Tucker Carlson asked a brutal question about supporting Putin

Tucker Carlson gleefully argued with the Australian press during a question-and-answer session he posted online on Wednesday.

The hour-long battle was also posted on the Carlons website and begins with Paul Sakkal of Sydney Morning Herald questioning fired Fox News host about his affinity for Russians Vladimir Poutine.

The media can be extremely negative, so it's nice to hear uplifting comments about our country, Sakkal has started to adopt a positive tone.

I appreciate you anticipating my question about President Putin, Sakkal added as Carlson made mocking noises about how scary the Russian dictator was. I think you did it strategically because you knew that's what we would ask for.

He's that bad, Carlson scoffed, did he make you take the Covid vaccine? No, he didn't.

Sakkal hit back, Covid shot likely saved tens of millions.

Oh yeah. Yeah, I'm probably definitely safe and effective. See why everyone loves media? Carlson scoffed.

It's like a time capsule, Carlson continued, chastising Sakkal, adding: It's like you're the last Japanese soldier on Okinawa. Do you think the war continues? No, it didn't save millions of lives. It's OK. Sorry. I'm sorry. I'm rude.

Sakkal asked if he could finally ask his question and replied: I'm interested in your position on Putin. The many people in this crowd who would love a conservative prime minister in this country like John Howard, Tony Abbottmore traditional right-wingers like Boris JohnsonAustralian Liberals, some of whom are in the crowd, are fiercely anti-Putin.

They think he is a reprehensible character who does not believe in the values ​​of conservatism, like the rule of law and democracy, which give us the freedoms we enjoy in our country. This interests me. Do you feel any shame or regret for being labeled a useful idiot? And after your interview, Vladimir Putin himself said in Russian media that he was surprised at the weakness of your questions. And he also said you were wrong when you said no other reporter asked to interview him, and he said that wasn't true, Sakkal added as Carlson interrupted.

I thought you were describing Putin as a psychopathic liar, and yet now you're taking his word for it. I mean, let me…

Firstly, I am stuck on the idea that Boris Johnson is a right winger. Do you know Boris Johnson? I do. Boris Johnson is a criminal buffoon who, like so many others who claim to love Ukraine, is single-handedly responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian men in this war that Ukraine cannot win.

And I would just like to refer you to Wikipedia. How many more people does Russia have than Ukraine? Do you know? 100 million. And in a country where this figure is relevant, it is not possible for Ukraine to beat Russia. The best they can do is move toward peace. This is known, in particular by Zelensky, who wanted it since the first days of this conflict, and by Boris Johnson, on the orders of the Biden administration, which closed its doors.

And this is not a disputed fact. It is a fact recognized by everyone that it has now been almost two years since the peace negotiations were interrupted and Ukraine was completely destroyed. And now Zelensky has passed a law allowing foreign companies to own land there. So tell me what Ukraine will look like in 30 years, when it will be completely owned by Blackrock and multinational corporations, and its population will not be Ukrainian? All right. So, the tragedy of what happened in Ukraine orchestrated by Western powers, including your government, and I hope that you feel shame and that, under the leadership of my government, I shame.

Putin gave a long speech before invading Ukraine, in which he made clear that he considered Ukraine a part of Russia and pledged to rebuild a greater Russia starting with Ukraine.

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