Democratic California representative Eric Svalwell shared a screenshot of a text message allegedly displayed Fox News host Tucker Carlson Call him a coward because he didn’t call Carlson.
Swalwell shared a screenshot Twitter Post published on Friday night.
“After lying to me and my family for many years, @TuckerCarlson is losing his mind and I will not return his call,” Swalwell wrote. “Sorry, Tucker, I just don’t like you. Who knows what lies he will lie next? #TuckerTantrum”.
The so-called text exchange starts with this message: “Eric, this is Tucker Carlson. Please call me at this number.”
Swalwell replied, “Tucker, I’m very hesitant to do this. You slandered my wife by mistake on Tuesday and she received a death threat. That’s too outrageous. She is a pregnant mother of a 4-year-old and a 2-year-old child. Hit me as I want. But pursue her. That’s wrong.”
In response, Carlson allegedly replied with a word: “Coward.”
In Carlson’s June 20 broadcast, the Fox News host called Svalwell “a not-so-smart third-line Democratic congressman from the East Bay” and hoped to “sell it to China.”
Carlson then stated that campaign financial records obtained by Fox News showed that Svalwell had illegally spent thousands of dollars in campaign donations for personal purposes, such as “limo rides, drinks and takeaways.” [and] High-end steakhouse. “
The Fox News host also stated that Swarovski also spent $20,000.00 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Half Moon Bay, California. Carlson said that Swarwell’s wife was an executive at that hotel.
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This kind of hotel and food expenditure is sometimes common in political campaigns. Carlson did not provide any evidence that they were actually illegal.
Carlson also mentioned that former Democratic Rep. Jesse Jackson (Jr.) was jailed in 2013 for illegally using campaign funds.However, the allegations against Jackson are between federal prosecutors and FBI The agent investigated him.
Carlson also ridiculed Svalwell’s relationship with Fang Zhouzi in 2014, Fang Zhouzi, a suspected Chinese intelligence officer, with connections to members of Congress and other local and national politicians.
The Fox News host claimed that Swarovski had sex with Fang, but he did not provide any evidence. Carlson had previously quoted an informant who asked not to be named. Svalver once said that after Svalver began to criticize the president at the time, allegations of having sex with the party began. Donald Trump. Svolvaer Said he broke the relationship In 2015, the FBI warned Fang that he had been with Fang.
“Rep. Swalwell provided the FBI with information about this man a long time ago-he met him eight years ago, and he hasn’t seen him in nearly six years -” Swalwell’s office last year Tell Axios in December.
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