Tucker Carlson Tells Viewers ‘Keep a List’ of Republicans Who Criticized His False Claims About Jan. 6 (Video)
08.03.2023 - 07:55
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the New York Times once described as “what may be the most racist show in the history of cable news,” he was clearly angry, even if he presented a big, sarcastic grin while talking about it.But Carlson presented a hostile message: Republicans and Democrats in congress are, he said, essentially conspiring with each other against the American people — and he urged his viewers to “keep a list” of the Republicans in particular who act like this.You can watch the whole clip at the top of the page (courtesy of @Acyn on Twitter), but before we go on, a little context. On Monday’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Carlson made numerous false statements about Jan.
6, including the deceptive use of selectively edited footage to advance the lie that the attack was a peaceful event. Carlson also repeated the lie that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump.Those comments are what prompted rare criticism from Republicans, including Mitch McConnell.
And as we said, Carlson was clearly upset about it. After noting statements by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Carlson said, “Schumer was joined in this outrage by the Senate Minority Leader, and that would be a Republican, Mitch McConnell.
And they were joined by a cascade of other Republicans, Tom Tillis from North Carolina, Mitt Romney from Utah, all sharing the same outrage.”“And from this, we learn 2 things. 1) Getting close to what they really care about, and you have to ask yourself ‘why? Why is it so important that they would degrade themselves by telling such obvious lies and calling for censorship?” Carlson said.
“Why? What are they trying to protect? That might be worth exploring,” Carlson continued. “And we plan to.”“And the second thing we learned from this is that
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