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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Lorraine Ali

Commentary: On the eve of war, Tucker Carlson defended Putin. Now he's backpedaling

The conflict in Ukraine and backpedaling were the main themes of Tucker Carlson's show Thursday after the Fox News host was slammed for defending Russian President Vladimir Putin, and dragging U.S. President Joe Biden, in the lead-up to Russia's invasion of the Eastern European nation.

"I don't think anybody approves of what Putin did yesterday," he said. "I certainly don't."

That wasn't the note he sounded 24 hours earlier, just before tanks rolled over the border between Ukraine and Belarus, bombs detonated over the capital, Kyiv, and families sought shelter in underground subway stations. As on-scene reporters stressed the gravity of the situation, and American media outlets reacted with equal solemnity, one notable exception emerged: Fox News.

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