Tucker Carlson Takes on Australian Reporter After Searing Putin Question

Tucker Carlson, whose Putin-friendly commentary stretches back years, was at it again during a recent exchange in Australia with a reporter who asked if he felt “any shame” about his stances and having been dubbed a “useful idiot” for the Russian president.

Carlson is in the country on a whirlwind speaking tour, joined by some of Australia’s most controversial identities; including Clive Palmer, a mining billionaire-turned-politician who is now on his third attempt to build a replica of the ill-fated ocean liner, Titanic.

In a video clip that Carlson posted on X Wednesday afternoon, Sydney Morning Herald political correspondent Paul Sakkal began to ask his question about the Russian president, but only got seven words in before Carlson started up his usual antics.

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