Tucker Carlson: Republicans blast Fox News host for calling Capitol riots 'peaceful gathering'

McConnell says Fox News made ‘a mistake’ by underplaying violence of Jan. 6

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) says Fox News made “a mistake” by depicting Jan. 6, 2021, as a largely peaceful if chaotic protest, a revision of history that the Capitol Police chief criticized as “offensive” and “misleading.” McConnell told reporters that he endorsed Police Chief Tom Manger’s criticism that Fox host Tucker Carlson “cherry-picked” […]

Mitch McConnell SLAMS Tucker Carlson, Says Releasing Jan. 6 Footage Was A Mistake

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McConnell: ‘It Was a Mistake’ for Fox News to Let Tucker Carlson Depict Jan. 6 Footage as He Did

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on March 7 told reporters that it was a “mistake” for Fox News to allow Tucker Carlson to depict the events of Jan. 6 as he did on his March 6 daily program. On Feb. 20, it was announced that Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) had given Carlson...

'A mistake': GOP Senate Leader McConnell calls out Tucker Carlson's downplaying of Jan. 6

The Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection left five people dead, 140 police officers injured and four others officers dead by suicide in the weeks after the riot.

Republicans slam Fox News' Tucker Carlson over Capitol riot clips

Senate Republicans and Capitol police have criticized Fox News after one of its hosts aired previously unseen clips of the riot two years ago at Congress, and played down the violent disorder.

Tucker Carlson: Republicans blast Fox News host for calling Capitol riots 'peaceful gathering'

Numerous Republican senators have criticised host Tucker Carlson for his comments on new footage of the 6 January Capitol riots, which saw nearly 1,000 arrested.