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Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson apologized on Monday for campaigning for President Donald Trump, declaring that he would be "tormented" by the decision "for a long time" to come.

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Tucker Carlson: "I'll be tormented for a long time by the fact that I played a role in getting Donald Trump elected. And I want to say that I'm sorry for misleading people."

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-- The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) Apr 21, 2026 at 12:46 AM

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... Oh this is bad, I'm out.' It's like in very small ways, but in real ways, you and me and millions of people like us are the reason this is happening right now." "Yes," Buckley replied. ...

Nice to see that admission.

But I have to add... Pres Trump's behavior should not have been a surprise to them.

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-21 01:51 PM | Reply

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-21 02:07 PM | Reply

Tuckems can eat ----.

He's only sorry because he is being hurt financially.

If the money was still flowing he'd be fine.

#3 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-04-21 02:45 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

If Tucker really meant it he would recognize his judgement is too poor to be sharing his opinions. He would quit the media and donate the money he has made to defeating Trump's agenda.
But he doesn't mean it. He just sees the writing on the wall and he's creating a new storyline to take advantage of his ignorant viewers.

#4 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-04-21 05:03 PM | Reply

Damage control.

#5 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-21 05:06 PM | Reply

Has Tuckem's denounced Pooty Poot yet?

#6 | Posted by a_monson at 2026-04-21 07:29 PM | Reply

Tucker will Run For President.

He could actually Win. SCARY.

If MAGA turns on Trump over the War I think Tucker will be the Republican Candidate for POTUS.

Nobody thought Trump Could win in 2016.

Tucker is a Contender,All that Frustration about the "Antiwar" President could be transfered to a familiar but dissenting MAGA figure.

He stands a better chance if The Democratic Party tries to Run Kamala Again.

At least Tucker isn't a Failed Rerun.

#7 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-04-21 07:49 PM | Reply

And #7 would vote for him, just like he voted for Trump.

#8 | Posted by sentinel at 2026-04-21 08:02 PM | Reply

Nope.

I voted for Trump in 2016 as a protest against Hillary. It worked too.

I wanted Bernie but it was Hillary'$ "Turn".

Nobody worth a shit in Either Party.

#9 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-04-21 08:17 PM | Reply

@#5 ... Damage control. ...

Yeah, that's the way it is looking for the nonce.

#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-22 12:06 AM | Reply

I voted for Trump in 2016 as a protest against Hillary. It worked too.
I wanted Bernie but it was Hillary'$ "Turn".
Nobody worth a shit in Either Party.
#9 | Posted by Effeteposer

You thought Putin was just running a military exercise on the Ukrainian border before he invaded so that should tell you something about how poor of judgement you have. You really should not be trusting your opinions.

#11 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-04-22 12:57 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Trik Turner - Friends & Family (2002)
www.youtube.com

Lyrics excerpt ...

genius.com

...
[Verse 1]
Some call me a loser
Some call me a cheater
Some say I'm a selfish untalented dreamer
Cause all's I try to do is keep my dream alive

But it's so hard to do when you're working 9 to 5
I've never been one afraid to die
But I'm afraid to leave behind
The precious life that grows through the sands of time

Cause now I've got two daughters
And I know they need their father
To help them make it through all of the devious things that people do
Cause every moment counts from the good times to the bad
I don't have time to envy those that got things I've never had
Cause the one thing most important is the one we take for granted
And until your life is on that line I think it's the way god had planned it

To open up your eyes and make you realize
That to some life is money
But what's money without life
Cause all's I need is the air that I breathe
And my friends and family to believe in me

[Chorus]
As deep as the abyss where the waters run
As deep as the land of the rising sun
You know I'm down
And even when them odds are against us
It doesn't even matter
Nothing else matters

As deep as the abyss where the waters run
As deep as the land of the rising sun
You know I'm down
And even when them odds are against us
It doesn't even matter
Nothing else matters

