Comedian and political expert John Stewart is laid in Donald Trumpaccusing the 45th president of joining Vladimir Putin praising the Russian leader for his “genius” invasion of Ukraine.
The former host of the Daily Show also struck Fox News claiming it agrees with Putin’s internationally condemned decision to launch a full-scale takeover of its Eastern European neighbor.
“The Trump / Fox axis is not soft on Putin’s actions … they agree with them,” Stewart wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. “They are political allies. They believe in the same things. To them, the American left and much of Europe are the Empire of Evil.
That’s the hell.
It is uncertain what aspect of Fox’s coverage of Stewart was, although network host Tucker Carlson on Tuesday condemned President Joe Biden’s attempts to make Putin a “boogieman.”
Former Daily Show host John Stewart attacks Donald Trump over his comments about Vladimir Putin’s Russian invasion of Ukraine
European neighbor. “The Trump / Fox axis is not soft on Putin’s actions … they agree with them,” Stewart wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. They are political allies.
After weeks of speculation, more than 10,000 Russian troops entered separatist-occupied areas of Ukraine on Monday night, sending 6,000 to Donetsk, 5,000 to Luhansk and 1,500 to Khorlovka.
Observers have rightly speculated that Putin will launch the invasion by declaring regional independence and under the guise of “peacekeeping efforts.”
Trump praised Putin in an interview with conservative podcast Buck Sexton on Tuesday.
“I came in yesterday and there was a TV screen and I said, ‘That’s brilliant,'” Trump recalls. “Putin declares a large part of Ukraine – from Ukraine – Putin declares it independent. Oh, that’s wonderful.
“I said, ‘How smart is that?'” The former US president continued. “And he will come in and be a peacemaker.” This is the strongest peaceful force … We can use this on our southern border. This is the strongest peacekeeping force I have ever seen. There were more army tanks than I saw. They will keep the peace well.
On Tuesday, Trump hailed Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “genius” for his approach to invading Ukraine.
Trump also said Putin would never have invaded Ukraine if he were still president of the United States.
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki responded to Trump’s comments by telling reporters: “As a matter of policy, we try not to take advice from anyone who praises President Putin and his military strategy, which I think happened there.
“Earlier in the day, he issued a statement saying the takeover attempt would never have taken place if he were still president.
Fox Carlson, meanwhile, is harassing the Biden administration and the mainstream media for portraying Putin in an unfavorable light.
Speaking over Chiron, who said “Anything less than hating Putin is a betrayal”, Carlson condemned Putin’s attempts to become a “godfather”, wondering out loud what he had done to the United States, although he mentioned Putin and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky as “tyrants” just a day earlier.
“Since the day Donald Trump became president, Democrats in Washington have told you that you have a patriotic duty to hate Vladimir Putin,” Carlson said in his top-rated cable show, Tucker Carlson Tonight, on Tuesday. “This is not a proposal, but a mandate. Anything less than hatred of Putin is treason.
Tucker Carlson criticizes Joe Biden and members of both parties for trying to fuel anti-Putin sentiment on his show Tuesday night
“Many Americans have complied with this directive,” he continued. “Now they obediently hate Vladimir Putin. Maybe you’re one of them. Putin’s hatred has become a major goal of America’s foreign policy. This is the main thing we are talking about. Entire cable channels are already dedicated to this.
Carlson showed disregard for the possibility of the United States going to war over these anti-Putin sentiments.
“Before that happens, it might be worth asking ourselves – since it’s getting quite serious – what is it really about?”
The presenter then published a long list of potential American problems and complaints for which Putin is not responsible.
“Why do I hate Putin so much? Has Putin ever called me a racist? Did he threaten to fire me because I disagreed with him? Did he send every middle-class job to my city in Russia? Did he create a global pandemic that shattered my business and kept me indoors for two years? Does he teach my children to accept racial discrimination? Does fentanyl do? Is he trying to destroy Christianity? Does he eat dogs? These are fair questions and everyone’s answer is no. Vladimir Putin did none of this.
This is not the first time Stewart has publicly complained to Carlson.
He appeared as Carlson’s guest at Crossfire, where he mocked the bow tie and condemned his “guerrilla hacker.”
“You do theater when you have to debate,” Stewart said. “What you are doing is not fair. What you are doing is guerrilla hacking.
Crossfire was canceled three months after Stewart’s scandalous appearance.