Tucker Carlson,  known for his controversial stances, recently faced a heated exchange with a reporter in Australia over his views on Russian President Vladimir Putin. Carlson, who is currently on a speaking tour in Australia, was confronted by Sydney Morning Herald political correspondent Paul Sakkal. Sakkal asked if Carlson felt "any shame" about being labeled a "useful idiot" for Putin due to his sympathetic commentary towards the Russian leader.

 

 

Carlson's tour in Australia includes appearances with notable and controversial figures such as Clive Palmer, a mining billionaire-turned-politician. In a video clip posted by Carlson on X, the confrontation with Sakkal began with the reporter barely able to start his question before Carlson interjected. Sakkal had only managed to mention President Putin before Carlson sarcastically repeated the name, mocking the question and shifting the conversation to the COVID-19 vaccines. When Sakkal defended the vaccines, stating they saved millions of lives, Carlson scoffed at the idea and mocked the media for promoting such views.

 

Despite Sakkal's attempts to continue his question without interruption, Carlson repeatedly cut him off with derisive comments. When Sakkal finally got to ask his full question, he noted that many conservative figures, including former Australian Prime Ministers John Howard and Tony Abbott, as well as Boris Johnson, are strongly anti-Putin. He questioned Carlson's stance, pointing out that Putin himself had criticized Carlson's interview as weak and misleading.

 

Carlson responded by dismissing Sakkal's question as an "absurd soliloquy" and accused the reporter of taking Putin's word despite previously considering him a "psychopathic liar." He then criticized Boris Johnson, labeling him a "criminal buffoon" and blaming him for prolonging the Ukraine conflict at the behest of the Biden administration. Carlson claimed that Johnson's actions had led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian men and asserted that Ukraine cannot win against Russia due to the disparity in their populations.

 

Carlson further argued that the best outcome for Ukraine would have been peace negotiations, which he claimed Johnson had obstructed. He also mentioned that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had passed a law allowing foreign corporations to own land in Ukraine, suggesting that this would lead to a future where Ukraine's land is owned by multinational corporations rather than Ukrainians.

 

Concluding his response, Carlson stated that he feels shame not for his statements but for the actions of Western governments, including the United States and Australia, in their involvement in Ukraine. He described the Western efforts to prevent a Russian takeover of Ukraine as one of the great crimes of his lifetime and dismissed the notion that opposing these actions equates to supporting Putin.

 

This confrontation is not Carlson's first instance of controversy regarding his views on Russia. In a 2019 episode of Tucker Carlson Tonight, he stated he was rooting for Russia in its conflict against Ukraine, a comment he later claimed was made in jest.

 

Credit: Daily Beast 2024-06-28

 

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Consider the source for this OP hit piece... those outhousers can be surly.

No need for the cretin Tucker to answer.

Of course he has no shame.

Beloved by both Z Putin and Maga fascists, may he live forever in traitorous infamy.

5 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

No need for the cretin Tucker to answer.

Of course he has no shame.

Beloved by both Z Putin and Maga fascists, may he live forever in traitorous infamy.

I due take umbrage at one part of the journalist questioning he used the term useful Mr Putin knows full well just idiot would suffice…..

Carlson is a tick on the rump of an elephant. Why does he get so much attention?

12 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

Carlson is a tick on the rump of an elephant. Why does he get so much attention?

Because the MAGA morons need someone to tell them what to think.

1 hour ago, gargamon said:

Because the MAGA morons need someone to tell them what to think.

You better call a spade a spade, but maybe I'm wrong but I get the strong suspicion that you don't like Mr Trump that much, again maybe I'm wrong....

Tucker is a damn imbecile and narcissist! 

Great Q&A available on what's it tube. 

hope he can go interview assange, while he is there...

Maybe Carlson should register as foreign agent? 😀

17 hours ago, harryviking said:

Tucker is a damn imbecile and narcissist! 

He made 4 or 5 good points.

20 hours ago, gargamon said:

Because the MAGA morons need someone to tell them what to think.

The irony. 

Annoying personality but entertaining.

On 6/28/2024 at 3:05 PM, harryviking said:

Tucker is a damn imbecile and narcissist! 

and if he was against Putin would you think the same thing?

 

 

8 hours ago, susanlea said:

Annoying personality but entertaining.

I found his one and only expression to be a bit disconcerting. He always looked a bit puzzled about something. I liked his show on Fox though. He had some good guests.

On 6/28/2024 at 8:38 AM, Social Media said:

Tucker Carlson,  known for his controversial stances, recently faced a heated exchange with a reporter in Australia over his views on Russian President Vladimir Putin

That reporter is a rude idiot. A real reporter gathers news and people's opinions. It's not their place to interject their own opinions into an interview, no matter what they think personally.

 

It's garbage like that which is making news about reporter's opinions and not about what they are supposedly reporting on.

On 6/28/2024 at 4:50 AM, Skipalongcassidy said:

Consider the source for this OP hit piece... those outhousers can be surly.

I watched the clip

The audience clapped as TC dismissed the basement dweller leftest .

17 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

That reporter is a rude idiot. A real reporter gathers news and people's opinions. It's not their place to interject their own opinions into an interview, no matter what they think personally.

 

It's garbage like that which is making news about reporter's opinions and not about what they are supposedly reporting on.

I agree 100%... much like the radical muslim reporters do for Al Jazeera... or MSN reporters do for the democraptic party

On 6/29/2024 at 3:43 AM, susanlea said:

He made 4 or 5 good points.

They didn't penetrate harry's thick skull... it's rock solid

Woman claimed he said something 4000 times couldnt name 1. What a low grade leftist.