Mitch McConnell has joined the chorus of voices slamming Tucker Carlson for his portrayal of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. The Fox host began a series on the insurrection Monday night.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says he agrees with a letter by the Capitol Police chief as he speaks to reporters at the Capitol on Tuesday.Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says he agrees with a letter by the Capitol Police chief as he speaks to reporters at the Capitol on Tuesday.Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell joined a chorus of widespread attacks on Fox News host Tucker Carlson for his portrayal of the Jan.
McConnell said he aligned himself with remarks issued earlier Tuesday by U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger to his rank-and-file slamming Carlson's"offensive and misleading conclusions" about the siege. He held up Manger's one-page statement — called"Truth & Justice" — near the Senate chamber on Tuesday.
Carlson pushed"outrageous and false" allegations that officers acted as"tour guides." Manger refuted that characterization saying that officers who were severely outnumbered were using"de-escalation tactics to try to talk rioters. The Fox News host claimed fallen officer Brian Sicknick's death had"nothing to do with his heroic actions on January 6." The department maintains, Manger wrote,"that had Officer Sicknick not fought valiantly for hours on the day he was violently assaulted, Officer Sicknick would not have died the next day.""TV commentary will not record the truth for our history books," Manger said in closing."The justice system will. The truth and justice are on our side.
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