Let’s be clear. Tucker Carlson didn’t interview Vladimir Putin.
Vladimir Putin addressed Americans through Tucker Carlson.
The mainstream media’s horror at Tucker’s interview ‘coup’ was misplaced. By ridiculing Carlson for speaking with the dictator, they amplified Putin’s preferred narrative: that he is the victim of some kind of conspiracy of censorship. A misunderstood leader being silenced by the evil deep state of the USA…
Given the state of America right now, this narrative plays into some hard truths.
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