Tucker Carlson Threatened NRCC Chairman on ‘Irate’ Call After Staffer Demeaned His Son: Report

Tucker Carlson reportedly threatened National Republican Campaign Committee chairman Tom Emmer (R-MN) over a disparaging comment about his son, Buckley Carlson, contained in a Daily Beast report.

Axios reported the Fox News host took issue with Daily Beast article on how House Republicans are deciding who will take over which leadership positions, assuming they capture a congressional majority in the midterm elections. The report describes a rivalry between Emmer and Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) to be the GOP’s majority whip.

It includes a quote from an unnamed source who said Banks hired Carlson’s son to pander to the “establishment.”

“Deep down, he dies to be liked by the Establishment,” said the anonymous GOP strategist. “He hires Tucker Carlson’s son, a 24-year-old kid, to be his communications director.”

Tucker Carlson was angered by the comment, according to Axios, so he called Emmer and demanded he find out who said that about his son. The influential Fox host reportedly told Emmer he “would have no other choice but to blame Emmer himself” unless he named the staffer.

“Emmer repeatedly asserted to Carlson that his office had nothing to do with the background quote about Carlson’s son,” Axios reported. “Carlson was unpersuaded. He made clear to Emmer that he now had a personal problem with him. In an effort to pacify Carlson, Emmer worked to distance his office from the quote — and even to shift blame to another member of leadership’s staff, according to two sources familiar with his private comments. Carlson does not believe this and still blames Emmer for the story.”

Other allies of Carlson have come forward in support of his son. Donald Trump Jr. attacked Emmer over the background quote, while Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted Sunday night: “I stand with Buckley Carlson.”