Cold and short, the announcement of FOX firing Carlson, as broadcast. They did not even indicate whether the doorknob got him on the way out.

 Link.

Over the weekend they must have cancelled his computer network access, and it is unclear whether security put personal items into a cardboard box for his convenience. 

With Tucker out, will the man with the ax replace him? Just throwing the idea out, for consideration. Not aiming at any target. Hegseth looks enough like Carlson, talks like him, who knows? He is now in Tennessee where he can run against Rand Paul. Pete as a new Tucker, remember you read the thought first at DevCrabgrass.

The Chatbot gave me two links when asked, "is there any news about pete Hegseth's future at FOX news?"

I found a recent article on Fox News that says there has been no public indication that Pete Hegseth is leaving the network¹. However, he was absent from the most recent set of weekend shows on Fox & Friends and the reasons for his absence are not entirely clear².

I hope that helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.

Received message. I found a recent article on Fox News that says there has been no public indication that Pete Hegseth is leaving the network. However, he was absent from the most recent set of weekend shows on Fox & Friends and the reasons for his absence are not entirely clear. I hope that helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.

Learn more:

1. distractify.com2. hitc.com3. foxnews.com

So, check the links. Is Pete AWOL from FOX these days? Are Rupert and son making a clean sweep? Or might Pete be the new Tucker as Tucker was the new Bill O. Thug nation, enough attention. Time to move on.

It's like a daytime soap opera, with Dominion satisfied and likely watching. 

________UPDATE_________

A day later, Tuesday, 4/25/2023, when thinking about the FOX eight hundred million defamation settlement struck with Dominion, and the soon following dismissal of Carlson, and thinking of Hegseth in parallel to Carlson, it seemed natural to ask the ChatGPT news summarizer, "can you find things Pete Hegseth said during broadcasts about whether Trump won the election but was cheated?"

The returned item:

I found an article on HuffPost¹ that reports on an interview between Pete Hegseth and Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) where Talarico asked Hegseth if Donald Trump lost the 2020 election and he dodged the question. Another article on Salon² also reports on this interview where Hegseth refused to admit that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election when asked by Talarico.

I hope this helps!

Received message. I found an article on HuffPost that reports on an interview between Pete Hegseth and Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) where Talarico asked Hegseth if Donald Trump lost the 2020 election and he dodged the question. Another article on Salon also reports on this interview where Hegseth refused to admit that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election when asked by Talarico. I hope this helps!

Learn more:

1. huffpost.com2. salon.com3. mediaite.com

The links seem helpful, in speculating whether Hegseth may be solidly still a FOX darling, or whether he may suffer the same fate that befell Carlson. In effect, the question is whether FOX is concerned about reining in its commentators to avoid further lawsuits draining the fisc. Some reporting has mentioned Hegseth's tie to Koch efforts, and his being friendly with Donald Trump. 

With Trump having an open second spot on the ticket now, should he be the Republican 2024 nominee, who knows, Hegseth might find his future taking a turn.

Remote as that thought might seem, asking ChatGPT "Has Pete Hegseth publicly said or implied he has ambition to run for office?"

The reply:

I found an article on Wikipedia¹ that states that Pete Hegseth is an Army National Guard officer and former executive director of political advocacy groups Vets For Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America. The latter, a conservative advocacy group funded by the Koch brothers, advocates greater privatization of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

I also found an article on The Family Nation² that reports that he was a close aide to Trump, his family, and Republican Party as a whole.

I hope this helps!

Received message. I found an article on Wikipedia that states that Pete Hegseth is an Army National Guard officer and former executive director of political advocacy groups Vets For Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America. The latter, a conservative advocacy group funded by the Koch brothers, advocates greater privatization of the Department of Veterans Affairs. I also found an article on The Family Nation that reports that he was a close aide to Trump, his family, and Republican Party as a whole. I hope this helps!

Learn more:

1. en.wikipedia.org2. thefamilynation.com3. thenetline.com4. politifact.com

Simply using the query-response capability of the chatbot, as a form of websearch, there are links returned. Readers who care can follow them.

The guess here is that FOX is not yet finished in reining in their commentators, where firing the key figure is sending a message through the ranks, at least, even if no more heads roll.