NEW YORK, N.Y. – Fox News Channel's Tucker Carlson says he felt a “moral obligation” to meet with President Donald Trump and warn him personally about the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic.
Carlson told Vanity Fair that “I didn't feel it was my role” but was convinced by his wife to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago on March 7.
Two nights later on his Fox show, he issued a pointed warning to viewers to prepare for the coming storm. It speaks to both Fox News' influence with the president and his supporters that a cable news host was able to contact the White House and successfully request the two-hour meeting.
Carlson drove to the president's resort from his Florida home, ironically on the day some guests at Mar-a-Lago were exposed to the