Tucker Carlson, the controversial former Fox News host who frequently featured conspiracy theories on his show, said he was interviewing Vladimir Putin. He said he is doing this because Americans should know everything about wars in which the United States is involved.
Tuesday 6 February 2024 23:38, United Kingdom
Controversial right-wing media personality Tucker Carlson says he plans to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin soon, confirming recent rumors.
It will be the first time Mr. Putin He has been interviewed by Western media since the invasion of Ukraine began.
In a video shared on X, Carlson said: Who was fired from Fox News In April of last year, he became a vocal supporter of President Putin and said he was conducting interviews to “inform” the American people.
“Not a single Western journalist has bothered to interview Vladimir Putin, the president of the other country involved in this conflict,” he said, a claim that has since been rejected by journalists covering Russia. There is.
Russian-American journalist Ars Kurmasheva and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovitch are currently being held in Russia.
Carlson said there were “numerous” meetings with the Ukrainian president. Volodymyr ZelenskyHe described it as a “push session” meant to amplify his calls for greater U.S. involvement.
“Americans have a right to know about the wars they are involved in,” he added.
He said the Ukraine war was a “man-made disaster” that changed long-standing political and trade realities around the world.
“Despite this, the English-speaking public seems to be largely unaware and thinks that nothing has actually changed and that it’s because no one is telling them the truth,” he said. .
“Their media is corrupt. They lie to their readers and viewers, mostly through omission.”
He added: “We’re not here because we love Vladimir Putin…We’re not suggesting you agree with anything Putin says in this interview, but we do recommend you watch it.” he added.
“You should know as much as possible.”
It was not clear when Putin would be interviewed, but Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on Tuesday whether there would be any future interviews.
Carlson said he also requested an interview with Zelensky.
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Who is Tucker Carlson?FOX News host known for controversial remarks
conspiracy theory
about him fox news On the show, Mr. Carlson often embraced conspiracy theories and far-right issues.
He has repeatedly questioned the effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines and likened the mandate to a “Nazi experiment.”
Although he was a success with viewers, his inflammatory comments caused some advertisers to distance themselves from the show.
In 2018, he said immigrants would make America “poorer and dirtier” and urged advertisers to boycott it.
Carlson left Fox News after parent company Fox Corp. settled a defamation lawsuit by Dominion, in which Carlson starred, for nearly $800 million.
Dominion Voting Systems alleged in its lawsuit that Carlson allowed his show to broadcast allegations of election fraud involving the voting technology company.
In messages revealed as part of the lawsuit, Carlson acknowledged that claims of voter fraud were baseless.
He also said he hated the former president “with all his heart.” donald trump – a departure from his rhetoric on the show.