Tucker Carlson talks distrust of Big Pharma, sobriety, future plans, and bashes Jeffrey Toobin as 'a**hole' in new interview

Tucker Carlson gave a wide-ranging interview with comedian and popular podcast host Theo Von. Carlson discussed getting sober years ago and his distrust of Big Pharma, blasted mainstream media outlets as "liars," and slammed Jeffrey Toobin.

Tucker Carlson gets sober

Carlson confessed that he used to be an alcoholic years ago, but he was able to kick the habit and get sober.

Carlson said he initially had withdrawal symptoms after he became sober.

"I just didn't know very much about addiction at all," Tucker admitted. "I quit, and all of the sudden I had withdrawal symptoms. It was shocking. My hands were shaking. I feel like I was going to freak out all of the time. Super anxious. Super, super anxious. Sweating. Heart palpitations."

A friend told Carlson that he was going through alcohol withdrawal.

"It was awful," Tucker said of quitting booze. "But then within like, I don't know, six months I felt great."

Carlson said he did not utilize any help, programs, or rehab to get sober. However, he said 12-step programs can work for a lot of people, including Robert F. Kennedy.

Carlson brands the mainstream media as 'liars'

Carlson said the mainstream media has a "job to protect the people who are in charge."

Carlson slammed the Washington Post, NBC News, and the New York Times as "liars."

"I know they're liars; I've written for all three of them," he said.

Carlson admitted that when he was a journalist in his early 20s, he was "used as a tool" for the mainstream media.

"The news media want to talk about race," Carlson opined. "That's like their main thing they want to talk about. But that's not actually an interesting conversation because you can't change your race."

Carlson declared, "I have no obligation to believe anybody. You have an obligation, if you want me to believe you, to prove what you're saying. And I have a right to ask simple, fair questions."

"And if you don't give me those answers, then I just don't believe you," he said. "And I don't have to believe you."

Tucker said his response to being called a "bad person" for not believing someone is: "'F** you,' that's my response. F*** you."

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Carlson reveals his future plans after being fired from Fox News

After parting from Fox News, Carlson said he had been "expelled from the system."

The day after "Tucker Carlson Tonight" was canceled, Elon Musk called the former Fox News host.

“Elon called me the day that my show was canceled, and I was grateful that he did," Carlson told Von.

"[Elon] said, 'I'm gonna keep the platform open, and people with differing views, whether I agree with them or not, are welcome on the platform,'" Carlson recalled. "And that's the guarantee that I wanted and needed. And so I've been super grateful. That's all I've ever wanted, by the way."

When asked about his next move, Carlson responded, "We have some plans," and added with humility that his goal is to "make things slightly better" by "trying his best."

Tucker elaborated, "I just want to tell the truth without being told not to, and I think we can."

Carlson said that he is expanding to make documentaries.

Carlson's distrust of Big Pharma

Carlson cast doubt on big pharma after the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and how nobody went to prison over the opioid crisis.

“Next time they tell me I have to take some pharma product, I'm probably going to pass," Carlson told Von – who has over 2 million subscribers on his YouTube channel.

Tucker bashes Jeffrey Toobin

Carlson did not hold back when asked about his opinion of disgraced legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin.

"Not a stupid guy, actually, I know him; I worked with him," Carlson said of Toobin. "But his desire to be on television trumps everything else."

"There's no shame that you won't bear, there's no s**t you won't eat just to be on television," Carlson declared.

"I obviously have no respect for Jeff Toobin anyway because I know him," Tucker proclaimed. "But I had even less after that."

Carlson said Toobin is "really an a**hole."

Carlson admitted that he has been an "a**hole" in the past.

Carlson also suggested that America's enemies won't make a military attack on the country but will target the electric grid.

You can watch the entire Tucker Carlson interview on the "This Past Weekend" podcast with Theo Von below.

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