Wednesday night Tucker Carlson praised ‘our friend’ Piers Morgan, praised his TV co-star for refusing to ‘let the motor lie down’, and described it as ‘encouraging’.
Morgan, a former CNN presenter and editor of the Daily Mail in general, strongly criticized the decision of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to speak to Oprah Winfrey, in an interview that began on Sunday night in the US and Monday in the RA
He accused Meghan Markle and Prince Harry of harming the royal family and sought publicity on their own terms – not accepting the responsibility and scrutiny that comes with standing up.
He also accused the former Los Angeles-born actress of lying in the interview, saying he did not believe her version of events.
Tucker Carlson praised Wednesday night Piers Morgan for refusing to bow a ‘mob’
Morgan, a guest of Good Morning Britain, has been heavily critical of the Sussexes for years
Morgan left the Good Morning Britain set after his strong argument with Alex Beresford
Morgan ‘s criticism of a storm of fire began, and he left Good Morning Britain on Tuesday, following a furious row with his fellow guest Alex Beresford, who saw the storm off the set.
Carolyn McCall, ITV’s chief executive, had previously said she believed Markle ‘completely’.
On Wednesday, Morgan was unstoppable, and told reporters outside his home in West London: ‘If I have to drop my sword to express an honest opinion about Meghan Markle and that bilge diatribe she came up with in that interview, so be it. ‘
Carlson praised the 55-year-old man’s stance.
‘He left his post on the British morning show after failing enough with that white duchess from LA to complain about the hardships of her life,’ Carlson said.
‘Now Piers Morgan knew what the script should be – “oh, you poor oppressed duchess” – but he refused to read it, so now he’s unemployed.
Carlson said Morgan was right to stick to his comments, despite the pressure to apologize
Morgan spoke to reporters outside his home in central London on Wednesday
The Sussexes spoke to Oprah Winfrey in the interview shown Sunday in the United States
Carlson then posted a statement that Morgan posted on Twitter, in which he said: ‘On Monday I said I didn’t believe Meghan Markle and her interview with Oprah.
‘I had time to reflect on this and I still haven’t.
‘If you did, all right. Freedom of speech is a hill I am happy to die on.
‘Thanks for all the love and hate, I’m off to spend more time with my thoughts.’
Carlson made a favorable comparison between Morgan and musician Winston Marshall, who plays the banjo with the British band Mumford and Sons.
Marshall tweeted Sunday that he had read Conservative journalist Andy Ngo’s book Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy.
Finally you had time to read your important book. You’re a brave man, ‘he tweeted – swiftly erasing it as criticism was leveled.
On Tuesday he said he was ‘taking time away from the band’ and would ‘check out my blind spots’.
Carlson also said Morgan handled the criticism better than The Bachelor host Chris Harrison, who has rested from the show after defending a competitor who attended a college party on the theme of plantation ‘Old’ South ‘.
Winston Marshall, 33, has taken time off from Mumford and Sons to promote a book
Bachelor guest Guest Chris Harrison has retired after defending a competitor
Carlson said: ‘So Winston Marshall is leaving his post – another fascist influence on the internet.
That’s one way of handling attacks on speech, just compliance: that’s what most celebrities do. You see it every day.
‘The former Bachelor host may not work again.
‘His crime? Nobody even knows what he did wrong. But he apologized for it anyway. ‘
Carlson continued: ‘Like Winston Marshall, Piers Morgan is out of work tonight, but unlike Winston Marshall, Morgan told the truth,
‘He refused to let the motor take him to bed, and that’s an inspiration to us all.
Piers Morgan was just reminding the world that some things are more important than getting a job. Like your dignity and self-esteem. History deals with it well. Thank you, Piers Morgan. ‘