Candace Owens and Chris Cuomo sparred over her comments that Tucker Carlson’s Vladimir Putin interview made the Russian president seem intelligent.
While discussing the former Fox News anchor’s interview on the Patrick Bet-David podcast Friday, Owens praised the Russian president’s intelligence, saying it made him look smart compared to Joe Biden.
Cuomo criticized the firebrand for praising the leader. The NewsNation host added that Putin has had his enemies killed and restricts the freedom of Russian citizens.
“You just got triggered by the fact that I acknowledged that Putin…” Owens said before Cuomo cut her off.
‘I’m not triggered, what are you 19? What, are you using 19-year-old sober language now that I’m getting triggered? I’m not triggered,’ Cuomo said.
Candance Owens and Chris Cuomo spar over her comments that Tucker Carlson’s Vladimir Putin interview made the Russian president seem intelligent
Cuomo criticized the zealot for praising the leader, who the NewsNation host said has had his enemies killed and is restricting the freedom of Russian citizens
‘You just got triggered by the fact that I acknowledged that Putin…’ Owens said before Cuomo cut her off
Owens said Putin’s explanation of Russian history was impressive and intelligent compared to Biden’s often glib speeches.
‘Tucker just went and interviewed Vladimir Putin and that’s important because then you saw what it looks like when somebody doesn’t just have the mental ability, I mean, whatever you thought of the interview, you’re forced to recognize that he’s an incredibly smart person,” Owens said.
‘It is very obvious that Putin can complete a sentence and that Biden cannot.’
During the interview, Putin gave a ‘historical background’ to the conflict with Ukraine before defending his military’s actions.
He then went on to make a series of bombshell claims, including that Bill Clinton offered Russia a seat in NATO, Russia has superior ‘supersonic missiles’, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is a ‘spy’ and said the CIA blew up the Nord Stream. Pipeline.
Cuomo was outraged by Owens’ notion that Americans should want a leader like Putin.
“You (the audience) think he (Putin) gave you an accurate recitation of 8th century Russian history because Candace just said it,” Cuomo said.
‘She’s wrong and you’re wrong okay? He didn’t give you an exact recitation, he gave you a KGB doctored look at why it’s okay that he wants to restore the Soviet Union.’
Owens defended herself against Cuomo’s criticism, saying that calling Putin smart doesn’t mean she supports him.
‘Chris, there’s no need to do this, there’s no need to do this. You’re doing so great, I’m not going to let you do this to yourself, Owens said.
‘Seriously, there’s no reason to do that. It is clear that Vladimir Putin is intelligent. There’s no reason, it doesn’t do you any good to acknowledge the fact that any person who can unpack the history of their country from the 8th century for an hour straight has their mental faculties about them.’
In the Carlson interview, when asked what the decisive moment was that decided him to launch his attack, Putin replied, “in the first place it was the coup in Ukraine” – referring to the removal of Zelensky’s predecessor Viktor Yanukovych in 2014.
‘And what triggered the current events? First, the current Ukrainian leadership would not implement the Minsk agreements,’ Putin continued. The Minsk agreements were a series of treaties that sought to end the Donbas war between Ukraine and Russian separatist groups, signed in 2014.
He accused former leaders of Germany and France of reneging on their obligations under the accords.
“They never intended to implement them, they simply led us by the nose,” he said.
During his interview with Tucker Carlson, Putin gave a ‘historical background’ to the conflict with Ukraine before defending his military’s action
When asked what the decisive moment was that decided him to launch his attack, Putin replied, “in the first place it was the coup in Ukraine” – referring to the removal of Zelensky’s predecessor Viktor Yanukovych in 2014
He was also passionate about the idea that a change of president would change the outcome of the war.
‘You just asked me if another manager comes and changes something? It’s not about the leader, he said.
Putin sensationally claimed that a peace deal on the Ukraine war had once almost been agreed, blaming the ‘Western side’ for wanting to keep the war going as long as possible.
“We are willing to negotiate,” he said.
‘It’s the western side, and apparently Ukraine is a satellite state of the United States. It is obvious. I don’t want you to take it as if I’m looking for a strong word or an insult. But we both understand what is happening’.