Tucker Carlson claims 'physically mauled' by demon while at Fox News
'Ephesians 6 is real,' Carlson tells CP
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson confirmed to The Christian Post that he believes he was attacked by a demonic spirit in his bed while he was still employed at the network.
"Ephesians 6 is real," Carlson told The Christian Post, referencing the chapter in the New Testament that teaches mankind is engaged in warfare "against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places."
Carlson also told CP that the alleged demonic attack that left him bloodied took place on Feb. 20, 2023, two months before he was unceremoniously fired from Fox News, though he added that God "wins in the end."
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In a clip posted by the “Christianities?” YouTube channel, footage of Carlson went viral on X Thursday, during which he claimed he had "a direct experience" with supernatural evil.
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After First Things Foundation director John Heers asked if "the presence of evil is kickstarting people to wonder about the good," Carlson replied, "That’s what happened to me."
Carlson claimed that he was attacked in his bed at night by what he assumed was a demonic entity.
"I got attacked while I was asleep with my wife and four dogs and mauled, physically mauled," he said.
"In a spiritual attack by a demon?" Heers asked.
"Yeah, by a demon," Carlson replied. "Or by something unseen that left claw marks on my sides."
Carlson said after he inspected his body following the attack, he "had four claw marks on either side underneath my arms and on my left shoulder, and they’re bleeding."
Carlson said the physical marks from the attack remain, and that it pressed him to read the Bible.
When asked if he believes God allowed the demonic attack, Carlson said, "I have no idea what happened. No one has to believe me, I don’t care, but that happened to me."
Carlson also noted that he called an Evangelical friend after the incident, who explained to him that such incidents can occur.
"That happens, people are attacked in their bed by demons," Carlson's friend told him, to which he replied, "What are you even talking about?"
Since his ouster from Fox News, Carlson has been outspoken about what he claims is the spiritual nature of the battle afflicting the country.
"This is not flesh and blood at all," he told an audience last March in Fort Worth, Texas.
Carlson's claims about his demonic attack come weeks after former Fox News host Glenn Beck torched Fox News as a source of spiritual evil during a conversation with Carlson in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Three months after Carlson was fired, Beck exposed that the Fox Corporation was willing to match employee donations to The Satanic Temple, though the company pulled the nonprofit from their giving portal after The Blaze broke the story.
A source with knowledge told Vanity Fair that former Fox Corporation Co-Chair Rupert Murdoch was especially upset by Carlson's speech at the Heritage Foundation's 50th anniversary gala just three days before he was fired, during which he presented the nation's political battles in spiritual terms of good versus evil.
Murdoch, who reportedly broke off his engagement with his fiancé shortly after she called Carlson "a messenger from God," found Carlson's speech "too extreme," according to the source.
Jon Brown is a reporter for The Christian Post. Send news tips to jon.brown@christianpost.com
