'Really not a lot happened that day if you think about it.'
Tucker Carlson said the Capitol riot "barely rates as a footnote" on his show Thursday.Carlson himself made a three-part documentary on the riot, suggesting he grants it some meaning.
On the anniversary of the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, Fox News host Tucker Carlson downplayed the event, which he said "barely rates as a footnote." Speaking on his primetime show, he said that he was wearing his "official, network-approved 'solemn anchor outfit'" for the show. "Message: reverence," he added.
"But actually if you take three steps back as historical events go, if we are being honest now, January 6 barely rates as a footnote."Carlson went on to describe the actions of the accused rioters in muted terms to ask why, a year on from the events, they are still in the news.This content is not available due to your privacy preferences.