It could mean that we participate-and I would not rule that out-I would not rule out American troops on the ground,” said Wicker. “Military action could mean that we stand off with our ships in the Black Sea and that we rain destruction on Russian military capabilities.
“This is why it is such a dangerous situation that we are facing, as we are being pushed closer and closer very quickly, as you said, to a hot war, a nuclear war that would destroy the world as we know it,” said Gabbard.īut a closer reading of Wicker’s remarks is instructive. Is the fate of eastern Ukraine tied to some heretofore unknown core American interest that somehow we’re just not aware of in the Constitution?” said Carlson, introducing a segment about Wicker’s comments. Troops on the ground over eastern Ukraine. But the kerfuffle seems to be based on a misinterpretation of Wicker’s comments to Carlson’s Fox colleague Neil Cavuto the day before.Ĭarlson and his guest, former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, last Wednesday citing Wicker’s conversation with Cavuto, accused him of advocating the potential use of nuclear weapons over Ukraine’s sovereignty. His most recent target is Senator Roger Wicker, who last week said during an interview that President Biden shouldn’t rule out using military force in the event of a Russian invasion. Tucker Carlson has taken to hitting Republican lawmakers over their approach to the Russian military buildup in Eastern Europe. Russian T-72B3M main battle tanks at the International Army Games 2021 outside Moscow, Russia, August 24, 2021.