White House Condemns Tucker Carlson’s Interview with Holocaust Denier

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White House Condemns Tucker Carlson’s Interview with Holocaust Denier as “Disgusting and Sadistic Insult

 

The Biden administration has strongly condemned far-right commentator Tucker Carlson after he hosted an interview with Darryl Cooper, a podcaster who suggested that the Holocaust was an unintended consequence rather than the deliberate, systematic extermination of Jews by Nazi Germany. The White House described the interview as "a disgusting and sadistic insult to all Americans."

Darryl Cooper (@martyrmade) tells Tucker Carlson that Churchill was "the chief villain" of WW2 for declining peace offers from Germany, using intelligence services to draw the US into the war for Britain, and using firebombing campaigns against civilians.

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These remarks have sparked widespread criticism, including from some of Carlson’s usual allies on the right. Elon Musk, who initially promoted the interview on his social media platform X, calling it "Very interesting. Worth watching," later deleted his post.

 

On Thursday, the White House entered the fray with a statement released through CNN. Senior Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates denounced the interview, saying, "Giving a microphone to a Holocaust denier who spreads Nazi propaganda is a disgusting and sadistic insult to all Americans, to the memory of the over 6 million Jews who were genocidally murdered by Adolf Hitler, to the service of the millions of Americans who fought to defeat Nazism, and to every subsequent victim of Antisemitism."

 

Bates also refuted Cooper's claim about Churchill, stating, "Hitler was one of the most evil figures in human history and the ‘chief villain’ of World War II, full stop." The administration emphasized that "trafficking in this moral rot is unacceptable at any time, let alone less than one year after the deadliest massacre perpetrated against the Jewish people since the Holocaust and at a time when the cancer of Antisemitism is growing all over the world."

 

Carlson responded to the White House’s condemnation with sharp criticism, accusing the administration of warmongering. “The fact that these lunatics have used the Churchill myth to bring our country closer to nuclear war than at any moment in history disgusts me, and should terrify every American,” Carlson stated in a text message to CNN. “They’re warmonger freaks. They don’t get the moral high ground.”

 

Numerous commentators have highlighted inaccuracies in Cooper’s statements, particularly his assertion that the Nazis “went in with no plan” for housing millions of prisoners of war, which resulted in millions of deaths. Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, condemned the interview as “truly revolting.” Greenblatt clarified, “The Nazis’ extensive network of concentration, forced labor, and death camps was part of Hitler’s deliberate plan to exterminate the Jewish people. Inmates didn’t just ‘end up dead’ and they did not ‘surrender.’”

 

Since being dismissed from Fox News a year and a half ago, Carlson has continued to stir controversy through his online videos and public appearances. Despite the outrage surrounding his latest interview, Carlson remains a prominent figure within the Republican Party. He was given a prime time speaking slot at the party’s convention in Milwaukee last month and is set to embark on a live speaking tour across the country this fall. Donald Trump’s vice presidential nominee, JD Vance, is expected to join Carlson at an event in Hershey, Pennsylvania, later this month.

 

However, the Cooper interview has raised questions among conservative columnists about whether Vance will continue to associate with Carlson. In response, the Vance campaign issued a statement distancing the senator from the interview, stating, "Senator Vance doesn’t believe in guilt-by-association cancel culture but he obviously does not share the views of the guest interviewed by Tucker Carlson."

 

Credit: CNN 2024-09-07

 

 

 

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[Tug]

Two odious dirt bags yuck!real bottom of the barrel stuff.

[bubblegum]

And once again Elon's fingers where faster than his brain.

[animalmagic]

1 hour ago, bubblegum said:

And once again Elon's fingers where faster than his brain.

The individual that 45 wants to appoint head of the new government efficiency commission. What could possibly go wrong?

[TedG]

Why does the Whitehouse feel the need to weight in on these topics? 

[AlaskaDave]

28 minutes ago, TedG said:

Why does the Whitehouse feel the need to weight in on these topics? 

Because it's the right thing to do.

Tucker Carlson is a scumbag that will say literally anything to increase his viewership. Even Fox News, an outfit that routinely lies to their viewers, fired him. IMO, anything that promotes the Nazi position should be smacked down ASAP. However, if tRump were in the Whitehouse instead of Biden, Carlson would probably be in his Cabinet.

Edited September 6 by AlaskaDave

[impulse]

32 minutes ago, AlaskaDave said:

1 hour ago, TedG said:

Why does the Whitehouse feel the need to weight in on these topics? 

