Veteran journalist Bob Woodward has recently published a damning exposé on former U.S. President Donald Trump’s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin in his new book, “War.”
In “War,” Woodward alleges that, while serving as U.S. President, Donald Trump sent Russian President Vladimir Putin American COVID-19 rapid-testing equipment during the early days of the pandemic in 2020, when there was a global shortage of such tests. Woodward also reports that Trump continued to communicate with Putin after leaving office in 2021.
In light of Woodward’s allegations, Tucker Carlson offered the following observations in Trump’s defence in a recently posted video on X:
“I, for one, am appalled by the callousness of the Democratic Party and its self-righteous chest-thumping in response to a rumour, instigated by a feeble and grumpy old man, Bob Woodward, that President Donald ‘ox-like-built’ Trump provided some humanitarian aid to Russia in the form of COVID-19 testing kits during the pandemic.”
“I’m not implying in any way that the rumours are correct—the rumours appear to have been concocted as a desperate ploy to re-establish relevance by a washed-up celebrity journalist whose last significant achievement was resembling Robert Redford in the Dustin Hoffman–starring film ‘All the President’s Men,’ back in 1976.”
“I’m simply here to ask: even if the rumours are correct, what’s the big deal? Aren’t liberals always pretending to be compassionate and to care about elderly statesmen—which is what they claim Biden to be—or is it only the senile ones they care about?”
“And have the Democrats even considered that:
- We provide billions of dollars in aid every year to countries that produce a far less desirable yield of mail-order brides than Russia. Yet the mainstream media has its hair on fire about this completely unremarkable gesture of kindness by a man who owes two wives and multiple mistresses to the region.
- Maybe Trump was assessing the efficacy of the tests on Russian subjects before allowing Americans to use them. What else would a true patriot have done?
- Ensuring that Putin stays in good health was the smart thing to do to secure American foreign policy interests, as I explain below.”
“For decades prior to Putin’s rise to power, America had a tempestuous relationship with the USSR, and the two countries were often on the brink of nuclear war. Putin, by contrast, heralded an unprecedented era of peace and trade between the two countries, as well as a period of stability and prosperity for Russia, which played a significant role in shaping Europe’s economic success.”
“There is a reason Russia is so enamoured of him that it amended its constitution to keep him in power. In fact, seeing how good the Russians supposedly have it, Ukraine has also recently, slowly but steadily, started ‘integrating’ itself with Russia—such pro-imperialistic fervour has never engulfed a subjugated people in any other part of the world at any point in history.”
“Moreover, following Putin’s installation as ‘Dear Leader,’ Russia has played a critical role in the development of many niche industries in America and around the world. For instance, Russia is a major investor in multiple small American businesses that disseminate disinformation during elections and make xenophobia and misogyny look cool and fun as their primary occupation. Without Putin, this nascent but important industry would have struggled to survive, let alone reach its present-day golden age—and I, for one, have grown used to the generous perks it affords!”
“But even if you don’t care about me, you should at least consider this: what possible contribution could Tim Pool or Benny Johnson make to society otherwise? Who would feed their children?”
“And I thought the Republicans had the market cornered on being heartless monsters!”
There has been a notable rise in Carlson’s professed Russophilia following an incident a year and a half ago, during which he claims to have been “mauled by a demon” while sleeping in his bed.
