story here's a quick recap, which like all things internet is a series of takes on takes.
Instead of a plain 404 error, visitors get an eyeful of Biden's alter ego, "Dark Brandon," featuring beaming red laser eyes. And there's something else for those who accidentally navigate to a non-existent page. has all of the things one might expect: photos of the 80-year-old candidate, a campaign video and pleas for donations. President Biden announced on Tuesday that he's officially running for reelection in 2024 and with that comes a brand new campaign website. President Biden's reelection campaign has embraced the "Dark Brandon" meme.
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