Tucker Carlson falsely claims that the Biden administration told Putin to invade Ukraine Written by Media Matters Staff Published 07/07/22 7:32 AM EDT Video file Citation From the July 6, 2022, edition of Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight TUCKER CARLSON (HOST): By the time Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, the Biden administration had found a scapegoat. Maybe that's why encouraged him to do it in the first place, which they did.