Joe Kent was an election-denying candidate for Washington's third congressional district in 2022, and ended up losing his race. Kent embraced far-right politics in the race, appearing frequently on Infowars, Steve Bannon's podcast, and even a QAnon show. He's made multiple appearances on Carlson's Fox News show.
Tucker Carlson: “The CIA is all over domestic politics – they clearly took out Joe Kent in Washington state”
Joe Kent was a far-right Republican who lost his race in Washington
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From the December 13, 2022 edition of The Tulsi Gabbard Show, posted to YouTube
TULSI GABBARD (HOST): Is it true before you got into journalism you were thinking about joining the CIA?
TUCKER CARLSON (GUEST): Yes.
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CARLSON: I wanted an interesting life, that's the main thing that I wanted out of life. I never was interested in money, I had the privilege of not being interested in money because I didn't grow up in a family where we were worried about money so I just never thought about money.
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CARLSON: I didn't think the CIA was a sinister force, it never occurred to me the CIA might be playing a role in domestic politics, like that was insane. First of all, it's illegal. Now, the CIA is all over domestic politics – they clearly took out Joe Kent in Washington state I think. And a lot of other ways they are tampering with our democracy.