WASHINGTON — Most Senate Republicans aren’t interested in rewriting the history of Jan. 6, 2021, even after influential Fox News host Tucker Carlson downplayed the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol. I saw how violent it was,” Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) erred by handing over the surveillance footage only to Carlson. Carlson obtained the footage exclusively from McCarthy, who said last year that “no one would disagree” that the riot was a violent insurrection. ), who also voted to throw out some 2020 election results, credited Carlson for giving “a more accurate portrayal of what really happened” on Jan. 6.

Source: Huffington Post March 07, 2023 20:32 UTC