“Republican strategist Matt Klink told Newsweek that while Carlson was a “lightning rod” at Fox, his “long career in political journalism” has made him a personality who is “politically astute with a wicked-quick wit”—a profile that will continue to keep him in high demand for other publications and programs.”
Klink said that the network will have a tough challenge ahead because while Fox is looking for a “clean separation” from the lies aired about the 2020 election, it is also crucial that the network “provides a needed conservative voice for an otherwise progressive ‘mainstream’ media”—a trait that Carlson arguably epitomized.
