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.
Trump called the visit “a great honor” and has invited Kim to come to the U.S.
This wouldn’t be the first time Carlson’s gotten directly involved in Trump’s foreign policy: The Daily Beast reported that the Fox host has been privately urging Trump not to go to war with Iran and criticizing Trump’s more “hawkish” advisers–which includes Bolton.
Watch Carlson speak below:
Tucker Carlson defends Trump's friendliness with brutal dictator Kim Jong-Un: "You've got to be honest about what it means to lead a country. It means killing people." pic.twitter.com/Pzbek65vMm
— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) June 30, 2019
That right there is what Trump is hoping for – that more and more people will agree with Carlson that he needs to do some more killin’ to be a great leader.
Great, Bolton got stuffed in the trash can while Carlson gets the best seat in the house. I despise Bolton and Carlson but Bolton wants to start WWIII while Carlson is just a greedy scumbag, so I think this is hilarious.
This is a loser for Trump. On many levels. On the other hand, Bolton is a lot more dangerous to
America than Tucker Carlson
Well, Kim does kill off his family members so maybe Trump will learn a few tips while he’s there.
If Woody Allen remade Bananas as a mashup with Mike Judge and Idiocracy it still would pale in comparison to reality.