What’s America’s view on this Tucker Carlson?

  • originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com
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    10 months ago

    The American had touted his sit-down with Putin as a triumph for free speech, asserting that he was heading where no Western news outlets dared to tread.

    its amazing that carlson points out his own purpose here is not ‘news’.

    • Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works
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      10 months ago

      The even more amazing part is that the Kremlin debunked him. They said they constantly get interview requests from journalists. They just never accept them.

      Edit: Just saw this posted as a response already.

    • xor@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      10 months ago

      Amusingly, even the russian government corrected him on that too - to paraphrase, “we have lots of requests to interview Putin, he just doesn’t want to do it”

      • Hyperreality@kbin.social
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        “we have lots of requests to interview Putin, he just doesn’t want to do it”

        Because they’re actual journalists who would ask serious questions.