Majority Leader Schumer Condemns Tucker Carlson for Downplaying January 6 Attack on the Capitol

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) condemns Fox News host Tucker Carlson for downplaying the January 6 attack on the Capitol and accuses him of "siding with the enemies of democracy" in propagating the "big lie" that the 2020 election was stolen. He calls on Fox News to stop future segments. He also strongly criticizes Speaker McCarthy for giving the security footage to the Fox News host. "Speaker McCarthy was here that day. He knows what actually happened. His staff and members suffered like everyone else. But he chose cheap political expediency over truth and preservation of democracy," Schumer says. close