Conservative media icon Tucker Carlson’s son, Buckley Carlson, is taking after his father and making a foray into Republican media. According to recent reports, Buckley, 24, is preparing to work for Vice President JD Vance’s office as his deputy press secretary. Conservatives on social media have reacted to the news, praising the move to hire Buckley.
Conservative commentator Eric Daugherty wrote on X, “JUST IN: The son of Tucker Carlson, Buckley Carlson, is set to join Vice President J.D. Vance’s office as deputy press secretary.” Noting his father’s impressive legacy in media, another person stated, “Big shoes to fill… good luck to him!” Another conservative account chimed in, “Like father, like son. LET’S BRING IT !!!!”
As some critics claimed Buckley landed the job as a result of nepotism, others counteracted these claims, citing his impressive resume. “There are nepo babies who get their jobs because of said parent & do not possess the skillset required. But in the case of Buckley Carlson, he EARNED his comms jobs without the help of his father & has worked hard that has earned him a great reputation,” one user wrote.
Commentator Ryan James Girdusky similarly wrote, “Buckley Carlson is extremely talented, spent years working on the Hill and making a name for himself independent of his father. His credentials really speak for themselves and he’s based… one of the few in DC I can say this about.” Countless other have defended Tucker on with this argument.
Similarly, White House Correspondent for the Independent, Andrew Feinberg, cited Buckley’s impressive accolades. “Seeing a lot of people on here characterizing this as @VP hiring an unqualified person in a blatant act of nepotism. I don’t know @buckleycarlson but his Legistorm work history looks pretty conventional for an OVP press aide. Family connections? Sure. Unqualified? Nah,” he said.
Feinberg’s post included a screenshot of Buckley’s employment history including working with in media-related roles with Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) and the House Republican Study Committee. Carlson even has experience in the White House, working as a communications intern under the first Trump administration over the summer of 2017.
Last month the American Tribune reported on other news surrounding Tucker Carlson who had just earned a major legal victory. For context, January 6 participant Ray Epps Sr. had previously brought a defamation suit against Carlson relating to his coverage of him during the protests in 2021. However, a federal judge dismissed the case, ruling that Carlson did not meet the legal definition of “actual malice.”
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In several segments during his prior employment at Fox News Channel, the host portrayed Epps as an individual who “helped stage-manage the insurrection.” In past coverage of Epps, Carlson said, “Under public pressure, the January 6 committee finally interviewed Ray Epps. Epps told the committee that he never entered the Capitol and therefore never committed a crime.”
Citing other alleged evidence against Epps, Tucker said during the segment, “His text messages showed that at 2:12 pm he boasted to his nephew that he had, quote, orchestrated the protests at the Capitol. He admitted he helped get people there, yet curiously, congressional Democrats consider rehabs an ally, not an insurrectionist.”
Watch Carlsons’ segment below: