Carlson & Putin

Tucker Carlson recently interviewed Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is a former KGB operative and, obviously, a thug. That interview was released last night and likely would have dominated the news today, if not for all the other developments.

It is online now, and I’m going through it. The interview is two hours long, and the transcript is 65 pages. I’ll give you my thoughts next week. But I did want to comment on the firestorm of criticism of Carlson because he dared to interview Putin.

I think the outrage is absurd. Vladimir Putin has been interviewed by multiple American journalists, including Barbara Walters, during contentious times between America and Russia.

One quick observation. There are a lot of lies and distortions from the Russian leader. But, speaking without notes, Putin spent two hours giving a detailed description of the world as he sees it.

This interview came out on the same day when we were reminded, yet again, that our president can barely capture a paragraph on a teleprompter. Putin intends to dominate the world stage, and our president is struggling to get off the stage after a speech.