Tucker Carlson announced he's in Moscow to interview Vladimir Putin. Elitists like Bill Kristol and Adam Kinzinger exploded in anger at the "traitor‚" who somehow shouldn't be allowed back in the country. Journalists have been known to interview anti-American tyrants before‚ so what gives? Barbara Walters‚ George Stephanopoulos‚ Charlie Rose‚ and Megyn Kelly (in her NBC days) all interviewed Putin‚ and the elites never trashed them as "traitors." Could we wait and see what happens?  Lester Holt just interviewed Iran's ambassador to the United Nations for the NBC Nightly News‚ and no one called him a "traitor" for interviewing someone from an an authoritarian anti-American regime.  We also discuss Joy Reid praising Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney on the Colbert show‚ Elon Musk getting "fact checked" for suggesting Team Biden is importing future voters from Mexico (you can't say that!)‚ the New York Times drama over 'book bans" in the flyover states‚ and the hubbub and folderol over a Wall Street Journal op-ed designating Dearborn‚ Michigan as "America's Jihad Capital." Team Biden declined once again to participate in a softball interview before the Super Bowl‚ which rotated to CBS this year. Are they really afraid of Obama-loving Gayle King? They're just afraid of Biden stepping in gaffe doo-doo‚ or getting cranky when someone asks the most mildly challenging question. The Bidenites lamely claimed they're being "more creative" and going around the traditional media‚ since the voters don't really follow traditional media any more.  And the traditional media has no self-respect. That answer doesn't make them angry at all. Why wouldn't the Democrats avoid interviews with other Democrats? Who needs the trouble?  Enjoy the podcast below‚ or wherever you check out your podcasts. 

The family of a 9-year-old Kansas City Chiefs fan smeared as a racist has filed a defamation lawsuit against Deadspin for its dishonest reporting. Holden Armenta was lambasted by writer Carron Phillips at the sports news outlet after wearing a Native American headdress to a game between the Chiefs and the Las Vegas Raiders in November. "It takes a lot to disrespect two groups of people at once. But on Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas‚ a Kansas City Chiefs fan found a way to hate Black people and the Native Americans at the same time‚" wrote Phillips at the time. Immediately after the outlet published the article‚ critics pointed out that it had used a misleading photograph only showing one half of the child's face in order to make it appear as if he was wearing blackface. "Yeah‚ just ruin this young fans life with your lying headline and misleading picture. This wasn’t black face‚ nor was it about race. It’s about support for the team‚" read one critical tweet. Armenta's parents‚ Shannon and Raul‚ said that the report from Deadspin led to “the family to a barrage of hate‚ including death threats.” The lawsuit claimed that the article misled readers by not including a full photograph of the boy with half of his face painted red and thereby “maliciously and wantonly" attacked "a nine-year-old boy and his parents for Phillips’ own race-drenched political agenda.”The Armentas pointed out that their son's grandfather was on the board of the Chumash Tribe in Santa Ynez‚ California‚ and yet‚ Deadspin refused to retract the article or apologize. “It intentionally painted a picture of the Armenta Family as anti-Black‚ anti-Native American bigots who proudly engaged in the worst kind of racist conduct motivated by their family’s hatred for Black and Native Americans‚" the lawsuit read. The lawsuit is asking for unspecified damages. In 2020‚ the Chiefs decided to ban headdresses from being worn at their stadium‚ but Armenta was attending an away game in Las Vegas when he wore the headdress. The Chiefs went on to defeat the Raiders on their way to winning a trip to the Super Bowl‚ which will be held in Las Vegas on Sunday. Here's an interview of Holden Armenta: Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A man was shot and killed by deputies at a grocery store in California after they say he charged them with two machetes. The Los Angeles County sheriff's office said they responded to a call from an Albertson's grocery store in Lancaster at 20th Street West at about 9:30 a.m. "When I walked in there was a guy arguing with the customers‚ and then I knew he had like a machete on the side‚" said an unidentified Albertsons employee to KABC-TV. The sheriff's office said the man had the machetes in his backpack when they arrived‚ but he grew "agitated" and grabbed them out of his bag. They tried to subdue the man using non-lethal methods‚ including stun guns‚ before he allegedly charged at police with the machetes. They opened fire‚ and he was transported to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead. "I heard shots and then everybody started running to the back and we exited through the back‚" said the employee. "That's the worst experience I've ever had." Investigators said they recovered two machetes at the scene. No other injuries were reported‚ and police said that there were many people shopping at the store at the time. Three deputies were involved in the shooting‚ according to the sheriff's office. Investigators said that the man had been at a Chevron gas station previously in the day and had attacked a store employee at about 3 a.m. That employee was cut in the hand and was transported to a hospital by a customer‚ according to KABC. Police said that the gas station employee's injuries were not life-threatening. The man who was killed was only described as a being between 35 and 40 years of age. Here's a news report about the incident: Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Authorities arrested a Honduran who was previously removed from the U.S. half a dozen times‚ according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.The gang member‚ who was arrested on February 1 after illegally entering the U.S. near Newport‚ Vermont‚ has a significant criminal record‚ the ICE press release indicated."The Honduran national was removed from the United States in January 2006‚ twice in June 2013‚ February 2015‚ July 2015 and February 2016. He has been convicted of DWI‚ assault and battery‚ unauthorized use of a vehicle‚ illegal entry‚ disorderly conduct and drug trafficking. During an immigration hearing‚ he admitted he was affiliated with the Sicarios New Yorkers-XV-18 branch of the 18th Street Gang‚" ICE noted. "In October 2022‚ a Honduran court convicted him of drug trafficking charges and sentenced him to four years and six months of incarceration. After he failed to appear to serve his sentence in July 2023‚ the court issued a warrant for his arrest‚" the press release noted. "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) again arrested the gang member Feb. 1‚ 2024‚ after he unlawfully entered the United States near Newport‚ Vermont‚ without being inspected‚ admitted or paroled by a designated immigration official."The arrest demonstrates the importance of border security for the sake of public safety. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens has noted that authorities recently arrested a Mexican man who had served time for molestation of a minor. "USBP agents in Laredo‚ TX arrested another child predator trying to enter our country illegally. This subject‚ a Mexican National‚ served 10 yrs in prison for a Molestation of a Minor‚ a felony conviction‚" Owens' tweet stated. — (@) Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Dean Phillips Shames All of Us for Pretending That Joe Biden Is OK

NBC News: White House 'Accelerating Plans' to Hit Republicans for Tanking Border Bill

Kerry Now Facing Oversight Investigation‚ Lawsuit Over Secretive Office‚ Meetings With Climate Activists

A bankruptcy court filing Monday shows former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani owes more than $1 million in unpaid taxes.

Former President Donald Trump appears to be supporting North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Michael Whatley to lead the Republican National Committee‚ a source familiar with the matter confirmed to the Washington Examiner.

A Marine Corps helicopter that went down in the mountains near San Diego on Tuesday evening has yet to be recovered due to the relentless rain and snow that continue to pound Southern California.