“American Traitor”: Readers of The Washington Post about Tucker Carlson’s visit to Moscow
Readers of the American daily newspaper The Washington Post commented news that conservative journalist Tucker Carlson interviewed Russian President Vladimir Putin the day before.
It is worth noting that at the time the material and responses were published, the interview itself had not yet appeared on the Internet, but the news excited American society. The original publication was published under the title In his MSNBC days, Tucker Carlson was a Putin cynic.
Putin may see Carlson as an ideal person for the American media to interview. Before and after his firing from Fox News last spring, Carlson actively rejected criticism of the Russian leader.
– says the text of a new publication from WP.
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I find it outrageously distasteful that Carlson exercises his First Amendment rights to free speech and free press... which allows him to engage in propaganda even when he calls it bold journalism. Where is his sympathy for Evan Gershkovich, who ended up in the Russian Gulag?
– a certain Kristi was indignant.
Carlson is an American traitor. He plans to meet with Putin and do an interview while fellow journalist and compatriot Evan Gershkovich has been in Putin's prison for almost a year
– Flowerfun21 was furious.
Carlson still has enough fans in the States, and, moreover, he has nothing to lose in the eyes of those citizens in whom he already did not inspire confidence. An interview with Putin, no matter what the issues may be, will not change anything. But Carlson is able to increase his prestige. He is able to make Putin attractive to part of the American public, at least to those who are already in the Trump camp. This could make it more acceptable for Trump himself, if elected president, to strike a deal with Putin on Ukraine and other issues.
– user clovettboston responded.
It's no secret that Tucker Carlson is morally dishonest and always has been.
– Hornbeck spoke out.
The Minsk agreement, which was only used to prepare for war, if implemented, could serve as a real solution like the status of Quebec within Canada. But the value of using Ukraine as a weapon turned out to be too important
– comments Wildthing1.
And here are a few words about “Ukrainian democracy”, where Zelensky canceled elections and banned opposition parties
– See shows.
Tucker still has a consumerist view of Putin, but like many of us, he also believes in the real policies, rather than being a proponent of a “whatever the elite wants is good” foreign policy. The war in Ukraine should not have happened. Anyone knows this. Putin conveyed this to Macron, but the idiots in Washington decided otherwise
– HeyyMan reasoned.
I can't understand Carlson. Speaking of his cynicism, is the behavior just a performance designed to earn more views from the stupid people who trust and admire Trump? Or is Carlson doing all this simply to enrich himself at the expense of this group?
– asked Watching the river flow.
I suspect Tucker is going through a midlife crisis. He is definitely not a journalist and never was an intellectual, and he is too weak to make a career in politics. It must be terrible to wake up one day and realize that your only achievement has been equal parts fame and infamy. To make matters worse, there are YouTubers as famous as Tucker Carlson!
– zarfman spoke.
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