The Fox News host's segments seeking to reframe Jan. 6 as a non-event drew a rare on the record rebuke from the White House, and sharp criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike.
that “We agree with the chief of the Capitol Police and the wide range of bipartisan lawmakers who have condemned this false depiction of the unprecedented, violent attack on our Constitution and the rule of law – which cost police officers their lives.”
It was a rare shaming by name by the White House of a cable news antagonist, a common occurrence during the Trump Administration, but not at all under Biden.“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a prime-time cable-news anchor manipulate his viewers the way Mr. Carlson did last night,” Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday. On Wednesday he added in a statement that “Speaker McCarthy has held the gavel for less than three months.
McConnell was joined by other Republican senators including Lindsey Graham and John Kennedy, who shared similar opinions.
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