Fox News host Tucker Carlson said voters shouldn’t expect Sen. Kamala Harris to be anything less than a media darling ahead of November.
Harris, who was chosen as former Vice President Joe Biden’s running mate on Tuesday, made history becoming the first black woman to be on a national presidential ticket.
Her identity, which once might have produced barriers to success, has become a shield from criticism in the age of cancel culture, Carlson said.
“America is indeed ready for a black president,” Carlson said. “We elected one twice. But is America ready for a shallow, hectoring, rich lady whose only real fans work at hedge funds and MSNBC? That’s the real question here, but don’t expect anyone in authority to ask it. Instead, expect more lying, more propaganda.”
After Harris was announced as Biden’s running mate, Carlson said early on that he believed she would be immune to criticism. Within a day, he said, his point has been proven right, giving examples of the media celebrating the California Democrat’s candidacy.
He pointed to CNN head Jeff Zucker praising Harris as “important” for the entire country when she was running for attorney general in California as to how he believes the media will cover her heading into the election.
“According to Jeff Zucker, Kamala Harris is that important,” Carlson said. “Existentially important, spiritually important. Probably too important to cover as you would a mere politician who just wants to take over your country, so stop asking questions, obey.”
Carlson later discussed with guest Tammy Bruce, a Fox Nation host, about a letter sent to media outlets from powerful women’s organizations, urging editors, reporters, and anchors to be cautious about being racist or sexist to whomever the vice presidential choice was.
The letter was sent before Harris was revealed as Biden’s pick and was backed by groups such as Planned Parenthood, Emily’s List, and surrogates for Biden and Hillary Clinton.
“What this is meant to do, of course, is to make bookers, producers, anchors, writers afraid of saying or asking anything about — or being critical at all, lest you be in this environment declared a racist and/or a sexist because then, of course, as we know, you will be canceled, you will likely not ever work again,” Bruce said.
Bruce added she felt the memo was hypocritical in asking members of the media to refrain from talking about Harris’s appearance when they’ve questioned President Trump’s appearance during his tenure.
She also said she interpreted the letter as suggesting women, especially women of color, were too fragile to take on difficult questioning.
“As a woman who thinks other women should have power, we earn it,” Bruce said. “You can become elected, but you become a leader when you can face the reality of the arena, and now, the Democrats are saying don’t talk to Biden because he can’t handle it, but don’t you dare look — even look, really, at Kamala Harris.”
