Tucker Carlson continues feud with Boris Johnson: Knew he was a ‘coward’
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Tucker Carlson continued a feud with former U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson after the former Conservative Party leader said he is horrified at Carlson’s “bad ideas” when it comes to the war in Ukraine.
The popular prime-time host responded to Johnson on Wednesday night, saying the politician was a “coward” and a “liar.”
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“All these cowards in Washington are afraid of this show, Boris Johnson said derisively,” Carlson stated. “Yet, somehow he never mentioned that he is one of them … We knew that Johnson himself was a coward. We watched during COVID as he transitioned into a terrified old woman, but we had no idea he was also a liar.”
During a speech at the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Johnson criticized Carlson’s opposition to the U.S. aiding Ukraine in its war with Russia and the spreading of disinformation.
Johnson said during his speech that Carlson had intimidated some Republicans with his commentary on the war in Ukraine.
“I’ve been appalled to discover how many people — I’ve just been here for a couple days and it’s been wonderful I always have a wonderful time in Washington. But I’ve been amazed and horrified by how many people are frightened by a guy named Tucker Carlson,” Johnson said. “Has anybody heard of a guy named Tucker Carlson? What is it with this guy?”
“All these wonderful Republicans seem somehow intimidated by his perspective,” Johnson continued. “I haven’t watched anything that he’s said. But I’m struck by how often this comes up. Bad ideas are starting to infect some of the thinking around the world about what Putin stands for.”
On Tuesday, Carlson had a completely different opinion of Johnson. He called him a “famously erudite and articulate man” and that, at one point, Johnson had “considered” coming on Fox News to “make his case.”
“If there’s one person in politics who might be able to explain how a third world war against Russia might conceivably strengthen the West and not just further empower China, it would probably be Boris Johnson,” Carlson said.
However, Johnson had reportedly ignored requests to appear on the show.
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The former UK prime minister previously said that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is NATO’s responsibility, after it teased Ukraine’s potential membership without moving forward.
“For decades, we have used diplomatic doublespeak on the subject of NATO and Ukraine — and it has ended in total disaster,” Johnson wrote in an opinion essay in the Washington Post. “What have we achieved by speaking softly out of both sides of our mouths? The result is the worst war in Europe for 80 years.”
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