Tucker Carlson kicks Democrat off program amid heated debate over illegal immigration

By Eddie Scarry

Published January 31, 2018 1:56am ET

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Tucker Carlson kicks Democrat off program amid heated debate over illegal immigration — Tucker Carlson asked a House Democrat why he would use the opportunity of boycotting the State of the Union to focus on illegal immigration rather than the struggles of U.S. citizens suffering from the opioid crisis or joblessness. | (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Fox News host Tucker Carlson abruptly ended an interview with Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, amid a heated argument over his refusal to attend the State of the Union address in protest of the Trump administration’s deportation of illegal immigrants.

Ryan announced Tuesday that he would not be attending President Trump’s speech that night, and would leave his seat empty to honor illegals “wrongfully targeted for deportation by ICE.”

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