Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is demanding that ownership and executives at Fox News stop what he says is the “reckless amplification of the so-called ‘Great Replacement’ theory” on the network. The shooter had espoused white supremacist ideology and belief in replacement theory in a manifesto posted online before the attack. A Fox News spokesperson on Monday pointed to instances before Saturday’s attack where Carlson has denounced political violence of any kind. In a tweet posted later on Tuesday, Schumer said Carlson had invited him on his program to debate the letter the Democrat sent to his bosses at Fox. “Tucker Carlson needs to stop promoting the racist, dangerous ‘Replacement Theory.”—Updated at 2:37 p.m.

Source: Fox News May 17, 2022 21:52 UTC