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Russian TV news channel Rossiya 24 has aired a trailer for a weekend show featuring former Fox News journalist Tucker Carlson.

The state-run broadcaster did not make clear whether it will feature original content or be a translation of his regular English-language videos on X.

Carlson abruptly left Fox News in April where his populist conservative takes were renowned.

Rossiya 24 has not yet said when the show will air.

The advert, first shared earlier this month, aired again on 22 September with the words "on the weekend" but no further details.

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[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Pretty wild how the Republican party went from calling various actors and others Russia lovers (and destroying their lives over it in the McCarthy hearings) to unabashed testicle chortling of a Russian dictator in just under 70 years.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (4 children)

From an outsider's perspective, US Republicans seem quite anti-American.

[–] Davel23@kbin.social 27 points 1 year ago

From an insider's perspective they seem quite anti-American.

[–] TheJims@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Don’t sell them short like that. They’re also anti democracy, anti truth, anti justice, anti women, anti diversity and anti human rights.

[–] Gramatikal@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

It's right wing populism. It's the second Lavender Scare. Populism has never worked, it's too chaotic. But that's what regular folks are goaded into by people like Tucker Carlson. He's a multimillionaire being paid to defend billionaires. He is the wealthy owner class he screams about on TV.

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They torched Central America to keep the Reds out, now they suck Putin cock

[–] Slwh47696@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Don't forget multiple countries in the middle east, Vietnam as well

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

McCarthy hearings? They said Hillary's "reset" of Russia relations was stupid. Then Putin invaded Ukraine (the first time) and Republicans started slobbing that knob.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_reset

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

But that was only in service to Tar and Feather socialism. By misrepresenting it as leninism. As soon as Russia adopted fascism like America. Republicans were overjoyed. Which is why they now defend their fascist friends. And use China or North Korea now to misrepresent socialism.