{"id":2170986,"date":"2024-02-08T08:28:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T13:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hillary-clinton-calls-tucker-carlson-a-useful-idiot-ahead-of-ex-fox-hosts-putin-interview\/"},"modified":"2024-02-08T08:28:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T13:28:01","slug":"hillary-clinton-calls-tucker-carlson-a-useful-idiot-ahead-of-ex-fox-hosts-putin-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hillary-clinton-calls-tucker-carlson-a-useful-idiot-ahead-of-ex-fox-hosts-putin-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Hillary Clinton calls Tucker Carlson a \u2018useful idiot\u2019 ahead of ex-Fox host\u2019s Putin interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhillary-clinton-calls-tucker-carlson-a-useful-idiot-ahead-of-ex-fox-hosts-putin-interview%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2170986&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tucker Carlson is a \u201cuseful idiot\u201d for Russia on Wednesday in response to the former Fox News host\u2019s exclusive interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<p>    Clinton claimed she was not surprised at the interview because Carlson already \u201cparrots\u201d Putin\u2019s comments on Ukraine and because the Russian media mock the former host as a \u201cpuppy dog\u201d for the foreign leader.<\/p>\n<p>    \u201cHe says things that are not true. He parrots Vladimir Putin\u2019s pack of lies about Ukraine, so I don\u2019t see why Putin wouldn\u2019t give him an interview,\u201d Clinton told MSNBC. \u201cIf you actually read translations of what is being said on Russian media, they make fun of him. \u2026 He\u2019s like a puppy dog. I would not be surprised if he emerges with a contract with a Russian outlet because he is a useful idiot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>     &#8220;[Tucker Carlson] is what&#8217;s called a &#8216;useful idiot&#8217;\u2026 he&#8217;s like a puppy dog.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Hillary Clinton reacts to Tucker Carlson&#8217;s interview with Vladimir Putin in an exclusive sit-down with @WagnerTonight tonight at 9pm ET on MSNBC. pic.twitter.com\/xB4c02puet<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 7, 2024     Carlson, who separated from Fox last April, has been critical of the United States\u2019s support for Ukraine since the Russian invasion in 2022, claiming U.S. cities are suffering as a result of Congress\u2019s devotion to spending billions on aid for Ukraine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    Supporters of Ukraine are backing the smaller country, an ally of the U.S., to limit the spread of Russia\u2019s influence and power in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>    The former Fox host defended the interview on Wednesday night, claiming people should tune in to it because many are not properly informed of the events unfolding between the two formerly Soviet countries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    \u201cTwo years into a war that\u2019s reshaping the entire world, most Americans are not informed,\u201d Carlson said in a video posted to X. \u201cThey have no real idea what\u2019s happening in this region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    Carlson added that he\u2019s not encouraging viewers to \u201cagree\u201d with Putin but said they should be more aware of Russia\u2019s side of the war, including why Putin has launched the invasion.<\/p>\n<p>    CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/p>\n<p>    The interview will take place in Russia and be shared on social media, though no release date has been announced. 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