Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this month further backed the ousted right-wing host’s public support for the country in its aggression against Ukraine. Carlson has a history of parroting Kremlin talking points, and has even declared that he’s “rooting for Russian to win the conflict.” During a recent interview with the conservative show Chief Nerd, Carlson mentioned, “The idea that I’ve been flacking for Putin when my relatives fought in the Revolutionary War. I’m as American as you could be. [Atlantic staff writer] Anne Applebaum …
