Tucker Carlson (born May 16, 1969) is an American political news and libertarian conservative commentator for Fox News. He is a contributing editor for "The Weekly Standard". He started his television career as a political analyst for the Cable News Network (CNN) and also a host on that network, co-hosting The Spin Room and Crossfire. He left CNN in 2004. He then started hosting a show on MSNBC. Carlson co-founded "The Daily Caller", funded by Foster Friess. He currently co-hosts a weekend morning talk show on Fox News Channel.