In one text conversation between Carlson and an unknown staffer on Jan. 4, 2021, just days before the riot at the U.S. Capitol, the prime time star wrote, “We are very, very close to being able to ignore Trump most nights.”

“I truly can’t wait,” he added.

When the unknown staffer replied that they believed the madness would cool down by mid-February, Carlson decried Trump.

“I hate him passionately,” Carlson said. “I blew up at [former Trump official] Peter Navarro today in frustration. I actually like Peter. But I can’t handle much more of this.”

[People seem to forget that Tucker called shenanigans early on “stop the steal,” Sidney Powell, and the so-called Kraken. Trump’s supporters savaged him for it, but Tucker didn’t back down and he didn’t keep his distaste from his reporting entirely. — Ed]