Conservative media luminary Tucker Carlson is getting revenge on Fox News for his firing by lining up two major donors to back a new media company he’s creating.
According to CNBC, Rebekah Mercer and Peter Thiel have shown interest in investing in the venture, which would use Twitter as its primary platform.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the company will feature longer versions of the videos that Carlson has been posting on social media since leaving Fox News and be driven by subscriptions.
Tucker Carlson could see Rebekah Mercer, Peter Thiel invest in his media company https://t.co/Os1hRhP0Uz
— CNBC Politics (@CNBCPolitics) August 8, 2023
To get the project off the ground, Carlson and his partner Neil Patel are looking to raise hundreds of millions of dollars.
While both Mercer and Thiel have not publicly commented about their involvement, sources told CNBC they expressed interested privately.
This news comes at an interesting time for conservatives who are looking for alternative outlets after Big Tech companies like Facebook and Twitter began censoring their content.
The decision by Carlson and Patel to try to secure backing from megadonors Mercer and Thiel signals that this new venture could be close to gaining financial support from some of America’s biggest conservative leaders.
Mercer was an investor in Breitbart News, while Thiel supported GloriFi- an “anti-woke” bank which later shut down according to The Wall Street Journal- along with Right Stuff- a dating app meant for conservatives which is reportedly struggling to gain usership.
In addition, Thiel appeared on Carlson’s show when it aired on Fox News back in 2019.
With Big Tech companies increasingly censoring content from right wingers, this news couldn’t come at a better time for those who want access to alternative outlets where they can express their views without fear of repercussions or being silenced altogether.
