Waving him goodbye: The View hosts, Jon Stewart lead liberal celebrity gloating over conservative Tucker Carlson’s ouster from Fox
- Progressives are celebrating news of Tucker Carlson’s Fox News ousting
- The response, seen on Monday, came almost immediately after Fox issued a statement announcing they had ‘parted ways’ with the talking head
- Some offered choice words for the longtime Fox fixture, while others, like Stewart, were more subtle when rubbing salt in the 53-year-old’s fresh wound
Prominent progressives are already celebrating the news of Tucker Carlson’s sudden Fox News ousting – with the ladies of The View leading the charge with an on-air Mexican wave.
The response, seen on Monday morning, came almost immediately after Fox issued a statement announcing they had ‘parted ways’ with the talking head, spurring a litany of left-leaning figures such as Jon Stewart to take to Twitter to revel in the decision.
Apart from the former Daily Show host – who famously clashed with Carlson on a 2004 episode of CNN’s Crossfire over his style of interviewing – others saluted the host’s nixing included George Takei, Twitch streamer Hasanabi, and Keith Olbermann.
Some offered choice words for the longtime Fox fixture, while others, like Stewart, were more subtle when rubbing salt in the 53-year-old Trump supporter’s wound – with the Democrat only offering a pointed emoji in response.
The exhibition seen from the women of the View, meanwhile, was much more marked – with longtime host Whoopi Goldberg announcing the news before joining onlookers in an impassioned rendition of ‘Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye’.
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The ladies of The View led the boisterous liberal response to the longtime Fox host’s ouster Monday, celebrating with an on-air Mexican wave
Some offered choice words for the longtime Fox fixture, while others, such as outspoken Carlson hater Jon Stewart, were more subtle when rubbing salt in the 53-year-old Trump supporter’s wound – with the retired Daily Show host only offering the above emoji in response
Ana Navarro, who led the chant, is a Republican, but seemed equally thrilled when Goldberg, 67, provided the audience with a real-time update during the live taping to note Carlson’s apparent firing after 17 years with the news station.
‘Word has just come down that Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways,’ Goldberg announced before being met with a rash of applause from those in attendance at the ABC Broadcast Center in Manhattan.
The actress, the most senior on the panel with Joy Behar out, went on to perform the gesture popularized during the 1986 Mexico World Cup in celebration, with her fellow panelists all joining in.
As the woman sat back down, Navarro – who joined the program this past August – seemingly sought to extend the festivities by singing the 1969 hit to ring in Carlson’s departure. The audience, again, was eager to take part.
‘Can I ask the audience if they’ll help me do something?’ the increasingly animated 51-year-old asked aloud before breaking into song. ‘Come on folks! Na na na na. Na na na na. Hey, hey, hey. Goodbye! Sayonara.’
As the impromptu chorus died down, panelist Sunny Hostin – who in the past has been criticized for pushing her progressive opinions on her more moderate colleagues like Goldberg and ex-Trump aide Alyssa Farrah Griffin – continued to kick Carlson while he was down.
‘I don’t think anyone likes to celebrate the demise of someone’s career, but he is responsible for the degradation that we see somewhat of our democracy in this country,’ the 54-year-old lawyer said.
She added joyfully: ‘And I just think, as a faithful person: Look at God. Look at God!’
The remark prompted a response from Griffin, who for a few months served as a communications director and assistant for then President Donald Trump’s offices
She brought up how Carlson’s broadcasts often contained pro-Russian talking points, leading Hostin to brazenly declare: ‘Karma doesn’t lose anyone’s address.’
