Tucker Carlson 's shock departure from Fox News was announced over the weekend and while there's been no confirmed reason for his axing, reports have suggested that the decision came from higher up.
Tucker joined the conservative news network in 2009 as a contributor before he went on to host his own show, the Tucker Carlson Show in 2016.
Just last week he hit headlines with the highest known settlement in US media after he agreed to pay nearly $800 million to settle a defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems over false election claims.
Tucker is also facing a lawsuit filed by former guest book and Fox News producer Abby Grossberg, where she accused him of "vile sexist stereotypes".
Tucker has regularly aired his extreme right wing views on the news programme and The Mirror have rounded up some of his wildest on-air moments.
Rant about diversity
In 2018, Tucker went on a rant about diversity and how it could possibly be a strength for the new American "national motto."
He said during an Answer Me This segment on Fox News: "Can you think if, for example, other institutions like marriage or military units, in which the less people have in common the more 'cohesive' they are.
"Do you get along better with your neighbours or co-workers if you can't understand each other? Or share no common values?" he asked viewers.
Earlier this year Tucker echoed the same message and blamed "diversity, equity, and inclusion standards" imposed on Silicon Valley Bank and the nations financial sector by the Obama administration for its eventual demise.
Claims white supremacy is 'not a problem'
Just days after a Texas man allegedly killed 22 people in El Paso after complaining about a “Hispanic invasion”, Trucker took to the news channel to defend former President Trump after it was said that he "endorsed white supremacy."
Tucker used his prime-time spot to slam white supremacy as a "hoax" and stated that it's "not a real problem in America" and was blasted by viewers for his unsympathetic views.
"The whole thing is a lie, if you were to assemble a list, a hierarchy or concerns and problems in this country, where would white supremacy be on the list? It's actually not a real problem in America," he said.
"'White supremacy, that's the problem,' this is a hoax! It's a conspiracy theory used to divide the country and keep a hold on power."
'Wind power is a scam'
Tucker seemingly denied the idea of climate change and demanded that those who believed that wind power would be a promising alternative "haven't bothered to learn anything."
Wind power, which is considered a sustainable, renewable energy source and has a much smaller impact on the environment compared to burning fossil fuels, received criticism from Tucker who claimed it was a "scam" and was "making the landscape uglier."
"Solar is not a replacement for fossil fuels now or any time soon," he said in a rant. "Anyone who tells you otherwise hasn't bothered to learn anything about it that would describe most of the people pushing the Green New Deal.
"How is wind power going to heat your house when it's 30 below."
Taking aim at feminists
In April 2019, Tucker was clearly taken aback by the idea of feminists being able to be scientists in this day and age. During a chat about climate struggles, he asked: "How did we wind up with a country in which feminists do science?"
He went on to a highlight a report which states that "toxic masculinity is a driver behind climate change" and that "when men’s gender identity was threatened, they tried to reassert their masculinity through environmentally damaging choices."
However, Tucker interpreted it as: "If we want to save the environment we have to suppress men."
Mispronouncing Kamala Harris' name
Before Kamala Harris was made the Vice President of the United States, Tucker mispronounced her name during a broadcast, and when he was corrected by a guest speaker, he failed to take the lesson onboard.
"This is something that will serve you and your fellow hosts on Fox," former advisor Richard Goodstein told Tucker before sharing he correct pronunciation for Kamala's name.
Tucker replied: "So what? So now I'm disrespecting her by mispronouncing her name unintentionally? So it begins, you're not allowed to criticise Kamala Harris, or whatever!"
"I think it's out of respect! It's kind of a bare minimum" Richard hit back.
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