McConnell blasts Tucker Carlson for demonizing Ukraine aid

KSNT News— Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) blasted conservative commentator Tucker Carlson on Tuesday for playing a leading role in demonizing the idea of sending military aid to Ukraine, saying the former Fox News host wound up “where he should have been all along” when he gave Russian President Vladimir Putin a megaphone during a fawning []

dailym.ai—Mitch McConnell goes scorched earth on Trump for 'not' wanting to close the border and blames Tucker Carlson for 'demonizing' Ukraine aid. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell criticized two of his prominent critics on Tuesday, after the Senate voted to advance a $95 billion foreign aid package.

C-SPAN—Senator McConnell Blames Tucker Carlson for Demonization of Ukraine. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) blames former Fox News host Tucker Carlson for the months-long delay in getting the national security supplemental bill, which includes aid for Ukraine, to the finish line, saying that "demonization of Ukraine" began with Carlson. "He had an enormous audience which convinced a lot of rank and file Republicans that maybe this was a mistake," McConnell says. He also cites the protracted talks over border security, which was ultimately dropped from the...

Newsweek—Tucker Carlson to Blame for 'Demonization of Ukraine': Mitch McConnell. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blamed former Fox News host Tucker Carlson for Republican opposition to aid for Ukraine amid its ongoing war against Russia.The Senate voted 80-19 on Tuesday to break a filibuster on the $95 billion aid package recently passed by the House. Final passage is expected Tuesday night.In a press conference after the Senate vote, McConnell pointed to the conservative commentator's February interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin as a turning point in the...