Did Tucker Carlson Say Forcing Kids To Wear Masks Outside Is ‘Child Abuse’?

Fox News host Tucker Carlson has said many controversial things in the past but his recent commentary on masks raised eyebrows and accusations that his views were dangerous. On April 25, 2021, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, he criticized mask mandates by making a number of outlandish claims on his show, “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”

One such claim was that making children wear masks outside counts as “child abuse.” In his tirade, Carlson said:

As for forcing children to wear masks outside, that should be illegal. Your response when you see...