Posted on 03/09/2023 6:45:47 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Fox News host Tucker Carlson responded to criticism from Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) over releasing footage of the Capitol protests from Jan. 6, 2021.
While speaking on the Senate floor, Schumer accused Carlson of "lying" and "manipulating" his audience by releasing the footage.
"To say January 6 was not violent is a lie, a lie pure and simple. I don't think I've ever seen a prime-time cable news anchor manipulate his viewers the way Mr. Carlson did last night. I don't think I've ever seen an anchor treat the American people and American democracy with such disdain."
Schumer pleaded for Fox News to prohibit Carlson from running a "second segment of lies."
McConnell also denounced the release of the footage, calling it a "mistake." He cited a statement from U.S. Capitol Police chief Tom Manger, who called it "offensive and misleading."
"Clearly the chief of the Capitol Police, in my view, correctly described what most of us witnessed firsthand on January 6," McConnell told reporters.
"It was a mistake, in my view, for Fox News to depict this in a way that's completely at variance with what our chief law enforcement official here at the Capitol thinks," he continued.
In response, Carlson called the criticisms "hysteria," saying the footage is a "threat" to the lies Schumer has told about Jan. 6.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Tucker Carlson Responds To Senator Chuck Schumer Calling For Fox News To Censor His Show
"Those videos touch a nerve because they're a threat to the lies that Chuck Schumer has been telling for the last 26 months, and not just Chuck Schumer." pic.twitter.com/ME9NZY1v8H — The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) March 8, 2023
He also put Republicans on notice who joined in on the criticism.
“They’re on the same side,” he argued. “The Senate majority leader joins the Senate minority leader. [Sens.] Thom Tillis, Mitt Romney, they’re all on the same side, so it’s actually not about left and right; it’s not about Republican and Democrat.”
“Here you have people with shared interests, the open borders people, the people like Mitch McConnell who are living in splendor on Chinese money, the people who underneath it all have everything in common are all aligned against everyone else,” he added.
I don’t often watch Tucker.
Is he adept at rhetorical questions?
Asking for a friend. /s
Not at all unexpected, Carlson nailed them with his 9-minute opening monologue Tuesday night. A beautiful thing to watch!
Der Führer Schumer can schove it.
Because McConnel was part of the stealing of the election?
I stopped watching Fox after their participation in the 2020 coup.
But we know Carlson is over the target because he’s being bashed on SNL and all the late night leftist talk shows.
Ding ding ding we have a winner
He flat out called all of them LIARS last night. He literally shoved it back in their faces. You can bet they want him gone. If they want to start a war, then war it is.
McConnell is a corrupt traitor who should have been removed a long time ago.
SIMPLE
The ESTABLISHMENT is the ENEMY... on BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE.
Until people wake up to this reality, nothing is going to change.
The GOPe and the Democrats are a UNIPARTY... period.
Good to hear.
Thanks!
It really is “the people” against the government.
I've DVRed this week of Tucker and have watched the videos.
The lawyer for the "shaman" was on is was livid that the first time he saw the video of his client {who is in jail for 4 years} walking with police thru the Capitol and praying in the senate chambers was on Tucker's show.
The doj and the 1/6 house committee should be arrested for withholding exculpatory evidence from a defendant.
That man {a Navy vet} should be released and sue them all.
Glenn Younkin’s doing a townhall on CNN this evening. 9PM EST. Anyone watching?
The “father of lies” must be very proud of of Schmucky and the Turtle. They’re really good at doing his bidding.
We think that as “public servants”, they honor the country, the citizens and the Constitution. In truth, they honor their own precious selves above all else. They were SCARED on January 6th, and that will never be forgotten or forgiven.
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