Former Fox News colleague blasts Tucker Carlson after Putin interview: “Like an eager puppy”. Former colleague compares Carlson to gullible Cold War wrestlers who spread Soviet propaganda as “useful idiots” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and EU criticize Carlson interview with Putin: ‘Well-known lies’ and ‘manipulations’ The 127-minute conversation with the right-wing talk show host Tucker Carlson was recorded on Tuesday and published on the German night of February 9, 2024.