Controversial Fox News host Tucker Carlson is “hating the United States”, according to retired US lieutenant colonel Alexander Vindman.
The army official’s comments come a month after Carlson described Harry Dunn, a US Capitol police officer who defended the building from rioters during the 6 January insurrection, as an “angry, left-wing political activist”.
“Dunn will pretend to speak for the country’s law enforcement community, but it turns out Dunn has very little in common with your average cop.
“Dunn is an angry, left-wing political activist,” said Carlson, during an episode of his programme, Tucker Carlson Tonight. His remarks were later criticised by Dunn’s attorneys.
Now, during a segment on the riots, Vindman told CNN that it’s “interesting to hear” Carlson “demonise and hate the United States”.
Turning to the camera, he added: “I would just ask the American public to take a look around. Walk your streets. Does it look anything like the world that Tucker Carlson portrays, or Donald Trump portrays?
“Yes, I get the fact that Newsmax and Fox News are declaring this country as falling apart, but walk the streets. It’s not like that.
“We have problems, we have challenges we can overcome together, but we are still the best country in the world, and we’ll do that together,” he said.
Several Twitter users have agreed with Vindman:
Interesting? It’s vile.
— Rachel Vindman (@natsechobbyist) August 8, 2021
The “they hate America”, “they’re a threat to America” talk on the Right in regards to the Left, as with everything from “false-flags”, “radical leftists”, “paid actors”, has always been projection…
— Chris (@LCSeward) August 7, 2021
all while claiming to be real Patriots
— Hellshake Yano (@TheOGKennyG) August 7, 2021
You have to understand that Tucker hates himself for working at Fox...
— Jeanne Miller 🐉 (@JeanneMillerPV) August 7, 2021
Tucker has the choice not to return to the U.S. It would suit me fine.
— KathyJPA (@KJPennyPA) August 7, 2021
This man is a hero. A patriot. He loves his country. Tucker Carlson knows nothing about that
— Roberta 🌴🏄🏽♀️ (@RobertaByTheSea) August 7, 2021
Exactly. *ucker and company have actively been rooting for the US Olympic team to lose, because one member is a purple haired lesbian, some are black, and they are all better at anything he could ever do.
— Joe Biden is my president, and yours too (@CharFitz4) August 7, 2021
Others, meanwhile, cast doubt on Vindman’s claim that the US is “the best country in the world”:
I'm sorry but America is NOT the best country in the world.
— Lisa Kelly (@Lisa723Kelly) August 7, 2021
Love from New Zealand 🥰
We arnt the best country in the world.
— Pan Durden (@pan_durden) August 8, 2021
Best country in the world??? LOL
— ITLGuy (@ITLStaff) August 7, 2021
I fully agree with the sentiment re. Tucker Carlson, Trump, Newsmax etc. But the US as the "best country in the world"? Each to their own but I wouldn't live there if you paid me.
— Andrew Kerr (@kerrand) August 7, 2021
Agreed. But this "best country in the world" shtick got old a while ago, frankly...
— Farah Ghuznavi 📚 (@FarahGhuznavi) August 7, 2021
Carlson, who interviewed Viktor Orbán – Hungary’s anti-LGBT prime minister - earlier this week, has not yet responded to Vindman’s comments.
