WikiLeaks draws liberal ire after it compares Tucker Carlson to Assange as Fox host accuses NSA of SPYING on him – RT

WikiLeaks came under fire after tweeting in solidarity with Foxs Tucker Carlson, who recently aired a segment claiming that the NSA had illegally spied on him, as supporters demanded an investigation into the claim.

The anti-secrecy group took to Twitter on Monday to share a section of Carlsons show from earlier in the evening, adding the caption: Spying on and coercing journalists is not a new [phenomenon] #Assange #TuckerCarlson.

In the segment, the Fox pundit alleged that a government whistleblower had contacted his team to relay a warning that the NSA is monitoring our electronic communications, and is planning to leak them in an attempt to take this show off the air.

Carlson said that the whistleblower, whose name or position were not given, also passed along information about a story he is currently working on, which he argued could only have come directly from his own texts and emails.

The NSA captured that information without our knowledge and did it for political reasons. The Biden administration is spying on us. We have confirmed that, Carlson said, adding: Spying on opposition journalists is incompatible with democracy.

WikiLeaks designation of Carlson as a journalist, however, did not go over well with his mostly liberal critics, who shot back that the Fox host is more of an entertainer than a factual reporter of news.

Some detractors went even further, labeling Carlson a purveyor of not mere entertainment, but white supremacy propaganda, though they left that term undefined. Another netizen asked whether he could be considered comparable to WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, who was mentioned alongside Carlson in the groups tweet.

Conservatives leaped to defense of the Fox talent, arguing that the NSAs alleged spying on the popular host proves Carlsons journalistic bona fides.

Theyre going after Tucker Carlson because hes one of the last people on TV actually exposing the powerful, the Columbia Bugle, an anonymously run conservative commentary account, tweeted.

Republican Representative Lauren Boebert (Colorado) called on the HouseOversight and Reform Committee to thoroughly and immediately investigate the claim.

If this is indeed true, criminal charges should be brought on those who have violated this private citizens rights, she tweeted.

Another high-profile conservative and former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik called on the GOP leadership to raise the issue at the highest level.

While Carlson noted that Fox had contacted the NSA and submitted a Freedom of Information request about the purported spying as a formality, he said they dont expect to hear much back, and that true accountability could only be achieved by lawmakers.

Earlier on Monday, meanwhile, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) introduced legislation seeking to protect reporters from government surveillance, though not related to the Carlson debacle. He cited abuses under the Donald Trump administration, in which the Department of Justice targeted journalists from CNN, the Washington Post and the New York Times with probes while looking into official leaks.

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