Because it's the right thing to do.

 

So you'd have the people stick their head in the sand, unaware that Holocaust Denial even exists?

 

The guy may be as wrong as wrong can be.  But how do you deal with that, and combat it,  if you don't even know what he believes or why he believes it?

 

Or do they just not like Tucker because he's not a Dem, and thinks Kamala's an idiot?

 

[2baht]

I'd say Tuckerrr must be in the top 5 dorks of all time! 

[Chomper Higgot]

10 minutes ago, impulse said:

The guy may be as wrong as wrong can be.

Let me make it very clear for you.

 

There is no ‘may’ about it, the guy is denying the most heinous crimes in human history.

 

Nobody should be giving him a platform to spew his hate, let alone defending him.

 

Check your absurdity.

 

[spidermike007]

Very typical of Carlson, who is a white supremacist and has always backed their cause. Holocaust denyers have always come up with outlandish theories and excuses for Hitler. It changes nothing. And now Vance is again choosing the wrong path and shooting himself in the foot daily. They just don't understand this white supremacist nonsense only appeals as to a small percent of their supporters. And turns off millions of independents.

 

That campaign can't get anything right. Their meltdown is fun to watch. 

[herfiehandbag]

There are two ways of looking at this, either Tucker Carlson is a bold noble cutting edge journalist, seeking to expose the shibboleths of the last 80 years, or he is plumbing the foulest depths of modern history, espousing what is perhaps the biggest of lies, in a desperate attempt to remain "in the ratings"; the sort of filth you wipe of the sole of your shoe after not looking where you are walking!

 

Wasn't it Eisenhower, who when visiting the camps in the last months of the war, ordered film crews in to film every detail, because "eventually some bastards will claim it never happened"! My goodness he was right!

Edited September 7 by herfiehandbag

[watchdog2]

the so called "holocaust" is the shield behind which the Jews can continue their genocide against Palestinians, while defending the world's only racist, colonialist, and apartheid state.   talking about "holocaust" history in anything but the most reverential terms is clearly not acceptable to most, even to those who claim to support the right of free speech.....

[Chomper Higgot]

2 minutes ago, watchdog2 said:

the so called "holocaust" is the shield behind which the Jews can continue their genocide against Palestinians, while defending the world's only racist, colonialist, and apartheid state.   talking about "holocaust" history in anything but the most reverential terms is clearly not acceptable to most, even to those who claim to support the right of free speech.....

Here’s the audience for the filth Carlson chose to platform.

 

 

[Bert got kinky]

7 minutes ago, watchdog2 said:

the so called "holocaust" is the shield behind which the Jews can continue their genocide against Palestinians, while defending the world's only racist, colonialist, and apartheid state.   talking about "holocaust" history in anything but the most reverential terms is clearly not acceptable to most, even to those who claim to support the right of free speech.....

 

so called "holocaust"

Are you also a flat earther?

The only racist here is the anti semitic bigot who knows very little about history.

 

[JCauto]

38 minutes ago, watchdog2 said:

the so called "holocaust" is the shield behind which the Jews can continue their genocide against Palestinians, while defending the world's only racist, colonialist, and apartheid state.   talking about "holocaust" history in anything but the most reverential terms is clearly not acceptable to most, even to those who claim to support the right of free speech.....

 

What utter garbage. Ignoring the blatant anti-semitism and holocaust denial, you're such a maroon that you don't even understand what you're writing. Nobody speaks about the Holocaust in "reverential" terms, other than perhaps extremely racist and hateful people who approved of it. Oh, perhaps like yourself? The good ol' days!

 

I'm quite sure your sort would turn on the Palestinians right after you got through with eliminating the Jews. With friends like you...
 

[Chomper Higgot]

Advertisers, are you taking note of this?

[Denim]

58 minutes ago, watchdog2 said:

the so called "holocaust" is the shield behind which the Jews can continue their genocide against Palestinians, while defending the world's only racist, colonialist, and apartheid state.   talking about "holocaust" history in anything but the most reverential terms is clearly not acceptable to most, even to those who claim to support the right of free speech.....

 

Don't bother making a 15th post.

[newbee2022]

5 hours ago, Social Media said:

 

White House Condemns Tucker Carlson’s Interview with Holocaust Denier as “Disgusting and Sadistic Insult

 

The Biden administration has strongly condemned far-right commentator Tucker Carlson after he hosted an interview with Darryl Cooper, a podcaster who suggested that the Holocaust was an unintended consequence rather than the deliberate, systematic extermination of Jews by Nazi Germany. The White House described the interview as "a disgusting and sadistic insult to all Americans."

