McConnell breaks with McCarthy on Jan. 6 footage and calls Tucker Carlson segment a ‘mistake’

SEnate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) So called Tucker CarlsonJan. 6, 2006:’s Segment “a mistake for Fox News,” House Speaker has a stark contrast Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)Carlson received exclusive footage from Monday’s attack day thanks to a friend, whose video was also shared with Carlson.

Thomas Manger is the chief U.S. diplomat. Capitol PoliceFox News’ host was denounced by a group of protesters portrayal of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol As “filled with offensive and misleading conclusions” He also accused him of picking footage in order to present a false account of the riots.

“I want to associate myself entirely with the opinion of the chief and the Capitol Police about what happened on Jan. 6,” McConnell said this as he pulled up the copy of Manger’s Tuesday letter to Capitol Police officers. “It was a mistake, in my view, for Fox News to depict this in a way that’s completely at variance with what our chief law enforcement official here at the Capitol thinks.”

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Trump supporters released the first section of un-seen surveillance camera from Monday’s riot at Capitol. Carlson called it “The First Part” “mostly peaceful chaos.”

McConnell did not say if McCarthy made a mistake sharing Jan. 6 security footage.