Chris Cuomo Trashes Tucker for Putin Interview: ‘Don’t Compare Tucker Carlson to Barbara Walters’

CUOMO Tucker Carlson is ░░░░░░░░ exactly what he wants ░░░░░░░░ He s in Russia ░░░░░░░░ Vladimir Putin Now frankly ░░░░░░░░ don t care His ░░░░░░░░ of why he s ░░░░░░░░ it that he s ░░░░░░░░ journalist and he needs ░░░░░░░░ inform people he can ░░░░░░░░ himself whatever he wants ░░░░░░░░ think his work is ░░░░░░░░ as not being just ░░░░░░░░ giving people information He ░░░░░░░░ a point of view ░░░░░░░░ often it s not ░░░░░░░░ with the facts Megyn ░░░░░░░░ also a pundit from ░░░░░░░░ right interviewed Putin in ░░░░░░░░ and got beat up ░░░░░░░░ almost every body in ░░░░░░░░ was the first criticism ░░░░░░░░ kind of led to ░░░░░░░░ failing at the network ░░░░░░░░ Why Because that s ░░░░░░░░ what these people are ░░░░░░░░ s what Barbara Walters ░░░░░░░░ Okay that s what ░░░░░░░░ time network people practice ░░░░░░░░ learn how to do ░░░░░░░░ a way that is ░░░░░░░░ than just pushing propaganda ░░░░░░░░ real issue is why ░░░░░░░░ picked Megyn Kelly why ░░░░░░░░ picked Tucker Carlson Now ░░░░░░░░ ll tell you why ░░░░░░░░ picked Barbara Walters because ░░░░░░░░ told me the story ░░░░░░░░ worked it through intermediaries ░░░░░░░░ she would give him ░░░░░░░░ fair shot but she ░░░░░░░░ ask him questions he ░░░░░░░░ t going to like ░░░░░░░░ you could argue I ░░░░░░░░ t seen Carlson s ░░░░░░░░ ll have to see ░░░░░░░░ he asks Megyn Kelly ░░░░░░░░ not grill the guy ░░░░░░░░ way she grills me ░░░░░░░░ the time I knew ░░░░░░░░ Walters She was a ░░░░░░░░ to me Carlson and ░░░░░░░░ Kelly are tormentors to ░░░░░░░░ so I know them ░░░░░░░░ well But just for ░░░░░░░░ little point of contrast ░░░░░░░░ can look up Megyn ░░░░░░░░ s interview Here s ░░░░░░░░ Barbara Walters was like ░░░░░░░░ starts WALTERS You seem ░░░░░░░░ have made a strategic ░░░░░░░░ historic choice to become ░░░░░░░░ closer to the West ░░░░░░░░ the United States This ░░░░░░░░ be a risk for ░░░░░░░░ here at home where ░░░░░░░░ everybody wants you to ░░░░░░░░ this close Several Russian ░░░░░░░░ have testified before the ░░░░░░░░ S Congress that there ░░░░░░░░ Soviet era portable nuclear ░░░░░░░░ so called nuclear suitcases ░░░░░░░░ from Russia I m ░░░░░░░░ to ask you a ░░░░░░░░ question Did you ever ░░░░░░░░ anyone killed Putin Nyet ░░░░░░░░ ends CUOMO Yeah right ░░░░░░░░ right let s get ░░░░░░░░ perspective from former Fox ░░░░░░░░ host legendary journalist Geraldo ░░░░░░░░ First do you care ░░░░░░░░ interviews Putin How you ░░░░░░░░ brother Do you care ░░░░░░░░ interviews Putin GERALDO I ░░░░░░░░ t care In the ░░░░░░░░ of Tucker Carlson uniquely ░░░░░░░░ Chris during this particular ░░░░░░░░ where Congress is stiffing ░░░░░░░░ on the aid they ░░░░░░░░ they re running out ░░░░░░░░ mortar shells I was ░░░░░░░░ this morning how Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ to moderate their their ░░░░░░░░ against Russia because they ░░░░░░░░ running out of shells ░░░░░░░░ do care because the ░░░░░░░░ the conservative right in ░░░░░░░░ United States it seems ░░░░░░░░ me is looking for ░░░░░░░░ reason to bail on ░░░░░░░░ It s very disconcerting ░░░░░░░░ loves Russia Russia loves ░░░░░░░░ Is this a set ░░░░░░░░ to you know to ░░░░░░░░ the American right to ░░░░░░░░ even more stridently aid ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine I don t ░░░░░░░░ Tucker is definitely welcome ░░░░░░░░ interview anyone in the ░░░░░░░░ he certainly wants to ░░░░░░░░ if it is just ░░░░░░░░ kind of a mutual ░░░░░░░░ affair then how is ░░░░░░░░ American public served I ░░░░░░░░ t know I suspend ░░░░░░░░ waiting for him CUOMO ░░░░░░░░ we haven t seen ░░░░░░░░ interview but even if ░░░░░░░░ s what you know ░░░░░░░░ the Megyn Kelly interview ░░░░░░░░ with Putin which was ░░░░░░░░ flash no cash that ░░░░░░░░ a big part of ░░░░░░░░ business What I don ░░░░░░░░ get is the media ░░░░░░░░ up and down about ░░░░░░░░ as they did with ░░░░░░░░ Kelly Anybody would take ░░░░░░░░ interview if they got ░░░░░░░░ If you get a ░░░░░░░░ like this I ve ░░░░░░░░ to interview Putin like ░░░░░░░░ times I can t ░░░░░░░░ him he doesn t ░░░░░░░░ to talk to me ░░░░░░░░ don t blame him ░░░░░░░░ better question is why ░░░░░░░░ does want to talk ░░░░░░░░ a Tucker why he ░░░░░░░░ want to talk to ░░░░░░░░ Megyn Kelly GERALDO Well ░░░░░░░░ he s floating a ░░░░░░░░ plan for instance it ░░░░░░░░ a good way to ░░░░░░░░ pressure on Ukraine If ░░░░░░░░ believes that you have ░░░░░░░░ situation where he can ░░░░░░░░ the behavior of Congress ░░░░░░░░ terms of the purse ░░░░░░░░ I think that Putin ░░░░░░░░ s all Putin And ░░░░░░░░ who has done a ░░░░░░░░ job in surviving getting ░░░░░░░░ from FOX this is ░░░░░░░░ big get This is ░░░░░░░░ audience I don t ░░░░░░░░ will for instance or ░░░░░░░░ for instance Tucker ask ░░░░░░░░ President President Putin did ░░░░░░░░ order your troops to ░░░░░░░░ mutilate and murder Ukrainian ░░░░░░░░ in and around the ░░░░░░░░ of Bucha in the ░░░░░░░░ invasion of Ukraine or ░░░░░░░░ your troops act on ░░░░░░░░ own What s his ░░░░░░░░ going to be There ░░░░░░░░ where you ll get ░░░░░░░░ reality CUOMO Yeah but ░░░░░░░░ s going to say ░░░░░░░░ and that that didn ░░░░░░░░ happen it s propaganda ░░░░░░░░ then someone like you ░░░░░░░░ say Oh yeah Look ░░░░░░░░ this picture Look at ░░░░░░░░ picture He would push ░░░░░░░░ away and he ll ░░░░░░░░ look this guy s ░░░░░░░░ pro You know you ░░░░░░░░ not going to get ░░░░░░░░ with this They anticipated ░░░░░░░░ these things Can you ░░░░░░░░ something from his answer ░░░░░░░░ can I just feel ░░░░░░░░ it s much ado ░░░░░░░░ nothing and media jealousy ░░░░░░░░ deciding who s in ░░░░░░░░ club and who s ░░░░░░░░ in the club You ░░░░░░░░ Tucker got the get ░░░░░░░░ Kelly got the get ░░░░░░░░ difference is Tucker s ░░░░░░░░ it on his own ░░░░░░░░ Kelly tried to be ░░░░░░░░ next Barbara Walters She ░░░░░░░░ because as we both ░░░░░░░░ there was only one ░░░░░░░░ you know to me ░░░░░░░░ s like you know ░░░░░░░░ guy s not going ░░░░░░░░ answer any questions truthfully ░░░░░░░░ s Vladimir Putin GERALDO ░░░░░░░░ know I enjoyed Barbara ░░░░░░░░ interview because it came ░░░░░░░░ the heels of 9 ░░░░░░░░ and the promise of ░░░░░░░░ united front against terrorism ░░░░░░░░ enormously gratifying and helpful ░░░░░░░░ the country and to ░░░░░░░░ world I liked seeing ░░░░░░░░ say that his intelligence ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ their data with our ░░░░░░░░ guys that al Qaeda ░░░░░░░░ the common foe That ░░░░░░░░ to me the most ░░░░░░░░ time in our relationship ░░░░░░░░ laugh when I see ░░░░░░░░ Castro who I later ░░░░░░░░ you know reminisce to ░░░░░░░░ about his time with ░░░░░░░░ and Bashir Assad and ░░░░░░░░ the and and all ░░░░░░░░ others But Tucker has ░░░░░░░░ out a niche that ░░░░░░░░ well served by him ░░░░░░░░ s almost like a ░░░░░░░░ of a echo chamber ░░░░░░░░ loop You know I ░░░░░░░░ not outraged by you ░░░░░░░░ I am shocked but ░░░░░░░░ outraged by how close ░░░░░░░░ many on the right ░░░░░░░░ Matt Gaetz are with ░░░░░░░░ What is it What ░░░░░░░░ it Is it that ░░░░░░░░ think that does Putin ░░░░░░░░ in the racial replacement ░░░░░░░░ whatever they call that ░░░░░░░░ You know is it ░░░░░░░░ CUOMO I think GERALDO ░░░░░░░░ is it Why do ░░░░░░░░ love Tucker I don ░░░░░░░░ know But you re ░░░░░░░░ Tucker got the get ░░░░░░░░ bless Tucker you know ░░░░░░░░ More Putin on the ░░░░░░░░ make your own judgment ░░░░░░░░ To me it s ░░░░░░░░ non troversy because I ░░░░░░░░ t care who interviews ░░░░░░░░ You know this idea ░░░░░░░░ there s some club ░░░░░░░░ certain people deserve access ░░░░░░░░ others don t it ░░░░░░░░ the opposite of a ░░░░░░░░ media But I think ░░░░░░░░ is something suspicious about ░░░░░░░░ choices Putin makes But ░░░░░░░░ know what is going ░░░░░░░░ here that needs to ░░░░░░░░ checked is don t ░░░░░░░░ Tucker Carlson to Barbara ░░░░░░░░ Don t compare Megyn ░░░░░░░░ to Barbara Walters Don ░░░░░░░░ compare me to Geraldo ░░░░░░░░ You know there s ░░░░░░░░ subtext there of cheapening ░░░░░░░░ standard that he s ░░░░░░░░ different she s no ░░░░░░░░ than Barbara Walters doing ░░░░░░░░ That is a B ░░░░░░░░ way of tearing down ░░░░░░░░ standard And Barbara is ░░░░░░░░ here to defend herself ░░░░░░░░ the standard but I ░░░░░░░░ at her footstep the ░░░░░░░░ way I learned at ░░░░░░░░ knee and you guys ░░░░░░░░ your place in the ░░░░░░░░ And we should not ░░░░░░░░ the standard by saying ░░░░░░░░ yeah it s the ░░░░░░░░ as when she does ░░░░░░░░ It is not the ░░░░░░░░ as when she did ░░░░░░░░ was a different class ░░░░░░░░ individual let alone journalist ░░░░░░░░ can call yourself a ░░░░░░░░ but don t say ░░░░░░░░ re the same as ░░░░░░░░ Walters That s a ░░░░░░░░ S thing to say ░░░░░░░░ m talking about Tucker ░░░░░░░░ Megyn Kelly and comparisons ░░░░░░░░ are making for them ░░░░░░░░ luck for their success ░░░░░░░░ there s only one ░░░░░░░░ Rivera and nobody should ░░░░░░░░ the standard Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much.”