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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 ...
RE: It took a newscaster to reveal the lies of the left and produce the new video
Many in FR may not like him, but if Speaker Kevin McCarthy did not release the full video tapes of Jan. 6 to Tucker, these public revelations might not have been aired at all.
"Underwear Hurricane"?
I think the Swamp is going to snuff out a few old RINOS which outlived their usefulness and are now loose ends. Mitch and Kiplinger’s are just two of a dozen or so.
Best way to protect and defend the truth Tucker Carlson is reporting is to watch his show.
Schmucky and the Turtle are true threats to our Free Republic, and their outrage at TC and Fox News proves it,
So, NOT watching TCT actually strengthens their cause.
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True dat!
Indeed “What you’re seeing is hysteria”
Marxism exposed in U.S. government
Democrats meet for plan B
I am a devoted follower of our Lord God Almighty, & his Son, Jesus Christ!!! I believe our Lord has massive sadness at the rapid decline of our once great, USA, The Free Nation Republic!!!
Thus.....in his wisdom and love for these United States and her people....he has moved to reset the leadership in our dying country of Freedom.
With his heavenly power...IMHO, he has caused Democrat, Joe Biden and Republican Mitch MacConnell to suffer multiple falls....sending us, his people that the time has arrived for Americans voters to remove both these weak men from public office!!! Both men, IMHO, are massive failures to their nation...period!!! “AMEN”!!! God *& Jesus rule the world and universe!!! Heed the warnings from our Master & Father in Heaven!!!
He is NOT backing down. The rubber band is getting stretched more and more.
We’ll see who gets snapped in the face.
Tucker should tell his audience “next time you vote for people like Romney, mitch or any of their rino crew, remeber how they betrayed you by trying to suppress the truth about Jan 6 along with their bedfellows, the democrats
You expect the political class scum to lie. The real culprits are the judges. Shills for the commies. The woman on tuesday night nailed it. That is a problem that wont’t die off quickly like the old scum politicians and they can’t be voted out.
All the more reason to break off and form our own MAGA party.
Fox NeverTrump News is not standing with Tucker either.
Hey Tuck. McConnell is lying too.
McConnell is owned by the Dems.
“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.
So the chief of the Capitol Police, who probably got the job because of who he knows - and is UNELECTED - gets to decide what can and can’t be reported in the news, according to Mitch the Bitch.
We have really sick elitist scum in positions of power over us. They have no respect for the Bill of Rights. It’s all about power and cronyism to them.
BINGO!
I believe that FOX is preventing Carlson from releasing any new video of J6. The entire 40,000 hours should be immediately be released to the general public. The video released by the J6 committee and Carlson amount to at most 1 hour of video. We need to see it all, along with all body cam video taken by the Capitol police and Metro police. All the cellphone video confiscated or turned over should also be released.
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I had the same thought, though an enterprising attorney could have ALL the cases thrown out on that basis, forcing DOJ to retry and/or opening the door for redress by the former defendants.
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