‘I’m with Vlad’: who are the US conservatives praising Putin?

Tucker Carlson has repeatedly played down Russia’s aggression – and he’s not alone

Tucker Carlson
The leading conservative pundit of the moment, Tucker Carlson
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Eighty years ago, when Hitler was invading his neighbours in Europe, he found an ally in the US, said William Saletan in The Bulwark (Washington DC). That ally was Charles Coughlin, a popular radio host who defended the Nazis and opposed America’s entry into the War, arguing that the movement to enlist the US was a Jewish conspiracy. “Today, a new demagogue has taken up Coughlin’s mantle: Fox News host Tucker Carlson.”

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