th authoritarianism and abuse of power. that s what we do. we re doing our jobs, and that noise is the sound a functioning democracy ways. ted, as you know all too well, going along with trump s attacks on the media, you see death threats against journalists. you see, you know, people like, you know, my longtime friend br brian carem, april ryan, getting all kinds of death threats because they went up against trump. we ll talk about this further another time, but really appreciate the insights. thanks so much for coming on. ted boutros, thanks again for your insights tonight. we appreciate it. so great to be with you, jim. thanks. and toxic polarization is poisoning america, but if there s any hope of finding the antidote, we need to understand what s fueling it. john avlon unpacks it all in tonight s reality check. there he is. that s coming up next. vazalore. is the first liquid-filled aspirin capsule
translated into russian, as in russian state television. there it is right there. they re eating it up like a bowl full of borscht, pointing to what he s been saying for months. apparently same goes for reaction of viewers of trump state tv, and that is fox of course. democratic congressman tom malinowski says his office is now getting calls from folks who say they watch tucker carlson and are upset that we re not siding with russia. tucker has even laughed at the idea that the u.s. would defend ukraine militarily. a friend just sent this tweet, quote, having lost in afghanistan, the graveyard of empires, the regime s next military adventure, invading russia in winter. perfect. yeah, i m not sure why he s laughing. it should be noted that lawmakers from both parties as well as foreign policy experts have long said that putin s chief objective is to reconstitute the soviet union. sound farfetched? last december reuters reported