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Trump Took Fox News Tucker Carlson, Not John Bolton, To North Korea
Trump Took Fox News Tucker Carlson, Not John Bolton, To North Korea
By Cristina Cabrera
June 30, 2019 3:27 pm
President Donald Trump brought Fox News host Tucker Carlson to North Korea on Sunday instead of his own national security adviser, John Bolton.
Several journalists reported seeing Carlson on the sidelines of Trump’s historic visit to the the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea, and the hosts of “Fox & Friends” confirmed Carlson was there during a phone interview with him.
Meanwhile, Bolton was shipped off to Mongolia over the weekend.
While speaking to his Fox colleagues, Carlson defended Trump’s friendliness with the brutal North Korean dictator.
“[North Korea]’s a disgusting place, obviously. So there’s no defending it,” Carlson said. “On the other hand, you’ve got to be honest about what it means to lead a country. It means killing people.”
“Not on the scale that the North Koreans do, but a lot of countries commit atrocities, including a number that we’re closely allied with,” he continued.
“Not on the scale that the North Koreans do, but a lot of countries commit atrocities, including a number that we’re closely allied with,” he continued.
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On what planet is it normal for so-called “journalists” to hang out and schmooze with the people they’re supposed to be covering? This is another in a long list of things that have become normalized in the age of Trump. I can’t imagine this happening with any Democrat. No one in the supposedly liberal media would have been seen like this with Obama. 
