Summary

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tore into Tucker Carlson for calling him a “dictator,” accusing him of repeating Vladimir Putin’s propaganda.

In an interview with Piers Morgan, Zelensky dismissed claims of suppressing opposition and defended Ukraine’s paused elections as necessary under martial law.

Criticizing Carlson’s pro-Kremlin rhetoric, he fumed, “It seems to me he needs to more deeply understand what’s happening in Ukraine, to stop working for Putin, to stop licking his ass.”

Zelensky insisted Ukraine is fighting to preserve democracy, not undermine it.

  • @[email protected]
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    Three years ago all media was licking Zelensky’s ass. Now he’s furious because one “journalist” is doing Putin instead.

    • Skua
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      629 minutes ago

      I think I’d also be pretty pissed if someone was using their substantial media platform to run cover for the murderous empire invading my country

    • @[email protected]
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      18 minutes ago

      Weird. I wonder if anyone has any ideas why people would sympathize with the leader of a nation invaded by an aggressive expansionistic neighbour.

    • @Oderus
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      118 minutes ago

      A user from .ml making up lies about Ukraine… I’m shocked.

  • Skua
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    11010 hours ago

    On an interview with Piers Morgan no less, amazing. I don’t think Morgan and Carlson get along that well, but they’re positioned similarly enough in the general media landscape that there’s probably a meaningfully non-zero audience shared between them

    • @horse_battery_staple
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      10 hours ago

      People forget he’s a comedian with media training. I think the more clown show the right wing media make this, all the better for him. Slava Ukraini

      • @lennybird
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        559 hours ago

        It’s worth noting that psychopaths aren’t deterred by shame or guilt, and usually the truth takes too long to explain to the masses…

        … But mockery, humiliation, embarrassment really get to these folks because they have excessive vanity and self-esteem issues.

        Remember when Putin banned images of him as a gay clown?

      • @Gradually_Adjusting
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        2110 hours ago

        I don’t think anyone truly appreciated how funny he was until he ordered the entire Russian military to be roasted

  • @Late2TheParty
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    9 hours ago

    The visual I just got of Tucker Carlson licking Vladimir Putin’s asshole is… not my favorite way to wake up. 🤣😁🤢

    • @TrickDacy
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      58 hours ago

      Still better than the destruction those fucks are bringing to the world.

    • Flying Squid
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      And yet telling him to stop is probably not going to work. He’s too into it. You wouldn’t even have to pay him (but they’re probably paying him).

  • HubertManne
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    510 hours ago

    I can confidently say that is not going to happen unless a check does not clear.

    • @jaybone
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      He’d probably do it just for fun.