Tucker Carlson Slams Zelensky's Corrupt, Undemocratic Actions, And Western Leaders' Propaganda

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The Fox News host Monday, argued that liberal politicians are propping up Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a model democratic leader while uncritically ignoring his history of corrupt and undemocratic actions. The president has been widely hailed as a hero by left-wing media outlets since the ongoing invasion of his country by Russia.

Zelenskyy over the weekend, banned 11 opposition parties in Ukraine, and suspended the operations of independent TV outlets. One of the parties, Opposition Platform for Life, has 43 seats in parliament. It is the largest opposition party in that country.

"So, with a single command, Zelenskyy made it impossible for anybody to run against him for president," Carlson said.

The Fox News host acknowledged that the president has declared martial law due to the war. However he said that "there is no evidence that the opposition parties he banned were aiding Russia in its war against Ukraine."

"Opposition Platform for Life, for example, denounced the Russian invasion the moment it happened, just like everybody else," Carlson noted. "But Zelenskyy took the opportunity to turn Ukraine into effectively a one-party state, which it now is. So having banned all opposition, he then seized control of the country's media outlets. Zelenskyy signed a decree that combines all national television channels into a single platform that he controls. He described this as a 'unified information policy,' and it certainly is unified."

The Fox News firebrand declares "that this is authoritarianism, it's not democracy."

Carlson argues that since America is basically propping up the Zelenskyy government, American leaders have an interest in the implications of what the government does. "So, when you see them admire someone who's shutting down any opposition to him, you should pause," he warned.

Guest Maajid Nawaz told Carlson that while he has been a harsh critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin and the invasion, he's disturbed by the aggressive pro-Ukraine propaganda in western media. He slammed the media's labelling of critics as Putin apologists.

Nawaz also talked about past reports in western media, on corruption and undemocratic practices in Ukraine.

WATCH Tucker Carlson's full monologue, and Maajid Nawaz appearance on Tucker Carlson Tonight.