[Verse 2]
We bleed the same blood
We cry the same tears
We have the same fears
We pass the same years
We see the same stars
Under the same skies

We pass the same time
We all live and die

Cause friends and family wash thicker than blood

And if ya' never felt love than I feel for you cuz'

Cuz' lives pass above us 747's
Deceased dwell below us
Before they go to heaven

Deep like seven leagues life intrigues intelligence
Got no time for clutter, you're late if there's hesitance
Put your foot forward and there will be a helping hand
Take a step back and you're stuck in the quick sand
Ingesting toxins keeps us locked in, a mental jail trap
2000' where's your family at

[Bridge:]
Oh, and I might fail
Oh, I might succeed
Whatever the outcome is
Just keep your faith in me
Just believe in me
And I will be there
...


#12 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-22 03:20 AM | Reply

Just a lot of hot air from Carlson. He has no integrity. He'd do it over again in a heartbeat of he thought he'd turn a profit.

#13 | Posted by qcp at 2026-04-22 11:17 AM | Reply

Tucker and Buckley Carlson: A couple of elitist, born-rich, cackling dorks who managed to con right-wing MAGAt morons into supporting a "populist" born-rich, pedophile-protecting conman and criminal named, Donald Trump, for the presidency.

And now many of the same MAGAt morons temporarily "hate" Tucker because he is doing yet another "grift drift" and is temporarily being critical of Trump.

These MAGA people are unteachably stupid.

#14 | Posted by anton at 2026-04-22 11:56 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

These MAGA people are unteachably stupid.

Well captured.

And years ago, Tucker Carlson asked Hunter Biden for help getting into Georgetown University.

Like these elitists don't have a leg or two up on us already.

Zero scruples, zero moral compass, zero capacity for embarrassment, zero capacity for humility.

Namely, sharks at sea.

#15 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-22 12:06 PM | Reply

#11 I admit My mistakes and learn from them. That's why you know about them.

I hated Hillary then and still do now. If Trump was a one term president the damage would have been far less.

I didn't vote for him in 2020 or 2024.

Hillary wasn't running in those elections.

Should I Trust Your opinions?

Which are?

#16 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-04-22 12:10 PM | Reply

Should I Trust Your opinions?
Which are?
#16 | Posted by Effeteposer

I knew that Trump was a conman from the start and that Russia was definitively going to invade Ukraine.
That's not a boast. It's like saying I knew the glowing red burner on the stove was hot so I didn't touch it. I, like many, looked at what was painfully obvious and said Trump and Putin are obviously lying to us all.
You have shown in the past that you are willing touch the burner. Just because you've come to eventually recognize your judgement was wrong after seeing the effects of those lies does mean you can learn from your mistakes which is more than I can say about some people but it doesn't mean that your judgement has improved.
Tucker is the same way. He's been a propaganda puppet for Trump and Putin's lies for years. Just because he's owning up to a few of his mistakes is not reason for anyone to suddenly trust his judgement. He needs to sit down, shut up make room for people who have shown they are not so easily misled.

#17 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-04-22 12:38 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

Tucker admits his mistakes too.

Like endorsing Trump.

Would you prefer that I Double down?

Was Tucker Stupid to admit being Wrong?

Never admitting being wrong is Trump, Dubya, type thinking.

Are they the Smart ones?

#18 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-04-22 12:39 PM | Reply

Bravo Guy.. You see far.

Hillary is a Turd, I would have Never voted for Her. Trump is a Liar, I knew that too. The polls had Hillary winning easily.

Did you Foresee a Trump Victory in 2016? Be Honest.

Putin is still better than the Ukronazis Persecuting their own people. Invading was too much though. Life in Donbass is better for it however.

I know my sight is limited. I also account for that.

I have no power, I seek no power.....

#19 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-04-22 12:49 PM | Reply

Would you prefer...
#19 | Posted by Effeteposer

I already told you what I would prefer.

