Faces appear through the windows of the Capitol’s exterior doors, one of which is fractured.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy granted Tucker Carlson, the Fox News host, and his team exclusive access to Capitol surveillance footage from Jan. 6, 2021. Credit...Erin Schaff/The New York Times
Republican Lawmakers Split Over Carlson’s False Jan. 6 Claims
House Republicans promoted Tucker Carlson’s report falsely portraying the attack on the Capitol as a largely peaceful event, while Senate Republicans condemned it.
By Luke Broadwater and Stephanie Lai
March 7, 2023
WASHINGTON — Republicans on Capitol Hill split on Tuesday over a broadcast by Tucker Carlson, the Fox News host, in which he falsely portrayed the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol as a largely peaceful gathering, with House G.O.P. leaders promoting his report while top Republican senators condemned it.
The divide reflected a continuing rift in the party between those who want to move on from Jan. 6, regarding it as a political liability, and those who want to relitigate it publicly to feed the anger of the party’s hard-right base, which continues to revere former President Donald J. Trump, believe the lie that the election was stolen from him and insist that the riot at the Capitol two years ago was a justified response.
The broadcast on Monday night came about two weeks after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy granted Mr. Carlson and his team exclusive access to Capitol surveillance footage from Jan. 6, effectively outsourcing the task of rewriting the history of the riot to the right wing’s favorite news commentator, who has circulated conspiracy theories about the attack.
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OMG! So sad and outrageous that even after more than 2 years that «Fucker Carlson» is still shoveling all his shit all over «Fuck News» and never have to face the real consequences of his acts and words. For sure that this fake news channel is supported by a moron base and that those love to eat all that shit to remain angry on the rest of the American people who really know the FACTS. All what is coming out of that channel seems to be just entertainement for the extreme right MAGA non educated people. Thank God I live in Canada.
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