Tucker Carlson lashes out at those accurately describing his commentary as “siding with Putin” over Ukraine

Carlson: Letting Ukraine join NATO “would hurt us here in ways from which we will never recover”

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From the March 14, 2022, edition of Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight

TUCKER CARLSON (HOST): We have made the point repeatedly that forcing Ukraine into NATO will in no way serve the interests of the United States, and in fact would hurt us here in ways from which we will never recover. And by the way, talking about it doesn't seem to have helped Ukraine either. For saying that -- and that's all we've said -- here's the reaction we've received, and this is just a small selection. We could do a full hour on it, but here's a clip.

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"Almost treasonous, siding with Putin" Who is siding with Putin? I haven't seen anybody do that. I have seen a few people try to side with the United States, and that, says Mitt Romney, a man who got four deferments to keep himself out of the Vietnam War, that is almost treasonous.