Right-wing American anchor Tucker Carlson interviews Vladimir Putin. Even before publication, false statements are criticized — even by the Kremlin.
MOSCOW – Despite heavy criticism on social media, American right-wing anchor Tucker Carlson has interviewed Russian President Vladimir Putin. Even before the interview was published, Carlson's statements were contradicted — even from within the Kremlin.
As Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed, President Vladimir Putin granted an interview to American TV anchor Tucker Carlson on Tuesday (Feb. 6) — the first by an American journalist since the war in Ukraine began nearly two years ago. Peskov said Putin agreed to the Carlson interview because the former Fox News anchor's approach differed from the “one-sided” coverage of the Ukraine conflict by many Western news networks.
Russia Criticizes US Media as “Extraordinarily One-Sided” – Carlson Doesn't Change Story
“As for the collective West, the main network media, TV channels and major newspapers can in no way boast that they are at least trying to be impartial in their reporting,” Peskov said on Wednesday (February 7). At a press conference. All of these media “take an unusually one-sided stance,” so “there's certainly no desire to associate with such media, it just doesn't make sense.”
Russian state media were so impressed that they covered Carlson's visit extensively. Vladimir Solovyov, one of the country's top TV presenters, said the interview would break the “blockade and existing narrative” in Western media. Carlson is afraid of not conforming to this narrative.
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When the plan was announced, the talk show host told a similar story: Because most Americans don't tell the truth and the media is corrupt, Tucker Carlson explained in a statement on the online site X on Monday (February 5). (Formerly: Twitter) Distributed video. With the interview, he wants to make sure that all Americans can form their own opinion, free and full-length, without the “ugly government propaganda” under US President Joe Biden. Not in Russia because he loves Vladimir Putin, but because he loves America.
Who is Tucker Carlson?
Tucker Carlson is an American television host, political commentator, author and journalist. He is known for his right-wing and strong conservative views and has worked in various forms of media. He was the longtime host of the political talk show “Tucker Carlson Tonight” on the conservative news channel. Fox News. In April, Fox News fired Carlson and the executive producer of his evening show without reason.
Carlson is considered a leading voice of “white grievance politics”—the negative reaction of some whites to the advancement of other ethnic groups in terms of rights and economic opportunities and their growing cultural equality and political self-determination. He is known for bringing right-wing extremist ideas into the mainstream conversation. He has spread conspiracy theories about “population transfer”, Covid-19, an attack on the US capital and alleged Ukrainian bioweapons. Carlson's comments — including slurs he made on air between 2006 and 2011 (which resurfaced in 2019) — have sometimes been described as racist and sexist and have led to “Tucker Carlson Tonight” promotional boycotts.
He added that Western journalists spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky several times, but did not hesitate to question Putin. “Not a single Western journalist has attempted to interview Vladimir Putin, the president of the other country involved in the conflict,” Carlson said.
Tucker Carlson speaks out against the media — even Putin's spokesman denies it
This claim was promptly rejected by X; Many journalists called it a lie. On Wednesday, even Peskov contradicted himself and clarified that the claim was false: “We are receiving many requests for an interview with the president,” Peskov said. This also applies to Western TV channels and newspapers.
Carlson's X video now has a “social note” under it, an opportunity for users to point out misleading or incorrect information. According to Carlson, the interview with Putin was due to be released at 6pm US East Coast Time – which is Friday night German time. (tpn)
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