Fox News called Bailey's actions "inexcusable."
"Ambushing Tucker Carlson while he is in a store with his family is totally inexcusable — no public figure should be accosted regardless of their political persuasion or beliefs simply due to the intolerance of another point of view," a spokesperson for Fox News wrote in an email to the
Washington Examiner.
The fly fishing store, Dan Bailey's Outdoor Company, said that Bailey "has no affiliation with our business, other than he shares the same name as our founder, who passed away in 1982."
"To be clear, we treat every customer equally and respectfully," the store added. "Our staff was professional and cordial to Mr. Carlson, as we are with all of our customers."