Tucker Carlson ticks off Disney with protest coverage; ‘The Mouse’ scurries away with ad dollars

Fox News star Tucker Carlson is officially persona non grata with “The Mouse” over recent coverage of George Floyd protests.

Disney/ABC has pulled ads for his popular show, joining T-Mobile in distancing itself from the conservative pundit after he told viewers that rabid left-wing ideologues, for all intents and purposes, will “come for you” over principled disagreements on race politics.

“[This protest news cycle] is definitely not about black lives,” Mr. Carlson said shortly after the May 25 death of Mr. Floyd during an arrest by Minneapolis police. “And remember that when they come for you — and at this rate, they will.”

An ABC spokesperson told the entertainment website Deadline that ABC advertisements ran on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” this year “without our knowledge by third-party media buyers who were unaware that we do not advertise on the show, and they have now been notified not to place any further ads.”

Disney CEO Bob Chapek also stressed to employees that “now more than ever is the time for us all to further strengthen our commitment to diversity and inclusion everywhere,” Deadline reported.

Fox issued a statement to The Washington Times confirming that “all national ads and revenue from Carlson’s show have moved to other programs and FOX News hasn’t lost any revenue overall. …  ABC had ads earlier in the year and they pulled. So no one was ticked off.”

Deutsche Telekom AG-owned T-Mobile’s departure statement read: “We haven’t run ads on Tucker Carlson Tonight since early May and have canceled all future placements.”

“Bye-bye Tucker Carlson! #BlackLivesMatter,” added T-Mobile’s CEO Mike Sievert.

A Fox News representative, however, told Business Insider that Mr. Tucker’s commentary was “referring to Democratic leaders and inner-city politicians.”

Editor’s Note: This story was updated to reflect Fox’s assertion that no one at Disney was “ticked off” and that ads were moved to other programming.