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Tucker Carlson: “We are putting [Europe] and, But of course, Europe can't…”

Featuring: Tucker Carlson, Conservative, Right-wing | Political Commentator, Former Fox News Host | National

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Sorry. And then withdrawing and saying, it's on you, Europe. And then standing back as European leaders to deflect attention from their own failures, gin up the threat of Russia. We are putting [Europe] and, But of course, Europe can't defend itself because they've relied on our security guarantees and allowed American troops on their soil for 80 years. They can't defend themselves, but that's because they've been dependent on us for defense. We are putting them into a position where they have no choice but to look for other alliances. (50:18–50:27)

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Asserts that Europe cannot defend itself due to reliance on U.S. security guarantees.

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