Putin Spokesman Disputes Tucker Carlson's Interviews Claim

Newsweek ^ | 2/7/2024 | Isabel van Brugen

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

--- "Isabel looks like the vast majority of those reporting to their walled-off cubicles at The New York Times, and The Washington Compost, this morning. Clutching their large cups of Starbucks’ cinnamon latte."

Nope. Her "walled-off cubicle" is in the capital city of Malaysia. "Reporter Isabel van Brugen is a Newsweek Reporter based in Kuala Lumpur." (Malaysia)

Source: Isabel van Brugen - Newsweek

But -- here's the good news -- there's Starbucks in Malaysia!

Source: Starbucks® - KL Sentral

[JonPreston]

Yes, she’s typical of the left media. She signs off on whatever narrative is put in front of her, never questioning anything.

[Robert DeLong]

No, that is purely your take, because he never said that Tucker lied. That is why he added the extra clarification that Tucker had no way of knowing that other western journalists had requested interviews.

But the salient point you keep choosing to ignore, is that Tucker was granted the interview, whereas none of the other requests were honored.

[mewzilla]

The author has an interesting backround...

[Allegra]

How many threads are you going to post about the Tucker Carlson-Putin interview today? 🙄🤔🥚🥚

[ought-six]

Not really. He just said Carlson doesn’t know how many other journalists have asked to interview Putin. Which suggests that Putin specifically agreed to be interviewed by Carlson, while denying interviews to others.

[marcusmaximus]

Peskov mocked Tucker in his response, too. It wasn’t just a fact check.

[marcusmaximus]

Tucker is “The Chosen.”

[ought-six]

Well, it certainly appears he was chosen in this instance.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

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[Oystir]

Tucker: fake but accurate! Self-aggrandizing. As are all media and people.

[kiryandil]

“Das Pout”

[kiryandil]

gluteus is clutching at this story like a Ukie Marine clutches his sinking rubber raft in the middle of the Dnepr in January...

Did you hear that most of the Russian army is surrounded in Avdeyevka, Jon?

[Robert DeLong]

Again your personal take on the event.

If that were the case, he wouldn't have bothered to clarify that Tucker had no way of knowing that other journalists had requested interviews.

Also, you continue to avoid even talking about the fact that Tucker was granted the interview that other journalists who had sought interviews were not granted interviews.

But then, that has always been your M.O. to avoid that which doesn't support your claims.

[Yardstick]

Apparently that was some kind of fake.

[JonPreston]

I walked past Moms’ slop last night without stopping. Last I read, Zaluzhny wanted to withdraw troops from Avdeyevka a few weeks ago, but Zelensky refused. Now it’s on the verge of collapse and when it does, Zaluzhny will be given his walking papers. Then the coup begins.

[kiryandil]

Then the coup begins.

There will be much anger, and many full diapers around here.

And screaming about Internet lawns...

[gloryblaze]

It doesn’t look good when there is an unforced error before the chute even opens.

[bgill]

IOW, Putin laughed off the others.

[marcusmaximus]

Tucker is “The Chosen One.”