Tucker Carlson launches extended sexist rant targeting Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Carlson: “It makes you wonder what would happen if one day she gained 100 pounds … we know what would happen, her political influence would evaporate instantly” Written by Media Matters Staff Published 02/18/22 9:02 PM EST Video file Citation From the February 18, 2022, edition of Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight TUCKER CARLSON (HOST): "New York Magazine" isn't ashamed to objectify Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. It makes you wonder what would happen if one day she gained 100 pounds and got eczema on her nose and forgot to trim her ear hair. We know what would happen, her political influence would evaporate instantly. She's not the leader of an ideological movement, she's a living marketing campaign.