Still would....
I don't get it why they make it such an issue, Tucker's fanbase is already non mainstream. I more inclined to believe he is there to bring an US offer/deal to russia regarding Ukraine.
Tucker is a problem for the western MSM because he is supposed to be cancelled. When you are cancelled, you don’t just disappear, as the deterrence value of that is limited and fleeting.
The western MSM chooses their stars carefully so that only those with a pathological level of vanity and desperate need to be on air gets the anchor jobs.
The beauty of that is twofold. Firstly the threat of being cancelled carries massive weight like an axe hanging over their heads keeping even the biggest names in line.
Secondly, it means that when one of the media darlings step out of line and is cancelled, they don’t just disappear, but go on extreme fringe channels to get their spotlight fix promoting more and more ridiculous stories totally discrediting themselves and justifying the cancelling, but also lingers in the background as cautionary tales to keep the rest in line. Because let’s face it, it’s expensive to make a media star, so the western MSM doesn’t want to have to cancel them too often and burn all that investment.
But someone who is supposed to be cancelled doing interviews with a top world leader is absolutely not on the script. That is the thin end of the wedge! If the western MSM looses its power to cancel people, it also loosens its stranglehold on what is and isn’t allowed to be discussed and thought by the western media and public at large. That is precisely why Putin is giving Tucker the interview.
