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A self-described left-wing Antifa group posted videos of a mob outside the Washington, D.C., Fox News' Tucker Carlson Wednesday evening, chanting, "Tucker Carlson, we will fight. We know where you sleep at night. "
Smash Racism, D.C. The Sen.Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and his wife inside a restaurant during Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
The group posted on Facebook that Carlson spreads "fear into our homes," and said it.
"Every night we remind you that we are not safe. They also chanted, "Racist s — bag, leave town."
The post was later removed.
Carlson, host of "Tucker Carlson Tonight," was not home at the time. He said his wife, Susie, was home alone and heard from the kitchen. She called the police and locked herself into a pantry, he said. His brother – who lives close by – on the same time as law enforcement.
The host said activists rang his doorbell, broke out of his house and protested him.
D.C. font did not immediately respond to a Fox News email early Thursday.
Carlson said he was at the Fox News office in Washington working on his opening monologue when neighbors texted him about the concussion outside his home. His wife of 22 years did not want to contact him because he did not want to distract him before he went on air, he said.
The group eventually scattered. It was unclear if there were any arrests. Carlson said the group posted online at his home address of his brother and his college educator roommate, Neil Patel, who co-founded the Daily Caller with Carlson.
Carlson said that he is used to being confronted with the subject of victimization, but he said his wife and his children should not be exposed to aggression while at home.
"Here's the problem, I have four children," he said by phone. "I never thought twice about leaving home alone, but this is the reaction of this group does not like my TV show."
Twitter reportedly removed a photo of Carlson's home address that was posted by the group. Smash Racism DC's account was suspended early Thursday.
Brit Hume, a Fox News commentator, took to Twitter to denounce the protest as "revolting, and frightening."
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