'Tucker was just sort of fearless,' said Ian Toll, a St. 'Whether it was a legitimate shooting may have been a point of debate but the fact was that Tucker was an underclassmen and the culture was to defer to the seniors.' George's alumnus who would go on to be a military historian. Wayner himself never saw Tucker's hand go up, and the two kept in touch over the years. (Note on style: Tucker Carlson and the members of his family are referred to here by their first names to avoid confusion.)įour decades later, glimmers of that prep school provocateur appear on Tucker's Prime Time show on Fox, which garners an average of between 3 to 4 million viewers a night. In the words of Roger Stone, a Republican political operative, frequent guest, and longtime friend of Tucker's: 'Tucker Carlson is the single most influential conservative journalist in America… It is his courage and his willingness to talk about issues that no one else is willing to cover that has led to this development.' His furrowed visage and spoiling-for-a-fight demeanor are all too familiar to those who have known him for decades. Tucker's name has even been floated as a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2024. 'I mean, I guess if, like, I was the last person on earth, I could do it.
