Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson interviewed Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Feb. 6. The interview aired in Russia early on Friday morning. When Tucker Carlson sat down with Russian President Vladimir Putin for a more than two-hour-long interview at the Kremlin this week, both men had something to gain from the rare and highly publicized exchange.
Carlson didn't press Putin on the fact that he is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Ukraine or that he has tried to silence his domestic critics by imprisoning them or threatening to do so. When Carlson asked if he would have a better relationship with the U.S. president if there was a "new administration after Joe Biden," Putin didn't directly answer, but said he had good personal relationships with both George W. Bush and Trump."It is clear preparation for what I am sure looks forward to… Trump's bid succeeding, and him returning to the White House."
Carlson's critics accuse him of trumpeting conspiracy theories and promoting far-right ideas, including about the COVID-19 vaccines and immigration.Tucker Carlson interviews Alberta premier in CalgaryDanielle Smith did a live interview with controversial former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who is known for promoting the racist "great replacement" theory and referring to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as an authoritarian.
Throughout the week, Carlson's moves around Moscow were posted all over social media. Clips surfaced showing him at the famed Bolshoi Theatre and sampling the culinary fare at Vkusno i Tochka, Russia's rebranded version of McDonald's, which pulled out of the country after the start of the Ukraine invasion.During the interview, there were smiles and jokes.
At one point during the interview, Carlson asked Putin who blew up the Nord Stream pipeline in September 2022. Putin joked that maybe Tucker was responsible, before going on to hint that he thought the U.S. was to blame. Evan Gershkovich