On Thursday, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell released a statement calling Jan. "The GOP has a duty to condemn the riot and those who refuse to acknowledge it," Rove wrote. Karl Rove, another prominent Republican, wrote an opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal in which he attacked members of his own party who have sought to excuse the actions of people who violently attacked the Capitol, as well as those who "aided the attempt to overthrow our democracy." Ted Cruz ’s interview with Fox News ’ Tucker Carlson wasn’t the abject humiliation to the Texas Republican, according to Cruz’s former communications director. "We should also agree on a bipartisan basis to ask some questions: Was it organic and spontaneous, or was it organized and premeditated?" Padilla asked, noting that Republicans in the Senate had quashed attempts to establish a bipartisan panel to investigate those questions. Jan 11, 2022, 02:57 AM EST Updated The worst part of Sen.
Alex Padilla, a Democrat from California, said that he appreciated Cruz's recognition of the attack, which he called a deadly assault on the U.S. The diminished influence in Washington’s power center seems to be weighing on Carlson, who whined on his program Thursday that Lloyd Austin’s Pentagon had “declared war on a domestic news operation.” The Defense Department of course did nothing of the sort-correctly criticizing his remarks as “divisive” and offensive and dismissing his bad faith attacks is not the same as treating his network like a “hostile foreign power”-and if he’s going to get bent out of shape about being hit with a “public relations offensive,” perhaps he’s not the guy to be mocking Duckworth and other women servicemembers who have faced actual combat offensives.Politics They believe in Trump's 'Big Lie.' Here's why it's been so hard to dispelĪmong Democrats, some welcomed Cruz's remarks, even as they called it hypocritical for him to seek the moral high ground after voting against certifying the 2020 election results that cemented Joe Biden's defeat of Trump. But while his unearned opinions found a receptive audience in Trump, who solicited his counsel on foreign policy and other matters, Biden, of course, is treating Carlson’s rants and raves with all the respect they deserve, which is to say none at all. Women in the military has been a long-running hobby horse for Carlson, who similarly attacked Barack Obama over the gender-composition of America’s armed forces. This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. The NY Times did an exhaustive survey of the Fox News hosts broadcasts. Fox News host Tucker Carlson, left, criticized Republicans such as Sen. “While he was practicing his two-step, America’s female warriors were hunting down Al Qaeda and proving the strength of America’s women.”Īdded Duckworth, an Iraq veteran who lost both her legs in combat in 2004: “Happy belated International Women’s Day to everyone but Tucker, who even I can dance better than.” “F*ck Tucker Carlson,” Duckworth tweeted Thursday morning, along with a gif of the commentator in an appearance on Dancing With the Stars in 2006.
But perhaps the biggest smackdown came from Senator Tammy Duckworth, the Illinois Democrat and war hero, who put the self-satisfied Fox News host in his place. “What we absolutely won’t do is take personnel advice from a talk show host, or the Chinese military,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters Thursday. And his most recent offense? A revolting, misogynistic rant mocking women service members and accusing Joe Biden of feminizing the United States military while China’s becomes “more masculine.”Ĭarlson, whose closest brush with combat service was hosting a show called “Crossfire,” was immediately and roundly rebuked for his Tuesday remarks, including by senior Pentagon leaders.
'What the hell is going on here Youre making us think maybe the Republican Party is as worthless as we suspected it was.' Former. But, in his quest to hold onto relevancy with Donald Trump now out of the White House, Carlson has seemingly managed to make his act even more noxious in recent weeks, such going to bat for the QAnon cult. Fox News host Tucker Carlson said on his Wednesday broadcast. Tucker Carlson, our nation’s oldest Young Republican, has risen to the top of the Fox News food chain by combining conspiracy-mongering, culture war grievance, and staggering smugness.
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