Far-left extremists are calling for former Fox News host Tucker Carlson to be arrested and charged with treason for interviewing Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
The attacks against Carlson gained momentum after he released a video confirming he had interviewed Putin and explained why he did so.
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Why I'm interviewing Vladimir Putin. pic.twitter.com/hqvXUZqvHX
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) February 6, 2024
However, that did not stop the leftists and RINOs from labeling Carlson a traitor, a Russian asset and calling for his arrest.
Tucker Carlson is a traitor to the United States of America
— Andrew Mercado (@RealAndyMerc) February 5, 2024
Being a propaganda mouthpiece for Putin is not ‘journalism’ pic.twitter.com/hzQWiOdVBm
Elon Musk responded to the vitriol writing on X:
“Arrest those calling for his arrest!”
Arrest those calling for his arrest!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 6, 2024
Tucker Carlson is a traitor to the United States of America
— Andrew Mercado (@RealAndyMerc) February 5, 2024
Being a propaganda mouthpiece for Putin is not ‘journalism’ pic.twitter.com/hzQWiOdVBm
Carlson said he had spoken with Musk concerning the interview, confirming the X owner agreed to host it on X without any censorship.
“Elon Musk, to his great credit, has promised not to suppress or block this interview once we post it on his platform X, and we’re grateful for that,” Carlson said.
“Western governments, by contrast, will certainly do their best to censor this video on other, less-principled platforms because that’s what they do.”
Tucker added that he believes operatives acting on behalf of the Biden Administration have been spying on his communications in the lead-up to his interview with Putin.
”Almost three years ago, the Biden administration illegally spied on our text messages and then leaked their contents to their servants in the news media,” Carlson stated.
“They did this in order to stop a Putin interview that we were planning. Last month, we’re pretty certain they did exactly the same thing once again. But this time, we came to Moscow anyway.”
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