 

These remarks have sparked widespread criticism, including from some of Carlson’s usual allies on the right. Elon Musk, who initially promoted the interview on his social media platform X, calling it "Very interesting. Worth watching," later deleted his post.

 

 

On Thursday, the White House entered the fray with a statement released through CNN. Senior Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates denounced the interview, saying, "Giving a microphone to a Holocaust denier who spreads Nazi propaganda is a disgusting and sadistic insult to all Americans, to the memory of the over 6 million Jews who were genocidally murdered by Adolf Hitler, to the service of the millions of Americans who fought to defeat Nazism, and to every subsequent victim of Antisemitism."

 

Bates also refuted Cooper's claim about Churchill, stating, "Hitler was one of the most evil figures in human history and the ‘chief villain’ of World War II, full stop." The administration emphasized that "trafficking in this moral rot is unacceptable at any time, let alone less than one year after the deadliest massacre perpetrated against the Jewish people since the Holocaust and at a time when the cancer of Antisemitism is growing all over the world."

 

Carlson responded to the White House’s condemnation with sharp criticism, accusing the administration of warmongering. “The fact that these lunatics have used the Churchill myth to bring our country closer to nuclear war than at any moment in history disgusts me, and should terrify every American,” Carlson stated in a text message to CNN. “They’re warmonger freaks. They don’t get the moral high ground.”

 

Numerous commentators have highlighted inaccuracies in Cooper’s statements, particularly his assertion that the Nazis “went in with no plan” for housing millions of prisoners of war, which resulted in millions of deaths. Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, condemned the interview as “truly revolting.” Greenblatt clarified, “The Nazis’ extensive network of concentration, forced labor, and death camps was part of Hitler’s deliberate plan to exterminate the Jewish people. Inmates didn’t just ‘end up dead’ and they did not ‘surrender.’”

 

Since being dismissed from Fox News a year and a half ago, Carlson has continued to stir controversy through his online videos and public appearances. Despite the outrage surrounding his latest interview, Carlson remains a prominent figure within the Republican Party. He was given a prime time speaking slot at the party’s convention in Milwaukee last month and is set to embark on a live speaking tour across the country this fall. Donald Trump’s vice presidential nominee, JD Vance, is expected to join Carlson at an event in Hershey, Pennsylvania, later this month.

 

However, the Cooper interview has raised questions among conservative columnists about whether Vance will continue to associate with Carlson. In response, the Vance campaign issued a statement distancing the senator from the interview, stating, "Senator Vance doesn’t believe in guilt-by-association cancel culture but he obviously does not share the views of the guest interviewed by Tucker Carlson."

 

Credit: CNN 2024-09-07

 

 

 

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These "theories" are wide spread and guided by cyber groups from Russia in order to destabilize western community, US and Germany in particular.

Unfortunately they work very successful obviously. 

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1 hour ago, watchdog2 said:

the so called "holocaust" is the shield behind which the Jews can continue their genocide against Palestinians, while defending the world's only racist, colonialist, and apartheid state.   talking about "holocaust" history in anything but the most reverential terms is clearly not acceptable to most, even to those who claim to support the right of free speech.....

Thanks for sharing your anti-semitism with us. However Israel's brutal war against the Palestinians is characterized, Israel is a country, not a religion. Being a Jew does not make one complicit in Israel's policies.

[impulse]

27 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Advertisers, are you taking note of this?

 

So you think that what we're allowed to hear and say should be dictated by corporate interests?

 

'Cause, they act in good faith to benefit mankind...

 

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9 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

So you think that what we're allowed to hear and say should be dictated by corporate interests?

 

'Cause, they act in good faith to benefit mankind...

 

Advertisers aren't dictating what one is allowed to hear and say. They're trying to sell goods and/or services. If they think a venue would hurt their sales, why should they do it?

[JCauto]

9 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

So you think that what we're allowed to hear and say should be dictated by corporate interests?

 

'Cause, they act in good faith to benefit mankind...

 

No, we think that fora that provide a platform for hateful and racist viewpoints without moderation should suffer consequences for it. The only real way for that to happen is for advertisers to decide to pull their revenue away unless they improve the management of the site.

