Podcast host and political commentator Tucker Carlson has long been known for raising eyebrows by making controversial statements.

Yet in an uncharacteristic reversal, the media personality moved this week to apologize for some recent remarks.  

Carlson's suicide comments spark controversy

According to the Daily Caller, Carlson walked back a series of statements he made about former Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney during an interview with fellow podcaster Megyn Kelly.

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Tucker refused to criticize Cheney in death, but he did give him style points: “Good shot when he wasn’t drinking.”

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"[Dick Cheney] raised a really repulsive daughter, which I think is bad… And if I had a daughter like Liz Cheney -- I don’t believe in suicide -- but I would consider it," Carlson asserted.

Liz Cheney is the youngest daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, who passed away earlier this month at the age of 84.

"It's kind of hard to believe I said that"

However, the Daily Caller noted that Carlson expressed remorse for those comments during Wednesday's episode of The Tucker Carlson Show.

"I said that her father would be ashamed of her, and if I had a daughter like that, I’d probably kill myself, which is an awful thing to say. It’s kind of hard to believe I said that," the host said.

"But in my mind, I was thinking of all the people I dislike, Liz Cheney would probably be at the top of the list," Carlson acknowledged.

"Because we disagree so profoundly, I told myself, clearly, I must have told myself that you can say anything you want about Liz Cheney," he continued. 

Carlson: "I'm sorry to Liz Cheney"

"She's not really human. You can say anything you want, including something really awful and nasty, like if I was her dad, I would kill myself. Who thinks like that? Who talks like that? Well, I did," Carlson admitted.

"And so I just want to say I’m sorry to Liz Cheney, and I mean that too. I mean that. I shouldn’t have said that," he went on to add. 

The Daily Caller noted that Carlson has previously attacked Cheney for allegedly lying about the Jan. 6 unrest on Capitol Hill.

He also excoriated the former Republican representative over her decision last year to endorse then-Vice President Kamala Harris in her run for the White House.