John Avlon: Tucker Carlson’s Hungary Coverage Is an Effort to ‘Normalize’ Autocracy

STELTER John you delivered ░░░░░░░░ really important reality check ░░░░░░░░ this on New Day ░░░░░░░░ few days ago and ░░░░░░░░ one of the first ░░░░░░░░ to draw attention to ░░░░░░░░ this trip is problematic ░░░░░░░░ this propaganda for Orban ░░░░░░░░ so problematic Looking at ░░░░░░░░ going forward what are ░░░░░░░░ consequences you know weeks ░░░░░░░░ years from now AVLON ░░░░░░░░ it s an attempt ░░░░░░░░ open the Overton window ░░░░░░░░ basically say democracy is ░░░░░░░░ an essential component to ░░░░░░░░ and security And this ░░░░░░░░ part of what makes ░░░░░░░░ dangerous is it s ░░░░░░░░ of a general effort ░░░░░░░░ normalize the Orban regime ░░░░░░░░ is an autocratic regime ░░░░░░░░ has as you ve ░░░░░░░░ heard restricted freedoms on ░░░░░░░░ every front But under ░░░░░░░░ auspices of trying to ░░░░░░░░ traditional values anything is ░░░░░░░░ And this effort we ░░░░░░░░ seen to sort of ░░░░░░░░ the importance of majoritarian ░░░░░░░░ by nationalist conservatives could ░░░░░░░░ be more dangerous It ░░░░░░░░ a direct line between ░░░░░░░░ s infomercial for Hungary ░░░░░░░░ the last week and ░░░░░░░░ we re learning about ░░░░░░░░ Trump s attempt to ░░░░░░░░ the election and the ░░░░░░░░ who tried to normalize ░░░░░░░░ That is why you ░░░░░░░░ to keep an eagle ░░░░░░░░ on this because if ░░░░░░░░ folks if folks fly ░░░░░░░░ American flag and think ░░░░░░░░ themselves as patriots you ░░░░░░░░ do so in good ░░░░░░░░ while also believing that ░░░░░░░░ is overrated and should ░░░░░░░░ restricted in an attempt ░░░░░░░░ hold onto power Those ░░░░░░░░ things are opposites and ░░░░░░░░ need to educate folks ░░░░░░░░ that because that s ░░░░░░░░ makes America different STELTER ░░░░░░░░ re right it s ░░░░░░░░ related to what we ░░░░░░░░ seeing now about Trump ░░░░░░░░ behavior in the past ░░░░░░░░ frankly what he s ░░░░░░░░ doing every day promoting ░░░░░░░░ big lies to try ░░░░░░░░ regain power ZURAWIK We ░░░░░░░░ watching all of the ░░░░░░░░ The theme that came ░░░░░░░░ was it was not ░░░░░░░░ a celebration of Orban ░░░░░░░░ was Boy do we ░░░░░░░░ a guy like this ░░░░░░░░ this country Hungary is ░░░░░░░░ happy clean one of ░░░░░░░░ favorite words of Tucker ░░░░░░░░ orderly country America is ░░░░░░░░ mess All this rioting ░░░░░░░░ the cities all the ░░░░░░░░ I m not saying ░░░░░░░░ this is him saying ░░░░░░░░ it s embarrassing to ░░░░░░░░ an American when Joe ░░░░░░░░ is president is what ░░░░░░░░ s saying This is ░░░░░░░░ greasing the skids for ░░░░░░░░ in 2024 the show ░░░░░░░░ week this series STELTER ░░░░░░░░ thank you for setting ░░░░░░░░ up here.”