Politico: Carlson Tells Fox Guests He Voted For Kanye

Politico reports:

He’s one of Donald Trump’s most vociferous backers. But Tucker Carlson has told multiple people that he voted for pop star Kanye West last year instead.

Shortly after the presidential election, the Fox News host started telling some program guests that he had cast his ballot for West, according to two people familiar with those conversations. Given Carlson’s fierce on-air commentary in favor of Trump, the guests were left wondering if Carlson was serious or merely joking.

Carlson associates said the affinity between the two men — one a longtime conservative commentator who once wore a bowtie and moved seamlessly within liberal political and media circles, the other an eccentric music celebrity whose tumultuous relationship with Kim Kardashian recently ended in divorce — is real.

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Looking forward to a future “how can you call Tucker racist he voted for Kanye” defense. https://t.co/X5wY1RwlJ2

— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) July 1, 2021