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Shapiro’s critique extended into a broader narrative that Tucker Carlson, once a relatively edgy but mainstream conservative voice, is now becoming an ideological launderer of “bad ideas.” He argued that Carlson's interviews, especially with Fuentes, serve to normalize or legitimize extremist views, effectively shifting the Overton window further to the right.
The Response From the Left and the Power of Mainstream Media
The controversy sparked wide media coverage, with figures like Megan Kelly and Senator Dan Crenshaw weighing in. Kelly accused Carlson of glossing over important issues during his interview with Fuentes, suggesting that Carlson was deliberately avoiding difficult questions to normalize a figure associated with offensive and extremist opinions.