Tucker Carlson hosted an interview with Bill O’Reilly as counter-programming to the second 2024 Republican Presidential debate. During the conversation, O’Reilly accused Carlson of never asking him for advice. Carlson quickly shared that O’Reilly’s comments were inaccurate.

During a discussion about the future of cable news, Carlson asked O’Reilly if he gave new Fox News primetime host Jesse Watters — who previously worked under O’Reilly — any advice before he began hosting the 7:00 PM ET timeslot.

The guest then shared that he only gives advice when asked, before turning his attention to the host saying “You yourself have never asked me for advice”.

“That’s totally false,” replied Carlson. “I schlepped to your office. When I took over for Greta Van Susteren, I waited in the anteroom of your office. In fact (Roger) Ailes told me ‘Go kiss O’Reilly’s ass’, and that’s the first thing I did.”

“What did I tell you?” questioned Bill O’Reilly.

“You said ‘It’s a very treacherous business. Mind your own business. Stay in your own lane. Do your thing’,” Carlson reminisced.

“I thought that was good advice,” O’Reilly admitted.

“Yes, I thought it was great advice,” said Tucker Carlson.

“I’m sorry. I’m old now. I forget things,” joked O’Reilly.

According to publicly available analytics from X, Carlson’s interview with O’Reilly has garnered more than 11 million views.

CNN will try a second time to have a streaming service after the short-lived CNN+ didn’t go as planned. The network launched its new streaming hub, CNN Max, on Thursday. 

Furthermore, CNN Max will only be available on Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming platform Max, even though it is still in Beta. CNN Max borrows heavily from its existing linear networks, CNN U.S. and CNN International; unlike the first attempt, the network launched a streaming service.

“CNN Max is part of an open beta for news that will enable experimentation and learnings with product features, content offerings, and original storytelling, all with the input and feedback from the Max community,” the press release said.

“This new 24/7 streaming service will bring the immediacy and value of global breaking news with top analysis, context, and reporting across all the biggest stories in the world to the Max streaming audience and enhance the product with the convenience of viewing news at anytime, anywhere, and on your preferred screen.”

The new streaming platform won’t rely solely on what’s on their linear networks. CNN Max will create original news content with anchors like Amara Walker, Fredricka Whitefield, Jim Acosta, Rahel Solomon, and Jim Sciutto.

A new book by Michael Wolff investigates what it alleges is the “downfall” of Fox News. The content of the publication has struck a chord with former Fox News host Greta Van Susteren.

In a post to X, the current Newsmax host shared she had begun reading The Fall: The End of Fox News and the Murdoch Empire by Wolff, and was saddened by its contents.

“When I left Fox 7+ yrs ago, I was stunned to read that a huge ‘drama’ had been going on in NYC headquarters (I worked in DC Bureau),” Van Susteren wrote. “And now I am an hour into (Michael Wolff’s) new book and stunned to hear what has gone on since I left. Very disappointing. I enjoyed my time there reporting and now it has so many more problems. Never ends. Very sad for those committed to doing journalism there.”

Greta Van Susteren worked at Fox News from 2002 until September 2016, when she resigned abruptly, saying the network “has not felt like a home for many years”.

Wolff’s book has come under fire in recent days. The author claims the entirety of its content is credibly sourced. However, reports claim that the contents were never fact-checked with Fox News or Fox Corp.

Additionally, Wolff has claimed he reached out to all the major players involved in the book, but both Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham have privately contended they were never contacted. Wolff also claimed that Tucker Carlson revealed to him that 2024 Presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) kicked his dog during a dinner at the former cable news host’s home. Carlson has vehemently denied making any such accusation.