GOP Senators on Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 distortion

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(7 Mar 2023)
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1. Various of Senator Kevin Cramer being interviewed by reporters on Capitol Hill
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Kevin Cramer, (R) North Dakota:
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Reporter: "What was your recollection of that day? Was it mostly peaceful as he said?"
Cramer: "Well, I didn't listen to Tucker Carlson and I generally don't. But my recollection of the day is that it was not just some rowdy, peaceful protest of Boy Scouts, nor was it, you know, the takedown of democracy that others that others in the on the extreme side want to call it. I think people that participated in it should be held to account. I think people on that lead it should be especially held to account. I think that breaking through glass windows and doors to get into the United States Capitol against the orders of police is a crime. I think particularly when you come into the chambers, when you start opening the members desks, when you stand up in their balcony to somehow put that in the same category as, you know, permitted peaceful protest is just a lie. And I think it's doesn't do any good..."

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3. Pan left from chair to broken window at U.S. Capitol
4. Pan from broken glass to security officers walking

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5. STILL of supporters of President Donald Trump, including Jacob Chansley, right with fur hat, are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol
6. STILL of rioters are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol

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7. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. John Thune, (R) South Dakota:
Reporter: "What do you think that happened that day?"
Thune: "Well, I mean, I think it was a yeah, it was an attack on the Capitol."
Reporter: I mean, he (Carlson) said it was not an insurrection. Was it an insurrection in your view?
Thune: "Well, I don't know how you want to describe it. All I know is that there were yeah -- There were a lot of people in the Capitol at the time who I think were scared for their lives. So you can, you know, however you want to describe it. But it was, it was an attack on the Capitol."

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8. Members of Congress and media inside the House chamber being evacuated

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9. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Thom Tillis, (R) North Carolina:
"I was down there and I saw maybe a few tourists, a few people who got caught up in things. But when you see police barricades breached, when you see police officers assaulted, all of that, or you had to be in close proximity to it, if you were just a tourist, you should have probably lined up at the visitor center and came in on an orderly basis. I just don't think it's helpful."

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10. Window view of supporters of President Donald Trump gathered at the Western front of the U.S. Capitol during the siege

STORYLINE:
Some Republican Senators are disagreeing with a distorted display of the January 6 riot through videos broadcast by Tucker Carlson on his primetime Fox News show.

The conservative commentator is working to bend perceptions of the grueling siege that played out for the world to see into a narrative favorable to Donald Trump.







Some Republicans though appeared uncomfortable with McCarthy's move and the way the footage was being used.











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I mean the videos speak for themselves. Words can’t defend that

MrFeeny
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You know when you call yourself news can you put for the narrative in an opinion you're going to not get very many people liking it and that's what you have here
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damiannightwalker