White House Calls Out Tucker Carlson as Outrage Over Jan. 6 Segments Grows

Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s segments this week seeking to re-frame the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S Capitol are drawing pushback unlike anything in recent memory for a cable news host.

On his primetime program Monday and Tuesday, Carlson downplayed what happened on Jan. 6 using a trove of footage provided by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).

“The footage does not show an insurrection or a riot in progress” at the Capitol, Carlson said, adding that…