Notorious former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has conducted an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin – the reason for his visit to Moscow – and said he has requested an interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Source: an announcement by Carlson and video message on tuckercarlson.com; Newsweek

Quote: “We’re in Moscow tonight. We’re here to interview the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin. We’ll be doing that soon.”

Details: Carlson said he had been preparing for the interview with Putin for several months.

The former TV presenter said that it would be posted on his website. He also noted that Elon Musk had promised not to block this interview with Putin on X (Twitter).

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    9 months ago

    I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Tucker Carlson is a traitor and a Russian asset.

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    9 months ago

    The only way this might be worth Zelenskyy‘s time is if he silently beats Carlson to a bloody pulp.

    The man has REAL problems to deal with. He doesn’t need to be “interviewed” by some fascist bootlicker.

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      If I were Zelensky, I’d only allow Tucker to visit if he went to a specific location, was stripped completely naked, cavity searched and then brought, blindfolded, to an undisclosed location.

      And then I’d still do the interview over Zoom.

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        9 months ago

        I like your thinking but I would send him to the front lines instead to interview the commanders in the trenches and make him see what Russia is really doing up close and personal.

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      9 months ago

      You know Tucker will whine about it endlessly if he can’t get an interview. And also if he can.

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      9 months ago

      I would bet that Fucker Carlson didn’t actually ask for an interview with Zelensky, but just says he did so he can get “denied” and have a rant about who the real nazis are…

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      9 months ago

      We then will need Jon Stewart to run against him, to wipe the floor with him. Again.

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        9 months ago

        Yea you’re not wrong. The Republicans are playing the long game here. They’re really getting involved with the youth, I mean just look at rumble for example and whatever other medium they’ve been using. The Democrats are virtually non-existent it feels like on the social networking side of things or maybe it’s just the Right is obnoxiously loud. It’s scary man, if they can mobilize and weaponize the younger demographic voters then what does that spell for the short term (2028) or even the longer term when their ideals are fully cemented and are less likely to be swayed unless a serious upheaval happens.

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          I just can’t believe the left’s strategy of being holier than thou Karens that ain’t half as smart as they think they are, and covering that with moral outrage meant to dissuade anyone from thinking too critically, has backfired.

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      Tucker Carlson is like Ted Cruz or Ron DeSantis; they can be propped up by right-wing propaganda but when it comes down to actually needing to deal with people they are so fundamentally and viscerally unlikable that they can’t win anything outside of safe Republican spaces.

      Even the people who like Tucker Carlson’s shtick don’t like Tucker Carlson.

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    “The former TV presenter said that it would be posted on his website. **He also noted that Elon Musk had promised not to block this interview with Putin on X (Twitter).” **

    Of course he will; they coordinated this together. Now I’m not claiming I have proof of this, but tell me this doesn’t smell 97% probable.

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    9 months ago

    I hope they’re meeting in a skyscraper so Tuck Tuck can get a good view of Moscow.

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    9 months ago

    Maybe while travelling from Russia to Ukraine, he’ll become a casualty of a genocidal invasion he supports.

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    Inb4 Tucker Carlson dies in the next few weeks, and everyone in close contact with him suffers serious illness, all in an attempt to get at Zelenski.

    Check your underwear, Carlson, that’s more of a risk to you than any window.

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      9 months ago

      Think Carlson will put a GPS in his ass so Putin can get coordinates on Zelenskyy?

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        9 months ago

        That’s what Carlson heard them say, but he didn’t see what it was they put up there forcefully and repeatedly.

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    9 months ago

    Well, he is probably trying to get Putin to invade Canada, because he couldn’t get the US to do it.

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    9 months ago

    I know it would probably start world war 3 but it might be worth it to just bomb Moscow. He’s that much of a tit.

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      If you think the Tucson isn’t interviewing Putin to show his “good” side, then you don’t know the Republicans.

      It would shock, but not surprise me if this interview comes out and all it’s nothing but softball questions and avoidance of the war crimes Putin is committing.

      Putin wouldn’t agree to be interviewed if it were anything but that.

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        9 months ago

        I’m going to be shocked if this interview is anything other than Russian propaganda.

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          I wonder if there will be a couple Putin-approved “vaguely possibly anti-Putin” talking points allowed, for the sole purpose of avoiding that (obviously true) accusation. So the Fox News heads can say “Tucker has the balls to stand up to Putin, it’s not propaganda!”, and Putin still wins.