Hillary Clinton brands Tucker Carlson a 'useful idiot' for interviewing Putin
Hillary Clinton has said Tucker Carlson is a "useful idiot" for interviewing Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The conservative ex-Fox News commentator is expected to publish an interview with Putin at 6pm EST (11pm GMT) today. The controversial interview is seen with suspicion as Carlson has previously sided against the provision of aid to Ukraine following Russia's invasion.
In an interview with MSNBC, Hilary Clinton said of Carlson: "If you actually read translations of what is being said on Russian media, they make fun of him …he's like a puppy dog. He says things that are not true. He parrots Vladimir Putin's pack of lies about Ukraine, so I don't see why Putin wouldn't give him an interview." She added: "I would not be surprised if he emerges with a contract with a Russian outlet, because he is a useful idiot."
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Tucker Carlson speaks to Russian fan about his interview with PutinIn the past, Tucker Carlson has widely promoted conspiracy theories and far-right rhetoric including opposing abortion care, and has sided with the disgraced former President, Donald Trump, as well as with Putin on multiple occasions. After over a decade with Fox News, Carlson was fired in April and went on to launch his own streaming service where he has been conducting controversial interviews with prominent right-wing personalities.
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In a video announcing the upcoming Putin interview this week, Carlson claimed that Western journalists had interviewed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy multiple times but could not be “bothered” to interview the Russian president. His suggestions were rejected by Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, who said the Kremlin has received many requests from large Western television channels and newspapers which, however, “take a one-sided position."
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to speak to a Western journalist for the first time since the start of the Ukraine war (Zuma Press/PA Images)Carlson’s position, Peskov said, “is in no way pro-Russian, nor pro-Ukrainian, but rather pro-American.” Peskov, told reporters during a press conference that Carlson was chosen for the interview because “he has a position which differs” from other English-language media.
The news about the interview comes as Carlson has planted himself on former President Donald Trump's side in a growing split in the Republican party over Putin and the Ukraine war.
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Trump has pushed to cut off aid to Ukraine, and the GOP majority controlling the House of Representatives has complied. While many Republicans are critical of the Russian president and his invasion, Trump and others have argued the United States has no interest helping Ukraine defend itself.
Carlson previously also interviewed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has fashioned himself into an icon for conservative populists across the globe and has been Putin's closest ally in the European Union.
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