The Romance Between The American Right, Russia And Putin
Consider This from NPR · NPR
February 15, 202412m 57s
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For half a century, during the Cold War, every U-S president painted Russia as the dominant threat. America's ideological opposite, a hostile and nuclear-armed power. Ronald Reagan went so far as to call the Soviet Union an Evil Empire.
So the events of recent days have been noteworthy. On top of a holdup of U-S aid for Ukraine, former President Trump said he might NOT come to the defense of a NATO ally who hadn't spent enough on defense.
And Tucker Carlson, the erstwhile Fox news host, flew to Moscow to sit down with Vladimir Putin for more than two hours of mostly softball questions.
Afterward, he pronounced Putin "impressive" on stage at the World Government Summit.
So what gives? Why the romance between the American right and Russia?
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So the events of recent days have been noteworthy. On top of a holdup of U-S aid for Ukraine, former President Trump said he might NOT come to the defense of a NATO ally who hadn't spent enough on defense.
And Tucker Carlson, the erstwhile Fox news host, flew to Moscow to sit down with Vladimir Putin for more than two hours of mostly softball questions.
Afterward, he pronounced Putin "impressive" on stage at the World Government Summit.
So what gives? Why the romance between the American right and Russia?
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