Tucker Carlson's Son Buckley Lands High-Profile Role on J.D. Vance's Team

Mar. 15, 2025

Buckley Carlson and J.D. Vance.Photo:Legistorm; Bill Pugliano/Gett

Buckley Carlson; J.D. Vance

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Tucker Carlson’s son is joiningJ.D. Vance’s team in the Office of the Vice President.

Buckley Carlson, 28, has been hired as Vance’s deputy press secretary, sources confirmed toABC Newson Monday, Jan. 27.

The former Fox News personality’s only son has worked on Capitol Hill since 2019 — as a staff assistant, communications director, and deputy chief of staff to Indiana RepublicanJim Banks.

J.D. Vance takes the vice presidential oath of office on Jan. 20, 2025.Kevin Lamarque - Pool/Getty

J.D. Vance is sworn in as U.S. Vice President during the Inauguration of Donald J. Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.

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In 2022, Republican Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota allegedly accused Buckley of securing his Capitol Hill roles due to nepotism.

Axiosthen reported that Tucker, on a private phone call, berated Emmer for the statement.Donald Trump Jr.andMarjorie Taylor Greenereportedly came to Tucker’s aid and defended Buckley from the claim.

Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump, J.D. Vance and Mike Johnson.Chip Somodevilla/Getty

Tucker Carlson, U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump, Republican vice presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) appear on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Buckley’s father, Tucker, is a far-right media personality and has long been at the center ofa number of controversies.

Tucker has received repeated backlash, often for making unsubstantiated claims. In 2018, he suggested that immigrants make the United States “poorer anddirtier.” In 2021, he was accused of spreading election misinformation in ahigh-profile lawsuit against Fox News. In 2023, he said the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was “mostly peaceful chaos.”

Tuckerabruptly left Fox Newsin April 2023 amidtension with the network.

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Just hours after ABC confirmed Buckley’s new role, Tucker once again made headlines.

Politicoreported that the former Fox News personality claimed, without evidence, that former PresidentJoe Biden’s administration tried to kill Russian PresidentVladimir Putin.

source: people.com

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