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).

    • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.caEnglish
      472·
      2 years ago

      He’s not an idiot. He knows exactly what he’s doing.

          • Joelk111@lemmy.worldEnglish
            12·
            2 years ago

            His history is really interesting. He wasn’t always a raging republican. He realized it worked and got views though, so here we are. I’d highly reccommend watching Some More News’ video on the guy, it’s interesting and kinda funny in all of the depressing ways.

            • TherouxSonfeir@lemm.eeEnglish
              3·
              2 years ago

              A lot of these extreme “center” (ahem) media personalities are simply doing it for views. Boggles my noggin.

      • Yer Ma@lemm.eeEnglish
        4·
        2 years ago

        He can be an idiot and still be self aware

      • RGB3x3@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        Useful to Putin. Not the rest of the world.

        • sic_semper_tyrannis@feddit.chEnglish
          16·
          2 years ago

          Whatever the commenter deems it’s definition, I would like to hear why they said he’s an idiot

          • nogooduser@lemmy.worldEnglish
            11·
            2 years ago

            They said that he was a “useful idiot” which has a specific meaning.

            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Useful_idiot

            A useful idiot is a person perceived as propagandizing for a cause—particularly a bad cause originating from a devious, ruthless source—without fully comprehending the cause’s goals, and who is cynically being used by the cause’s leaders.

            • sic_semper_tyrannis@feddit.chEnglish
              12·
              2 years ago

              Thank you. That would make the most sense. Would still be nice to hear the commentor’s reasons