Fox Host Claims Donald Trump Was Tricked Into Interview On Russian Television

Eric Bolling: “When They Book You, They Don't Specifically Say You're Going To Be On Russian TV”

From the September 9 edition of Fox News' The Five:

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JUAN WILLIAMS (CO-HOST): What struck me was that everyone's talking about all of this praise for Putin. He goes on Russian TV to talk about Putin? He says Putin's a better leader than Obama, and I see Republicans saying, “we're not comfortable with that.”

ERIC BOLLING (CO-HOST): Well, he went on Larry King, a podcast. And, Dana, I've done Larry King --

DANA PERINO (CO-HOST): It's hosted by Russian television. 

BOLLING: Right, but, but -- I'll tell you exactly how this goes down, and I'm 100 percent being right up front with this. Larry King's producers contact you. Last month I was asked to do something for Wake Up America, the book. And I said sure, I'll do a podcast. You go through the proper channels, you get approval. And what you find out later is this podcast is now put up online, but also put up on Russian TV -- 

GREG GUTFELD (CO-HOST): Did they not tell you?

BOLLING: They don't tell you when they book you. 

GUTFELD: That's wrong. 

BOLLING: When they book you, they don't specifically say you're going to be on Russian TV.

GUTFELD: That's bad news. 

PERINO: I remember that, I remember you saying, “I just did an interview with Larry King,” and I'm like, “on Russian television?”

BOLLING: And I had no idea. 

PERINO: But, OK, you don't have an army of staff. You don't have people who are like, “excuse me, Larry King works for the Russians.” You don't have that. If you are running for president, you should know that. Plus, then when they're like, “well, they tricked me.” Just own it. Move on.

Previously:

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