Tucker Carlson Takes Over Bill O'Reilly's Time Slot In More Ways Than One

We're moving to 8pm ET. A famous time slot. For 20 years you have trusted Bill O'Reilly to be straight with you. We hope to earn that trust. pic.twitter.com/5w46yPVUUz Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) April 22, 2017 Tucker Carlson officially took over theFox News time slot thatBill OReilly once occupied by praising the networkss disgraced former host, mocking womens rights advocates, and celebrating PresidentDonald Trump.I watched Bill OReilly at this hour for years, and I always marveled at how well-prepared he was, how tough he was, and how crisply and directly he expressed his views, Carlson said at the start of Mondays episode of Tucker Carlson Tonight. He set a high bar, and Im gonna do my best to meet it.OReilly was oustedlast week amid sexual harassment allegations.The networks parent company, 21st Century Fox, had reportedly known about the claims for years but only responded after pressure from advertisers and activists mounted.Fox News founder and former CEO, Roger Ailes, left the company last year amid a similar scandal.Until Monday, Carlsons show had aired at 9 p.m., directly after The OReilly Factor. But the primetime spot isnt the only thing the two men have shared.Critics have also pointed out that they have a similar history ofon-air sexismand transphobia.Carlson brought those comparisons full circle on Monday, mocking the womens rights marchers and suggesting that the murder of trans women shouldnt be considered a hate crime.Carlsons show also featured a graphic that we cant help but think that his predecessor, a vocal Trump fan, would have approved of:Tucker debuts in O'Reilly's old time slot with this huge graphic. Really says it all pic.twitter.com/j0H36IdJ6h Jon Passantino (@passantino) April 25, 2017 -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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