In a segment that aired on Monday evening, Carlson told his viewers that he had sent a questionnaire to several announced and speculated candidates that are (or could soon be) running for the 2024 Republican nomination for president. Within his survey, Carlson asked individuals to share their views on the conflict that was started by Russia's President Vladimir Putin against Ukraine, and whether the U.S. should be involved in the matter.
Rather than discuss that matter alone, a number of respondents to Carlson's questionnaire volunteered, without apparent prompting from the Fox News host, their thoughts on regime change in Russia — and whether the U.S. should try to influence a change in leadership in a covert manner. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, for example, who described the war between the two nations as a mere "territorial dispute," said it would be a mistake to do so, fearing that a leader "even more ruthless" than Putin could take charge.
