{"id":1059083,"date":"2023-04-12T15:20:20","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T15:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecanary.co\/?p=1658285"},"modified":"2023-04-12T15:20:20","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T15:20:20","slug":"trumps-fox-interview-said-as-much-about-tucker-carlson-as-it-did-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2023\/04\/12\/trumps-fox-interview-said-as-much-about-tucker-carlson-as-it-did-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Fox interview said as much about Tucker Carlson as it did him"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former US president Donald Trump<\/a> has pledged to “never drop out” of the 2024 race for the White House<\/a> – even if he ends up a convicted felon. This typically arrogant statement was made during an interview on Fox News<\/em><\/a> with Tucker Carlson<\/a>. However, overall the show actually said as much about the corporate media (and the host) as it did about the former president.<\/p>\n

Trump: 34 (potential) felonies later<\/h2>\n

Police arrested Trump on 4 April and charged him<\/a> with 34 felonies relating to falsifying business records. These relate to alleged ‘hush money’ paid to Stormy Daniels, an adult film star, who says she had sex with Trump. The charges accuse Trump of paying Daniels $130,000 just weeks before he won the 2016 election. Trump denied the liaison and pleaded not guilty to all counts during his arraignment. He then repeatedly accused Alvin Bragg, Manhattan’s district attorney and an elected Democrat, of waging a witch hunt.<\/p>\n

However, the former president is always the narcissistic showman. So, even 34 criminal charges didn’t stop him giving an interview to Fox News<\/em>.<\/p>\n

‘I’m not a drop-out’<\/h2>\n

Trump made the statement over his presidential bid during an interview with Tucker Carlson on 11 April. During the interview, the former president weirdly claimed that workers in the court house<\/a> where he was arraigned were “crying” as he walked in. But specifically on his bid to run for president in 2024, Carlson asked him:<\/p>\n

Is there anything they could throw at you legally that would convince you to drop out of the race? If you get convicted in this case in New York, would you drop out?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The former president was resolute in his response:<\/p>\n

No, I’d never drop out… It’s not my thing. I wouldn’t do it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Tucker Carlson: "Is there anything they could throw at you legally that would convince you to drop out of the race? If you get convicted in this case in New York, would you drop out?"<\/p>\n

Donald Trump: "No, I'd never drop out. It's not my thing. I wouldn't do it." pic.twitter.com\/a6rCHDfWm2<\/a><\/p>\n

— Republican Accountability (@AccountableGOP) April 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n