Chris Wallace says working at Fox News became 'increasingly unsustainable' after the 2020 election

The veteran journalist Chris Wallace, who left Fox News last December after 18 years, said in a recent interview that working at the network after the 2020 presidential election became unsustainable.

In an interview published Sunday with The New York Times, the long-time Fox News Sunday anchor and current CNN+ anchor talked about how he had developed a reputation as a fair, but tough interviewer who was seen as a moderate voice among a loud crowd.

He told The Times that he was fine with conservative and liberal opinions. Was January 6 an insurrection?

I spent a lot of the year looking to see if there was a better place for me to work.

Wallace talked about the changes that took place at Fox after Donald Trump lost the election.

Chris Stirewalt, the Fox News politics editor, was fired after the network. Stirewalt was the on-air face of the network who projected that Arizona would be won by Biden in the 2020 presidential election. Biden won the state by less than 11,000 votes.

Fox cut their 7 pm newscast and elevated Tucker Carlson, a controversial conservative host.

Wallace told The Times that he expressed his reservations to Fox News leaders about Carlson's Fox Nation streaming documentary, which alleged that the January 6 riot at the US Capitol was a false flag operation.

He told the newspaper that before, he could do his job and feel good about his involvement at Fox.

He said that he no longer felt comfortable with the programming at Fox.

Wallace told The Times that some people may wonder why he didn't leave before the election.

He said that some people might have drawn the line earlier or at a different point. I can understand where someone would say that you were a slow learner.

A request for comment was not immediately responded to by Fox News.

Wallace's new interview show, Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?, is part of CNN's new streaming platform, which has given him the opportunity to deviate from strictly covering political news.

He told The Times that he wanted to get out of politics.

He talked about his enthusiasm for CNN+ and its news format, which is less rigid than hosting a national cable news program.

He told the newspaper that Wolf Blitzer starts at 6:59 pm.

In the first few episodes of his show, Wallace speaks with William Shatner and even showcases his voice with Judy Collins.