"Just because he's owning up to a few of his mistakes is not reason for anyone to suddenly trust his judgement. He needs to sit down, shut up make room for people who have shown they are not so easily misled."

#20 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-04-22 01:16 PM | Reply

Tucker even said he believes Trump may be the antichrist. I'll gladly relish the fact that Carlson admits he was wrong for supporting and promoting the antichrist all those years, and us godless lefties were actually right about Trump from the start.

#21 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar at 2026-04-22 01:17 PM | Reply

#20 Did you foresee Trump winning in 2016?

Be Honest now.

Almost nobody did.

#22 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-04-22 01:22 PM | Reply

"Consistency is the Hobgoblin of Small Minds".

Ralph Waldo Emerson.

#23 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-04-22 01:42 PM | Reply

#20 Did you foresee Trump winning in 2016?
Be Honest now.
Almost nobody did.

#22 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-04-22 01:22 PM | Reply | Flag:

Millions of Americans grossly overestimated the intelligence and morality of the electorate.

#24 | Posted by anton at 2026-04-22 02:04 PM | Reply

Can the Electorate learn?

Or are they Consistently Stupid and Amoral?

That's the Question.

I think even Stupid people can Change.

If they get Hurt Directly.

Even Tucker turned on Trump Eventually.

MTG,also turned on Trump.

Only the most die hard deadenders still support that lying War loving Prick.

If Americans start coming home in Body Bags the collapse of support for Trump will be Massive.

That's why he's so Eager to end it now.

#25 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-04-22 02:14 PM | Reply

White supremacy and racism is baked into the American DNA.

Parts of the right-wing electorate will get disgusted by Dummkopf Trumpf, so they will just for a "kindler, gentler" Republican in imminent elections.

"Mr Carlson! Just one question, please! Carl Kolchak, Independent News Service. So, after your public confession and apology, will you vote for a progressive candidate like Bernie Sanders, James Talarico, Zohran Mamdani, or Graham Platner in future elections?"

"Who, me?"


#26 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-22 02:29 PM | Reply

I agree. Completely changing course won't happen.

Baby Steps. That's the best we can hope for.

Getting an Independent Media that isn't allowed to lie about everything would help immensely.

Good luck with that.

#27 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-04-22 02:33 PM | Reply

The Shumater
@theshumater.bsky.social
5h
In other news, Jeffrey Dahmer apologizes to the people he ate ...

#28 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-04-22 03:12 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Can the Electorate learn?
Or are they Consistently Stupid and Amoral?

*****

#25 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-04-22 02:14 PM | Reply

Sure they can and occasionally do, especially when their stupidity or (a)(im)morality hits them in their own wallets or causes problems for their in-group or (if they happen to be Christian Nationalists) offends their religious sensitivities.

Absent one of those things I'm not too sure.

#29 | Posted by anton at 2026-04-22 03:31 PM | Reply

There were plenty of other options in 2016 other than voting for Trump or Hillary. You could have voted for another party as a protest vote. You could have written in someone else. You could have left the presidential option on the ballot blank.

#30 | Posted by sentinel at 2026-04-22 10:08 PM | Reply

"Tucker is the same way. He's been a propaganda puppet for Trump and Putin's lies for years. Just because he's owning up to a few of his mistakes is not reason for anyone to suddenly trust his judgement. He needs to sit down, shut up make room for people who have shown they are not so easily misled."

I've said before that Tucker is a typical example of what happens when someone who was previously bullied gets a taste of power. He doesn't need to shut up, but he needs to realize that no reasonable person is going take him seriously any time soon, or even for a long, long time.

#31 | Posted by sentinel at 2026-04-22 10:13 PM | Reply

Nobody took Trump seriously.... Except half the Country.

The Dumb half, but still.....

Dude Got Elected, TWICE.

After trying to Violently STEAL... the 2020 Election.

WHAT'S UP WITH THAT?

Seriously.

#32 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-04-22 11:41 PM | Reply

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