Retired Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman slammed Tucker Carlson's protection of Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he did nothing in addition to "[sow] discord" and "cheerlead for our enemies," evaluating him to notorious World Battle II propaganda broadcaster Tokyo Rose.

"Hey TuckyoRose, @TuckerCarlson. Sure, I 100% assist defending my homeland," Vindman tweeted on Wednesday. "That is why I did greater than discuss, I served 21 years within the @USArmy. What did you do in addition to [sow] discord amongst [Americans], cheerlead for our enemies, and weaken us, inviting assaults on the U.S. #tuckyorose."

Vindman, whose testimony led to the primary impeachment of then-President Donald Trump in 2019, made the remarks Wednesday on Twitter. The tweet got here after Carlson, who helms Fox Information' top-rated present Tucker Carlson Tonight, defended Putin following navy actions in the direction of Ukraine and questioned why it was "disloyal" to aspect with Russia.

Carlson additionally criticized Vindman, who has Ukrainian heritage, by saying that "your job is to take up arms in protection of Alexander Vindman's house nation, or else you are evil." Vindman had beforehand accused Republicans of "encouraging Putin to assault Ukraine."

"Putin and his regime understand alternatives as a result of such fools recommend the U.S. is weak, divided, and distracted," Vindman stated on Sunday.

Vindman invoked Tokyo Rose's title in one other tweet on Wednesday.

"Now #Tuckyorose @TuckerCarlson & Trump will perpetually be tied to the immense human struggling, together with American casualties, ensuing from Putin struggle on Ukraine," Vindman stated. "You've blood in your hand. Putin noticed alternative to assault America since you weakened us and cheered him."

By Wednesday afternoon, the #TuckyoRose hashtag had made its means throughout social media and was utilized in a variety of tweets towards the Fox Information host.

The title and hashtag are references to Tokyo Rose, a code title utilized by American troops throughout World Battle II to seek advice from English-language radio broadcasters who would unfold Japanese propaganda. The broadcasts had been focused in the direction of Allied troopers stationed in Japan in an try to demoralize and depress them.

Whereas quite a few girls had been heard on these packages, the Tokyo Rose moniker finally turned extensively related to one individual specifically: Iva Toguri, a Japanese-American lady who was finally charged with treason by the U.S. authorities. Irregularities had been discovered along with her case within the a long time after the struggle, although, and he or she was finally pardoned in 1977.

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Retired Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman criticized Fox Information' Tucker Carlson in a sequence of tweets. The tweets got here after Carlson defended the actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin and lambasted the Ukrainian-born Vindman. Right here, Vindman may be seen throughout testimonials in 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty

The title has develop into synonymous in america with traitorous actions, much like the defecting Revolutionary Battle officer Benedict Arnold.

Whereas the title gained vital traction Wednesday following Carlson's protection of Putin, Vindman was not the primary to coin the time period "TuckyoRose." A Twitter search discovered that the hashtag was utilized in a tweet on January 25 by novelist Greg Olear, who famous that Carlson's programming can typically be seen on Russian tv.

"On Russian TV, Tucker Carlson spews Kremlin propaganda extra excessive than the state TV speaking heads," Olear wrote. "In Budapest, Tucker fluffs dictator Victor Orbán, a bagman for the top of the Russian mob."

Julia Davis, a media analyst for The Each day Beast, additionally used the time period in a sequence of tweets in early February. The tweets equally referenced Carlson's present airing in Russia.

"#Russia's state TV featured #TuckyoRose clip, whereby Tucker Carlson outrageously claimed that 'Ukraine will not be a democracy,'" Davis tweeted. "I anticipate to see this re-played advert nauseam on each Russian channel."

Newsweek reached out to Colonel Vindman and Fox Information for remark.