 

This is actually part of capitalism. The power of the market, the "unseen hand", the need for successful businesses to pay heed to their customers and ensure that they're happy with their product. 

[stoner]

3 minutes ago, JCauto said:

This is actually part of capitalism. The power of the market, the "unseen hand", the need for successful businesses to pay heed to their customers and ensure that they're happy with their product. 

 

if you're not paying for the product.... you're the product. 

 

facebook - free

instagram - free

tweety - free

myspace - free

youtube - free

etc

AN - free (can you believe it)

[herfiehandbag]

1 hour ago, herfiehandbag said:

There are two ways of looking at this, either Tucker Carlson is a bold noble cutting edge journalist, seeking to expose the shibboleths of the last 80 years, or he is plumbing the foulest depths of modern history, espousing what is perhaps the biggest of lies, in a desperate attempt to remain "in the ratings"; the sort of filth you wipe of the sole of your shoe after not looking where you are walking!

 

Wasn't it Eisenhower, who when visiting the camps in the last months of the war, ordered film crews in to film every detail, because "eventually some bastards will claim it never happened"! My goodness he was right!

 

1 hour ago, watchdog2 said:

the so called "holocaust" is the shield behind which the Jews can continue their genocide against Palestinians, while defending the world's only racist, colonialist, and apartheid state.   talking about "holocaust" history in anything but the most reverential terms is clearly not acceptable to most, even to those who claim to support the right of free speech.....

 

No need to say anything more really is there?

[animalmagic]

2 hours ago, 2baht said:

I'd say Tuckerrr must be in the top 5 dorks of all time! 

Wow, that's a helluva rating, there's so much competition! 

[animalmagic]

2 hours ago, watchdog2 said:

the so called "holocaust" is the shield behind which the Jews can continue their genocide against Palestinians, while defending the world's only racist, colonialist, and apartheid state.   talking about "holocaust" history in anything but the most reverential terms is clearly not acceptable to most, even to those who claim to support the right of free speech.....

Racist - no, they accept immigrants from any country. All settlers are treated equally.

Colonialist - no, to settle a colony you have to have left your home country to do so.  They were forced from their country around 2000 years ago and now wish to return.

Apartheid - no, all citizens of the Israeli state have equal rights no matter what is their race or religion.  Around 20% of the population are Israeli Muslims and they have the same rights.

To deny the holocaust or justify it is one of the most repugnant acts a human being can commit. It flies in the face of documentary evidence kept by the nazis and the reported word of allied troops who encountered these camps.

[spidermike007]

2 hours ago, herfiehandbag said:

There are two ways of looking at this, either Tucker Carlson is a bold noble cutting edge journalist, seeking to expose the shibboleths of the last 80 years, or he is plumbing the foulest depths of modern history, espousing what is perhaps the biggest of lies, in a desperate attempt to remain "in the ratings"; the sort of filth you wipe of the sole of your shoe after not looking where you are walking!

 

Wasn't it Eisenhower, who when visiting the camps in the last months of the war, ordered film crews in to film every detail, because "eventually some bastards will claim it never happened"! My goodness he was right!

It is the latter. Carlson is a lowlife, he is NOT a journalist, and he goes where the money takes him. Cash is his golden calf, and he will do anything for it, including selling his soul, which he did a very long time ago. 

[ignore it]

How dare Vance not protest against a couple of people who express their individual opinions freely on a media platform that is not required listening but is available free to anyone who cares to listen.

 

Gosh, Next thing you know people may start to form their own opinions.

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13 minutes ago, ignore it said:

How dare Vance not protest against a couple of people who express their individual opinions freely on a media platform that is not required listening but is available free to anyone who cares to listen.

 

Gosh, Next thing you know people may start to form their own opinions.

Carlson actually praised this Holocaust denier: 

"Carlson did not push back on Cooper’s Holocaust claims and praised him repeatedly, telling him, “I think you are the most important popular historian working in the United States today.”

https://m.jpost.com/international/article-818792

[coolcarer]

2 hours ago, watchdog2 said:

the so called "holocaust" is the shield behind which the Jews can continue their genocide against Palestinians, while defending the world's only racist, colonialist, and apartheid state.   talking about "holocaust" history in anything but the most reverential terms is clearly not acceptable to most, even to those who claim to support the right of free speech.....

You need to get the basics right fella. Israel is at war with the Genocidal Hamas and its affiliates including Hezbolla and Iran who want Israel wiped off the map.