Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defends the prospect of Tucker Carlson interviewing Putin amid rumors he is in Moscow ( www.businessinsider.com )

  • Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defended the idea of Tucker Carlson interviewing Vladimir Putin.
  • The former Fox News presenter arrived in Moscow in recent days, claimed a Russian Telegram channel.
  • Carlson has been a defender of Putin and has echoed Kremlin talking points.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defended the prospect of Tucker Carlson interviewing Russian President Vladimir Putin amid rumors that the former Fox News host is in Moscow.

Carlson was spotted in Moscow in the audience at the world-famous Bolshoi Theater, according to Russian Telegram channel Mash.

The report that Carlson is in Russia sparked speculation that he might interview Putin while there, who has been largely isolated from the world stage following his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

"Democrats and their propagandists in the media are spasming at the prospect of Tucker Carlson interviewing Putin," Greene wrote on X.

The Georgia Rep. added: "They HATE when someone like Tucker goes 'off script.' We have a free press in this country and its people like Tucker Carlson who we depend on to speak the truth!"

rayyy ,

Tucker is interviewing Putin to get more and improved pointers for Republican's second upcoming coup attempt. Voter suppression was not enough. Now the GOP wants to have the state decide elections.

AbidanYre ,

"Russian Asset Defends Russian Asset"

gravitas_deficiency ,

Lmao and she’s trying to spin it as “freedom of the press”. I swear she’s got the mental capacity of a koala.

CompostMaterial ,

She probably has the syphilis of a koala too.

cedarmesa ,
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    ettyblatant ,
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    You're right. Chlamydia probably has the syphilis of a koala.

    Ticklemytip ,

    I take offense to that. This is insulting to the Koalas

    Nightwingdragon ,

    Please don't insult koalas.

    ATDA ,

    I am indeed spasming. It happens when my body is telling me a huge piece shit is coming.

    Minotaur ,

    I’m actually okay with someone interviewing Putin because there is such a large degree of “what the fuck is this guy thinking?” That seems genuinely unanswered by both academics and laypeople.

    That being said, Tucker Carlson is like… laughably not the guy who should he doing it. You’d think his audience would question why Putin would let, of all people, a disgraced ex cable news host interview him.

    LocoOhNo ,

    Why in the actual fuck has she not been even interviewed by the feds about her placing "devices" on the night before January 6th?

    The walk, the mannerisms... I'd put money down that it was her. Yet she is still walking free and talking shit about the people who should be taking her in for questioning about it, at very least.

    lennybird ,
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    Leaked Kremlin memos from years ago instructed RT to air "as many Carlson clips as possible." So yeah, wouldn't be surprised.

    GilgameshCatBeard ,

    Why is this news? I mean, “Russian asset defends Russian asset” is pretty much expected. It’s the equivalent of a news article saying that a rock in the middle of a field absorbed heat from the sun.

    Not only is it not news, it’s so commonplace that it defies any reason to print.

    Geobloke ,

    How I imagine the interview to sound

    Tucker: my research suggests that you have a 12" cocktail

    Putin: is actually 14

    Tucker...

    Putin: I take no further questions (takes off mike, exits stage left)

    Cort ,

    I'd prefer he exit via a swan drive into the orchestra pit rather than stage left

    martinb ,

    I'd prefer he exit via a swan drive being thrown into the orchestra an alligator pit rather than stage left.

    Ftfy

    Treczoks ,

    Assholes celebrating traitors who interview terrorists.

    homesweethomeMrL ,

    Perjury Traitor Greene: says batshit thing, gets in the press again

    Perjury Traitor Greene: Yessssssss!

    bushpilot ,

    Maybe he'll accidentally fall out of a window while he's in Russia...

    billiam0202 ,

    Why would he? He still regurgitates Kremlin propaganda at every turn, and people still listen to him. He's still useful; what reason would a totally accidental trip to Russia be?

    andrew_bidlaw ,
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    Would it be in russian, Tucker Carlsonovich? Would he end up in some cozy ministry position, Gazprom's board or as a regular guest speaker on the shows? Would Elon host the stream on Twitter?

    Putin wants to show that he's still out there, to show his middle finger, to fuel conspiracies and scare off aid. Tucker can do interviews all he wants. But it should make him so toxic even right media wouldn't employ him anymore.

    The fact he got contacted about that idea and it was greenlit means there's some channels of communications between Russia and republican circles. Maybe there's something more to know?

    hydrospanner ,

    But it should make him so toxic even right media wouldn't employ him anymore.

    With the way the Trump-led GOP has about faced and now fetishizes Russia in general and Putin specifically? Please.

    The fact he got contacted about that idea and it was greenlit

    Speculation.

    there's some channels of communications between Russia and republican circles.

    Front channels too. I don't think it's some big bombshell that the GOP has ties to Putin and Russia in general.

    Viking_Hippie ,

    its people like Tucker Carlson who we depend on to speak the truth!

    If ever you needed proof that she lives in a completely different world where objective reality doesn't matter, that's it.

    AnneBonny ,

    Do people want Carlson not to interview Putin?

    Sanctus ,
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    We want to stop pretending Republicans aren't captured by the Kemlin.

    AnneBonny ,

    I think that letting Carlson star in Putin's propaganda film would be useful for that purpose.

    dangblingus ,

    Is interviewing the biggest war criminal in the world high on your to-do list? Because last time I checked, we didn't give air time to our enemies.

    AnneBonny ,

    we didn’t give air time to our enemies.

    Sure we do: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/us/putin-ukraine-war-interview.html

    FlyingSquid ,
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    You could have stopped at 'Carlson.' The answer is no. People do not want him.

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