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submitted 9 months ago by Stamau123@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

Notorious former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has conducted an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin – the reason for his visit to Moscow – and said he has requested an interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Source: an announcement by Carlson and video message on tuckercarlson.com; Newsweek

Quote: "We’re in Moscow tonight. We’re here to interview the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin. We’ll be doing that soon."

Details: Carlson said he had been preparing for the interview with Putin for several months.

The former TV presenter said that it would be posted on his website. He also noted that Elon Musk had promised not to block this interview with Putin on X (Twitter).

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[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 60 points 9 months ago

He's not an idiot. He knows exactly what he's doing.

[-] Joelk111@lemmy.world 29 points 9 months ago

Someone can knowingly be an idiot.

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

He doesn’t know he’s useless though.

[-] Joelk111@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

His history is really interesting. He wasn't always a raging republican. He realized it worked and got views though, so here we are. I'd highly reccommend watching Some More News' video on the guy, it's interesting and kinda funny in all of the depressing ways.

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

A lot of these extreme “center” (ahem) media personalities are simply doing it for views. Boggles my noggin.

[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

His history is really interesting. He wasn’t always a raging republican.

I have this Mandela-effect thing where I am certain I remember him being on The Daily Show ages ago, and not as a raging republican. At one point I thought I might have him confused with Mo Rocca. In any case, I have found no evidence that he was, I think I have just badly misremembered.

[-] hamms@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

Is it possible you're thinking of that time Jon Stewart was on Tucker Carlson's show, rather than vice versa?

[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago

No that's way WAY too recent. I'm talking 90s or very early 00s.

To be clear, I have made peace with the fact that this is a false memory, but it persists nonetheless. 😀

[-] remus989@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

I mean, he went onto Carlson's show in 2004 so that fits the timeline.

[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

Unless they were buddies during that appearance it still doesn't fit. The reason I thought I might have confused him with Mo Rocca is because my recollection was that he was doing correspondent/skit work for TDS.

[-] remus989@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

They were very much not buddies during that apperance.

[-] JoMomma@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

He can be an idiot and still be self aware

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