The top writer for Fox News host Tucker Carlson has resigned following reports that he posted racist, sexist comments on an online forum.
Friday that the writer, Blake Neff, has been using a pseudonym for years to post on AutoAdmit, an unmoderated online platform.
The investigation alleged that Neff responded to a thread started by another user in 2018 with the subject line,"Would u let a JET BLACK congo n****er do lasik eye surgery on u for 50% off?" Neff wrote responded to the post, "I wouldn't get LASIK from an Asian for free, so no," according to CNN.
In one post, Neff said that the only people who care about changing the name of the NFL's Washington Redskins are"white libs and their university-'educated' pets." The report also alleged that Neff has maintained a"lengthy thread in which he has derided a woman and posted information about her dating life that has invited other users to mock her and invade her privacy."feature story"Anything he’s reading off the teleprompter, the first draft was written by me," Neff said in the feature story.Carlson also credited Neff in the acknowledgments of his 2018 book,"Ship of Fools."after he suggested that Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill.
"You're not supposed to criticize Tammy Duckworth in any way because she served in the military," Carlson said in the opening monologue of his Monday show."Most people just ignore her. But when Duckworth does speak in public, you're reminded of what a deeply silly and unimpressive person she is."
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