Tucker Carlson took the stage at the Republican National Convention to thunderous applause, and gave a heartfelt speech about Donald Trump (the man) which also included some great philosophical nuggets and a few lines that are sure to set liberal tongues wagging.
Carlson’s become important enough in Trump’s world that the New York Times has written about him twice this week – once about his alleged influence on Trump’s choice of JD Vance as his running mate, and then a bit of a puff piece on Carlson “roaring into Milwaukee” as a key Trump ally:
But behind the scenes over the past year, Mr. Carlson has become more deeply allied with Mr. Trump than at any point in his long relationship with the former president, a man for whom the broadcaster once expressed deep ambivalence.
Mr. Carlson lobbied Mr. Trump to select Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio, who had been a frequent guest on his Fox…
