Posted on 06/19/2020 6:03:24 PM PDT by rintintin
Sen. Mike Lee is fighting back against Fox News host Tucker Carlson's claims that he would rather be on the good graces of tech companies rather than protect the rights of his constituents.
A "chairman's note" on Lee's website rebutted Carlson's assertion that the Utah Republican was not concerned about Silicon Valley's influence over the First Amendment.
"Sen. Lee does share Tucker’s concern about liberal progressive bias at Google, Facebook, Twitter, NBC News, CBS News, ABC News, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and National Public Radio," the page reads. "What the NBC News’ “Verification Unit” tried to do to The Federalist is absolutely a threat to honest and open speech in the United States. Conservatives should speak out against progressive attempts to silence conservative voices. And Sen. Lee did exactly that."
NBC News's reporting this week led Google to threaten the demonetization of the Federalist on its ad platform, prompting the conservative outlet to remove its comments section, which apparently contained "dangerous or derogatory content."
Lee called it an "Orwellian sting operation" to demonetize outlets for the way they cover an issue.
Carlson said during his Tuesday monologue that Lee would be the lawmaker who could protect people from Google's influence because of his role as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy, and consumer rights. But, Carlson suggested, Google bought the senator's loyalty to oppose antitrust investigations. He also claimed the senator was invited onto the show but declined.
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Its simple for Senator Lee... come on Tucker’s show and debate him... talk is cheap
Mike Lee is a RINO who needs to be primaried.
Mike Lee’s been flip-flopping all over the place. I’ll go with Tucker over any of these current politicians these days. I’ve been stabbed in the back quite enough, thank you.
Don’t worry T Carlson is also a never Trumper now, he just wants to help flip the senate.
The Washington elites are so good at sharing concern. But that is as far it goes. He will lay down for big tech faster than a 2 dollar whore.
Tucker is not a NEVER Trumper. He commends Trump when he thinks he does something good but on the flip side he is critical about other (valid) issues. If you don’t 100% loyalty you’re now Cancelled in the REPUBLICAN world too? Geez.
Mike Lee is only slightly less contemptible than Utah’s other Senator.
Lee has his ass in a sling and has to attack Tucker to maintain his seat in the Senate.
Tucker will not back down on this. Both Lee and Romney have to go.
Both need to be replaced by populist Republicans. Both Lee and Romney are snobby country club republicans who hate President Trump and his People-centric policies.
Tucker Carlson has not mentioned or supported President Trump in weeks, except to criticize him. It’s obvious. Every other show is mentioning Trump.
Lee pimps the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, S. 386. He’s a typical Republican, which is the problem.
Mike Lee needs to stop sharing his concern with Tucker Carlson and start doing something to bring these Technological companies under control so they will treat all political speech equally.
Funny how the freakin republicans immediately come out swinging when ts a conservative speaking truth yet stay silent when the conservatives are being abused, censured, kicked, beat up etc...that’s why this coming election WILL BE MY LAST TO EVER VOTE FOR A REPUBLICAN!!!! EVER!!!
This idiot senator is supports his Indian foreigner constituency perfectly. Too late to be primaried. Many Americans who lost their jobs and livelihoods are seriously thinking of backing the Democrat candidate. Mumbai Mike is a traitor to the American people.
Mike Lee supports the Cheap Labor Express. His bill would allow in even more H1b’s at a time when we should be radically slashing them. He has done nothing about Big Tech censorship despite heading up the Senate committee that should be looking into it.
Utah, y’all really need to send better Senators to Washington.
Is there something in the Tabernacle water system?
Tucker has Mike Lee (and other spineless Repubs) by the short hairs.
Funny....these NeverTrumpers fight Tucker more than they fight/stand up against the rioting/destruction/anarchy being done by BLM.
“ Tucker Carlson has not mentioned or supported President Trump in weeks, except to criticize him. It’s obvious. Every other show is mentioning Trump.”
Tucker speaks truth to power
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