On Tuesday, several prominent politicians strongly criticized Fox News star Tucker Carlson for a series of false claims about the January 6 attack the day before. But surprisingly, the criticism didn’t just come from Democrats — several prominent Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, also spoke out against him.
And on Tuesday’s episode of Carlson’s Fox News show, just to remind you, The New York Times once described As for “what might be the most racist show in the history of cable news,” he was clearly furious, even though he sported a big, sarcastic grin as he talked about it.
But Carlson presented a hostile message: Republicans and Democrats in Congress are essentially conspiring with each other against the American people — and he urged his audience to “keep a list” of especially Republicans who are doing this. work like that.
You can watch the full clip at the top of the page (courtesy @Acyn on Twitter), but before we go any further, a little context. On Monday’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Carlson made numerous false statements about January 6, including Misleading use of selectively edited footage To further the lie that the attack was a peaceful incident. Carlson also repeated the lie that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump.
Those comments prompted rare criticism from Republicans, including Mitch McConnell. And as we said, Carlsen was clearly upset by this.
After noting Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s statements, Carlson said, “Schumer was joined in this outcry by the Senate Minority Leader, and that would be a Republican, Mitch McConnell. And those other Republicans, North Carolina Tom Tillis, of Utah, was joined by a cascade of Mitt Romney, all sharing the same outrage.
“And from this we learn 2 things. 1) They get closer to what they really care about, and you have to ask yourself ‘Why? Why is it so important that they protect themselves by telling such blatant lies and demanding censorship? let down?’ Carlson said.
“Why? What are they trying to protect? It might be worth exploring,” Carlson continued. “And we make plans.”
“And the other thing we learned from this is they’re on the same side,” Carlson said, meaning Democratic politicians and Republican politicians.
“The Senate Majority Leader joins the Senate Minority Leader. Tom Tillis, Mitt Romney,” Carlson added with a demonstrative laugh, “they’re all on the same side. So it’s not really about left and right.” . It’s not about Republicans and Democrats. Here you have people with shared interests.
Carlson then went on to describe what he saw as those “shared interests”: “Open borders people. People like Mitch McConnell living in glory on Chinese money. People who have everything in common underneath. are against each other.
“And that would also include almost all news organizations in this country,” Carlson said, a sentiment that likely doesn’t include his own employer.
“And so if you’re watching this at home it’s going to be interesting to have a list. Because one thing we learned today is they all agree with each other. They outdid themselves. Whatever they did to the public If there is a club, show your membership card.
“So keep a list. If you want to know who is really aligned despite the illusion of partisanship, we found out today.
Interestingly, while Carlson devoted a large portion of his show this week to repeating lies about the January 6th attack and agreeing to false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump, Documents released from defamation suit filed by Dominion Tell a very different story against Fox News.
For example, on January 4, 2021, Carlson told someone in a text that he “absolutely” hated Donald Trump. other communication Other Fox News personalities join Carlson in admitting that he did not believe Trump’s claims that the election was stolen.