National Carlson’s text that alarmed Fox leaders: ‘It’s not how white men fight’ The message played a role in the company’s decision to settle with Dominion for $787.5 million, the highest known payout in a defamation case. Tucker Carlson, host of Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News, speaks during AmericaFest at Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, on Dec. 17, 2022. Rebecca Noble/The New York Times A text message sent by Tucker Carlson that set off a panic at the highest levels of Fox on the eve of its billion-dollar defamation trial showed its most popular host sharing his private, inflammatory...