Posted on 03/07/2023 2:35:55 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell joined a chorus of widespread attacks on Fox News host Tucker Carlson for his portrayal of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol since he accessed more than 40,000 hours of security footage.
Carlson and his team had exclusive access to the security tape surrounding the attack thanks to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, drawing concerns the host would use the tapes to spread a new wave of disinformation.
McConnell said he aligned himself with remarks issued earlier Tuesday by U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger to his rank-and-file slamming Carlson's "offensive and misleading conclusions" about the siege. He held up Manger's one-page statement near the Senate chamber on Tuesday.
"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," McConnell told reporters.
Earlier Tuesday, Manger asked his statement be read at roll call meetings for rank-and-file and posted on all Capitol Police bulletin boards. In the memo, which was obtained by NPR, Manger listed out a series of falsehoods portrayed by Fox:
* Carlson pushed "outrageous and false" allegations that officers acted as "tour guides." Manger refuted that characterization saying that officers who were severely outnumbered were using "de-escalation tactics to try to talk rioters.
* The program "cherry-picked from the calmer moments" outside the violent attack to push a false narrative dismissing the violence of the siege.
* The Fox News host claimed fallen officer Brian Sicknick's death had "nothing to do with his heroic actions on January 6." The department maintains, Manger wrote, "that had Officer Sicknick not fought valiantly for hours on the day he was violently assaulted, Officer Sicknick would not have died the next day."
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For finally telling the truth?
Only the left would consider actual footage of what happened “misinformation.”
I still say McConnell should not be beaten with a cow whip.
the turtle squeaks!
and, of course, its the samo samo cya!
WOW! This guy is the leader of the rebub party? Hell, schumer would do a better job for us.
“Team Mitch” is the enemy…
He and Schumer probably added a couple of million more viewers to Tucker’s show tonight. Creepy old queens.
I haven’t seen it but apparently he took parts and sliced them together making it unwatchable and full of lies. And with them being sued for lying doesn’t help them. It should have gone to a reputable cable channel like newsmax or something.
“”I still say McConnell should not be beaten with a cow whip.””
I’ve heard of horse whips but never cow whips. What are they used for?
Let's look at it, all, and make a reasoned and objective observation from there.
Pretty easy, n'est ce pas?
That said, that notion that only some of the security footage was used by the committee, and the rest was not released, might just raise any reasonable person's curiosity.
The moonbats have spent many months trying to portray Jan 6 as a horrific, traumatizing event. It’s wasn’t. I only wish a real conservative insurrection would have occurred on January 6th.
Hell, Mitch was responsible, along with Nancy.
Absolutely. He needs to be tried as she must me, along with ChuckU. and Mikey Pence.
Wow just wow
Finally we get the quiet part out loud from McConnell
Liars tend to be extremely offended at be called liars.
>>I haven’t seen it but apparently he took parts and sliced them together making it unwatchable and full of lies.
That is a nonsensical opinion.
Mr. Kalamata
“Hell, Mitch was responsible, along with Nancy.” I agree with you. This just further confirms that Mitch is a POS traitor.
Try watching the tapes, Manger. SMH at these losers. Are these idiots blind?? A two year old can look at the tapes and figure out what happened.
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