chris hedges, as it remains to be seen, whether calls and claims are true, that they do fit neatly into a familiar pattern. i mean, i would begin by saying the n s a is deny the claim, but it's pretty clear from the climate that especially with a democratic administration, russia has been demonized. although china is a close 2nd for all sorts of internal problems within the united states. we have had now going all the way back to the director of national intelligence report in 2017. this ridiculous claim that left wing uneven right wing critics. of us capitalism, imperialism the political system are agents of a foreign power that has become the knee jerk response. and so what you're seeing is if it's true, what tucker carlson says, well, we certainly know it's true that he's reached out for an interview with the president of russia. but if it's true that the essay essentially use that attempt at a very legitimate and i would argue important journalistic activity to a brand him, an agent of a foreign power. what you're seeing is a kind of ratcheting up of this attempt to use russia as an

chris hedges says it remains to be seen whether calls and claim to true though they do fit neatly into a familiar pattern. i mean, i would begin by saying the n. s a as deny the claim, but it's pretty clear from the climate that especially with a democratic administration. russia has been demonized, although china is a close 2nd, for all sorts of internal problems within the united states. we have had now going all the way back to the director of national intelligence report in 2017. this ridiculous claim that left wing and even right wing critics of us capitalism, imperialism the political system are agents of a foreign power that has become the knee jerk response. and so what you're seeing is if it's true, what tucker carlson says, well, we certainly know it's true that he's reached out for an interview with the president of russia. but if it's true that the essay essentially use that attempt at a very legitimate and i would argue important journalistic activity to a brand him and agent of a foreign power. what you're seeing is a kind of ratcheting of this attempt to use russia as an