Tucker Carlson shared why he spent 1 1/2 years reading the Bible — and holy moly. The right-wing TV personality explained to orthodox christian writer and fellow conservative Rod Dreher in a video interview published to Dreher’s YouTube channel ― fittingly on Halloween ― that the reason why he finally decided to crack open the Good Book was because he was once attacked by a “demon.” The subject was broached when Dreher asked Carlson, “Do you think the presence of evil is kickstarting people to wonder about good?” “That’s what happened to me,” Carlson said before launching into his tale.
According to the former Fox News pundit, he was attacked “while I was asleep with my wife and four dogs in the bed” and was “mauled — physically mauled” while his wife and dogs continued to sleep peacefully. When Dreher asked Carlson if he was attacked by a “demon,” Carlson replied, “Yeah, by a demon — or something unseen that left claw marks on my sides.” “I was totally confused,” Carlson continued.
“I woke up and I couldn’t breathe, and I thought I was going to suffocate, and I walked around outside, and then I walked in, and my wife and dogs had not woken up, and they’re very light sleepers.” Carlson said once back inside his home he had “these terrible pains on my rib cage and on my shoulder.” “I was just in my boxer shorts, and I went and flipped on the light in the bathroom, and I had four claw marks on either side, underneath m.