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Posted on: June 20, 2025 at 18:07:53 CT
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After Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Macgregor appeared on three Fox News programs in February and early March to speak in support of Russia's actions. Three days after the war began, he said, "The battle in eastern Ukraine is really almost over," and predicted "If [Ukraine] don't surrender in the next 24 hours, I suspect Russia will ultimately annihilate them." Macgregor said he believed Russia should be allowed to seize whatever parts of Ukraine it wanted. In his second appearance, he revised his prediction: "The first five days Russian forces I think frankly were too gentle. They've now corrected that. So, I would say another 10 days this should be completely over. ... I think the most heroic thing he could do right now is come to terms with reality. Neutralize Ukraine." After one of his appearances, Macgregor's comments were characterized by veteran Fox News Pentagon correspondent Jennifer Griffin as "distorting" and "appeasement" and that he was being an "apologist" for Putin. After Griffin's remarks, Tucker Carlson—who hosted Macgregor on two successive nights—remarked, "Unlike many of the so-called reporters you see on television, he is not acting secretly as a flack for Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon. No, Doug Macgregor is an honest man." Trey Gowdy, another Fox News host who interviewed Macgregor, said his viewpoint was "stunning and disappointing".[7][57][58][59][8][60]

Russian state television channels RT and VGTRK broadcast excerpts of Macgregor's second Carlson appearance, which included a characterization of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a "puppet," that Russian forces had been "too gentle" in the early days of the invasion and that Russian president Vladimir Putin was being "demonized" by the United States and NATO.[7][61] His opinions on Russia and Ukraine have caused controversy, with some including Liz Cheney describing Macgregor as being a member of the "Putin wing of the GOP."[62][63][64][65][66]

In a fourth appearance in early March, Macgregor said a ceasefire was close as Ukrainian forces had been "grounded to bits. There's no question about that despite what we report on our mainstream media".[7] He also defended Russia's invasion in an interview on The Grayzone, saying Putin had taken great care with civilians and this was delaying his victory.[67]

In July 2022, on Real America's Voice he told Charlie Kirk that: "The war, with the exception of Kharkiv and Odesa, as far as the Russians are concerned is largely over. There is no intention to do anything else because the Russians don't have a very large army. ... This nonsense that Putin wants to conquer all of Ukraine was never true. All he ever did in the Minsk agreement was ask that Russian speakers, Russian citizens inside Ukraine be treated equally before the law. That they not be penalized for being Russians."[68]

In September 2022, he again predicted on Carlson's show that "this war may be over soon"[69] and later in the month "the Ukrainian army is bled white, tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops have been killed or wounded, Ukraine is really on the ropes". Liz Cheney tweeted in response: "Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch – Why do you continually put Douglas MacGregor on @FoxNews to spread Putin's propaganda and lies? This is absolutely not in America's interest."[70]
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What damage has Iran inflicted on Israel? - Spanky KU - 6/20 17:27:27
     RE: What damage has Iran inflicted on Israel? - sarasotatiger MU - 6/20 18:04:47
          can you just show us? (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 6/20 18:33:10
     War hero Douglas MacGregor - El-ahrairah BAMA - 6/20 17:59:33
          RE: War hero Douglas MacGregor - sarasotatiger MU - 6/20 18:03:44
               McGregor on the Ukraine War - Spanky KU - 6/20 18:07:53
               It is odd that 1/3 of Tel Aviv is crushed and the Israeli - 90Tiger STL - 6/20 18:04:57
                    UK GDP collapse by 20.4% in June 12, 2020 and the - TigerMatt STL - 6/20 18:25:22
                         I'm still looking for satellite images of the destruction - 90Tiger STL - 6/20 18:32:42
                              Go pay Maxar or PlanetLabs if you want to see them.(nm) - TigerMatt STL - 6/20 18:36:55
                                   nah, i'll see how long the devastation can be hidden by - 90Tiger STL - 6/20 18:38:23
                                        Israel doesn’t have freedom of press. Who knows how long - TigerMatt STL - 6/20 18:44:44
                                             yes, the world is incapable of images other than on - 90Tiger STL - 6/20 19:21:14
                                                  I told you where you can get photos if you want. Ask - TigerMatt STL - 6/20 19:46:34
                                                       Ask yourself why you're taking the word of a guy on - 90Tiger STL - 6/20 20:49:32
                    RE: It is odd that 1/3 of Tel Aviv is crushed and the Israeli - sarasotatiger MU - 6/20 18:06:46
                         that's non-responsive, vague. Are you implying the market - 90Tiger STL - 6/20 18:10:39
          He is debunked - Spanky KU - 6/20 18:02:45
     RE: What damage has Iran inflicted on Israel? - sarasotatiger MU - 6/20 17:58:38
     Israel is censoring it. - TigerMatt STL - 6/20 17:46:29
          Nothing stops the reporter from writing articles - Spanky KU - 6/20 17:58:07
               Not true - TigerMatt STL - 6/20 18:08:17
                    And which reporter is stating their article was censored - Spanky KU - 6/20 18:22:57
                         I’m not playing your stupid fvcking games where you - TigerMatt STL - 6/20 18:28:56
                              Thanks. You can’t show a single instance of a reporter’s - Spanky KU - 6/20 18:33:39
                                   Kinda how censorship works Dumbazz.(nm) - TigerMatt STL - 6/20 18:37:17
                                        No. Not how it works(nm) - Spanky KU - 6/20 22:00:48
                                        well, you'd think a lot of reporters would be running - 90Tiger STL - 6/20 18:39:02
                                             Their editors sure would(nm) - Spanky KU - 6/20 22:22:07
                                             God damn you are an idiot. They are already writing stories - TigerMatt STL - 6/20 18:41:15
                                                  No they are not(nm) - Spanky KU - 6/20 21:51:57
                                                  Something more than a claim that 1/3 of Tel Aviv is destroye - 90Tiger STL - 6/20 19:22:08
                                                       I don’t know who McGregor is nor what his claims are.(nm) - TigerMatt STL - 6/20 19:47:13
                                                            then you've missed the entire thread, Matt - 90Tiger STL - 6/20 20:50:06




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