He published a video of the conversation on his page on the social network X.
“They accuse me of being a Putin supporter, but that’s not true. But if I were a supporter of Putin, that would also be normal. I am an adult and an American citizen, I can have likes and dislikes for whomever I want and hold any opinion I want,” he said.
According to him, the idea of “a bunch of people in Washington deciding” what he should believe in and who he should show sympathy for is unacceptable to him.
Previously, Carlson expressed his belief that before the interview with Putin, he was being monitored by US intelligence agencies.