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FactChecking Trump's Interview with Carlson

Headline from FactCheck.org, on the newest of 3 developments

In lieu of joining his fellow Republican presidential candidates in the Aug. 23 debate, former President Donald Trump granted an interview to former Fox News host Tucker Carlson -- who posted it to X minutes before the debate began. Trump made several familiar false and misleading claims.

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Trump expected to skip 1st Republican presidential debate, do interview with Tucker Carlson instead

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Trump-Carlson Interview Will Air At Same Time As GOP Debate Tonight

    Headline from Forbes ·

  3. Newest

    FactChecking Trump's Interview with Carlson

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1 report not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

48 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Examiner

    Trump campaign mum amid reports he will spurn GOP debate for Tucker Carlson (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Rumors are flying that former President Donald Trump is considering doing an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson rather than attending the Republican National Committee's first primary debate airing on the network on Wednesday.

  2. The New Republic

    Trump Plans to Upstage Republican Debate With Tucker Carlson (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    Tucker Carlson has privately told people he hates Trump “passionately.” Now, Trump wants to sit down with him for an interview.

  3. The Daily Caller

    Trump Plans To Sit For Tucker Interview Over GOP Debate: REPORT (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump is planning to sit for an interview with Daily Caller co-founder Tucker Carlson instead of appearing in the GOP primary debate.

  4. Forbes

    Trump Will Interview With Tucker Carlson Instead Of Attending Debate, Report Says (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Trump has suggested for months he would sit out the first primary debate set for Wednesday in Milwaukee.

  5. Salon

    Trump and Tucker unite to spite Fox News, RNC: Carlson interview to compete with debate (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    Award-winning news and culture, features breaking news, in-depth reporting and criticism on politics, science, food and entertainment.

  6. CBS News

    Trump expected to skip 1st Republican presidential debate, do interview with Tucker Carlson instead (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Over the last 24 hours, Trump has increasingly been informing those close to him that he has made his decision, and will not be on the debate stage next week.

  7. CNN

    Trump already taped Tucker Carlson interview that is expected to air on GOP debate night, sources say (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump has already taped an interview with Tucker Carlson that is expected to be used as counterprogramming for the first GOP primary debate Wednesday, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

  8. Forbes

    Trump-Carlson Interview Will Air At Same Time As GOP Debate Tonight (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Fox News’ GOP primary debate will air at 9 p.m. Wednesday night, the same time that former President Donald Trump will sit down with former Fox host Tucker Carlson.

  9. Washington Examiner

    Trump interview with Tucker Carlson to air at 9 p.m. during RNC debate (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump announced Wednesday morning that an interview between himself and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson will air at 9 p.m., during the Republican National Committee's first primary debate.

  10. NewsBusters

    Here Are The Wildest Moments From The Tucker & Trump Interview (opens NewsBusters)

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    NewsBusters's feed description

    In the only newsworthy counterprogramming of the first GOP presidential debate Wednesday night, former Fox N

  11. Politico

    Trump counter programs the Republican debate — even though he doesn't need to (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    The former president sought to draw viewers away from the Fox News event in a rambling interview with Tucker Carlson.

  12. FactCheck.org

    FactChecking Trump's Interview with Carlson (opens FactCheck.org)

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    FactCheck.org's feed description

    In lieu of joining his fellow Republican presidential candidates in the Aug. 23 debate, former President Donald Trump granted an interview to former Fox News host Tucker Carlson -- who posted it to X minutes before the debate began. Trump made several familiar false and misleading claims.

  13. ABC 7 Chicago

    Trump attacks rivals in online interview with Tucker Carlson while skipping presidential debate (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    While eight Republican presidential candidates tried to make their case in Wednesday night's debate that their party should move on from Donald Trump in 2024, the former president tried to make his case that everyone else is irrelevant.

  14. PJ Media

    Did Trump’s Interview With Tucker Carlson Really Get Huge Numbers? (opens PJ Media)

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    PJ Media's feed description

    I still say it was a pretty lousy move of Donald Trump to not only skip the GOP primary debate but to schedule an interview with Tucker Carlson for the same time. But Trump is Trump, and he will do wh...

  15. Wall Street Journal

    Tucker Carlson’s Trump Interview Starts Tough Fight to Take on Fox and Cable News (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The Trump interview on Elon Musk’s X drew nearly 190 million view ‘impressions,’ but building a sustainable business will be a different challenge.

  16. The Christian Post

    4 highlights from Trump's interview with Tucker Carlson (opens The Christian Post)

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    The Christian Post's feed description

    Instead of participating in the first Republican presidential primary debate on Fox News Wednesday night, former President Donald Trump sat down with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson for a ...

  17. CBS News

    Skipping GOP debate, Trump speaks with Tucker Carlson (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    During the debate​, the eight candidates on stage were asked if they would support Trump as the GOP nominee if he is convicted in any of the four separate cases against him.

  18. Deseret News

    Trump talks indictment, President Biden and Jeffrey Epstein in Tucker interview (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    He skipped the first GOP primary debate and instead sat for an interview with Carlson, which released five minutes before the main event

  19. New York Times

    Trump, During Tucker Carlson Interview, Belittles Republican Rivals (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    His decision to sit out the debate and instead do a pretaped interview with the former Fox News host Tucker Carlson was a tactical one.

  20. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Trump attacks rivals online with Tucker Carlson, skips presidential debate (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump skipped the first Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee on Wednesday night, instead opting to appear in a pre-recorded interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson — an interview in which the former president attacked former Arkansas Gov.

  21. Washington Times

    Trump boasts his Tucker interview trounced GOP debate (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    A day after skipping the first Republican presidential debate, former President Donald Trump declared himself the winner, saying his interview with Tucker Carlson on X attracted more than 100 million views.

  22. Newsweek

    Watch: Tucker Carlson's Trump interview airing opposite GOP debate (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The former Fox News host released a prerecorded interview with Trump during the GOP debate. Watch Carlson's 46-minute interview below.

  23. Newsweek

    Donald Trump's Tucker Carlson interview viewed 100 million times in 4 hours (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Trump ridiculed his Republican opponents in the widely-viewed interview with Carlson.

  24. The Daily Signal

    6 Highlights of Trump’s Debate-Disrupting Interview With Tucker Carlson (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    Donald Trump addresses the disputed 2020 election and the potential for "civil war" in an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

  25. Politico

    Playbook: What the debate told us about a post-Trump GOP (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    And more on Donald Trump's interview with Tucker Carlson.

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