In an interview with the New York Times on Sunday, Wallace is believed to have made his first public statements about why he left his perennial home in the media. Wallace claimed that Fox News changed the months after Donald Trump’s defeat in 2020. He was also surprised by Fox presenter Tucker Carlson for the Jan. 6 uprising and annoyed by Carlson’s documentary, Patriot Purge who defended the uprising. As a result, “I no longer felt comfortable programming at Fox,” Wallace said. “Previously, I discovered that it was an environment in which I could do my job and feel good about joining Fox,” Wallace said of his time on the network. “And from November 2020, that just became unsustainable, more and more unsustainable as time went on.” Wallace claims that he refused to renew his contract as a presenter of “Fox News Sunday” and will now withdraw his own daily interview show for CNN +, “Who’s talking to Chris Wallace?” “I’m good with the opinion: a conservative view, a liberal opinion,” Wallace said. “But when people start questioning the truth – Who won the 2020 election? Was January 6 an uprising? – I found it unsustainable. “I spent a lot of time in 2021 looking to see if there was a different place to do my job,” he added. Wallace’s new show will allow him to get away from the political rhythm a bit. The first guests include actor William Shatner, former Disney CEO Bob Iger, and songwriter Judy Collins. In the first episodes, he discusses space travel with “Star Trek” actor William Sutner, asks former Disney boss Bob Iger about his meeting with the Pope, and at one point sings a duet with singer Judy Collins. Wallace’s new show airs at 6 p.m. from Monday to Thursday.
