White House ‘Strongly Disagrees’ With Calling Jan. 6 Protesters Peaceful ‘Tourists’

Fox News’ Fox News aired new footage showing security at the Capitol break-in on Monday, January 6. “Tucker Carlson Tonight” Many people are still unable to remember. including Carlson He questioned the Biden administration’s portrayal of the incident. “insurrection.”

Carlson thought that the majority of Capitol protesters should be described as reverent. “tourists,” On Tuesday, the White House presented a completely different viewpoint.

“Anybody who watched that video would strongly disagree,” Karine Jean-Pierre, White House Press Secretary, at a March 7 briefing.

“The president has been very clear. Jan. 6 was the worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War, and we should be focused on making sure that never happens again.”

Jean-Pierre’s statements were similar to Attorney General Merrick Garland’s on Tuesday. He was also asked by journalists for his reactions to security footage.

“So, I don’t want to comment on any particular reports,” Garland stated. “I think all Americans saw what happened on Jan. 6, and most of us saw it as it was happening. It was a violent attack on a fundamental tenet of American democracy—that power is peacefully transferred from one administration to another.

“That day saw more than 100 officers being assaulted.” he added. “Five officers died. More than 1000 people were charged with the crimes committed on Jan 6. The Jan. 6th events are very obvious, I believe.”

The footage in question challenged multiple prevailing narratives about Jan. 6, including the oft-repeated claim that U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) Officer Brian Sicknick was “slain” by the mob of protesters.

“Carlson says the video that we have reviewed is proof of this lie.” said In his Monday Night Report, he shows you the show footage of Sicknick walking around the Capitol, seemingly healthy, after the time he was reported to have been injured.

In April 2021, the Washington Medical Examiner’s Office ruled Sicknick’s death to be due to “natural causes” from strokes he suffered on Jan. 7, 2021. No evidence of internal or external injuries was found, yet the examiner’s office told The Washington Post, “All that transpired played a role in his condition.”

Another topic Carlson homed in on was Jacob Chansley, the so-called “QAnon Shaman” who was sentenced to 41 months in prison for “obstructing an official proceeding.” According to the surveillance video, however, Chansley was peacefully escorted around the Capitol by police.

The footage shown was just a small excerpt of the thousands of hours of film to which the Fox News host was granted exclusive access by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). And while some have criticized the speaker’s decision to do so, former President Donald Trump did the opposite on Tuesday.

“Great courage shown by Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy in releasing the surveillance footage to Tucker Carlson so that our Country, and indeed the World, can see what really went on during the January 6th events,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “A whole new, and completely opposite, picture has now been indelibly painted.

“The Unselect Committee LIED, and should be prosecuted for their actions,” he added. “Nancy & Mitch were a disaster on Security. Thank you Kevin and Tucker. FREE AT LAST!!!”