I like Tucker Carlson but it was clear that the 'rules of engagement' were clearly set out. It's also clear that Tucker may have been intellectually intimidated by Putin, who is clearly a highly intelligent polymath. Lacking the Romanov bloodline, you don't become the de facto (if not de jure) 'Czar of Russia' without being smart, charis…
I like Tucker Carlson but it was clear that the 'rules of engagement' were clearly set out. It's also clear that Tucker may have been intellectually intimidated by Putin, who is clearly a highly intelligent polymath. Lacking the Romanov bloodline, you don't become the de facto (if not de jure) 'Czar of Russia' without being smart, charismatic, and ruthless.
Putin clearly controlled the discussion and it was evident from the beginning that Tucker was on a tight leash. Tucker even wore a suit and business appropriate footwear. The Putin 'history primer' replete with dates was Putin's "I'm smarter than you" demonstration. The best Tucker was permitted to muster was a few Tucker-esque facial expressions. I am confident that Tucker would have got a few 'zingers' in if he was allowed to and didn't fear becoming Navalny's cellmate at Penal Colony No. 6.
Ultimately, they both got what they wanted out of the interview. I'm glad it happened regardless of what I may personally think of Putin.
Jeff covers the tone, Tucker was there not to convince conservatives but to sway fence sitters. And Putin has an election coming up in March.
But those who say he should not have invaded should ask themselves what Biden (or Trump) would do if China decided to amass troops, tanks, and missiles on the Mexican border.
And the rumored straw that broke the camel's back was a report Putin received that said that the Ukrainian biolabs across the border (35 of them, according to Victoria Nuland) were preparing deadly pathogens that targeted Russian/Slavic DNA specifically, and that they were capturing migratory birds to spread them when they flew north into Russia.
I like Tucker Carlson but it was clear that the 'rules of engagement' were clearly set out. It's also clear that Tucker may have been intellectually intimidated by Putin, who is clearly a highly intelligent polymath. Lacking the Romanov bloodline, you don't become the de facto (if not de jure) 'Czar of Russia' without being smart, charismatic, and ruthless.
Putin clearly controlled the discussion and it was evident from the beginning that Tucker was on a tight leash. Tucker even wore a suit and business appropriate footwear. The Putin 'history primer' replete with dates was Putin's "I'm smarter than you" demonstration. The best Tucker was permitted to muster was a few Tucker-esque facial expressions. I am confident that Tucker would have got a few 'zingers' in if he was allowed to and didn't fear becoming Navalny's cellmate at Penal Colony No. 6.
Ultimately, they both got what they wanted out of the interview. I'm glad it happened regardless of what I may personally think of Putin.
Jeff covers the tone, Tucker was there not to convince conservatives but to sway fence sitters. And Putin has an election coming up in March.
But those who say he should not have invaded should ask themselves what Biden (or Trump) would do if China decided to amass troops, tanks, and missiles on the Mexican border.
And the rumored straw that broke the camel's back was a report Putin received that said that the Ukrainian biolabs across the border (35 of them, according to Victoria Nuland) were preparing deadly pathogens that targeted Russian/Slavic DNA specifically, and that they were capturing migratory birds to spread them when they flew north into Russia.